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.”

almost inaudible. “I don’t know what to say right now. It seems like no

it, the pain experienced in the past is undeniable. Every minute, every second of it was

“I understand.”

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

my

moisture from his face with his hand, then took a deep breath. “Sorry, I was only thinking about how both families could assist

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life, accompany you for a while, and then part ways, a cycle that repeats over and over. Those who have left will never return. The path

to accompany you

Lysander didn’t reply.

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

“And what if I were to marry someone

“You won’t.”

said coldly, “How do

you’ve tried before to find someone suitable‘ to share your life with, but you ran into the pitfall that is Zachary. As such, you’ll never step into marriage again. As for Adrian… From the first time you saw him, you never

Lysander remained silent.

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 that. I’m not greedy,

her head to look out the window.

there was never a shortage

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 father, who was already covered with

relief from pain, and Lysander was

come with me to the Dawnbreak

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

lighting a candle for her will

“All right.”

filled the air for quite a while as

time had passed, Josiah started

asked, “Where are

His voice still choked with

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