?Chapter 560:


    Ruben shot her a withering look—but then, grudgingly, augh slipped out. “You’re full of tricks, even fooling me!” He shook his head, though the edge in his voice softened. “But with talent like yours… I suppose I can overlook it.”


    But the forgiveness was short-lived. Another thought struck him like a p, and the smile vanished from his face.


    Elliana bit her lip to keep fromughing. “Is that what forgiveness looks like on you?”


    Ruben snorted, bristling again. “You’re Milena. Why the hell hadn’t you revealed that from the start? You knew we tore the city apart looking for you to treat Barbara!”


    Elliana’s reply was smooth as silk. “But I did treat Barbara. I also checked on Charles’s leg. I served the Evans family when it mattered most—without demanding recognition. Doesn’t that count?”


    Ruben paused, the fire in his eyes dimming as realization took hold. A chuckle bubbled out of him. “So that’s why you were so confident. You knew you could handle it from the beginning! Well, then—will they recover? Barbara and Charles?”


    “Barbara’s out of danger,” Elliana replied. “She just needs time and proper rehabilitation. Charles haspleted his first round of treatment—he’ll be walking again very soon. You have nothing to worry about.”


    Relief broke across Ruben’s face like dawn. “Exactly what I’d expect from Milena!” he boomed, pride swelling in his voice. “Countless doctors were stumped, but you made it look effortless. What a gift!”


    And then, in ssic Ruben fashion, he spun abruptly toward Cole, his tone snapping intomand. “You will remarry her as soon as possible! I won’t hear another word about it!”


    At Ruben’s words, Cole stayed silent and looked at Elliana.


    Putting on a show of irritation, Elliana said, “Ruben, you should stay out of this! Cole never liked me. Now that he has finally got rid of me, how could you expect him to remarry someone he doesn’t care for?”


    “Elliana, you’ve got it all wrong,” Ruben replied as he tried to set things straight.


    But Elliana interjected before he could say anything else, “Ruben, I get it. Now that you know I’m Milena, you want me to help treat Cole for Psychephrenia, right? Rx. If you need my help, I’ll handle it. There’s no need to push Cole into remarrying me. We can keep things strictly about the doctor and patient.”


    She turned to Cole. “Still, I charge a consultation fee for my services, and my rates aren’t cheap. You’ll have to pay me just like anyone else.”


    She didn’t let Cole speak, adding, “If you don’t want to see me, I’ll leave now. The best ex is one who stays out of sight and doesn’t interfere. I know how that goes.”


    Cole simply watched Elliana, and in that moment, he finally confirmed that she had found out about his illness from Ruben before they split up. It dawned on him why she’d agreed to their divorce so quickly without even asking why—she had been upset because he kept her in the dark. Now, after their divorce, she’d appeared and revealed herself as Milena, and it was her way of punishing him.


    Ruben saw what was happening and just shrugged. “You young people can handle your own problems. I’m way too old to get in the middle of it.”


    With that, Ruben got up and left.


    Only Elliana and Cole remained in the room.


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