Chapter 40

Am I going to die?” Josie asked in a hoarse voice.

Josie’s breathing became more erratic. Her face was pale, like a corpse shining in from the window under the light.

Henry was startled and let go of Josie abruptly.

He wasn’t sure what had suddenly caus

He wasn’t sure what had suddenly caused him to think Josie would die.

Josie fell to the ground, covering her neck and breathing fast.

She thought, “I have known Henry for ten years, and he has never hit me or got angry at me.”

She loved Henry’s tenderness and craved his warmth.

However, Henry had gone insane for Ashley now.

As fear overcame Josie, she began to tremble vehemently.

She was really afraid of Henry when he was like this.

Josic, do you have to speak so harshly?” Henry also took a step back helplessly. He regretted his erratic behavior.

Henry’s fingers were tingling. He looked at Josie sitting on the ground and slowly squatted down. “I went out of control. Does

it hurt

“Don’t touch me!” Josie retreated in horror when she saw Henry extend his hand. Her breathing didn’t even out until she curled

up in a corner.

Henry squatted at his spot. He felt as if his back was stuck with needles.

Jo, Ashley and I have been in the orphanage together for several years. She is like family to me, just like how you’re to me also,” Henry explained in a deep voice, trying to make Josie let go of her grudge against Ashley

Josie didn’t say anything. She just hugged herself tighter.

“It will be dawn soon. We need to pay homage to Grandpa later. You should go and rest. Henry got up wearily and subconsciously walked into the bathroom.

He had lived together with Josie for the last three years.

“Harry, get out…

The atmosphere was eerily quiet as Josie ordered Henry from her dark corner.

Henry’s footsteps abruptly stopped near the bathroom door as he suddenly remembered that he and Josie had divorced.

However, his breath tightened. Henry looked at Josie with a sharp look. “What did you call me?”

“Harry, Josie said, repeating his nickname.

Since Josie entered the Gibson family, she had always called him Harry.

never called him that again since they married

didn’t know why

her into the corner with a furious glint in his eyes. “Do you have to

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and didn’t

the window fell

was as if

domineeringly as though he wanted to punish her. Josie’s breathing became uneven as the

her he didn’t want her to deem him as a brother since siblings

away vigorously and raised her hand

grabbed Josie’s wrist and pushed her

heaved rapidly. Her pale lips were tinged with

He didn’t have

Josie for a divorce in the last three years, most likely because he felt she could

passion–filled gaze. While Henry wanted to eat Josie up, Josie was

giving Henry

desperately wanted to marry me…” Henry’s voice was hoarse. He knew everything, but he had never

was Josie who begged John to force him to get married

was indeed using

It was me who

you want…” What more did Henry

have to compensate me for the three years of marriage?”

Henry was

family’s everything enough? Josie knew that Henry deliberately didn’t want

because she

carried Josie and placed her on the

had only one thought in his head, and it was that he

didn’t resist but muttered,

that Josie was disgusted that he had

her trembling body under the blankets. “Jo, just listen to me obediently as you’ve done before,

anything but smiled

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“Listen to him as obediently us

his hair and walked out of the

a somber rosy hue across the morning

at the edge of the bed.

bother Josie anymore. He lost control today, so he probably gave Josie a

fists and slammed them

himself.

must have

his recent behavior was

on the bed, Henry

the most obedient when she

o’clock in the morning, Josie finally

Henry was not here.

of relief. She got up and washed up as she prepared

and

death for a

supported herself on the sink weakly and began to

she was feeling extremely tensed, she would develop stomach

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