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…”

talk through

even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander

and unzipped the tent from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m

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

to summon even a forced smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s

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

deep breath and resignedly accepted the

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

of the single–person tent were admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even

showing respect for her space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not to invade further. Given his tall frame, the tent was undeniably cramped for

“The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly not built with taller people in mind.”

is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to sleep in a tent in the future.”

today,” Lysander

need for formalities at this hour,” Josiah replied.

then inquired about her sister, “Where is

her younger sister might have

anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just

of responsibility Josiah felt was becoming

slept at all,”

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

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

her attention still fixed on the

eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way,

rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in

memory of their lost child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him a sharp pang of empathy.

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