The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 552 The Final Gamble

Carol spoke rather sentimentally. “Actually, you found her a long time ago.”

“Indeed,” Josiah admitted with a hint of melancholy. “I was too obsessed. I had noticed early on that Lysanne’s temperament had changed since childhood, yet I never doubted it.”

“Mr. Guerra, even though I’m your secretary, as a womarl, I can’t help but feel more sympathy for Mrs.. Guerra.”

“I understand.”

The two had been working together for many years. Without saying much, they both understood each other.

Josiah asked, “Please answer a question from a woman’s perspective for me.”

“Go ahead,” she said.

“Would you still accept me if you were Lysander?”

Carol hesitated for a moment, forcing a laugh. “Mr. Guerra, I’m not your wife. My choices don’t. necessarily align with hers.”

A chill ran through Josiah’s heart. “Okay, I understand.”

Carol heard his dejected tone and wanted to offer comfort. However, while she excelled at handling tasks, providing comfort was something she found quite challenging.

After a brief silence, she heard Josiah ask, “How are things at the hospital?”

Carol had initially planned to share the details with him, and upon hearing his request, truthfully relayed, “After you left with Mrs. Guerra, everything at Thorne Constructions and Energies was fine, except… Ms. Thorne had returned to the hospital.”

Josiah was instantly infuriated. “Is she bothering Mr. Thorne and his family again?”

“She’s here right now at Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s.”

suppress his rising anger. When he finally spoke, his voice had

voice was flat, devoid of any trace of emotion, and the undertone of his words hinted at a

she replied, “It’s the same old story. You’ve blocked her path. Her only hope lies in Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s continued

crowd had already gathered in the corridor behind her, drawn in by the spectacle. The door to the patient’s room was wide open, and anyone with decent hearing could pick up on the commotion coming from inside. decided to bring me home and raise me. I didn’t even have my

surge of

you think we should have someone persuade her to leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If she

sooner had the words been spoken than Howard’s furious roar was heard. “What are

she truly abandon me without a care? I

of

Guerra, something seems to be

ordered Josiah in a chilling tone. “Now!”

“Okay!”

immediately gathered a few bodyguards and instructed them to escort Lysanne

was so loud that even the security guards had been drawn over by the noise. However, none

to her usual tactics. She dashed to the balcony. flung open the window, and then sat down at the edge, with more than half of her body leaning out.

the verge of passing out from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a

administer oxygen to her, preventing any

down. His temples were throbbing, and he spoke with a tone of utter disappointment. “If you have even the slightest regard for all we’ve done to raise you, then stop this nonsense. Isn’t it embarrassing enough as

one hand clutching her chest, the other trembling incessantly. Despite being on oxygen, her complexion remained particularly ghastly. She managed to utter, “How did we end up raising you like this?”

deeply regretted their past actions, so much so that they couldn’t even

Lysanne became increasingly unwilling to back down. Her hands tightly grasped the window

guts, then watch me die! Watch my body get torn to pieces, my brains splattered all over

much, yet not a single tear fell from her eyes. She

who had been assisting Howard in taking care of Molly for a while, had a fair understanding of their household situation. Feeling indignant, she interrupted, “Ms. Thorne, please stop talking.

“We’ve been through so much together, and I’ve failed as a daughter, unable to fulfill my duties to you in life. So, let’s go together to what lies beyond. You won’t be alone on this journey to the underworld. I will be

her, her eyes reddening

but now it was all for naught. She had to at least secure a sum of money substantial enough to guarantee a lifetime of wealth