Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 546

Chapter 546

"Why is the window open?"

Early in the morning, Mila felt a chill in the room. She noticed the bedroom window was ajar and muttered to herself as she walked over to close it, tossing the question over her shoulder to Adrian, who had just woken up.

"Adrian, did you or Miss Cara open the window yesterday? Remember to close it after airing out the room-sleeping with the window open at night can make you sick."

"No, we didn't," Adrian replied, rubbing his eyes sleepily. "We played downstairs all day. We never even came up here."

Really?

Mila's hand froze on the window latch.

She distinctly remembered shutting the window before leaving yesterday. No one

else had been home. If it wasn't Adrian or Cara... then who had done it?

A gust of cold air swept in, and a chill ran through her entire body.

Her scalp prickled.

"Adrian, go ahead and get washed up."

She closed the window and hurried straight to the study. The villa was equipped with surveillance cameras; Mila keyed in the password and pulled up the footage. Everything looked normal.

Absolutely normal.

But how could that be, when the window was open?

She was sure her memory hadn't failed her not on something as simple as this, and not just a day ago.

Determined, Mila pulled up the entire day's recordings and began reviewing them frame by frame. Time slipped by, and a cold sweat broke out on her skin. Something was wrong with the footage-there were signs it had been tampered with.

Which meant-

Someone had entered her house yesterday, without her knowledge. No, wait.

It might have happened more than once.

first time she'd caught

But who? Cossio? Lysander?

this place was no longer

entire house, checking and double-checking everything, even combing through her collection room. Nothing seemed to

that window, deliberately left open, as if someone wanted her to

consider moving back to the old family estate or to Lysander's grandfather's place. That made her lean toward

had been Cossio, he probably would have been more

more like a

come looking

in Mila's mind, darkening her expression. Was this a warning from Lysander? A way to remind her he

several deep

Over my dead body.

couldn't stay here another

few days' worth of essentials. By the time Adrian finished washing up and came out,

up the last suitcase, forcing a smile. "You

a nicer view for a few days. Just to clear

Where are

long as he was with his mom, Adrian didn't

"Morning, Adrian!"

glared at Forrest, who had just stepped out from

Whitmore, but that didn't mean it had to be this soon! Why was he

sleeve,

chance to explain

But

She cleared her the

beautiful. Mr. Whitmore happens to live across the street, so if I'm ever busy or have to go out, you can ask him for

Forrest chimed in with a friendly grin. "I'm just across

anytime—make

I'm not going over!" Adrian shouted, then dashed

"Adrian!"

turned to Forrest, a little embarrassed. "Sorry, he's... I think

in his eyes. He wasn't in any rush.

finally asked, "What made you move here

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