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?”

fearing that the trouble was indeed caused by her contract.

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 this facade in

gasps, for the news had

Nieva with a heavy heart, suspecting that she was merely

lived through the same

laughing, and was struck by a troubled feeling. “Did he

is pregnant. He probably

story sounded eerily familiar.

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 the womb of another

brows were tightly knitted, as he was utterly disgusted by Elio’s adulterous behavior. Yet, ironically, he was the least qualified person there to judge the latter.

are your plans for the future? It’s quite tough to raise

if

had truly let go of a heavy burden. Yet her hand remained protectively over Aurora’s ear, even if the latter was still

men the most. Elio has treated you and your daughter unjustly. I hope he

with venom, and as she

was in the wrong, Josiah kept

her hand dismissively. “It doesn’t matter anymore, as long as he doesn’t show up in front

to Elio’s future life. Instead, she picked up her

this place, I can’t stay here for long. I’ll have to entrust Aurora to

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

offered, “Let me help you.”

Daphne, even remembering to refill

over the toys and wet wipes he had purchased over the past two days, saying, “Take these as well. Aurora might

on ceremony with them, holding her baby as she spoke. “Mr. Guerra, Ms. Thorne, if there ever

problem. You’re always

is a busy man, and it’s the housekeepers who cook at