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

lying to you

the belt fell to the ground together. In the midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp

on Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of

instantly enveloped her completely.

not giving her a single chance to catch her breath.

so accurately in the darkness, let alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had

taste, but later it turned into a strong, relentless

burning kiss, then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the cage

actions paused momentarily.

heavy sigh. “You don’t love

right. I don’t

not speak so definitively just yet.”

single sentence, her punishment for the night

immediately dive into the main event. Instead, he was exceedingly

Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a serious task

indeed the kind of man who was quite

more like him forcing her to accept

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main issue.

eyelashes with his fingers, catching the teardrops that lingered at the corners of her

hoarse in the darkness. “Actually, you’re not completely indifferent to me in certain situations, are you?”

“No!”

to admit it, turning

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

me? Then I’ll continue

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

the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his

he had breached her defenses, he

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. She

alarm was set for six in the morning.

alarm sounded, Lysander had a

it dawn already?

tight so not a shred of light. could penetrate, making

time did you set your alarm for?”

voice echoed in her