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.”

rising anger. When he finally spoke, his voice had

of any trace of emotion, and the undertone of

from Molly’s hospital room. After a glance, 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 pity for her, hoping they might grant

hearing 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 loved me. You only saw me as a replacement for your real daughter. Wasn’t I innocent in all

surge

leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If she continues to

spoken than Howard’s furious roar was heard. “What are you trying to do?

needed to ask my mother personally: could she truly abandon me without a care? I wanted to see just

Let go of me

“Mr. Guerra, something

ordered Josiah in a

“Okay!”

phone. Instead, she immediately gathered a few bodyguards and

hospital room. The commotion was so loud that even the security guards had been

the balcony. flung open the window,

out from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a

just in time to administer oxygen to her, preventing any severe consequences.

by the sickbed, while also trying to persuade Lysanne to calm down. His temples were throbbing, and he spoke with a tone

oxygen, her complexion remained particularly ghastly.

actions, so much so that they couldn’t

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

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

single tear fell from her eyes. She seemed

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. Mdm. Molly’s condition

duties to you in life.

might not hear her, her eyes reddening to the point of

daughter of the Thorne family and lady of 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 to guarantee a lifetime of wealth