The Charming Ex-Wife

The Charming Ex–Wife

Chapter 522 Accompany You

Every word from Lysander was like a small but incredibly sharp blade.

The blades, soaked in saltwater and laced with poison, directly cut into his heart.

Josiah would never dare to bring up that matter ordinarily. Every time he remembered her, aided by Daphne, standing frail and alone in the biting cold at the entrance of Central Hospital, clutching a bundle of bright red wrapped in tissues, he would feel as though a massive stone was pressing against his heart.

He could barely catch his breath.

In the past, every time he awoke from a nightmare, it was Lysander’s resolute and indifferent gaze greeted him. She would hand him that object, declaring it to be his birthday gift.

that

Nowadays, whenever he closed his eyes, all that echoed in his mind was the image of her standing alone in the cramped bathroom stall. On the one hand, she was determined to cut ties with the past, while on the other, she held onto a sliver of hope, constantly glancing at the bathroom door, anticipating it to burst

open at any moment.

She was very rational, but be that as it may, she was ultimately human, and humans were bound to have emotions.

Obviously, she’d wonder what Josiah was doing during those four hours when she was torn between her rationality and emotion, questioning why he didn’t arrive sooner.

Lysander was right in that she had given Josiah more than just one opportunity.

Yet, time and again, she was met with disappointment that left her heart cold. Finally, in the confines of that cramped restroom, she swallowed a pill, and with it, her heart seemed to die, too.

Lysander suddenly chuckled. “Do you know, Josiah, seeing you in such pain eases some of the agony own heart.”

spoke, his voice was so hoarse it was almost inaudible. “I don’t know what to say right now. It seems like no words can make up for

the pain experienced in the past is undeniable. Every minute, every second of it was real and existed. It won’t simply

“I understand.”

such. basic mistakes. It’s because the matter of the child is an unhealable wound for both of us, one that would last a lifetime. Therefore, I was hesitant to hold Ms. Lionhart’s child too much. Whenever she mumbled ‘Mommy, I felt truly awful. I feared that

my

red. He took off his glasses, folded them, and casually set them aside. He haphazardly wiped the moisture from his face with his hand, then took a deep breath. “Sorry, I was

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is a constant process of letting go. Different people come into your life, accompany you for a while, and

to accompany you on

Lysander didn’t reply.

and I know there’s no way I can ever make up for everything, but Lysander, I want to be with you for the rest of our lives. Whether we remarry or not doesn’t matter anymore. If you’re okay with it, that’s

“And what if I were to marry someone

“You won’t.”

“How do you

you’ve tried before to find someone suitable‘ to share your life with, but you ran into the pitfall that

Lysander remained silent.

wasn’t willing to accept it then. I wanted to marry you again and have children with you. However, now, I don’t ask for anything anymore. If you say it’s like this, then it’s like this. I’m

her head to look

hospital, there was never a shortage of

pushing her handsome young son, who was paralyzed. An ordinary daughter was kneeling incessantly at the hospital entrance, pleading with the

relief from pain, and

month, come with me to the Dawnbreak

nodded. “All right. Is there anything I

need. Just lighting a candle for her

“All right.”

air for quite a while as both individuals needed time to

amount of time had passed, Josiah started the

“Where are we

deep breaths in succession. His voice still choked with emotion. “Central Hospital.”

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