His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 552 The Final Gamble

Carol spoke rather sentimentally. “Actually, you found her a long time ago.”

“Indeed,” Josiah admitted with a hint of melancholy. “I was too obsessed. I had noticed early on that Lysanne’s temperament had changed since childhood, yet I never doubted it.”

“Mr. Guerra, even though I’m your secretary, as a womarl, I can’t help but feel more sympathy for Mrs.. Guerra.”

“I understand.”

The two had been working together for many years. Without saying much, they both understood each other.

Josiah asked, “Please answer a question from a woman’s perspective for me.”

“Go ahead,” she said.

“Would you still accept me if you were Lysander?”

Carol hesitated for a moment, forcing a laugh. “Mr. Guerra, I’m not your wife. My choices don’t. necessarily align with hers.”

A chill ran through Josiah’s heart. “Okay, I understand.”

Carol heard his dejected tone and wanted to offer comfort. However, while she excelled at handling tasks, providing comfort was something she found quite challenging.

After a brief silence, she heard Josiah ask, “How are things at the hospital?”

Carol had initially planned to share the details with him, and upon hearing his request, truthfully relayed, “After you left with Mrs. Guerra, everything at Thorne Constructions and Energies was fine, except… Ms. Thorne had returned to the hospital.”

Josiah was instantly infuriated. “Is she bothering Mr. Thorne and his family again?”

“She’s here right now at Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s.”

of the line, a testament to Josiah’s effort to suppress his rising anger.

devoid of any trace of emotion, and the undertone of his words

After a glance, she replied, “It’s the same old story. You’ve blocked her path. Her only hope lies in Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s continued pity for her, hoping they

with decent hearing could pick up on the commotion coming from inside. decided to bring me home

to this, Josiah felt a surge of

have someone persuade her to leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If

been spoken than Howard’s furious roar was heard. “What are you trying to do? Leave her alone!”

mother personally: could she truly abandon me without a care? I

go of

voice became urgent. “Mr. Guerra, something seems

of there,” ordered Josiah in

“Okay!”

gathered a few bodyguards and instructed them to escort Lysanne

that even the security guards had been drawn over by the noise. However, none of them dared to approach Lysanne who was by the

unanswered, Lysanne resorted to her usual tactics. She dashed to the balcony. flung open the window, and then

out from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a scene caused a wave of pain to grip her

in time to administer

Lysanne to calm down. His temples were throbbing, and he spoke with a tone of utter disappointment. “If you have even

on oxygen, her complexion remained particularly ghastly. She managed to utter, “How did we end up raising you like

so much so that they couldn’t even shed a

seeing the situation, Lysanne became increasingly unwilling to back down. Her hands tightly grasped the window ledge, fearing she might actually fall. Her voice, however, became

my body get

yet not a single tear fell from her eyes. She seemed full of life and energy as if she could keep going for

of Molly for a while, had a fair understanding of their household situation. Feeling indignant, she interrupted, “Ms. Thorne, please stop talking. Mdm. Molly’s condition isn’t

to fulfill my duties to you in life. So, let’s go together to what lies beyond. You won’t be

afraid others might not hear her, her eyes reddening to the point

it was all for naught. She had