Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel Chapter 224

Mila, on the other hand, felt nothing in particular.

For the past few days, she had been preoccupied with figuring out how to make another trip to Crimson Gardens to retrieve those documents, especially since things were wrapping up quickly with Miranda.

It would be troublesome if she couldn’t get the documents before leaving.

Until Friday, she received another call from Miranda, saying things were almost done, and Mila finally lost her patience; she couldn’t wait any longer.

That afternoon, as usual, she went to pick up Adrian from school with the bodyguard in tow.

On their way back, she told Adrian that she had a surprise gift for him as a reward for his excellent grades.

Adrian was thrilled and eagerly demanded the driver take them back to Crimson Gardens.

Mila felt a pang of guilt.

There was no gift. She had never lied to her child before, but this time she made an exception, and the guilt gnawed at her.

When they arrived at Crimson Gardens, she escorted Adrian to his room and asked him to wait there. As she turned to leave, the guilt made her pause. She knelt down and gently kissed his forehead, her voice tender.

"Wait here for Mommy."

She promised herself she would make it up to him with a real gift later.

Adrian was both excited and happy. His mom used to shower him with affection, which he found a bit annoying, but lately, she’d been distant, and it made him unhappy. Children are always sensitive to these changes.

Thinking about it now, he felt reassured—his mom still adored him, prepared a gift for him, and even kissed him.

In his delight, he nuzzled his little face against Mila’s cheek.

“I’ll wait for you, Mommy.”

Mila paused, an impulse rising within her to tell her child: “Could you please not spend so much time with Giselle? Mommy doesn’t like it.”

But she couldn’t bring herself to say it.