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?”

increasingly anxious, fearing that the trouble was indeed caused

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 this

for the

looked at Nieva with a heavy heart, suspecting that

all, she had truly lived through

happily laughing, and was struck by a troubled feeling. “Did he suggest it? Why so

“Yeah, the woman he’s seeing outside is pregnant. He probably wants to

sounded eerily

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

behavior. Yet, ironically,

practical. “What are your plans for the future? It’s quite

this as my escape. Plus, I have Aurora. It doesn’t matter if her father doesn’t care for her, I will give her double the love. I’ll be there for her as she grows up, giving her the very best the world has

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

daughter unjustly. I hope

with venom, and as she spoke, she

in the wrong, Josiah kept

matter anymore, as long as he doesn’t

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

I can’t stay here for long. I’ll have

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

offered, “Let

and clothes with Daphne, even remembering to refill the thermos with hot water.

had purchased over the past two days, saying, “Take these

“Mr. Guerra, Ms. Thorne, if there ever comes a day when I’m homeless, I’ll have to come to your

agreed, “No problem. You’re always

cook at his home. Ms. Lionhart, why don’t you come to