The Charming Ex-Wife

The Charming Ex–Wife

Chapter 514 Strike Where It Hurts Most

Aiden, seated in the middle, had just nervously taken a sip of coffee when he nearly choked and coughed Adrian, however, nodded calmly. “Does Lysander know about that?”

Josiah maintained his composure, his eyes narrowed condescendingly. “For now, I’m the only one trying to salvage this relationship. She knows what I want.”

“Which means she hasn’t agreed to getting back together with you, right?” asked Adrian.

Josiah took a sip of his coffee and said quietly, “Yes, for now.”

Adrian scoffed. “That’s what you wanted to tell me? You and I both understand Lysander’s personality well. She’s an assertive person, not someone you can get back together with just because you want to.”

“You don’t have to worry about that, Dr. Sutton. Whether or not Lysander and I get back together is none of your business.”

“But as long as you two aren’t back together, Lysander is technically single, I may not pursue her, but we’re still friends, not to mention colleagues who work well with each other-”

“She and I used to have a child.”

A brief silence ensued..

Josiah continued, “We share the pain of losing that child, and that’s something we have in common.”

“So what? Lysander will only resent you for that.”

Josiah smirked. “Even hatred is better than having no feelings at all, Dr. Sutton. At least she harbors some resentment toward me, but as for you, no matter how much effort you put in, you’ll only ever be a colleague to her.”

Aiden didn’t even dare to breathe, anxiously taking another sip of coffee and observing both their reactions without knowing what the coffee tasted like.

taking control of the situation,

I’m a viable option. After all, her previous marriage to you wasn’t

corrected him confidently. “Because I’m here.”

expected him to show such confidence. “Mr. Guerra, I need to remind you once again

place to define what’s going on

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a moment, startling Aiden. Aiden’s face turned pale, and he wanted to say

Right then, Aurora began

all that tension, exclaimed, “The baby just talked! Is she feeling uncomfortable? Josiah, why don’t you check on the child?”

baby with his hand, making her burst into laughter and grip his fingers, playing

fetched a toy. “Here you go. Why don’t we play with this

said, “It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt. She’s too smart to be interested in ordinary

rested his hand on the edge of the

will be

of silence, Josiah said slowly, “I never hoped for that. My only desire now is to maintain the status quo with Lysander. That’s what I told her myself, and she

think Adrian’s happy to

appearing calm and collected, retorted defiantly, “If the status quo you’re referring to involves you supporting Lysander in establishing a firm foothold in the business world, then I can understand why she

didn’t immediately object.”

tone dripping with irony as he added, “I heard that you tried helping, too, but it didn’t quite work out, right?”

love rivals. One can just strike

seconds. “I suppose it’s because I still plan on being a doctor in the

was once

be her lover, but he was

partner.

was his advantage against

up, said, “The thought of Lysander never returning to the operating room fills met with genuine regret.

for Lysander had told him countless

to become an exceptional doctor, with a specific aspiration to be an outstanding gynecologist. She aimed to keep every expecting mother safe and

that society had significantly improved compared to the past, yet there

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