The Wrong Woman

Chapter 428

Despite her sadness, Loretta chose to compromise out of her love for Mila. She helped Mila to her feet and wiped away her tears.

and said, “Even Loretta was heartbroken, yet she looked affectionately into Mila’s eyes and said, though it’s difficult for me to say goodbye, I won’t try to stop you since you’ve decided to leave. All I want is for you to be happy.”

Mila experienced an overwhelming pain that made her difficult to breathe. She felt a mixture of emotions–touched yet burdened by guilt. Tears streamed down her cheeks as her body trembled. She hugged Loretta tightly and tearfully murmured, “Thank you, Grandma.”

Zach let out a helpless sigh. After quietly brushing tears from his eyes, he rose to his feet and gently patted Mila’s back. His distress was too great for him to utter even a single word.

Mila was raised in a loving family whose support empowered her to pursue her dreams. without any doubt. As her departure drew near, she spent a significant amount of time each day with Zach and Loretta. Additionally, she made regular visits to the Morrison residence to see Daniel.

Once Mila wrapped up everything in Norvania, she said goodbye to Sienna and Daniel. Even though Mila had resolved all her responsibilities, she couldn’t shake off a sense of emptiness. She knew it stemmed from her feelings for Nathan.

Nathan hadn’t reached out to her at all during these days. It was almost as if he had. forgotten about her entirely.

Time flew by, and a week later, on an evening much like any other, Mila met Simon Cooper. He had been her senior at Sunterland since their school days, and they were still working together now.

Simon had a captivating and refined appearance. He was dressed in a suit, sporting black- framed glasses that added to his air of sophistication. He was dispatched by the Sunterland Research Institute to fetch Mila.

She felt a twinge of sadness when she spotted him but resigned herself to the situation. She greeted him calmly, “Simon, it’s been a while.”

Simon adjusted his glasses before speaking, his voice soft but tinged with excitement, “I thought you had vanished for three years. I’m relieved to see that you’re safe and sound.” Contents belong to NovelDrama.Org

Mila responded with a wry smile.

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“You should know why I’m here,” Simon said.

“Yeah.”

“We’re catching the flight tomorrow afternoon,” Simon added.

“Tomorrow afternoon?” Mila was overwhelmed by reluctance.

Never before had she longed to see Nathan as much as she did in that moment. After tomorrow, she wouldn’t be able to see him again. Just the thought of Nathan made her heart ache so intensely that it was difficult for her to breathe.

“Alright, I’ll go back to my room and pack now. Simon, you can take a rest in the “Mila pretended to be calm.

guest room.

After she had the maid escort Simon to the guest room, she returned to her own room. Standing on the balcony with her phone, she gazed up at the starless sky. The warm wind made her feel stifled.

Hoffis Manor shone brightly in the night. The lamp posts lining the garden path emitted a cozy yellow glow, which added to the dreamlike ambiance.

Meanwhile, Mila constantly found herself unlocking her phone. She was torn about whether to call Nathan. Tomorrow would signal the start of at least five years without any means to reach out to him. She couldn’t shake the feeling that everything would have changed by then. Mila’s sadness deepened as she dwelled on it. Nathan’s voice, his face, his figure–all vividly flickered in her mind. It dawned on her that the pain of separating in life outweighed even the sorrow of parting in death. Her heart ached, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Unable to resist any longer, she pressed the dial button on his number. The sound of his phone connecting echoed from the other end of the line.

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