Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 506

Chapter 501

Jade studied him for a long moment before finally voicing the question that

lingered in her mind. "And if, one day, you two are truly married, but Mila no longer loves you-what then?"

Forrest didn't answer right away. Only after a lengthy pause did he finally say, "I suppose I would wish her happiness."

His tone was calm, almost detached.

Jade's gaze lingered on his unflinching face. She never let her thoughts show- whether approval or dissatisfaction. Instead, she simply lifted her hand, a silent gesture for him to leave.

Forrest rose without protest.

But as he reached the door, he couldn't help himself. He turned back and asked, "Mrs. Sutherland, do I have a chance?"

"You'll have to ask Mila."

That was all Jade offered.

Forrest smiled, undeterred. "Thank you, Mrs. Sutherland."

He opened the door, nodded politely to the old butler waiting outside, and made his way toward the guest room.

Jade glanced up at the butler as he entered, her voice quiet but direct. "What do you think-how much of his answer was sincere, and how much an act?"

Though the butler's face was youthful, his bearing was steady and mature. Closing the door behind him, he replied respectfully, "A bit of both, I suspect. He's a man who knows how to keep his cards close."

"So, he can't be trusted?" Jade pressed.

gave her a measured look. "Madam, if he were naïve and utterly transparent, would that put your mind at

Of course not.

to placate her, showing no backbone or aspiration, she

her precious niece to a

then there was the

was her

Mila. Ever since, she'd harbored a wariness toward

that didn't ease her

in England to keep watch, their reach would have stretched across the ocean by now. That's what infuriated her most-how could they keep

marriage, not an adoption into the

was gone. The marriage was over. How long did they intend

understood

simple. Mila couldn't let go of the idea that she'd destroyed the Montgomery heir. Truth be told, Lysander had only

child left fatherless, only a mother

one day when she was gone, the Montgomerys

Absolutely not!

so desperate for Mila to remarry. Only once she had a new family of her own would the

have another child-it

could

needed a partner who

not someone who could match them blow for blow, but at least someone with backbone, someone who could challenge Mila and

kindness.

English estate and the web of connections she'd built-the Montgomerys would be

her

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