The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 623

Chapter 623 Can We Talk Inside.

At that time, Josiah was entirely committed to Lysander’s well–being, treating her with such careful attention as though she were something precious and fragile. He wouldn’t dream of causing her any upset.

Michelle’s features softened slightly as she responded, “All right, then I’ll go back and check on her.”

“No need, I’ll go. You should head back to sleep. If your sister sees you up this late, she’ll surely worry. I’ll go check on her.” Josiah’s offer came from a place of deep consideration for both sisters‘ well–being.

He was indeed aware of the unusual behavior exhibited by Lysander lately, yet found himself unable to tell Michelle the truth.

Michelle, placing a significant amount of trust in him, nodded and began to retreat. However, she couldn’t help but glance back every few steps, her movements betraying her lingering unease.

Lysander’s tent was directly across from Josiah’s. He approached quietly, crouching at first, hesitating as he listened intently by the side of her tent. Confirming that the soft sounds of crying were still audible, he tentatively tapped on the fabric of the tent

The noise inside stopped abruptly.

A moment later. Lysander queried tentatively, “Who’s there?”

Josiah replied with a gentle exhale, “It’s me.”

“Is there something you need?”

Josiah explained his presence, “Your sister heard you crying and got a bit worried about you, so she sent me to check on you.”

Lysander seemed surprised. “Michelle heard me?”

“Yeah.

“Then did she…”

It’s difficult to talk through the tent,

by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled

prolonged silence, she finally relented and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all

briefly catching sight of a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly

smile, simply lowered her gaze and

merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded,

took a deep

the nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid she might overhear our conversation

was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a

to make room at the entrance of the tent. Josiah, showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall

small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with taller people in mind.”

seemed unperturbed by the inconvenience. “After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more

hard today,”

no need for formalities at this hour,” Josiah

inquired about her sister, “Where is

glanced outside the tent, concerned that her younger sister might have

probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is

Josiah felt was

she’s slept at all,”

outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her

a bad idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to

a slight nod, her attention still fixed on the flickering light outside.

and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down, but then you suddenly started crying so sorrowfully.

drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something profoundly upsetting, possibly something as distressing as….

lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a

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