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.”

taken

lying to you either.”

chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong

became remarkably 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 her

giving her a single chance to catch her breath.

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

fleeting taste, but later it turned into a

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

paused

a heavy sigh. “You don’t love me.”

don’t love

not speak so

sentence, her punishment for

into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly

hands and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm,

Josiah was indeed the kind of man who was quite attentive

actually more

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main issue.

teardrops that lingered at the corners of her eyes, before rubbing them away with the tips

was hoarse in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not completely indifferent to me in certain situations, are you?”

“No!”

admit it, turning her face away.

next moment, he had seized her chin, forcibly turning her toward

I’ll continue until you do.”

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

Josiah

defenses, he went wild

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 woman clinging to a single piece of driftwood,

set for six

phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment of

it dawn

she had drawn the curtains tight

did you set your alarm for?”

voice echoed in

it was