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?”

you say that you were

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the dishes, he meticulously began cleaning the plates and bowls. He placed them in

the household chores were smooth and practiced, evidence

were taken to

for Lysander to be overly

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need,” he insisted, holding the cloth firmly, not allowing her to help.

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who felt uneasy; I was unsettled too. But now, having finally found the right person, it’s only natural that I

it’s a

y of getting

it’s a

“What’s past is past, let’s not bring it up again.”

the hardest, something I know all too well. Your position at

bulk of the work for you, but knowing your character, you’d never accept that. So after much thought, I can only offer to help with some supporting

began washing

own eyes. When Lysander observed Josiah’s steady movements, she realized there was no risk of him

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 theory and practice, so it might take

long it would take, but with Martha next door, at least there was

not skilled at. If you insist on helping me with the chores, it would be better to leave it to Martha. I’ll cover half the cost of

possible, she still hoped to establish as clear boundaries as possible between the

with conviction. “Today, you told Joseph that it’s never too late to start learning if one is willing. Anything that Adrian can do for you, of course, I can

yet, unexpectedly, not only had he remembered it, but it had also lingered in his

the initiative to

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

was silent in the kitchen. He wiped the water droplets off the cleaned dishes and neatly arranged them on the rack. Only then did he turn around and

and get some sleep. It’s going to take a while to clean up all

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