His Beloved Ex-Wife

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.

like he had done quite a

of noise with his footsteps as he approached him, then casually sat down beside 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 much. It’s not good for your health,” Josiah advised politely at

lit cigarette in his hand and tossed the cigarette butt into the trash bin before

sound incredibly weathered.

noticed long ago that he and Lysander

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their last encounter, Maverick had aged significantly. He let out a

inscrutable to others, but when it comes to matters related to Lysa, you are very sincere. You must

things he had kept hidden even from his wife and daughter. After saying those words, he

state. Josiah also felt a wave of discomfort in

“Does Lysa know about it

calm and composed conversation with Josiah. One had no choice

your attitude toward me changed so suddenly, but she’s still unaware

moment of hesitation, Josiah decided it would be better to keep things under wraps

a sigh of relief and said, “It’s good that she doesn’t know. Please, don’t ever tell her about my condition. If you find her worrying about me again, or wanting to go to the hospital to inquire about

“All right, rest

didn’t dissipate. The environment only worsened

the aggressive and irritable temperament he once had. Simply sitting

deeply concerned, said to Maverick, “There’s a doctor over here, Mr. Maverick, let me take you there…”

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

his

positive attitude, Maverick paused for a moment before he began to eloquently discuss the matter that had been weighing heavily on his