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.

a slight smile and said, “This time, I brought over some common medication for treating colds and fevers. If you need anything else in the future, you can contact Central Hospital, and they’ll

easily accessible, and the funds for the health center were perennially insufficient. Therefore, they had issues when it came to buying essential medicines.

It must have been Dr. Thorne who arranged this, right? Dr. Thorne, I really can’t

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

hardly contain his

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

enough. 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 your surname?”

enthusiasm, Josiah shook hands with him and said, “My surname is Guerra. There’s no need for formalities, Just call me Jose.”

again sought out

enthusiastic villagers once before. Seeing that he had also felt it, she simply smiled knowingly, as if she hadn’t noticed, and turned

that Lysander had not left, Josiah remained by the car, continuing to listen as Blaine showered him with compliments. He was almost embarrassed by the extent of the praise.

to our village under the guise of charity, promising to donate medicine. They made a show of it for the cameras, made it onto the television, and then they disappeared without a trace.”

spoke about those who only knew how to put on a show. He couldn’t help but sigh and say, “If only there were a few more people like you who are willing to get

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

the medicine, the children who

then returned to the driver’s seat. When he came back,

the way of snacks, just some chocolate that I can share. Consider it a little welcome gift.” As Josiah spoke, he unwrapped the

lined up cheerfully to receive their chocolates. They then thanked Josiah politely by

“Hey! It’s ‘Sir‘ for you

immediately giggled and promptly started addressing Josiah

for children, treating them with great affection. It wasn’t until he had distributed chocolates to the last child that he finally straightened his stooped back. As for the last piece left in the box,

returned from picking up the medicine, they saw the children happily eating chocolate. While delighted, they didn’t

with chocolate in their mouths, nodded in