The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 384 Deceived By Others

Josiah looked toward Lysander.

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At first, his eyes revealed shock, which quickly gave way to confusion, only to finally settle on a sense of

urgency.

At that moment, Josiah desperately wanted to confirm something.

“Lysanne was adopted? At what age?” Josiah questioned.

Howard sighed and answered, “When Lysa went missing, she was just over four years old. Molly blamed herself, believing she had failed to look after her daughter properly. She was filled with guilt every day as we waited for news after reporting to the police. We waited for more than half a year, but in the end, the police told us that the chances of such a young child surviving alone outside for so many days were very slim. They asked us to face the reality…”

With that. Howard cast a glance at Lysander.

there quietly, her head bowed down. Her lips were tightly pursed, and no one knew what she

the phone rang, she would shout out, believing it was news about you. I was no different. But every time we picked up the phone, it was either a relative or friend checking in or the police saying there was no progress. The worst part was that most of the calls were telemarketers or

clenched and unclenched repeatedly. “You never told us

mother knew all along,” Howard said. “After we adopted Lyss, we were concerned that she might feel she didn’t belong. Hence, we made it clear to all our relatives and friends that they had to treat Lyss like our own biological daughter from then on. We wanted to make up for everything our biological daughter missed out on

Susan. “Mom, you’ve known all

a nod.

tell

a kid. What good would it have done to tell you? Besides, children are notorious for not keeping secrets. Imagine if

her, too.

said, “If I had known it wasn’t her, I wouldn’t

called

filled with pleading, and she cautiously wanted to grasp his sleeve.

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“I…”

“How old?” Josiah roared.