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?”

set her phone aside and wiped away her tears, attempting to compose herself. “I’m not crying. It’s just my tear glands acting up again. They seem to have a mind of

set off this sudden burst of tear

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feeling aggrieved. “He didn’t utter a single word, merely responding with a couple

the absurdity of the situation, sighing

me, Mila. You shed tears at the slightest provocation-be it nightmares, fatigue, unsuccessful experiments, disappointing takeout,

noises from Nathan have you in tears again. Do you need surgery to fix those tear ducts of yours?”

Mila sank onto the sofa, shutting her

“You know, I used to cry even more when I was a child. I was quite the little drama queen, always

chips, replied coolly, “It’s no surprise. Coming from a wealthy background, you were

Without facing real hardships, even

Mila couldn’t help but smile. “I used to a being coddled by Nate. Whenever I acted out or shed a tear, he’d ru to my side, completely flustered and unsure how

“What did he

she turned and settled into the sofa, burying her face without uttering a single

once cherished memories now felt

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classmates adored her, and her teachers favored her. She was even held in high regard by

young age, she initially interpreted it as brotherly fondness. At the time, she couldn’t quite discern

the phone

it to be her phone, only to find