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

devoid of any trace of emotion, and the undertone of his words

only hope lies in Mr. Howard and Mdm. Molly’s continued pity for her, hoping they

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.

a surge of anger welling

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

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

a care? I wanted to see just how cold her heart really is!”

Let go of me now-

Guerra, something seems

of there,” ordered Josiah in

“Okay!”

Instead, she immediately gathered a few bodyguards and instructed them

the 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 was

to the balcony. flung open the window, and then sat down at the edge, with more than half of her body

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

in time to administer

tone of utter disappointment. “If you have even the slightest regard for all we’ve done to

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

couple 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 ledge, fearing she might actually fall. Her voice,

watch me die! Watch my body

not a single tear fell from her eyes. She seemed full of life and energy as if she could keep going for half a day more.

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

duties to you in

voice as though she was afraid others might not hear her, her eyes reddening to

all for naught. She had to at least secure a sum of money substantial enough to guarantee a lifetime of