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?”

crying. It’s just

off this sudden

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aggrieved. “He didn’t utter a single

but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation,

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

absurd. A few indifferent noises from Nathan have you in tears again. Do you need surgery to fix those tear ducts

the sofa, shutting her eyes tightly to hold back the

used to cry even more when I was

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

even minor grievances could

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

curiosity. “What did he do then?”

she turned and settled into the sofa, burying her face without uttering a single word. The floodgates

memories now felt

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

she initially interpreted it as brotherly fondness. At the time, she couldn’t

the phone rang.

be her phone, only to