The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 549 The Story Sounds Familiar

Josiah had recently suffered Maverick’s verbal abuse and took Daphne’s hostility in his stride, not letting it bother him.

“I sec.” Nieva said with a hint of interest while nodding her head. “So, does his securing my investment for you lessen your dislike for him a little?”

Daphine pouted. “Business is business, but I still strongly disagree with him pursuing Lysander.”

“Hmm. Mr. Guerra, did you hear that? You’ve got a long and difficult task ahead of you!”

Josiah rubbed his temples. “I’m working on it. I know I’ve made mistakes, so I have to correct them. Only by showing others that I’ve changed can I gain their acceptance.”

Lysander didn’t have the time to pay him any attention. Instead, she noticed a hint of reluctance in Nieva’s smile.

Hiking would usually allow one to relax and unwind, but compared to before she left, she seemed to have acquired a subtle hint of melancholy.

“Ms. Lionhart,” Lysander carefully began, “Actually, I saw someone at the hotel last night.”

“Who is it?”

This time, it was Josiah who responded, “Elio.”

The smile on Nieva’s face vanished instantly. She lifted her coffee and took a sip, a bitter taste lingering. “What did he tell you?” she asked.

Lysander’s voice showed a hint of concern. “He said he needed to see you urgently. When he couldn’t find you, he left in a hurry. Did he manage to reach you?”

“Yeah.” Nieva put down her cup, then playfully covered Aurora’s ears. Her voice dripped with sarcasm as she said, “He’s the sort who won’t stop until he gets what he wants. If he traveled all this way to find me, he has to see me no matter what.”

Josiah felt that Elio was like a puzzle he couldn’t solve, probing further, “What exactly did he want from you?”

that the trouble was indeed caused by her

taking a bite of her dessert, Nieva managed to regain some semblance of a smile. “I reckon I’ll be able to divorce him soon. I won’t have to keep up

gasps, for the

with a heavy heart, suspecting that she was merely putting on a brave face.

truly lived through the same experience in the

struck by a troubled feeling. “Did he suggest it? Why

woman he’s seeing outside is pregnant. He probably wants to make it official with her, so

sounded eerily

wonder Elio didn’t acknowledge his own daughter. Perhaps, in his eyes, she is merely a byproduct of his climb to the pinnacle of power. As for his real child, it is peacefully growing in

adulterous behavior. Yet, ironically, he was the least qualified person there to judge the

your plans for the future? It’s quite tough to raise a baby on your own.”

step at a time,” Nieva said with a resigned smile. “I’ve had enough anyway. I consider this as my escape. Plus, I have Aurora. It doesn’t matter if her father doesn’t care for her, I will give

Yet her hand remained protectively over Aurora’s ear, even if the latter was still too young to comprehend their conversation.

men the most. Elio has treated you and your daughter unjustly. I hope he finds no peace at home with

with venom, and as she

in the wrong, Josiah kept his head bowed down.

anymore, as long as he

future life. Instead, she picked up her phone and hailed a cab.

place, I can’t

to rise and tidy up. Cradling Aurora in her arms, she looked to be having some

“Let me help you.”

up Aurora’s toys and clothes with Daphne, even remembering to

over the past two

her baby as she spoke. “Mr. Guerra, Ms. Thorne, if there ever comes a day when I’m homeless, I’ll have

readily agreed, “No problem. You’re always

along with her. “Mr. Guerra is a busy man, and it’s the housekeepers who cook at his home. Ms. Lionhart, why don’t you come to my