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.”

was almost inaudible. “I don’t know what to say right now. It seems

a false proposition. No matter how much you try to make up for it, the pain experienced in the past is

“I understand.”

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 if I allowed myself to grow attached to her, my heart would be torn apart once more

my

face with his hand, then took a deep breath. “Sorry, I was only thinking about how both families could assist Daphne. I completely forgot she was carrying a baby. I didn’t

to tie un anu mainful

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a constant process of letting go. Different people come into your life, accompany you for a while, and then part ways, a cycle that repeats over

want to accompany you on this journey.”

Lysander didn’t reply.

the rest of our lives. Whether we remarry or not doesn’t matter anymore. If you’re okay with it, that’s great. If not,

I were to marry someone else?”

“You won’t.”

do you know

to share your life with, but you ran into the pitfall that is Zachary.

Lysander remained silent.

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 fine with

turned her head to look out

hospital, there was

was pushing her handsome young son, who was paralyzed. An ordinary daughter was kneeling incessantly

from pain, and Lysander

said, “Next month, come with

nodded. “All right. Is there anything I need to prepare?”

a candle

“All right.”

while as both individuals needed

an indeterminate amount of time had passed, Josiah started the car.

“Where are we going?”

His voice still choked with emotion.

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