The Wrong Woman

Chapter 278

Nathan remained silent for a moment before humming in response.

Mila lowered her gaze, her fingers gently stroking the teddy bear in her arms as she murmured, “I’ve transferred 600 thousand dollars to

your account.”

Nathan’s response was another quiet, noncommittal hum. His

composed and indifferent demeanor sent a wave of panic through Mila’s chest.

Despite her desire to maintain distance and avoid any contact with him, she found herself torn and overwhelmed by conflicting emotions, the turmoil almost driving her to the brink of madness.

She missed him dearly, desperately longing to see him again. Feeling at a loss for words, Mila simply said, “Never mind, goodbye.”

Before she could say anything more, Nathan abruptly ended the call.

Mila gazed at her phone screen, tears cascading down her cheeks uncontrollably.

Across from her, Phoebe sat munching on potato chips, her gaze filled with confusion as she observed Mila’s unexpected emotional outburst.

Phoebe asked helplessly, “Mila, what did he say to you? Why are you crying?”

phone aside and wiped away her tears, attempting to compose herself. “I’m not crying. It’s just my tear

exactly set off this sudden burst of tear

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utter a single word, merely responding with

but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation, sighing in

it

in tears again. Do you need surgery to fix those tear ducts of

the sofa, shutting her eyes

more when I was a child. I was quite the little drama queen, always seeking attention and

coolly, “It’s no surprise. Coming from a

even minor grievances

a tear, he’d ru to my side, completely flustered and unsure how to handle it. And whenever I tried to be

in with curiosity. “What did he

and settled into the sofa, burying her face without uttering a single word. The floodgates of her emotions reopened, and tears streamed down her cheeks once more.

once cherished memories

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her parents and doted on by her grandparents. Her classmates adored her, and her teachers favored her. She was even held in high regard by the neighbors in

she initially interpreted it as brotherly fondness. At the time, she couldn’t quite discern the true nature of

the phone rang.

anxiously turned toward it, expecting it to be her phone, only to find Phoebe answering it instead.