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.”

the other end of the line, a testament to Josiah’s effort to suppress his rising anger. When he finally

flat, devoid of any trace of emotion, and the

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 might grant her a bit more of their wealth. She’s causing quite a fuss.”

the spectacle. The door to the patient’s room was wide open, and anyone with decent hearing could pick up on the commotion coming from inside. decided to bring me home and raise me. I didn’t even have my own name, and I had to use your biological daughter’s. You never loved me. You only saw me as a replacement for

felt a surge of anger welling up

should have someone persuade her to leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If she continues to create such a fuss, I’m afraid it might

furious roar was heard. “What are you trying to do? Leave

needed to ask my mother personally: could she truly abandon me without a

go of

became urgent. “Mr. Guerra, something seems

ordered Josiah in a chilling

“Okay!”

Instead, she immediately gathered a few bodyguards and instructed them to escort Lysanne

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

flung open the window, and then sat down

passing out from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a

arrived just in time to administer oxygen to her, preventing

and he spoke with a tone of utter disappointment. “If you have even the slightest regard for all we’ve done to raise

incessantly. Despite being on oxygen, her complexion remained particularly ghastly. She managed

so much so that

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,

Watch my body get torn to pieces, my

much, yet not a single tear fell from her eyes. She

understanding of their household situation.

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

though she was afraid others might not hear her, her eyes reddening to the point of almost bleeding due

now it was all for naught. She had