His Beloved Ex-Wife

“I’m fine. Josiah said, stealing a glance at her guiltily. “What about you? Are you okay?”

Lysander quickly scooped the cat into her arms, picking up the tangled ball of yarn in the process. She then tossed it all into the trash bin harm.”

“In the future, you shouldn’t buy such toys for pets that can easily cause It

Josiah nodded emphatically. “He didn’t think things through.”

Lysander glanced at him. It was quite clear who the “he” that Josiah was referring to.

However, Josiah suddenly felt that something was amiss.

“It’s hard to say. He might have done it on purpose. The balls that puppies usually play with are typically made of rubber. Who would buy a yarn ball for a dog?”

Lysander remained silent.

Uncertain about Lysander’s stance, Josiah timidly asked, “Are you really okay?”

The fall Lysander had just taken was indeed quite, sudden. Her face had landed directly onto his chest, and he could still feel a faint ache there. Lysander was likely in more pain than he was from the fall.

With these thoughts, he rose to his feet and took two strides toward her to grip her arm. “Let me see your face.”

Lysander turned her face sideways. “I’m fine.”

Josiah gently grasped her chin, turning her face back toward him. He studied her features closely for at moment, his furrowed brow easing slightly. “You look fine. There’s no swelling.”

Lysander fell silent for a moment.

“I’m not swollen either.”

“I just took a fall. Of course, I’m not

profile, oblivious to what she

what she meant. He had the slight urge to retort but was mostly taken

his hand away, softly inquiring, “Tell me honestly.

knew he couldn’t hide the truth from her. He took a deep breath and confessed in a low voice, “Actually, I wasn’t entirely lying to you. I forgot about the wound on my head when I was taking a shower and ended up getting it wet. I only realized when it started

just bandaged. “You’re telling

was afraid my wounds weren’t severe enough for

Lysander was rendered speechless.

you. We’ve been inseparable lately, from the time we spent in Apex City

by my side. When I’m alone in our room, it feels empty and distressing. I just wanted to be with you, even if we don’t talk. You can

Lysander fell silent for

know it was wrong to

at a

If she were to lose her temper at that moment, her reaction would resemble someone

“Josiah.”

“Yes, I’m listening.”

Energies, you’ve been by my side, assisting

I won’t pressure you anymore. Our relationship can

getting a bit weary. She calmly lifted the collar of her nightgown, but

Josiah asked her, “What is it? Let

glanced toward the coffee table.

forward, be stretched his other arm to retrieve her phone for her and said, “Here

helplessly, “I haven’t finished going through the documents.

You can just

just going to sit there? Aren’t

and asked, “You make a good point. Can I watch. the television, then? I’ll

information. Hearing that, she simply replied, “Do as