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.”

your

“I love you.”

taken

to you

chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong

only to return in a matter

man’s presence instantly

overwhelming, not giving her a single chance to catch

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

but later it turned

his burning kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the cage he provided, she said, “Are you going to force

paused momentarily.

let out a heavy sigh. “You don’t

I don’t love

speak so

single sentence, her punishment for the night was

into the main event.

and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a serious task while observing

Lysander had to concede that Josiah was indeed the

it was actually more like him forcing her

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Not

the main

continued his advance, he gently brushed her trembling eyelashes with his fingers, catching the teardrops that lingered

was hoarse in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not completely indifferent to me in

“No!”

to admit it, turning

moment, he had seized her chin, forcibly turning her toward him before he firmly covered her mouth with

I’ll

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

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

he had breached her defenses, he went wild and

resist the onslaught of thoughts in her mind. Her thoughts were a chaotic mess, akin to a whirlpool of confusion. One moment she felt cold, the next hot, the sensations fluctuating unpredictably. At times, everything seemed crystal clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next.

was set for six in the

the standard ringtone of her phone alarm

dawn already?

curtains tight so not

set your alarm for?”

voice echoed in her ears.