His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 9 Divorce, Maybe?

from the pillow. After browsing through it for a while, he tiptoed to the balcony. Lysander who was sleeping with her back to the balcony slowly opened her eyes. Her sleep was always light, especially when someone approached her. Just as Josiah retrieved the phone from the pillow and began to browse through it, she woke up. Suddenly, a faint smell of tobacco came from the balcony. It reminded her that Josiah smoked and used to do it a lot as well However, he had never smoked once during the last three years. There wasn’t even an ashtray at home. But since Lysanne returned, she had already caught him smoking three times in the last few days. Soon, she heard a faint voice coming from the balcony. It was Josiah talking to Lysanne, “I really was just taking a shower. I just saw your message.” “You’re overthinking it. Lysander didn’t mean to show off to you.” “No, she wouldn’t do that. She’s actually a good person. Although she doesn’t talk much, she has a good heart.” “Okay. Okay. I believe you. Is that not enough? Please don’t cry, okay? It’s not good for the baby if you cry.” “Alright, wait a moment. I’ll change my clothes and come down.” He hung up the phone, returned to the bedroom, and was startled to see Lysander sitting by, “Did I wake you up?” She shook her head. “I felt a little cold.” “Oh, I forgot to close the balcony door just now. Sorry.” “Why did you go to the balcony? Hasn’t the smell of alcohol dissipated yet?” Josiah tightened his fingers holding the phone and said, “I received a call from the company. I was afraid of waking you up, so I went to the balcony. Have you… been awake for a long time?” “I just woke up and saw you come back. Is everything okay with the company?” Lysander asked. “It’s fine,” he said. “Go back to sleep. I’ll go out for a bit.” “Josiah.” “Yes?” Lysander raised her head and merely looked into his eyes silently. He felt a bit awkward under her gaze and asked with an awkward chuckle. “What’s wrong?” She withdrew her gaze and said lightly, “Miss Thorne seems to have something to tell you. I promised her to pass on the message.” Josiah was taken aback for a moment before nodding. “Okay. I got it.” “Aren’t you going to call her back?” He hesitated for a moment and didn’t answer directly but said, “Get some rest. You’ve been too tired lately. I’ll give you a shoulder massage when I have the chance.” She smiled at that. “Okay.” He watched as she lay down and closed her eyes before gently tucking her in. Then, he changed his clothes and went downstairs. After a few minutes, the sound of a woman sobbing downstairs could be heard, followed by the sound of a car leaving. Lysander stood by the floor-to-ceiling