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.

was sitting on the lowest step, surrounded by the choking smell of smoke. The ground was littered

quite a bit of mental preparation before calling

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

tossed the cigarette butt into the trash bin before

incredibly

sank because he suspected that Maverick had actually noticed long ago that he and Lysander had

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cause worry

did not respond. He silently waited for Maverick

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let out a long sigh before explaining the reason he

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? It has been quite an

he would admit to Josiah the things he had kept hidden even from his

Josiah also felt a wave of discomfort

nodded knowingly, then asked, “Does Lysa know about it already?”

Josiah divorced, this was the first time Maverick had a calm and composed conversation

toward me changed so suddenly, but she’s still

decided it would be better to keep things under wraps for

Please, don’t ever tell her about my condition. If you find her worrying about me again, or wanting to go to the hospital to

“All

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

family with the aggressive and irritable temperament he once had. Simply sitting here and smoking for a

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

need, I know my own body. quite well. If anything is truly amisk, all previous attempts to cover it up would have been in

respected his decision.

moment before he began to eloquently discuss