Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel Chapter 300

Mila sat beside her, forcing a smile.

This was her first real taste of what power could do—a storm that shattered her resolve, leaving no room for pride.

Just as Miranda was getting worked up, threatening to report what had happened, Mila’s phone buzzed with an unfamiliar number.

She answered.

A young man’s voice came through, laid-back as ever.

“That grant you applied for? It’s been approved, but nothing’s finalized yet. Things can always change... Mila, let’s talk. Come to this address tomorrow night.”

He recited the name of a hotel and a room number.

It sounded less like a request and more like a statement—he assumed she’d show up, and before Mila could respond, he hung up.

Mila stared at her phone, her face blank. It took her a long moment before she suddenly reached for Miranda, who was still rambling on, and asked quietly,

“Miranda, compared to the Montgomerys, how does your family stack up?”

“Huh?”

Miranda froze, caught off guard by the question. She didn’t answer right away, just made a gesture with her hand—one high, one low.

Mila didn’t get it.

Miranda explained, “If the Montgomery family is a skyscraper, my family’s a little cottage. If they’re an aircraft carrier, we’re a toy plane. Get it?”

She got it.

There was no point asking the Waynes for help. If she wanted the scholarship and the grant, there would be a price to pay.

She’d have to agree to Lysander’s offer to keep her.

Mila agonized all night, then finally sent a text to that number with no name attached. Just a few simple words:

“I don’t want the grant anymore.”