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.”

taken

to you either.”

ground together. In the midst of the chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by a slender, strong hand. The entire room instantly

an option, the sense of touch became remarkably heightened. The heavy pressure on Lysander lifted, only to return 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.

presence instantly

not giving her a

Somehow, he had managed to grasp

taste, but

a trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the cage he provided, she said, “Are you going to force me?”

paused

let out a heavy sigh. “You don’t

I don’t love

speak so

punishment

event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and

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

that Josiah was indeed the kind of man who was quite attentive in bed.

it was forced, it was actually more like him forcing her to accept his

and anlĝen did Incish finally ler

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main issue.

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

you’re not completely indifferent to me in

“No!”

admit it, turning

forcibly turning her toward him before he

love me? Then I’ll

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

a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained

he had breached her defenses, he went wild and let

sensations fluctuating unpredictably. At times, everything seemed crystal clear, only to be swallowed by boundless chaos the next. She felt like a

was set for six in the morning.

standard ringtone of her phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment of

dawn

the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of light. could penetrate, making it impossible to discern the

set

in