The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 548 I Did Not Want You To Be Distracted

With a fleeting glance toward the back seat, Josiah quickly averted his eyes, explaining, “His death has nothing to do with me. He got drunk on his own, fell into the river, and drowned.”

“When did this happen?”

“Before we went to Apex City.”

“Wait…” Lysander suddenly realized. “You deliberately sent me to Apex City for the summit, just to sidestep this issue?”

“That was one of the reasons,” replied Josiah. “Attending the summit will more or less help you progress. Plus, it’s been a while since Harry drowned. His body was just discovered late, leading to severe decomposition. I know how much you respect life, so I didn’t want you to be distracted.”

Lysander fell silent.

Josiah reached out and gently covered her hand, patting it lightly. “His ashes have already been sent back to his hometown for burial. A simple funeral was held, giving him some sense of closure.”

“You even arranged his funeral?”

“I hired a local wedding and funeral team to deal with it? Josiah said, “I’m starting to be superstitious now. No matter what, I think it will bring good fortune to our child.”

When they returned to the hotel, Nieva had already returned from her trek, just as expected. She was casually dressed, sitting in the dining room and enjoying the view while sipping on her coffee and nibbling on pastries.

Now that her job was done, Saffron handed the stroller over to Josiah before she returned to her post.

From a distance, Nieva spotted Josiah pushing a baby stroller, walking alongside Lysander. She couldn’t help but tease, “Well, look at that. Aurora seems so well–behaved in your care, almost as if she’s yours.”

Josiah took a seat across from her, eyeing Lysander’s helpless expression. He warned, “You better watch what you say, or I’ll end up getting punished.”

Nieva couldn’t help herself, she slapped the table and burst into laughter. “Honestly, I’d love to see you in such a situation, Mr. Guerra!”

“Sheesh. I can’t believe that I still have to put up with your insults after looking after your kid for free.”

offend you, but Ms. Thorne is here today. There’s no way you would lose your temper in front

help but chuckle. “Alright, alright, I admit, you’ve done me a huge favor this time.

against Lysander’s. “But honestly, the way you both walked over here just now made you look like a match made in

knew how candid Nieva was and that the latter would speak her mind without hesitation. Thus, she didn’t mind at all. “It’s no

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the case. If it were me and Elio… Hmph, passersby

handed Aurora back to Nieva and said, “Ms. Lionhart, Aurora has been

any trouble or disturb your sleep?”

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that moment, she desired nothing else but to nestle within her mother’s arms, a longing that stemmed from

her. She cast her eyes down and said, “No,

was even more

preparation beforehand had been in

and said, “Oh, I’ve

from the side, noticing her reluctance to part with Aurora. He turned to Nieva and asked, “If I remember

you guys are free, remember to come and help me with Aurora for a few days.” Nieva was delighted to

this

just now that I need help, I’ll still be needing it in the future, Who knows, one day I might just leave her

Nieva cradled Aurora, her eyes filled with the joy of reunion even though they had

a wave of envy rising in her

had been bonding with Aurora for a while when she suddenly remembered something. “Oh,

was referring to

the matter, Lysander was

was.

arrived much earlier than expected. That day, she was noticeably more reserved in both her attire and demeanor. Even her greetings were restrained. However, she deliberately gave Josiah the

out the prepared documents from the

was their first face–to–face meeting, but they had previously communicated over the phone, so there

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