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…”

difficult to talk through the tent,

and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric of the tent, Lysander struggled to hear Josiah’s

from the inside, poking her head out to ask, “You’ve been busy all day, aren’t you tired? I’m fine, you should go back and get some sleep.”

to a small plastic bag that was filled to the brim. Concerned about overstepping, he quickly averted his eyes, asking, “Are you really

unable to summon even a forced smile, simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine,

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

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

distressed than before. Glancing around, he noticed the light 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 conversation here. Can we

confines 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

stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap, careful not

his discomfort, Lysander commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t

unperturbed by the inconvenience. “After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do

hard today,”

formalities at this hour,” Josiah

about her sister, “Where is

her younger sister might have gone to seek

heard you crying and is just worried that I might have

responsibility Josiah felt was becoming increasingly heavy.

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

likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her

“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

gave a slight nod, her attention still fixed on the flickering

“I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down, but then you suddenly started crying so sorrowfully. What happened?”

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

Josiah’s mind, causing

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