The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 594 To Start Over With You

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Upon Martha’s reassuring words, Lysander felt a fleeting wave of anxiety about her own kitchen dissipate- as she leaned forward to peek inside. Everything appeared in order, allowing her to release the breath she didn’t realize she was holding.

Josiah found a small measure of solace in Martha’s encouraging comments and decided, “It’s getting quite late and there isn’t much food left. I think I’ll stop the lesson here lol

and handle the cleanup myself.”

“All right then,” Martha responded as she neatly hung her apron back in its usual place. She added, “Mr. Guerra, these things take time; you need to learn them gradually.”

“Thank you,” Josiah said, graciously escorting Martha to the door.

When Josiah swiftly returned to begin clearing the table, Lysander expressed her concern. “Martha isn’t young anymore, and it’s already late. How could you let her go home by herself? I’ll call a car for her.”

While Josiah was busy disposing of the spoiled dishes into the garbage bin, he replied, “No need, she won’t be going back just yet. She’s staying in the guest room next door; I’ve already given her a key.”

Lysander paused, her eyebrows arching in surprise. “She’s staying at your place?”

Mm,” Josiah affirmed, then queried, “Do you mind?”

“Why would I?”

“Because she’s also a woman.”

“She’s a woman in menopause,” Lysander said with a hint of irritation.

Josiah, picking up on her jest, lightened up a bit. “Don’t worry about it,” he reassured, “I’ll handle these tasks. I may not be great at cooking, but I can certainly manage the cleaning”

“Josiah,” Lysander called out.

Josiah paused, still donning his apron, balancing a plate in one hand. His hair was disheveled, and there were streaks on his face–either from soot or sauce, it was hard to tell.

“What’s wrong?”

this… Lysander hesitated, “Didn’t you say that you

over with you,” Josiah confessed.

dishes, he meticulously began cleaning the plates and bowls. He placed them in the sink to soak before returning to wipe down the

smooth

taken to

rude to spurn a friendly person, and Josiah’s earnest demeanor made it difficult for Lysander to be overly critical. Looking to get some sleep,

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But now, having finally found the right person, it’s only natural that I start learning new skills that can help you.

it’s a

y of getting

it’s a

voice soft, “What’s past is past, let’s not bring

with her, he didn’t let his work suffer. Switching topics, he continued, “The early stages of work are always the hardest, something I know all too well. Your position at the company still needs time to stabilize, and your

the work for you, but knowing your character, you’d never accept that. So after

a pair of cleaning gloves. He then began washing stacks of dishes with the same hands

two companies had seen it, they surely would have doubted their own eyes. When Lysander observed Josiah’s steady movements, she realized there was no risk of him worsening things. She simply asked, “So, your

every day after you finish work and return home. However, there is a gap between theory and practice, so it might take some time before we can

how long it would take, but with Martha next door, at least there was a backup plan

at the overflowing trash can and, in an effort to be economical, advised, “Everyone has their own expertise, it’s better not to meddle in areas you’re not skilled at.

possible, she still hoped to establish as clear boundaries

conviction. “Today, you told Joseph that it’s never too late to start learning if one is willing. Anything

had only once restocked her refrigerator, yet, unexpectedly, not only had he remembered it, but it had also lingered in

the initiative to

Should I advise you not to follow Adrian’s example? He might heed advice, but you might not. My

arranged them on the rack. Only then did he turn around and say, “Everything that

you should go back and get some sleep. It’s going to take a while to

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