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 aback.

to

of the chaos, the bedside lamp was turned off by

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

presence instantly enveloped her completely.

overwhelming, not giving her a single chance

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

but later it turned into a strong,

trapped animal fighting for its last shred of freedom in the cage he

actions paused

heavy sigh. “You don’t love me.”

don’t love

so

her punishment for the night was

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

brink of madness by his hands and lips. Yet, he remained unhurried and calm, as if he was carrying out a

the kind of man

more like him forcing her

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the main issue.

catching the teardrops that

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

“No!”

it, turning her

moment, he had seized her chin, forcibly turning her

me? Then I’ll

had done something like this. At first, she couldn’t adapt at all. Josiah endured, breaking

of the day, they were a long–married couple. Josiah

defenses, he went wild and let loose.

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

for six in the morning.

ringtone of her phone alarm sounded, Lysander had a

dawn already?

the curtains tight so not a shred of light. could penetrate, making it impossible to discern the

did you set your alarm

voice echoed in