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

to you either.”

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

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

instantly enveloped

a single chance

Josiah managed to find her lips so accurately in the darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in advance, pressing it against his own chest,

first, it was just a gentle, fleeting taste, but later it turned

kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred

actions paused

a heavy sigh. “You don’t

right. I don’t

speak so

sentence, her punishment

immediately dive into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and

was driven to the brink of madness by his hands and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a serious task while observing her

Josiah was indeed the kind

it was actually more like him forcing

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the main

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 tips of his

you’re not completely indifferent to me in certain situations,

“No!”

admit it, turning her face

her chin, forcibly turning her toward

Then I’ll continue until you do.”

like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking out in a sweat. The beads of

they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his

breached her defenses, he went

clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next. She felt like a drowning woman clinging to

alarm was set for six in

her phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment

it dawn

drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of light. could

set

echoed in

didn’t sound like it was coming from beside