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…”

through the tent, and

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

inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine, you should

of white paper on the ground next to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted his eyes, asking, “Are you really okay?”

smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong. You should go back.”

suspecting that she was merely putting on a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s no need to put on a front

his incisive look, Lysander took a deep breath and resignedly accepted the

she looked even more distressed than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light coming from the nearby cozy tent and suggested in

people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a moderately raised

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

too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly

the only time we’ll do this. We

hard today,” Lysander acknowledged.

need for formalities at this hour,” Josiah

about her sister, “Where is

the tent, concerned that her younger sister might have gone to seek their parents

anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that

responsibility Josiah felt was becoming increasingly

like she’s slept at all,” he observed.

still awake and possibly distracted

“That’s not a bad 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

her attention still fixed on the flickering light outside.

the corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have

as someone who rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested

momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind,

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