His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 542 The Deadly Duo

His words came out jumbled and incoherent, sounding utterly deranged.

Lysander remained standing, unmoved.

Zachary blew a whistle, teeming with intrigue. “Aren’t you scared?”

“What’s there to fear? It’s broad daylight with people coming and going. Surveillance cameras are everywhere. What can you possibly do?”

Zachary raised an eyebrow. “Aren’t you afraid that I might have a knife and could stab you without a second thought?”

“You wouldn’t.” Lysander was certain. “Only Harry would do such a foolish thing as perish together. Not you. Even if you wanted to kill me, you’d find a way to protect yourself. Most likely, you’d find a scapegoat to take the blame while you sit back and watch from a safe distance. Is Lysanne your scapegoat?”

“Pfft!” Zachary nodded heavily. “I must admit that you do know me well. What a pity, though.”

“Why’s that?”

“It’s a pity that Josiah has the advantage of a stronger family background and a higher starting point than me. That’s all it is. A head start. If I had his family resources, I wouldn’t necessarily be any worse off. If we joined forces, we would be an unstoppable force. Is there anything in this world we couldn’t accomplish?”

As Lysander listened, the more outrageous it sounded. “Firstly, aren’t you overestimating yourself? Secondly, even if you had the family background of Josiah,

I wouldn’t be with an unscrupulous devil like you.”

“Do you really think Josiah is some kind of saint?” Zachary scoffed with a cold laugh. “He only plays the good

y in front of you, but his hands are far dirtier than mi

Lysander didn’t want to elaborate on this matter. She asked, “Tell me something. Did you have anything to do with Lysanne showing up at my sister’s ward, spouting all sorts of things?”

all the blame on me. Besides, what good would it do me if you and Josiah were to sever ties? If you two

brows. “Was it really not you?”

a refined self–preservationist. I certainly don’t fancy being thrown into the ocean by Josiah to feed the sharks just yet.”

motives, he truly didn’t have a need to act

manner.

berated by Josiah at the entrance of the resort that day, was so indignant that she deliberately stirred up trouble? However, Josiah has no shred of pity for her now. He made

discomfort in

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I won’t be asking for money on your behalf. It seems you won’t be able

a car parked across the shrubbery. Next to it, two men dressed in black seemed to have

those

saw her confusion, his smile turning increasingly sinister. “Do you see? Those people are all arranged by Josiah. They follow me day and night, regardless of where I go. Even hiding at my mother’s place

the first move against Michelle, would you have ended

question, but the

wrong? How could I possibly be at fault, Lysander? It’s you who’s in the wrong. If it weren’t for you, how could I have caught Josiah’s attention? He’s now watching me around the

not hurting anyone, what’s there

everything I have now, so Lysander, you must

her movement. She persisted in challenging his skewed logic by asking, “Aren’t you afraid of death?”

just blend into the crowd. All I need is one chance from Josiah to prove my worth. Once he sees my capabilities, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep me in Guerra Group. If he was willing to

to restrain himself, his eyes

at any moment

her phone. Without any warning, he abruptly pulled

him, causing her to stagger. Desperately, she used her other hand to grab onto the tree trunk beside