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.”

the other end of the line, a testament to Josiah’s effort to suppress his rising anger. When he finally spoke, his voice had turned considerably colder. “What

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

blocked her path. Her only hope lies in Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s continued pity for her, hoping they might grant her

could pick up on the commotion coming from inside. decided to bring me home and raise me. I didn’t even have my own name, and I had to use your biological daughter’s. You never

Josiah felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.

again, “Do you think we should have someone persuade her to leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If she continues to create

furious roar was heard. “What are you trying to do? Leave her alone!”

my mother personally: could she truly abandon me without a care? I

Let go of

urgent. “Mr. Guerra, something

there,” ordered Josiah in a chilling tone. “Now!”

“Okay!”

immediately gathered a few

phone, chaos had already erupted in Molly’s hospital room. The commotion was so loud that even the security guards had been drawn over by the noise. However, none of them dared to approach Lysanne who

Lysanne resorted to her usual tactics. She dashed to the balcony. flung open the window, and then sat down at the

from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a scene caused a wave of pain to grip

administer oxygen to her,

temples were throbbing, and he spoke with a tone of utter disappointment. “If you have even the slightest regard

Despite being on oxygen, her complexion remained particularly

past actions, so much so that they couldn’t even shed a tear.

seeing the situation, Lysanne became increasingly unwilling to back down. Her hands tightly grasped the window ledge, fearing she might actually fall. Her voice,

me die! Watch my body get torn to pieces, my brains splattered

her eyes. She seemed full

caregiver, 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.

to you in life.

though she was afraid others might not hear her,

the Guerra family had always been hers, but now it was all for naught. She had to at least secure a sum of money substantial enough