Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel Chapter 134

"I liked you from the first moment I saw you. You're so brave..."

Mila froze, a look of shock crossing her face.

The first moment?

That must have been seven years ago, on a stormy night, when she was pregnant and knelt at the Montgomery Manor, desperately knocking on the door with her head.

Back then, she had been cornered by the Sutherland family and Lysander, with no other option but to make such a reckless and desperate move. In her mother-in-law's eyes, was that really courage worth admiring?

Did she truly like her from the first glance?

But...

If she hadn't been pregnant back then, and if she wasn't the daughter-in-law of the Montgomery family, would her mother-in-law still have liked her?

She didn't voice that question in the end, but tears fell silently, staining the bedspread with dark spots.

So, it was like this.

...

And that was enough for her. She had always been content with little.

She managed a faint smile, wiping away her tears, but then noticed her mother-in-law's brow furrowing deeply, her face marked by heavy unease, as if trapped in a terrifying nightmare.

"If only I... if only I were as brave as you, then I wouldn't... wouldn't..."

She murmured, her breath quickening, and the hand Mila held began to tremble slightly.

Sensing something was wrong, Mila quickly climbed into bed, wrapping her arms around her mother-in-law as if comforting a child.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'm here..."

She repeated softly, and gradually, her mother-in-law's small frame curled up in her embrace, her breathing steadied, and soon she was peacefully asleep.

Mila let out a sigh of relief.

But knowing her mother-in-law was a light sleeper, she dared not move, choosing instead to nap alongside her.

When her mother-in-law awoke in the evening, she was delighted to see Mila, her spirits lifting considerably, even eating a little more at dinner.