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 you’ve

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

“I understand.”

is an unhealable wound for both of us, one that would last a lifetime.

my

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 only thinking about how both families could

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learned to reconcile with it. Life is a constant process of letting go. Different people come into your life, accompany you for a while, and then part ways,

want to accompany you

Lysander didn’t reply.

we remarry or not doesn’t matter anymore. If you’re okay with it, that’s great. If not, that’s fine too. We can just keep things as

if I

“You won’t.”

do you know I won’t?”

tried before to find someone suitable‘ to share your life with, but you ran into the pitfall that is Zachary. As such, you’ll

Lysander remained silent.

then. I wanted to marry you again and have children with you. However, now, I don’t ask for anything

head to look out the

was never a shortage of pitiful souls.

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

pain, and Lysander was

month, come with me to the

right. Is there anything I need

candle

“All right.”

for quite a while as both individuals needed

indeterminate amount of time had passed,

asked, “Where are

deep breaths in succession. His voice still choked with

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