The Charming Ex-Wife

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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?”

say that you were content with keeping things as

to start over with you,” Josiah confessed.

He placed them in

movements through the household chores were smooth and practiced, evidence

were taken to

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

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he insisted, holding the cloth firmly, not

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wrong person, and it wasn’t just you who felt uneasy; I was unsettled too. But now, having finally found the right person, it’s only

it’s a

y of getting

it’s a

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

I know all too well. Your position at the company still needs time to stabilize, and your

character, you’d never accept that.

a pair of cleaning gloves. He then began washing stacks of dishes with the same hands he used to sign documents and type on the keyboard at work.

Lysander observed Josiah’s steady movements, she realized there was no

earnestly. “In line with my original intention, I wanted you to be able to enjoy delicious and nutritious meals every day after you finish work and return home. However, there is a gap between

how long it would take, but with Martha next door,

economical, advised, “Everyone has their own expertise, it’s better not to meddle in areas you’re not skilled at. If you insist on helping me with the chores, it

to establish as clear boundaries as possible between the two of

He wasn’t sure where this confidence came from, but he spoke about his theory with conviction. “Today, you told

only once restocked her refrigerator, yet, unexpectedly, not only had he

Josiah took the initiative to ask,

say? Should I advise you not to follow Adrian’s example? He might heed advice, but you might not. My words would probably fall on deaf ears.”

then did he turn around and say, “Everything that he

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

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