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 they married three

know why he

her into the corner with a

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and didn’t

through the

tightened. It was as if he

to punish her. Josie’s breathing

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

Henry away vigorously and raised her hand to hit

Josie’s wrist and pushed her against the wall

and her chest heaved rapidly. Her pale lips were

admit that Josie had always attracted him. He didn’t have much desire for women, but he could get

the last three years, most likely because he

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

Henry

who desperately wanted to marry me…” Henry’s voice was hoarse. He knew

to force him to get

was indeed using Josie’s

It was me who desperately wanted to marry

What more did Henry

years. Don’t you have to compensate me for the

felt that Henry

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

all because she

Josie and placed her on

had only one thought in his head, and it

resist but muttered,

that Josie was

a shower. Behave yourself: Henry wrapped her trembling body under the blankets. “Jo, just listen

say anything but smiled

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pondered, “Listen to him as obediently

shower, Henry wiped his hair and walked out of the

somber rosy

the edge

Josie anymore. He lost

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

himself.

have gone

felt his recent

on the bed, Henry held

was undoubtedly the most obedient

sun shone through the window. At seven o’clock in the morning, Josie finally opened

Henry was not here.

She got up and washed up as she prepared to pay homage

red mark on her neck and her pale face from the mirror reminded her that everything

her to death for a

sink weakly and

extremely tensed, she would

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