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

night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander

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

a crumpled piece of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that

smile, simply lowered her gaze

putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re

deep breath and resignedly accepted

cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid

the proximity was unavoidable, yet the

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

tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with taller people

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

hard today,” Lysander acknowledged.

for formalities at this hour,”

then inquired about her sister, “Where is Michelle?”

that her younger sister

quickly reassured her, “She probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and

responsibility Josiah felt was

doesn’t seem like she’s slept at all,” he

toward the light still visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly

idea. With a light on, at least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry about her coming over unexpectedly because she’s concerned about

her attention still fixed on the flickering light outside.

corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down, but then you suddenly started crying

rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something

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

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