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 heart-”

“I love you.”

was taken aback.

to you either.”

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

to return in a matter of two or three

presence instantly enveloped her completely.

her a single chance to catch her breath.

Josiah managed to find her lips so accurately in the darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in advance, pressing it against his own chest, all while seemingly blind to his surroundings.

but later it turned into a strong, relentless

managed to break free from his burning kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last

actions paused

heavy sigh.

right. I don’t love

speak so definitively just yet.”

that single sentence, her punishment for the night was declared.

not immediately dive into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly

was driven to the brink of madness by his hands and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a

had to concede that Josiah was indeed the kind of man who was quite

it was actually more like him forcing her to accept his

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

the darkness. “Actually, you’re not completely indifferent

“No!”

admit it, turning her face

had seized her chin, forcibly turning her toward him before

I’ll

couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking out in a sweat. The

the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully breaking through her tough exterior.

had breached her defenses, he

only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next. She felt like a drowning woman clinging to a single piece

alarm was set for six in the morning.

the standard ringtone of her phone alarm sounded,

dawn

drawn the curtains tight so not a shred

you set your alarm for?”

in