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.

Josie never called him that again since they married three years

confused. He didn’t know why he was so furious upon hearing

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

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Henry blankly and didn’t

dim sunlight through the

was as

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

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

pushed Henry away vigorously and

grabbed Josie’s wrist and pushed

her chest heaved rapidly. Her

that Josie had always attracted him. He didn’t have

divorce in the last three years, most likely because he felt

at Josie with a passion–filled gaze. While Henry

was giving Henry

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

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

indeed using Josie’s

away as she thought, “Henry is right. It was me who desperately wanted to marry him.”

want…” What

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

that Henry was

Josie knew

was all because

Henry carried Josie and placed her on the

in his head, and

didn’t resist but

was disgusted

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

anything but smiled

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him as obediently

wiped his hair

cast a somber rosy hue

the edge

anymore. He lost control today, so he probably

clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the

himself.

have gone

felt his recent behavior was

on the bed, Henry held Josie

was undoubtedly the most obedient when she

window. At seven o’clock in the

Henry was not here.

a sigh of relief. She got up and washed up as she prepared to pay homage to her

the bathroom, Josie’s breath trembled. The red mark on her neck and her pale face from the mirror

to death for a moment

on the sink weakly

she was feeling extremely tensed, she

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