Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 529

Leonard took the knife, grabbed the antiseptic from the tray, and rinsed the blade to wash away the traces of blood, his face as impassive as ever.

Sophia let out a scornful laugh. "You're not afraid I might turn this knife on her? She's hopeless in a fight."

"That's why I gave her a blunt one," Leonard replied without emotion. He had never expected the knife to actually end up in Sophia's side. The woman was no amateur-she could handle herself. He didn't want an accident, so when Mila had asked him for a knife on the way over, he'd handed her one with only a half- sharpened edge.

If anything had happened, no one would have been seriously hurt. A little yelling, and he'd have time to rush in and break it up.

What he hadn't expected was that the only one who actually got hurt was Sophia. That, he admitted to himself, was a surprise. What the hell had happened in

there?

"When you two were inside-" he started to ask.

Sophia cut him off coldly. "I took a hit for this. If your boss doesn't cough up something I'm satisfied with, we're not done here. Or he can come over and let me slap him a few times-either works for me."

Leonard fell silent.

"Where is she?" Sophia's eyes swept the hospital room.

Apart from Julian, still lying unconscious in bed, it was just the two of them. Mila was nowhere to be seen.

So she'd vanished before things were even settled?

"She left," Leonard said quietly. "What did you say to her?" Mila had stormed out earlier, snapping at him not to follow, and he'd had no idea what set her off.

out on the bed. "Yeah, you're probably right." Sophia's voice was icy. "She doesn't have a

tossed on the table began to vibrate. Through the cracked screen, an odd name flickered

"Your boss is calling.

go keep an eye on her," Leonard said, getting to

of crap," Sophia muttered under her

Just as she was about to answer the call, her

hand, she touched the fresh bandages at her throat,

neck's killing me. Spare me

you do what you promised?" Lysander's voice was slow, almost lazy, on the other

fact that she'd sold Lysander out completely.

she's furious,"

snorted. So, he didn't trust her after all. He'd already checked with

Isn't that what you wanted? To

just the beginning-anger is normal. I pretty much followed your instructions to the letter," she lied,

much?" Lysander's tone

she'd

her

gething clear. We're partners, not master and servant. Stop barking

turned glacial. “I don't want her angry. I want her scared. I want her so terrified of betraying me that she

froze. "Who did she

He didn't need to. Sophia could guess easily enough. Even though she was still fuming, the thought of Lysander losing control for once

His