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.”

up. “I just took a

studying her profile, oblivious to what

He had the slight urge to retort but was mostly taken aback. Het gently chided, “Your pun joke is

inquiring, “Tell me

confessed in a low voice, “Actually, I wasn’t entirely lying to you. I

bandaged. “You’re telling me it started bleeding after

wounds weren’t severe enough for you

Lysander was rendered speechless.

anything in particular. I just wanted to come and see you. We’ve been inseparable lately, from the time we spent in Apex City to our stay at the resort. We’ve been together more now than we were when we first got married.

empty and distressing. I just wanted to be with you, even if we don’t talk. You can

hearing that, Lysander fell silent for a

explained further, “I know it was wrong to deceive you.

was at a

of everything, Josiah had helped her a lot, both overtly and covertly. If she were to lose her temper at that moment,

“Josiah.”

“Yes, I’m listening.”

since I planned to take over Thorne Constructions and Energies, you’ve been by my side, assisting

a hum of affirmation. “I have no intention of exploiting gratitude for personal gain. Just like I said before, I won’t pressure you anymore. Our relationship

She calmly lifted the collar of her nightgown, but her arm was still held firmly in his grasp.

is it? Let

toward the coffee table. “My

stretched his other arm to retrieve her phone for

phone and said helplessly, “I haven’t finished going

bother you. You can

there? Aren’t

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

engrossed in her phone, searching for information. Hearing that, she simply replied, “Do as