The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 552 The Final Gamble

Carol spoke rather sentimentally. “Actually, you found her a long time ago.”

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“Indeed,” Josiah admitted with a hint of melancholy. “I was too obsessed. I had noticed early on that Lysanne’s temperament had changed since childhood, yet I never doubted it.”

“Mr. Guerra, even though I’m your secretary, as a womarl, I can’t help but feel more sympathy for Mrs.. Guerra.”

“I understand.”

The two had been working together for many years. Without saying much, they both understood each other.

Josiah asked, “Please answer a question from a woman’s perspective for me.”

“Go ahead,” she said.

“Would you

still accept me if you were Lysander?”

Carol hesitated for a moment, forcing a laugh. “Mr. Guerra, I’m not your wife. My choices don’t. necessarily align with hers.”

A chill ran through Josiah’s heart. “Okay, I understand.”

Carol heard his dejected tone and wanted to offer comfort. However, while she excelled at handling tasks, providing comfort was something she found quite challenging.

After a brief silence, she heard Josiah ask, “How are things at the hospital?”

Carol had initially planned to share the details with him, and upon hearing his request, truthfully relayed, “After you left with Mrs. Guerra, everything at Thorne Constructions and Energies was fine, except… Ms. Thorne had returned to the hospital.”

Josiah was instantly infuriated. “Is she bothering Mr. Thorne and his family again?”

“She’s here right now at Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s.”

A brief silence echoed from the other end of the line, a testament to Josiah’s effort to suppress his rising anger. When he finally spoke, his voice had turned considerably colder. “What is she planning to do this

time?”

devoid of any trace of emotion, and the undertone of his words hinted at a

her path. Her only hope lies in

her, drawn in by the spectacle. The door to the patient’s room

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your biological daughter’s. You never loved me. You only saw

surge of anger

someone persuade her to leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If she continues to create such a fuss, I’m afraid it

words been spoken than Howard’s furious roar was heard. “What are you trying to do? Leave her

my mother personally: could she truly abandon me without a care? I wanted to

go of me now-

“Mr. Guerra, something seems to be amiss.”

there,” ordered Josiah

“Okay!”

the phone. Instead, she immediately gathered a few bodyguards and

that even the security guards had been drawn over by the noise. However, none of them dared to approach Lysanne

went unanswered, Lysanne resorted to her usual tactics. She dashed to the balcony. flung open the window, and then sat

already on the verge of passing out from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a scene caused a wave of

in time to administer oxygen to her,

and he spoke with a tone of utter disappointment. “If you have even the slightest regard for all we’ve done to raise you, then stop this

propped up in her sickbed, one hand clutching her chest, the other trembling incessantly. Despite being on oxygen, her complexion remained particularly ghastly. She managed to

their past actions, so much so that they couldn’t even

hands tightly grasped the window ledge, fearing she might actually fall. Her voice, however, became even

the guts, then watch me die! Watch my body get

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and on, saying so much, yet not a single tear fell from her eyes. She seemed full of life and energy as if she could keep going for half a

had a fair understanding of their household situation. Feeling

to fulfill my duties to you in life. So, let’s go together to what lies

she was afraid others might not hear her, her

now it was all for naught. She had to at least secure a

the hospital room door was initially lost in confusion. However, as they gradually understood the

so why the favoritism? All is dear, and even if there’s a preference, it