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.

the lowest step, surrounded by the choking smell of

seemed like he had done quite a bit of mental preparation

a bit of noise with his footsteps as he approached him, 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

cigarette butt into the trash bin before returning

sound incredibly weathered.

heart immediately sank because he suspected that Maverick had actually noticed long ago that

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to cause worry for each other.

He silently waited for Maverick to speak first.

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encounter, Maverick had aged significantly. He let out a long sigh before explaining the reason

be a person of profound thoughts and are inscrutable to others, but when it comes to matters related to Lysa, you are very

had kept hidden even from his wife and daughter. After saying those words, he couldn’t help but let out a self- deprecating

a wave of discomfort

knowingly, then asked, “Does Lysa know about

calm and composed conversation with Josiah.

your attitude toward me changed so suddenly, but

a moment of hesitation, Josiah decided it would be better to keep things under wraps for now.

good that she doesn’t know. Please, don’t ever tell her about my condition. If you find her worrying about me again, or wanting to

replied somberly, “All

in the stairwell didn’t dissipate. The environment only worsened their already

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

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

was midway through his sentence when Maverick cut him off, saying, “No need, I know my own body. quite well. If anything is truly amisk, all previous attempts to cover it up

his decision.

moment before he began to eloquently discuss the