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.”

was taken aback.

not lying to you either.”

together. In the midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp was

remarkably heightened. The heavy pressure on Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of two or three seconds. What

instantly

was overwhelming, not giving her a

the darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow,

but later it turned into a

burning kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last

actions paused

he let out a heavy sigh. “You

don’t

so definitively just

sentence, her punishment for

not immediately dive into the main event. Instead, he

he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out

Josiah was indeed the kind of man who

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

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the main issue.

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

in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not completely indifferent to me

“No!”

it,

her toward

I’ll

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

the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully breaking through her tough

had breached her defenses, he went wild

impossible to resist the onslaught of thoughts in her mind. Her thoughts were a chaotic mess, akin to a 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 the next. She felt like a drowning woman clinging to a single piece of driftwood, unable to die but also unable to reach the shore, left to the mercy of

was set for

the standard ringtone of her phone alarm

dawn already?

the curtains tight so not a shred of light. could penetrate, making it impossible to discern the current

time did you set

in her ears.