The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 512 Our Care

Daphne grew increasingly annoyed as she dwelled on the matter, shooting daggers at Josiah.

Tension filled the air.

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Josiah heard everything, yet showed no intention of retorting. In fact, he didn’t even seem fazed, simply gazing in Lysander’s direction.

Lysander secretly tugged at Daphne’s arm. “It’s not what you think. I’ll explain it all to you in a bit.”

“Is there more to the story?”

“Yeah, it’s somewhat complicated”

“I didn’t touch a single penny of that fifty million, ready to return it to him at any moment. I would never give him the opportunity to blackmail you into doing something you’re unwilling to do.”

“It’s not about the money.” Lysander glanced at Josiah, her tone softening. “Daphne doesn’t know about Ms. Lionhart’s situation. I’ll talk to her later.”

He nodded. “She’s standing up for you. I understand.”

Lysander chuckled drily and nodded as Daphne pulled her aside, whispering in her car, “What’s going on between you and Josiah? Did he do anything to you when you went to Apex City?”

Lysander averted her gaze sheepishly. “No.”

“Figures. I heard his fiancée went with him. He wouldn’t dare do anything to you in her presence.”

Lysander hummed in response, frowning. “Things are already pretty chaotic. Why’d you bring Dr. Sutton here, too?”

are friends. It’s fine if you don’t accept him, but I can’t

that he came here for me, nor do I have the right to

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reassuringly, “Don’t worry, Adrian’s not the relentless type. You’re still single, so of course he’s hopeful. I’m sure he’ll give up once you find

Lysander reluctantly nodded.

Aurora instead. “By the way, whose child is this? Where

people present looked like they

friend. Her mother went hiking and won’t be back for a couple of

and he arched his brow, his initially indifferent expression giving way to a warm smile much like the

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someone else. It’s one thing to leave the baby with you, but to Josiah… Does

“Let’s put the baby’s matter aside. How’s it going with that trump

came. Besides visiting you, I’m here to look for someone. Whether

was piqued. “Who are you looking for? Is she

especially in the venture capital circle. I heard that the Lionhart family’s young lady has been vacationing here recently, so I thought I’d try to find her. My grandma had some connections with their family’s older generation back in the

Hofcaster?” Lysander’s eyes widened in surprise. What are the odds? I just

away, and my grandma is not that close to them. Ms. Lionhart might not even know about the older generation’s affairs. I

all the information aligning perfectly, it was clear that the Lionhart family Daphne referred

couldn’t help but

“You’ve

be worse. If only you had come an hour

Nieva Lionhart, right? She’s the mother of the baby,” Lysander said, offering advice. “She’ll probably come back from her hiking trip a few days later. Everhart Corporation’s situation is stable for

on Nieva’s help, she had no other choice but to wait for

that Nieva had gone hiking. “How can I not be worried? Opportunities like this are rare. If I miss it this time, there might not

it’s odd that she suddenly came here and chose