The Charming 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.”

why, your heart-”

“I love you.”

was taken aback.

not lying to

the belt fell to the ground together. In the midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong hand. The entire

heightened. The heavy pressure on Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of two or three seconds. What was once the feel

presence instantly enveloped

giving her a single

had no idea how Josiah managed to find her lips so accurately in the darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had

was just a gentle, fleeting taste, but

a trapped animal fighting for its last

actions paused momentarily.

he let out a heavy sigh. “You don’t

I don’t

speak so definitively

single sentence, her punishment

main event. Instead, he was

Lysander was driven to the brink of madness by his hands and lips. Yet, he remained

that Josiah was indeed the kind of man who was quite

forced, it was actually more like him forcing her to accept

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the main issue.

he continued his advance, he gently brushed her trembling eyelashes with his fingers, catching the teardrops that lingered at the corners of her eyes, before rubbing them away with the

hoarse in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not

“No!”

refused to admit it, turning her

her toward

love me? Then I’ll

done something like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all.

end of the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained

defenses, he went wild and let loose.

times, everything seemed crystal 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

set for six in the

phone alarm sounded, Lysander had

it dawn

have a sound sleep the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so

set

echoed in her ears.

sound like it was coming