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.”

from 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 is she planning to do this time?”

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

path. Her only hope lies in Mr. Howard and

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

this, Josiah felt a surge of anger welling up

leave? Mdm. Molly’s condition has just slightly improved. If she continues to create such a fuss, I’m afraid it might

furious roar was heard. “What

abandon me without a care? I wanted to

of me

urgent. “Mr. Guerra, something

out of there,” ordered Josiah in a

“Okay!”

hang up the phone. Instead, she immediately gathered a few

even the security guards had been drawn over by the noise. However, none of them dared to approach

usual tactics. She dashed to the balcony. flung open the window, and then sat down at the edge, with more

was already on the verge of passing out from anger, and seeing Lysanne make such a scene caused a wave of pain to grip her heart.

administer oxygen to her,

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

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

their past actions, so much so

seeing the 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

my body get torn to pieces, my brains splattered all over the

fell from her eyes. She seemed full of life and

in taking care of Molly for a while, had a fair understanding of their

her voice laced with regret. “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 by your

not hear her, her eyes reddening to the point of almost bleeding due to

was all for naught. She had to at least secure a sum of money