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…”

unzip the tent. It’s difficult to talk through the tent, and others might overhear

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

silence, she finally relented and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired?

paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted his eyes, asking, “Are you

gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should

low as he responded,

took a deep breath and resignedly accepted the

than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued

confines of the single–person tent were admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other

the tent. Josiah, showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the

made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with taller people

unperturbed by the inconvenience. “After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities

hard today,”

for formalities at this

then inquired about her sister, “Where is

instinctively glanced outside the tent, concerned that her younger sister might have

hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that I might have been upsetting you.”

felt was becoming increasingly heavy.

seem like she’s slept at all,” he

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

not a bad idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your

attention still fixed on the flickering

remember when you saw the

reason. The drastic change in

their lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp pang of

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