The Wrong Woman

"Nate and I were never together, Grandma. So, how can you say you broke us up?" Mila asked.

"I was the reason for your divorce," Loretta said.

"The marriage wasn't even registered in my name, so it was invalid.”

Loretta still blamed herself. "But you and Nate were married for over half a year, you—"

Mila interrupted. "We were married in name only and it didn't work out for us for a long time. So, we can't be considered a couple.”

Loretta looked at Mila with a shocked expression. Mila pretended to be calm. She picked up a pastry, took a bite, and offered another one to Loretta.

"Nate and I can't be together.”

"Why not? You love each other and you know each other inside and out. You're perfect for each other!"

Mila hugged Loretta's arm and leaned against her shoulder. She closed her eyes and whispered, "Grandma, I'll explain everything later."

a couple after being married for half a

so, Grandma. Please don't

because he's with another woman, then. I'm going to talk to him."

don't go looking for

fell silent and thought about how

excitement as he looked at the report in his hand. "Excellent, truly excellent! We've finally found Mila

person. Releasing her photo

asked, "What do you plan to do next? Will you be able to

qualified to enter if she hadn't become a Sunteri." "That makes things easier. With what she's learned, she should return to serve her homeland!" Nathan shook his head as he explained, "Researchers aren't like soldiers. They aren't driven

only hope that their research will benefit mankind. It doesn't matter where

country. It would mean abandoning all her

that Mila can't bring back what she's done researching

"She can't.”

opinion that we should give it a try. She's a world-renowned chemist and a first-class military engineer. She has