The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 2 Too Keen of a Sixth Sense

Lynn was rather taken aback. “Dr. Thorne, I didn’t expect you to know the patient’s husband.” Lysander took a long, deep stare at the familiar face in front of her. There were hints of bewilderment, surprise, unease, but most of all—concern for the woman inside. Although he seemed to be doing a good job restraining himself, he couldn’t hide the look of distress and urgency on his face. “Are you her…” Lysander glanced into the operating room, “husband?” Lynn interjected, “Yes, that’s him. He’s the one who signed the surgery consent form.”

said, “Don’t worry, the surgery was successful. Both the mother and child are safe. They will need to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation and IV fluids to maintain the pregnancy. If everything goes well, they can be discharged this weekend.” Josiah was visibly relieved. “That’s great.” After a pause, he added, “Lysander, thank you for your hard work.” “It’s nothing. Regardless of whose wife she is, as a doctor, I will do my best to treat her.” Lysander returned to her office, drank a glass of cold water, and took a while to calm down. After about ten minutes, there was a knock on the office door. She heard his voice outside saying, “Lysander, it’s me.” Lysander stood up and went to get the door. Josiah looked better than before, but his eyes were still red, and the furrows between his eyebrows had not completely disappeared. She just noticed now that there were bloodstains on Josiah’s white shirt, the clothes were wrinkled,

of the operating room. If others knew that I was not her husband, no one would be able to sign for her, so saving her life was the priority.” Lysander got the full gist of it, and she felt a little guilty. Silly me. How could Josiah, such a gentle and steadfast person, possibly have an affair? He must have come across the car accident on his way to the company and couldn’t bear to see the pregnant woman in distress, so he hurriedly brought her to the hospital. “Is everything at your company okay? I’m here, so you don’t need to worry about that pregnant woman.” Josiah opened his mouth, seemingly on the fence about something. “Lysander, I…” Lysander asked, “What’s wrong?” In the end, Josiah shook his head. “The company is fine. Are you done with your work? I… I’ll wait for you outside. We can go home together.” After she finished the surgery, the pregnant woman would have nurses taking care of her, so she had nothing else to do. Changing out of her white coat, she took out the prenatal examination report from the drawer, folded it, and put it in her wallet before picking up her bag and leaving. Lysander was already very familiar with Josiah’s white Porsche Cayenne. She saw it at a glance and quickly walked over. From a distance, she could smell a pungent tobacco scent. In the dim light of the night, Josiah’s tall figure leaned against the car window. A small, orange light dot could be seen flickering in the dark. Lysander frowned and walked over, asking, “Why did you start smoking?” Josiah was startled, and the cigarette in his hand fell to the ground. Lysander then noticed that there were already about ten cigarette butts on the ground, all seemingly smoked by him. He was acting a bit out of character today. “What happened exactly?” Josiah shook his head, but there was visible fatigue between his brows. Yet, he still gentlemanly opened the car door for her. “It’s just work stuff. Come on, get in the car.” “Is it serious?” “It’s nothing.” Lysander got into the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt. After a while, Josiah finally got into the car, started the engine, and stepped on the gas pedal. “Stop!” Lysander immediately called out to him. Josiah was startled by her sudden shout. “What’s wrong?” Just as he spoke, they heard a grumbling voice from outside, cursing, “Are you blind? Look where you’re

to pick her up