The Charming Ex-Wife

The Charming Ex–Wife.

Chapter 615 I Do Not Want Her To Be Sad

A flicker of pain flashed across Lysander’s forehead.

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It was precisely because she understood so well that she wavered over time. She wanted to grasp the last fleeting hope like an ordinary person who hadn’t studied medicine.

Josiah didn’t utter another word. He just quietly stayed by her side.

At times like these, no one but herself could pull her out of her emotional turmoil.

The serene ambiance in the room was only broken when Josiah received a phone call. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call in front of Lysander. “Mr. Maverick.”

Lysander quickly looked over.

Josiah was holding his phone with a serious expression. After a brief moment, he said, “All right, please wait a moment. I’ll be right there.”

Judging from Josiah’s defensive attitude, it could not have been Howard.

Lysander became anxious first. “What does my father want with you?”

“I’m not sure either.” Josiah shook his head, his voice gentle and soothing. “He doesn’t know that I’m with you right now. He says he wants to talk privately with me. Don’t worry, if anything comes up, I’ll definitely let you know.”

Recalling the secret that Maverick had painstakingly concealed, Lysander didn’t have the heart to expose it. She halted in her tracks and said, “All right.”

Josiah swiftly walked out, but he gently closed the door behind her as if he didn’t want to make even the slightest sound.

He headed straight for the staircase at the end of the corridor. On the most secluded part of the first floor, he found Maverick.

choking smell of smoke. The ground was littered with cigarette butts.

quite a bit of

then casually sat down beside him on the step. “Mr. Maverick, I know I shouldn’t be the one to say this as I’m the junior here, but you’re smoking way too much. It’s not good for your health,” Josiah advised

butt into the trash bin before returning to his seat. He

sound incredibly

he suspected that Maverick had actually noticed long ago that

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worry

not respond. He silently waited for Maverick to speak first.

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He let out a long sigh

this morning. You might be a person of profound thoughts and are inscrutable to others, but when it comes to matters related to Lysa, you are very sincere. You must have realized that my health hast been jeopardized, haven’t you?

come a day when he would admit to Josiah the things he had kept hidden even from his wife and daughter. After saying those words, he couldn’t

also felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. He nodded, acknowledging

then asked, “Does Lysa know about

Maverick had a calm and composed conversation with Josiah. One had no choice but

attitude toward me changed so suddenly,

Josiah decided it would be better to keep things under

about me again, or wanting to go to the hospital to inquire about my condition, find a way to stop her.

replied somberly, “All right,

smoke in the stairwell didn’t dissipate. The environment only worsened their already gloomy moods. Yet, neither thought

energy to protect his family with the aggressive and irritable temperament he once had. Simply sitting here and smoking for a while caused his chest

said to Maverick, “There’s a doctor over here, Mr. Maverick, let me

body. quite well. If anything is truly

respected his decision.

Maverick paused for a moment before he began to eloquently discuss the matter