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.

lying to

the ground together. In the midst of the chaos,

became remarkably heightened. The heavy pressure on Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of

instantly enveloped

not giving her a single chance to catch

darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in

it was just a gentle, fleeting taste, but later it turned into a strong, relentless pursuit.

burning kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in

actions paused

heavy sigh. “You

don’t love you.”

not speak so definitively just

her punishment

main event. Instead, he was

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

Lysander had to concede that Josiah was indeed the kind of man who was quite attentive in

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

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he gently brushed her trembling eyelashes with his fingers, catching the teardrops that lingered at the corners of

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

“No!”

refused to admit it, turning her

the next moment, he had seized her chin, forcibly turning her toward him before he firmly

Then I’ll continue until

couldn’t adapt at all.

were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully breaking through her tough exterior.

had breached her defenses, he went wild and

her mind. Her thoughts were a chaotic mess, akin to a whirlpool of confusion. One moment she felt cold, the next hot, the sensations fluctuating unpredictably. At times, everything seemed crystal clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next. She felt like a drowning

was set for six in the

of her phone alarm

it dawn already?

before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of light. could

set your alarm

voice echoed in her

didn’t sound like it was coming from beside