Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel Chapter 312

That night,

Lysander got a phone call. Without a word of explanation or even returning to his room, he just left.

It was Leonard who ended up driving Mila back to campus.

For days after that, Lysander never sought her out. She didn’t bump into him at school; even Leonard seemed to have vanished from the hallways.

It was as if they had both disappeared without a trace.

At the time, Mila mostly felt relieved. Honestly, she was grateful Lysander had something else to occupy him—dealing with him always took so much energy and willpower.

The less he came looking for her, the better.

Their contractual relationship was quietly running out of time, each day ticking it closer to the end.

She buried herself in her project work, letting the days blur past.

A week before the contract was set to expire, Mila’s project group—led by Forrest—finally made some progress. To celebrate, everyone went out for dinner together. The restaurant was packed, full of laughter and chatter. As they walked down the corridor toward their private dining room, they ran into a boisterous group of guys—Lysander’s usual basketball buddies—arguing loudly about something.

“Why hasn’t Lysander shown up to play ball? It’s like he disappeared.”

“Play ball? He’s never coming back, man.”

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t you know? Lysander and Giselle left for the States to study abroad—over a week ago. They probably won’t be back for years.”

“Giselle?”

“Wait, you mean that gorgeous senior who came to one of our dinners with Lysander? The one from Ivy League Institute across the street?”

“Yeah, that’s her.”

“I think her name was, oh—Giselle!”

“She really is stunning. I heard she’s from a wealthy family, too—beautiful, brilliant, well-connected. No wonder Lysander never dated anyone all these years. He’s been holding out for someone perfect.”

“More than just holding out.”

The guy who kept calling her ‘Sis Giselle’ clearly knew more than he let on, and couldn’t resist spilling the details.

“They’ve been engaged since they were kids—childhood sweethearts, grew up together. Going to study abroad together is basically a honeymoon. I bet they’ll get married as soon as they’re back.”