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?”

became increasingly anxious, fearing that the trouble was indeed caused by

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 front of

with noticeable gasps, for

with a heavy heart, suspecting that

lived through the same experience in the

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

“Yeah, the woman he’s seeing outside is pregnant. He probably wants to make it official with her, so who knows?”

sounded eerily familiar.

byproduct of his climb to the pinnacle of power. As for his real child, it

by Elio’s adulterous behavior. Yet, ironically, he was the least

are your plans for the future? It’s quite

“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 her double the love. I’ll be there for her as she grows up, giving her the very best the world

her hand remained protectively over Aurora’s ear, even if the latter was still too

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

were laced with venom, and as she spoke, she kept

Josiah kept his head

dismissively. “It doesn’t matter anymore, as long as

to Elio’s future life. Instead, she picked up her phone and hailed a

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

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

offered, “Let me

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

wet wipes he had purchased over the past two

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

agreed, “No problem. You’re always welcome.”

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 place instead? Lysander