The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 673 Do Not Want To Pressure You

Secing Lysander in that state, Carol grew fearful. She stopped her, saying, “Please wait here, Mrs. Guerra. I’ll go instead.”

Lysander looked at her with immense confusion and said, “It’s fine. I’ll go.”

“No, you can’t,” Carol insisted as she grew increasingly worried. “You’re already exhausted and can’t handle any more stress. Besides, if it really is… I can identify him.”

She then turned to the police officer and said, “I’m Mr. Guerra’s secretary and have worked with him for many years. It serves the same function if I go.”

The police officer had no objections to her offer. “Sure, come with me.”

However, Lysander abruptly reached out to hold onto Carol. “Ms. Collins, let’s go together. If I don’t g today. I might regret it for the rest of my life. I’ve already… lost too many people.”

For no reason, she recalled the words Josiah said in the mountains near the spa resort.

One by one. My child and my father have left me. Indeed, no one in this world can accompany me forever. If Josiah also….

Her words made Carol hesitate, a rare occurrence. As their standoff continued, the forensic doctor returned from the other end. Upon seeing his colleague, he promptly gestured with his hand.

“There’s no need to call anyone for identification. This body couldn’t possibly belong to the person who went missing last night. It’s decomposed to the point that only a skeleton is left, suggesting it must’ve been submerged for at least a month or two to reach this state. However, we’ll need to return to the station to verify the actual time of death.”

The forensic doctor’s words brought Lysander out of her depressing thoughts, saving her from the brink of a mental breakdown.

Carol was instantly thrilled. “It’s not him! Mrs. Guerra, did you hear that? It isn’t him!”

Lysander felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body her heart suspended in fear finally settled back in place.

If the body in the lake isn’t Josiah, then where is he?

Lysander’s heart filled with apprehension again.

“I’ll go and ask around, see if there are any other leads.”

for the

dressed and presentable. However, her hands were smeared with mud and her

Carpl felt a bit embarrassed and said, “It’s fine. I’ll have

joking deliberately to cheer her up, so

still have you! You have to stand up for me.” Carol was never one for many words, nor did

Lysander chuckled.

in the village to search for Josiah, had returned. She

behind her, Josiah was

than before, but his gait was still steady. He walked

“Mr. Guerral”

an impenetrable circle around him. Josiah was tall. Even amidst the crowd, he stood out. He looked past them, his gaze landing on

prickled in the back of Lysander’s eyes. She took a deep breath to calm herself before walking over to him.

his palm. Seeing the sign, the people surrounding him tactfully stepped aside momentarily.

watched her slowly approach, licking

“Mmhmm.”

were merely superficial, aside from a slight limp in his right

with the scabs from the scratches she got from grass and leaves the night

“Don’t worry about

as if misspoken and quickly tried to backtrack. “I didn’t mean you shouldn’t worry about me. There’s nothing between us now, so it’s natural that you’re not worried

understand what you’re saying

exhaling a sigh of relief. “I don’t want you

heart, and

days, she had gradually come to understand something.

significant challenge for Josiah, who had been raised in privilege

the problems with basic necessities like eating and sleeping, just the issue of mosquitoes and poor reception alone was enough to make him uncomfortable.

a mild case of mysophobia, yet he had barely taken a shower

rural village didn’t have those clean, high–end restrooms. Instead, they were all pit toilets, small spaces built with bricks by the