Chapter 514 Strike Where It Hurts Most

Aiden, seated in the middle, had just nervously taken a sip of coffee when he nearly choked and coughed Adrian, however, nodded calmly. “Does Lysander know about that?”

Josiah maintained his composure, his eyes narrowed condescendingly. “For now, I’m the only one trying to salvage this relationship. She knows what I want.”

“Which means she hasn’t agreed to getting back together with you, right?” asked Adrian.

Josiah took a sip of his coffee and said quietly, “Yes, for now.”

Adrian scoffed. “That’s what you wanted to tell me? You and I both understand Lysander’s personality well. She’s an assertive person, not someone you can get back together with just because you want to.”

“You don’t have to worry about that, Dr. Sutton. Whether or not Lysander and I get back together is none of your business.”

“But as long as you two aren’t back together, Lysander is technically single, I may not pursue her, but we’re still friends, not to mention colleagues who work well with each other-”

“She and I used to have a child.”

A brief silence ensued..

Josiah continued, “We share the pain of losing that child, and that’s something we have in common.”

“So what? Lysander will only resent you for that.”

Josiah smirked. “Even hatred is better than having no feelings at all, Dr. Sutton. At least she harbors some resentment toward me, but as for you, no matter how much effort you put in, you’ll only ever be a colleague to her.”

Aiden didn’t even dare to breathe, anxiously taking another sip of coffee and observing both their reactions without knowing what the coffee tasted like.

Josiah, taking control of the situation, remained calm and composed.

“She bore no resentment toward me, so she’s not particularly averse to me. If she ever needs someone to spend her life with in the future, I’m a viable option. After all, her previous marriage to you wasn’t out of love, so we’re all starting from scratch when it comes to developing feelings. Who’s to say I don’t stand at chance?”

“You don’t.” Josiah chuckled and corrected him confidently. “Because I’m here.”

expected him to show such confidence. “Mr. Guerra, I need to remind you once again that if you’re thinking of getting back together with Lysander, using the term ‘reconciliation‘

not your place to define what’s going on between us.”

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Strike Where It Hurts

for a moment, startling Aiden. Aiden’s face turned pale, and he wanted to say something but couldn’t come up with an appropriate

then,

“The baby just talked! Is she feeling uncomfortable? Josiah, why don’t you

into laughter and grip his fingers, playing with them

toy. “Here you go. Why don’t we play with this

okay, it doesn’t hurt. She’s too smart

the edge of

of losing that child will be with

now is to maintain the status quo with Lysander. That’s what I told her myself, and she didn’t

bad I don’t think Adrian’s happy

collected, retorted defiantly, “If the status quo you’re referring to involves you supporting Lysander in establishing a firm foothold in the business world, then I

didn’t immediately object.”

he added, “I heard that you tried helping, too, but it

rivals. One can just strike

for a few seconds.

was once

be her lover, but he was the indispensable anesthesiologist in the operating

partner.

him, that was his advantage

“The thought of Lysander never returning to the operating room fills met with genuine regret. Mr. Guerra, do

him countless times

outstanding gynecologist. She aimed to keep every expecting mother safe and ensure that each baby arrived in

him that society had significantly improved compared to the past, yet

Balance:

128 +0

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