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.

that again since

why he was so furious upon hearing this

the corner with a furious glint in his eyes.

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Chapter 40

Henry blankly and didn’t

dim sunlight through the window

It was as if

held Josie’s chin and kissed her domineeringly as though he wanted to punish her. Josie’s breathing became uneven as the smell

Was he trying to tell her he didn’t want her to deem him as a brother since siblings would never do such

vigorously and raised her hand to

Henry grabbed Josie’s wrist and

breathing was very uneven, and her chest heaved rapidly. Her pale

him. He didn’t have much

divorce in the last three years, most likely

Josie with a passion–filled gaze. While

was giving Henry a silent

me…” Henry’s voice was hoarse.

begged John to force him to get married to her and also Josie’s feelings for

using Josie’s

It was

you want…” What

every means to marry me for three years. Don’t you have to compensate

felt that Henry was

aren’t my shares and the Gibson family’s everything enough? Josie knew that

because she drove Ashley

Josie and placed her on

one thought in his head, and it was that

didn’t resist but muttered,

frowned, thinking that Josie was disgusted that he

go take a shower. Behave yourself: Henry wrapped her trembling body under the blankets. “Jo, just listen to me obediently as

say anything

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Chapter 40

him as obediently

a shower, Henry wiped his hair and walked

sun cast a somber

curled up at the edge of

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

Henry clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the ground. It

himself.

must have gone

felt his recent

the bed, Henry held Josie

the most

window. At seven o’clock in the

Henry was not here.

a sigh of relief. She got up and washed

and

death for a

herself on the sink weakly and began

feeling extremely tensed, she would develop

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