The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 514 Strike Where It Hurts Most

Aiden, seated in the middle, had just nervously taken a sip of coffee when he nearly choked and coughed Adrian, however, nodded calmly. “Does Lysander know about that?”

Josiah maintained his composure, his eyes narrowed condescendingly. “For now, I’m the only one trying to salvage this relationship. She knows what I want.”

“Which means she hasn’t agreed to getting back together with you, right?” asked Adrian.

Josiah took a sip of his coffee and said quietly, “Yes, for now.”

Adrian scoffed. “That’s what you wanted to tell me? You and I both understand Lysander’s personality well. She’s an assertive person, not someone you can get back together with just because you want to.”

“You don’t have to worry about that, Dr. Sutton. Whether or not Lysander and I get back together is none of your business.”

“But as long as you two aren’t back together, Lysander is technically single, I may not pursue her, but we’re still friends, not to mention colleagues who work well with each other-”

“She and I used to have a child.”

A brief silence ensued..

Josiah continued, “We share the pain of losing that child, and that’s something we have in common.”

“So what? Lysander will only resent you for that.”

Josiah smirked. “Even hatred is better than having no feelings at all, Dr. Sutton. At least she harbors some resentment toward me, but as for you, no matter how much effort you put in, you’ll only ever be a colleague to her.”

Aiden didn’t even dare to breathe, anxiously taking another sip of coffee and observing both their reactions without knowing what the coffee tasted like.

Josiah, taking control of the situation, remained calm and composed.

“She bore no resentment toward me, so she’s not particularly averse to me. If she ever needs someone to spend her life with in the future, I’m a viable option. After all, her previous marriage to you wasn’t out of love, so we’re all starting from scratch when it comes to developing feelings. Who’s to say I don’t stand at chance?”

“You don’t.” Josiah chuckled and corrected him confidently. “Because I’m here.”

once again that if you’re thinking

to define what’s going on between us.”

Balance: 172 +0

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Where

and grim for a moment, startling Aiden. Aiden’s face turned pale, and he wanted to say something but

then,

tension, exclaimed, “The baby just talked! Is she

her burst into

you go. Why don’t

hurt. She’s too smart to be interested in

his hand on the edge of the stroller, allowing Aurora to

that child will be with her forever. She’ll

for that. My only desire now is to maintain the status quo with Lysander. That’s what I

is bad I don’t think Adrian’s

referring to involves you supporting Lysander in establishing a firm foothold in the business world, then

didn’t immediately object.”

with irony as he added, “I heard that you tried helping, too, but it didn’t quite work out,

rules in the battle between love rivals. One can

to Lysander rejecting him and only spaced out for a few seconds. “I suppose it’s because I still plan on being a doctor in the

was once

her lover, but he was the indispensable anesthesiologist

partner.

him, that was

up, said, “The thought of Lysander never returning to the operating room fills met with genuine regret. Mr. Guerra, do you

told him

aspiration to be an outstanding gynecologist. She aimed to keep every expecting mother safe and ensure that each baby arrived in this world

had significantly improved compared to the past, yet there were

Balance:

128 +0