His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 478 Not Completely Indifferent.

He leaned in once more, planting a fierce kiss on the side of Lysander’s neck.

She struggled as if she had been burned, attempting to kick him away with her leg. However, her strength was insufficient, and instead, allowed him the chance to lift half of the blanket off her.

He used his own body to replace the blanket, covering her.

“Guerra Group just received the final payment for a project. It isn’t much, around fifty to sixty million. I don’t plan on investing in any new projects in the near future, so this money can be allocated flexibly,” he

“Why are you telling me this?”

“Investment companies in Harborbrook probably won’t be investing in Daphne’s family business anytime soon as they nearly defaulted on their bank loans. From an investment company’s perspective, that’s a major red flag.”

Josiah looked down at Lysander, his eyes aflame with an unspoken passion. Even his breath carried a scorching heat.

Only a bedside lamp was lit in the entire room, casting orange light on them and subtly enhancing an air of ambiguity between them.

or your

Lysander’s struggling ceased, disbelief lacing her voice as she asked, “So, this is the condition for help:

With a self–deprecating laugh, Josiah said, “It’s not a condition; it’s my sincerity.”

After a considerable pause, Lysander finally asked, “Can I accept just half of your sincerity?”

She wanted the money, but not the person.

Upon understanding what she meant, Josiah raised an eyebrow at her.

Lysander quickly said, “You just mentioned earlier that I could come to you if I’m short on money.”

“All right,” said Josiah. “But my sincerity goes beyond this. You can refuse me as a person for now, but you have to accept everything else.”

Lysander asked skeptically, “What else is there?”

“My heart.”

When Lysander didn’t respond, Josiah added, “Money and my body, or money and my heart, choose one.”

“First, send the money to Daphne. As for your heart… wait until I return this time. I’ll have Lynn get me at surgical scalpel.”

“Don’t play dumb; you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

His gaze was as scorching and sharp as a blade, so much so that she averted her eyes.

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“All right.”

your heart-”

“I love you.”

was taken

to you

of the chaos, the

Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of two or three seconds. What was once the feel of a shirt’s

man’s presence instantly enveloped her

a single

darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in advance, pressing it against his own

gentle, fleeting taste, but later

She managed to break free from his burning kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the cage he provided, she

paused

a heavy sigh.

I don’t

not speak so definitively

her punishment for

not immediately dive into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and affectionate.

his hands and lips. Yet, he remained

indeed the kind of man who was quite attentive in bed.

saying it was forced, it was actually more like him forcing her

wander’s evec and anlĝen did Incish finally ler her he

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the main issue.

that lingered at the corners of her eyes, before rubbing them away

“Actually, you’re not completely indifferent

“No!”

refused to admit it, turning her face

her chin, forcibly turning her toward him

love me? Then I’ll continue until you

since Lysander had done something like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured,

day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully breaking through her tough

defenses, he went wild

clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next. She felt like a drowning woman clinging to a single piece of driftwood, unable to die but also unable to reach the shore, left to the mercy of the ebb and flow of her

was set for

alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment of

dawn already?

sleep the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of light.

you set your alarm

voice echoed in

didn’t sound like it was coming from beside her.

was directly above.