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.”

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

in a matter of two or three seconds. What was once

man’s presence instantly enveloped her

giving her a single chance to catch

alone perceive her feeble resistance. Somehow, he had managed to grasp her hand in advance, pressing it against his own chest, all while seemingly

fleeting taste, but later it turned into a

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

actions paused momentarily.

a heavy sigh.

right. I don’t love you.”

speak so definitively just

punishment for the night was

main event. Instead, he was exceedingly tender and affectionate.

lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out

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

forced, it was actually more like him forcing her

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the main issue.

advance, he 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 tips of his fingers.

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

“No!”

to admit it, turning her

the next moment, he had seized her chin, forcibly turning her toward him before he firmly covered her

love me? Then I’ll continue

she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking out in a sweat. The beads of perspiration dripped onto her chest, scattering in different directions.

the end of the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained his past memories, skillfully

had breached her defenses, he

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

was set for six in the morning.

phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment

dawn

an effort to have a sound sleep the night before, she had drawn the curtains tight so not a shred of

did you set your

voice echoed in her