The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 478 Not Completely Indifferent.

He leaned in once more, planting a fierce kiss on the side of Lysander’s neck.

She struggled as if she had been burned, attempting to kick him away with her leg. However, her strength was insufficient, and instead, allowed him the chance to lift half of the blanket off her.

He used his own body to replace the blanket, covering her.

“Guerra Group just received the final payment for a project. It isn’t much, around fifty to sixty million. I don’t plan on investing in any new projects in the near future, so this money can be allocated flexibly,” he

“Why are you telling me this?”

“Investment companies in Harborbrook probably won’t be investing in Daphne’s family business anytime soon as they nearly defaulted on their bank loans. From an investment company’s perspective, that’s a major red flag.”

Josiah looked down at Lysander, his eyes aflame with an unspoken passion. Even his breath carried a scorching heat.

Only a bedside lamp was lit in the entire room, casting orange light on them and subtly enhancing an air of ambiguity between them.

or your

Lysander’s struggling ceased, disbelief lacing her voice as she asked, “So, this is the condition for help:

With a self–deprecating laugh, Josiah said, “It’s not a condition; it’s my sincerity.”

After a considerable pause, Lysander finally asked, “Can I accept just half of your sincerity?”

She wanted the money, but not the person.

Upon understanding what she meant, Josiah raised an eyebrow at her.

Lysander quickly said, “You just mentioned earlier that I could come to you if I’m short on money.”

“All right,” said Josiah. “But my sincerity goes beyond this. You can refuse me as a person for now, but you have to accept everything else.”

Lysander asked skeptically, “What else is there?”

“My heart.”

When Lysander didn’t respond, Josiah added, “Money and my body, or money and my heart, choose one.”

“First, send the money to Daphne. As for your heart… wait until I return this time. I’ll have Lynn get me at surgical scalpel.”

“Don’t play dumb; you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

His gaze was as scorching and sharp as a blade, so much so that she averted her eyes.

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“All right.”

why, your

“I love you.”

taken aback.

to you

belt fell to the ground together. In the midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong hand. The

in a matter of two or three seconds. What was once the feel of a shirt’s fabric had now turned into burning–hot skin.

man’s presence instantly enveloped her completely.

was overwhelming, not giving her a single chance to

let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had

fleeting taste, but later it turned into a strong,

its last shred of freedom in the cage he provided, she

paused

heavy sigh. “You

right. I don’t love you.”

not speak so

single sentence, her punishment

event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and affectionate.

his hands and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm,

indeed the kind

it was actually more like him forcing

tears welled un in I wander’s evec and anlĝen did Incish finally ler her he finally

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the main issue.

eyelashes with his fingers, catching the teardrops that lingered at the corners of her eyes, before rubbing them

you’re not

“No!”

admit it, turning her

forcibly turning her toward him before he firmly covered her mouth with

Then I’ll continue

done something like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking out in a sweat. The beads of

couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully breaking through her tough

had breached her defenses, he went wild and let

unpredictably. At times, everything seemed crystal clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next. She felt like a drowning woman clinging to a single piece of driftwood, unable to die but also unable to reach the shore, left

for six in

of her phone alarm sounded, Lysander

it dawn

a sound sleep the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a

did you set your

in