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.”

hanging his head low, and when he finally spoke, his voice was so hoarse it was almost inaudible. “I don’t

pain experienced in the past is undeniable.

“I understand.”

slightly lowered her gaze, looking down at her own belly, gently touching it. “Honestly, I don’t even know what happened to me today. I’m a professional gynecologist, and I never used to make 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,

my

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

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your life, accompany you for a while, and then part ways,

to accompany you on this

Lysander didn’t reply.

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 great. If not, that’s fine too. We can just keep things as they are. I’ll be there whenever you need me, and I’ll stay

if I were to marry someone else?”

“You won’t.”

“How do you know

ran into

Lysander remained silent.

told me before to leave things as they are. I wasn’t willing to accept it then. I wanted to marry you again and have children with you. However, now, I don’t

turned her head to

of the hospital, there was

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

needed to find relief from pain, and Lysander was no different.

“Next month, come with

there anything

need. Just lighting a candle for

“All right.”

while as both individuals needed time to soothe

time had

are we

succession. His voice

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