The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 642 An Acquaintance.

From a distance, Lysander observed the handprints on his clothes, a rare sight of disarray about him.

Josiah seemed to sense her gaze on him, and just then, he turned his head to look at her. Their eyes met briefly before parting as he took two steps forward, and then, unexpectedly, he broke into a relieved smile.

“Yes,” he answered.

Blaine, noticing Josiah’s refined attire and extraordinary demeanor, quickly realized he was no ordinary man. Blaine then hurriedly approached, saying to the children first, “All right. Let’s not crowd around here anymore. You’re blocking the road.”

The children were very obedient to Blaine’s words, and they immediately dispersed like a flock of birds scattering

Blaine asked Josiah somewhat nervously, “I am the village chief. May I ask what brings you here?

“Hello,” Josiah responded in a friendly manner. “I’m here to… Oh! I was entrusted by Central Hospital of Harborbrook to deliver a batch of medical supplies to the health center.”

After he finished speaking, he moved through the crowd, his gaze landing directly on Lysander. His eyes were filled with an unspeakable longing and concern. He didn’t smile until he’d taken in her whole appearance, ensuring she was safe and healthy.

Lysander appeared slightly tanned compared to before, but she seemed to be in good spirits, which put him at ease.

Blaine followed his gaze, initially taken aback, then understanding dawned on him. These two are acquaintances!

Blaine then said with a chuckle, “So, you’re looking for Dr. Thorne.”

The observing villagers‘ gaze toward Josiah turned especially friendly when they heard those words.

didn’t deny it. He simply offered a slight smile and said, “This time, I brought over some common medication for treating colds and fevers. If you need

funds for the health center were perennially insufficient. Therefore, they had issues

Blaine expressed his gratitude profusely, saying, “Oh, my! Thank you! It must have been Dr. Thorne who arranged this,

trunk of the SUV, revealing plenty of medical kits. He said. “The road ahead is simply impassable for vehicles. Do you have something like

amount of medicine he was about to receive, could hardly contain his joy. His eyes/sparkled with

back onto the driver’s seat, ready to roll up his shirt sleeves and lend a

This is the only health center left open in our village, and we’re always running out of medicine. Usually, when someone has a fever, the doctors have to ration the medicine. But now, we have enough for a while. May I know

said, “My surname is Guerra. There’s no need

once again sought out

it, she simply smiled knowingly, as if she hadn’t noticed, and turned around

as Blaine showered him with compliments. He was almost embarrassed

Mr. Guerra, it’s becoming increasingly rare to find responsible companies like yours these days. We’ve had quite a few people come to our village under the guise of charity, promising to donate medicine. They made a show of it for

about those who only knew how to put on a show. He couldn’t help but sigh and say,

found himself the recipient of several high praises in a row, his emotions mirroring those of Lysander when she was thanked, inexplicably feeling a bit undeserving. The help he provided wasn’t a big deal to him, so

to help move the medicine, the children

told Blaine that he needed to grab something. He then returned to the driver’s seat. When

a little welcome gift.”

They then thanked Josiah politely by addressing him the same way they

“Hey! It’s

giggled and promptly started addressing Josiah the way they were

his chance to become a father, he developed a fondness for children, treating them with great affection. It wasn’t until he had distributed chocolates to the last child that he finally straightened

picking up the medicine, they saw the children happily eating chocolate. While delighted, they didn’t forget to ask, “Did you say thank you?”

children, with chocolate in their mouths, nodded in