The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 562 Selective Hearing

A thought flickered in Josiah’s mind before his gaze subtly shifted back to Lysander. She was leisurely perusing the menu in front of her, seemingly oblivious to his words.

Clearly, she had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Immediately, Josiah straightened up and corrected, “In the future at the company, you should address her as Ms. Thorne.”

Only then did Lysander stop flipping through the menu, taking over the conversation. “You all are older than me and are my seniors. In the company, you may address me as ‘Ms. Thorne‘ due to my position, but outside of work, you can simply call me by my name, Lysander.”

Upon hearing that, all four guests shared an unspoken amusement and laughed.

So,you didn’t catch what was said just now, but you heard this one clearly?

But seeing Josiah’s behavior today, no one dared to address Lysander by her name directly.

“Understood, Ms. Thorne, please forgive us. We were a bit too quick to speak out of turn. However, addressing you by your first name seems rather disrespectful. We should stick to calling you Ms. Thorne.”

“That’s right. We’ll change how we address you when the time comes, if necessary.”

Lysander’s expression remained unchanged, she still appeared calm and composed. However, her tone abruptly turned cold as she softly interrupted, “No need to correct yourself. Let’s leave it at that.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into a silence so deep it was unnerving.

All four pairs of eyes were simultaneously drawn to Josiah, worried that their attempts to flatter him had backfired disastrously.

Could it be that the woman who managed to have such sway over Josiah wasn’t even going to be the future. Mrs. Guerra? Their curiosity about Lysander’s background was insatiable, yet they didn’t dare to ask outright.

With an especially exasperated expression, Josiah reluctantly said, “Fine, just do as Ms. Thorne suggests.”

Upon hearing this, the four of them promptly adjusted their manner of addressing Lysander.

of Mr. Thorne, so the company will surely be

what we meant…”

apprehensive, apologizing profusely while simultaneously studying Lysander’s reactions,

truth. They weren’t really trying to please her.

we’ll talk about it when the

slight smile, subtly

and her. Quickly,

rotated the lazy Susan so the menu was in

didn’t take it, saying. “Let

waved their hands and

here, so let me take the lead

“No! We eat everything!”

held the menu, remaining silent for quite

intimidating had Josiah been in the past for these individuals, who were at least executive–level management, to be terrified to such

the menu from her. He flagged down a waiter and pointed out a few dishes for them to note down. Then,

waiter nodded. “Understood, sir. However, with six of you here, ordering only four

diet plan prepared by a nutritionist, so I ordered for her separately. As for the rest of you, feel free to

the slightly older ones took the menu over and said, “Thank you very much,

I may not have the time to visit Thorne Constructions and Energies every day in the future, so I’ll have to

assured,

concerned about status and positions. After all, Lysander is still a newcomer in this industry, and mistakes are inevitable. Please help guide her. She’s not the type to

“All right.”

in the future. Lysander is the most authoritative figure at Thorne Constructions and Energies. Do you understand

fond of gossiping about relationships or disputes. Rest assured, we

his expression softening considerably. “Go ahead and

from the few light and nutritious dishes Josiah had ordered, the rest of the group also ordered some of the restaurant’s signature dishes, a

preferences or dislikes this previously unmet Ms.

dishes gave them a legitimate excuse if anything went wrong, so Josiah would likely not take his anger out

dishes were served