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.”

was taken aback.

lying to you

the chaos,

of touch became remarkably heightened. The heavy pressure on Lysander lifted, only to return in a matter of two or

instantly

her a single

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

fleeting taste, but later it

then, like a trapped animal fighting for its last shred

paused

let out a heavy sigh. “You don’t love

right. I don’t love

speak so

her punishment

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

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

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

it was actually more like

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the main issue.

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

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

“No!”

refused to admit it, turning her face

chin, forcibly turning her toward him before

me? Then I’ll

long 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

were a long–married couple. Josiah quickly regained

he had breached her defenses, he

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 felt like a drowning woman clinging to a single piece of driftwood, unable to die but also unable

set for six in the

phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a moment

dawn already?

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

you set

echoed in