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.”

why, your

“I love you.”

taken aback.

to you either.”

moment, the white bathrobe and the belt fell to the ground together. In the midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong hand. The entire room instantly plunged into boundless darkness.

was no longer an option, the sense of touch became remarkably 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 fabric had now

presence instantly enveloped

giving her a single chance to catch her breath.

alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in advance, pressing it against his own chest, all while seemingly blind to his

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

kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the cage he provided, she said,

actions paused

he let out a heavy sigh. “You

right. I don’t love you.”

not speak so definitively just yet.”

single sentence, her punishment for the night was

dive into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and

by his hands and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a serious task while observing

to concede that Josiah was indeed the kind of man

was actually more like him

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he continued his advance, he gently brushed her trembling eyelashes with his fingers, catching the teardrops that lingered at the corners of her eyes, before rubbing them away with the tips of his

was hoarse in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not completely indifferent to me in certain situations, are you?”

“No!”

refused to admit it, turning

chin, forcibly turning her toward him before he firmly covered her mouth with

I’ll continue

done something like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking out in a sweat. The beads of

long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully breaking through her tough exterior.

defenses, he went wild

crystal clear, only to be swallowed by

was set for six in the morning.

ringtone of her phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment

it dawn already?

effort to have a sound sleep the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of

set your

echoed in her