The Wrong Woman

Chapter 276

Mila’s response came swiftly, “I was doing alright.”

Feeling a familiar ache in his heart, Nathan slowly closed his eyes, his voice strained as he murmured, “Where did you study? Where did you

work? You…”

“Nate,” Mila interrupted his probing questions, her tone heavy with emotion as she avoided delving into the past. “It’s all behind us now. There’s no point dwelling on it.”

But was it truly relegated to the past?

Nathan pursed his lips bitterly, resisting the urge to press further.

Over the past decade, there had been countless words he yearned to express to her. He wanted to ensure she was doing well and to learn. about every facet of her life.

Even if it meant merely being a friend, a neighbor who cared.

Mila’s voice came slowly, “Nate, goodbye.”

Nathan stayed silent, listening to the emptiness of the line. A part of him still hoped she would reach out to him again.

Mila hadn’t specified when she would retrieve her belongings. Maybe she had no intention of seeing him again.

some time, Nathan gently placed his phone on the table. He walked to the

seemed solitary and forlorn in the still room. Like a tall, sturdy tree stripped of its vibrant green

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Two days later.

the sky was bathed in shades of red by the setting sun,

car pulled up at the entrance of Sudvilla. Phoebe remained in

more stirred deep emotions within her. Despite her reluctance, she hastened

of staff. Mila made her way upstairs and

busy schedule, she assumed he wouldn’t be

present.

around the room, reluctant to depart, her hand gently

the closet, retrieved

her documents and phone, carefully packing everything into

picked up the suitcase and left the room, dragging it behind her as she

her luggage, she halted

Nathan was seated on the couch with his back

the sound she made, he remained unmoving.

slowly, her gaze fixed on his familiar silhouette. A slight flutter of

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