His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 497 Unable To Pay The Equivalent Price.

As Josiah’s words fell, the room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Lysander widened her eyes, staring at Josiah’s prominent features for a good while before she managed to suppress the anger on her face.

She recalled the little girl she had seen at the airport earlier that day, sitting atop a suitcase under her father’s watchful protection. Josiah had observed her for quite some time.

“You… Lysander felt a lump in her throat. “Why don’t you find a woman then? With your charm, Mr. Guerra, many women are willing to have your children.”

Josiah stared at her. “I want you to give me a child.”

He noticed that Lysander’s hand, hanging by her side, had clenched into a tight fist. A trace of pain flashed across her face.

She had said that too many obstacles stood between them at Apex City’s hospital.

However, the fact remained that he could compensate her a thousand times over for all his past experiences with Lysanne.

Yet, he knew very well that none of those were the greatest torment in Lysander’s heart.

The one thing that could always crumble her defenses was the topic of children.

When he saw the page filled with “I’m sorry” in her cherished diary, he understood how much she was suffering inside.

At first glance. Lysander appeared to be an obedient girl, her usual demeanor leaning toward the gentle sider Yet, deep down, she harbored a streak of stubborn tenacity.

The child was the deepest scar in her heart. Although it seemed to have healed on the surface, peeling back the thin scab would reveal the wound still festering within.

That child would forever remain a barrier between the two of them.

Josiah sighed, his demeanor becoming increasingly composed. “I truly yearn for a child, very deeply.”

Lysander inhaled sharply, gripping the edge of the tea table as she retorted, “But what does this have to do with me?”

A hint of sadness was evident in Josiah’s gaze. “I want her to come back,” he said.

well aware of who

“Are you

have been a taboo between

better left unmentioned. Once brought up, it was like a double–edged mallet, sharp beyond

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caught Josialf’s words, her expression changing dramatically. “Are you mad or sick? You dragged me here in the middle of the night merely to say this? What do you take me for? A surrogate mother? A childbearing machine? If you want a child, it’s easy. Just lift a finger, and a swarm of women will fight to give you one!

Josiah’s Adam’s apple bobbed violently, a complex mix of emotions simmering

managed to frighten Lysander.

“I’m sorry.”

stood up with her, intending to move closer before explaining, but she forcefully pushed

step back slightly. “But we have to overcome this hurdle, right?”

“I won’t be able to, not in this

eerily quiet. Even if one strained their ears to listen, all they could hear was the sound of the wind rustling

her back, choosing not to look at him

“Lysander.”

shoulder this responsibility, I will. If I can’t, I’ll stay with Molly in

was rendered speechless.

see you right now,”

He took the initiative to excuse himself, saying, “I live next door. If

“Show yourself out.”

care of your health right now. So, rest first, at least for the time being. I won’t let you overwork yourself. I’ll handle Thorne Constructions

and I can’t afford the equivalent price, so I wouldn’t dare to trouble you, Mr. Guerra.”

pocket began to ring. Seeing that the call was from Carol, he

the wrong. I shouldn’t have brought up the

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