His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 478 Not Completely Indifferent.

He leaned in once more, planting a fierce kiss on the side of Lysander’s neck.

She struggled as if she had been burned, attempting to kick him away with her leg. However, her strength was insufficient, and instead, allowed him the chance to lift half of the blanket off her.

He used his own body to replace the blanket, covering her.

“Guerra Group just received the final payment for a project. It isn’t much, around fifty to sixty million. I don’t plan on investing in any new projects in the near future, so this money can be allocated flexibly,” he

“Why are you telling me this?”

“Investment companies in Harborbrook probably won’t be investing in Daphne’s family business anytime soon as they nearly defaulted on their bank loans. From an investment company’s perspective, that’s a major red flag.”

Josiah looked down at Lysander, his eyes aflame with an unspoken passion. Even his breath carried a scorching heat.

Only a bedside lamp was lit in the entire room, casting orange light on them and subtly enhancing an air of ambiguity between them.

or your

Lysander’s struggling ceased, disbelief lacing her voice as she asked, “So, this is the condition for help:

With a self–deprecating laugh, Josiah said, “It’s not a condition; it’s my sincerity.”

After a considerable pause, Lysander finally asked, “Can I accept just half of your sincerity?”

She wanted the money, but not the person.

Upon understanding what she meant, Josiah raised an eyebrow at her.

Lysander quickly said, “You just mentioned earlier that I could come to you if I’m short on money.”

“All right,” said Josiah. “But my sincerity goes beyond this. You can refuse me as a person for now, but you have to accept everything else.”

Lysander asked skeptically, “What else is there?”

“My heart.”

When Lysander didn’t respond, Josiah added, “Money and my body, or money and my heart, choose one.”

“First, send the money to Daphne. As for your heart… wait until I return this time. I’ll have Lynn get me at surgical scalpel.”

“Don’t play dumb; you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

His gaze was as scorching and sharp as a blade, so much so that she averted her eyes.

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“All right.”

your

“I love you.”

was taken aback.

not lying to you either.”

midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong hand. The entire room instantly plunged into boundless

heightened. The heavy pressure on Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of two or three seconds. What was once the feel of a shirt’s

instantly

her a

no idea how Josiah managed to find her lips so accurately in the darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in

first, it was just a gentle, fleeting taste, but later it turned into a

animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the

paused

let out a heavy sigh. “You don’t love

I don’t love you.”

so definitively

single sentence, her punishment for the night was declared.

did not immediately dive into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and

he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a serious task while

Lysander had to concede that Josiah was indeed the kind of man who was

was forced, it was actually more like him forcing her to accept his services.

evec and anlĝen did

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the main

that lingered

in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not

“No!”

refused to admit it, turning her face

her toward him before he firmly covered her mouth

don’t love me? Then I’ll

a long time since Lysander had done something like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking out in a

end of the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah

breached her defenses, he went wild and let loose.

whirlpool of confusion. One moment she felt cold, the next hot, the sensations fluctuating unpredictably. At times, everything seemed crystal clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos

for

ringtone of her phone alarm sounded, Lysander

dawn

to have a sound sleep the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of light. could penetrate, making

you set your alarm for?”

in her ears.