His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 623

Chapter 623 Can We Talk Inside.

At that time, Josiah was entirely committed to Lysander’s well–being, treating her with such careful attention as though she were something precious and fragile. He wouldn’t dream of causing her any upset.

Michelle’s features softened slightly as she responded, “All right, then I’ll go back and check on her.”

“No need, I’ll go. You should head back to sleep. If your sister sees you up this late, she’ll surely worry. I’ll go check on her.” Josiah’s offer came from a place of deep consideration for both sisters‘ well–being.

He was indeed aware of the unusual behavior exhibited by Lysander lately, yet found himself unable to tell Michelle the truth.

Michelle, placing a significant amount of trust in him, nodded and began to retreat. However, she couldn’t help but glance back every few steps, her movements betraying her lingering unease.

Lysander’s tent was directly across from Josiah’s. He approached quietly, crouching at first, hesitating as he listened intently by the side of her tent. Confirming that the soft sounds of crying were still audible, he tentatively tapped on the fabric of the tent

The noise inside stopped abruptly.

A moment later. Lysander queried tentatively, “Who’s there?”

Josiah replied with a gentle exhale, “It’s me.”

“Is there something you need?”

Josiah explained his presence, “Your sister heard you crying and got a bit worried about you, so she sent me to check on you.”

Lysander seemed surprised. “Michelle heard me?”

“Yeah.

“Then did she…”

It’s difficult to talk through the tent, and others

wind at night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the

unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy

briefly catching sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about

simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should go back.”

on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s no need to put

a deep breath and resignedly accepted

could see she looked even more distressed than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid she might

the single–person tent were admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the

for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall frame, the tent was undeniably cramped

commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re

only time we’ll do this.

worked hard today,”

formalities at this hour,” Josiah

then inquired about her sister, “Where

tent, concerned that her younger sister might

heard you crying and is just worried that I might have

burden of responsibility Josiah felt

she’s slept

visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her

at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming over unexpectedly because

nod, her attention still

corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed

Lysander as someone who rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something profoundly upsetting, possibly something as distressing

memory of their lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind,

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