Chapter 615 I Do Not Want Her To Be Sad

A flicker of pain flashed across Lysander’s forehead.

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It was precisely because she understood so well that she wavered over time. She wanted to grasp the last fleeting hope like an ordinary person who hadn’t studied medicine.

Josiah didn’t utter another word. He just quietly stayed by her side.

At times like these, no one but herself could pull her out of her emotional turmoil.

The serene ambiance in the room was only broken when Josiah received a phone call. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call in front of Lysander. “Mr. Maverick.”

Lysander quickly looked over.

Josiah was holding his phone with a serious expression. After a brief moment, he said, “All right, please wait a moment. I’ll be right there.”

Judging from Josiah’s defensive attitude, it could not have been Howard.

Lysander became anxious first. “What does my father want with you?”

“I’m not sure either.” Josiah shook his head, his voice gentle and soothing. “He doesn’t know that I’m with you right now. He says he wants to talk privately with me. Don’t worry, if anything comes up, I’ll definitely let you know.”

Recalling the secret that Maverick had painstakingly concealed, Lysander didn’t have the heart to expose it. She halted in her tracks and said, “All right.”

Josiah swiftly walked out, but he gently closed the door behind her as if he didn’t want to make even the slightest sound.

He headed straight for the staircase at the end of the corridor. On the most secluded part of the first floor, he found Maverick.

Maverick was sitting on the lowest step, surrounded by the choking smell of smoke. The ground was littered with cigarette butts.

he had done quite a

him on the step. “Mr. Maverick, I know I shouldn’t be the one to say this as I’m the junior here, but you’re smoking way too

in his hand and tossed the cigarette butt into the trash bin before returning to his seat. He then said, “For me, it doesn’t

incredibly weathered.

heart immediately sank because he suspected that Maverick had actually noticed long ago that he and Lysander had discovered

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worry for each

waited for Maverick to speak

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He let out a long sigh before explaining the reason he had called Josiah over.

Lysa, you are very sincere. You must have realized that my health hast been jeopardized, haven’t you? It has

there would come a day when he would admit to Josiah the things he had kept hidden even from his wife and

state. Josiah also felt a wave of discomfort

then asked, “Does Lysa know

calm and composed conversation

about why your attitude toward me changed so suddenly, but she’s still unaware of your illness.”

it would be

find her worrying about me again, or wanting to go to the hospital to

somberly, “All

scent of smoke in the stairwell didn’t dissipate. The environment only worsened their already gloomy moods. Yet, neither thought about moving elsewhere

aggressive and irritable temperament he once had.

to Maverick, “There’s a doctor over here, Mr.

I know my own body. quite well. If anything is truly amisk, all previous attempts to cover it up would have been

respected his decision.

began to eloquently discuss

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