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

by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear Josiah’s words clearly. His voice wasn’t particularly quiet

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

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

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

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

look, Lysander took a deep breath and

suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid she might overhear our conversation here. Can

admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover, and even a moderately raised voice might

back 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 frame, the tent was undeniably cramped for

commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly

is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more opportunities to

worked hard today,” Lysander

formalities at this

then inquired about her sister, “Where is

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

anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is

responsibility Josiah felt was

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

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

least we’d know where your sister is. We wouldn’t have to worry

her attention still fixed on the flickering

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 so sorrowfully. What

as someone who rarely lost her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something profoundly upsetting, possibly something as distressing

child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing

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