Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel Chapter 294

Archie had bought it for her.

She glanced again at the route traced in red pen through the guidebook: from Kingsford to Solaris City, with two major legs and three stops along the way.

First, Kingsford to Magnolia Harbor; then from Magnolia Harbor, following Highway 317 all the way to their final destination, Solaris City.

Nearly three thousand miles in total.

She did a quick calculation—if they made good time, they could be there in seven days.

Mila put the guidebook down and turned to watch the spring landscape flashing past the window. Her heart felt suddenly hollow.

How long had it been since she’d last taken in the scenery outside, just for the simple pleasure of it? Just for a bit of peace, with nothing weighing on her mind?

She honestly couldn’t remember.

Life had been so crowded with responsibilities and troubles lately, she’d barely had a chance to breathe.

Her eyelids grew heavy as these thoughts drifted through her mind. She’d only just recovered from a fever, and after lunch she’d taken her medication. The exhaustion—both physical and mental—pressed down on her, making it impossible to resist sleep.

Her eyes fluttered closed, and soon she’d drifted off.

Archie, behind the wheel, noticed Mila slumped asleep in the passenger seat. He quietly changed the music to something mellow, then eased off the gas, letting the car glide more gently down the road.

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Half-awake, half-dreaming.

Mila found herself drifting back into old memories.

She dreamed of the time after she’d first glimpsed Lysander from afar—the first moment anyone had ever truly made her heart skip.

It had taken her completely by surprise.

After that brief encounter, she couldn’t help herself—she kept thinking about him, searching for any scrap of information about the boy she’d only seen once.

It wasn’t hard to find.

Lysander was well-known at their university—not just because he came from a prominent family, but because he was a star in every field: academics, sports, you name it. He was the kind of brilliant, dazzling talent everyone noticed.