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.

again since they married

know why he was

corner with a furious glint in

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Chapter 40

and didn’t know what she had done

sunlight through the

heart tightened. It was as

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

he was trying to convey. Was he trying to tell her he didn’t want her to deem him as a brother since

vigorously and raised her hand to

Josie’s wrist and pushed her against

heaved rapidly.

had to admit that Josie had always attracted him. He didn’t have much desire for

asked Josie for a divorce in the last three

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

Henry

voice was hoarse.

it was Josie who begged John to force him to get married to

was indeed using

“Henry is right. It was me

What more did Henry

marry me for three years. Don’t you have to compensate me for the three years of marriage?”

Henry was

shares and the Gibson family’s everything enough? Josie knew that Henry deliberately

all because she drove Ashley

Henry carried Josie and placed her on

moment, he had only one thought in his

resist but

thinking that Josie was disgusted that he had not

body under the blankets. “Jo,

anything but smiled

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Chapter 40

him as obediently us

Henry wiped his hair and walked out of the

somber rosy

the edge of

and didn’t bother Josie anymore. He lost control today,

at his hands, Henry clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the ground. It was a punishment

himself.

must have

his recent behavior

on the bed, Henry held

most obedient when she

the window. At seven o’clock in the morning, Josie

Henry was not here.

up and washed up as

trembled. The red mark on her neck and her pale face

strangle her to death for

supported herself on the sink

was feeling extremely tensed,

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