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?”

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

movements through the household chores were smooth and practiced, evidence that his lessons

taken to

Josiah’s earnest demeanor made it difficult for Lysander to be overly critical. Looking to get some sleep, she sighed. “You head to

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only natural that I start learning new skills that

it’s a

y of getting

it’s a

past is past, let’s not bring it

right.” While Josiah engaged in conversation 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

accept that. So after much thought, I can only offer to

washing stacks of

anyone from either of the two companies had seen it, they surely would have doubted their own eyes. When Lysander observed Josiah’s steady movements, she realized there was

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,

but with Martha next door, at least there was a backup

be 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

clear boundaries as possible between the two of them.

theory 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 do

only had he remembered it, but it had also lingered

while, Josiah took the initiative to

Adrian’s example? He might

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

standing there, unmoving, and urged her again. “It’s getting late, you should go back and get some sleep. It’s going to take a while to clean up all this, and there’s no

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