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.

him that again since they married three

confused. He didn’t know why

corner with a furious glint in his eyes. “Do

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Henry blankly and didn’t

dim sunlight through the window

heart tightened. It was as if he had

punish her.

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

vigorously and

grabbed Josie’s wrist and pushed her against the

her chest heaved rapidly. Her pale lips were tinged with red

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

in the last three years, most likely because he felt

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

was giving Henry a silent

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

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

was indeed using

away as she thought, “Henry is right. It was me

do you want…” What more did

Don’t you have to compensate me for the three years of marriage?” Henry spoke in Josie’s ear, breathing

Henry

shares and the Gibson family’s everything enough? Josie knew that Henry deliberately didn’t want to

was all because she

and placed her

moment, he had only one thought in his head, and it

didn’t resist but

frowned, thinking that Josie was disgusted

under the blankets. “Jo, just listen to me obediently as

anything

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“Listen to him as obediently

hair and walked out of

sun cast a somber rosy

was curled up at the edge

anymore. He lost control

clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the ground.

himself.

must have gone

recent behavior was rather

the bed, Henry

the most obedient when

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

Henry was not here.

She got up and washed

and her pale face from

strangle her to death

supported herself on the sink weakly and began to

feeling extremely tensed,

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