The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 669 Josiah Is In Danger

The path ahead grew darker and darker, the muddiness akin to stepping into a lake. Lysander could feel. countless tiny cuts on her face. Yet, she persisted, glancing back one last time.

The direction in which Josiah had fled was completely opposite to theirs. Under the cover of nightfall, she could only make out a few faint figures.

Though the thugs had visited the village numerous times, they were known only for their show of force and causing chaos, and no villager would ever show them the way. Hence, after losing track of Lysander and Rhizone, they chose to surround Josiah.

Lysander only had time to see his tall silhouette from the corner of her eye before the scene before her was entirely consumed by foliage.

After an indeterminate amount of time passed, a glimmer of light finally appeared up ahead.

The lake was located at the end of the village, while the health center was situated in the middle. A solitary bulb hung at the entrance, casting a dim yellow glow on the path.

Lysander had been living in the health center for so long, but it was the first time she found the tiny light bulb to be so bright that it stung her eyes.

In the dead of night, all was eerily quiet. The only sounds that could be heard were the sound of the two of them panting.

Rhizone quickly recovered and continued on his way. Lysander wanted to keep up, but the breath she had been holding escaped abruptly at the sight of the health center, to the point where her calves began to tremble uncontrollably.

It wasn’t due to fear, but rather an extreme physical exhaustion. Her body simply couldn’t hold up any longer.

Rhizone noticed something off about Lysander and shot her a look of concern. “Dr. Thorne, are you injured? There’s blood on your hands.”

Lysander looked down and only then noticed her hands were covered in countless tiny cuts from the wild grass on the path. The wounds weren’t deep, but they looked quite frightening due to their haphazard pattern. In contrast, the bloodstains on her cheek, hidden by her hair, were less noticeable.

“I’m okay. Let’s hurry back and call the police.” She attempted to head toward the health center as if nothing was amiss, but after barely moving a few steps, she began to stumble. She didn’t want to appear weak in front of the child.

Rhizone had led her down a narrow path and soon, they were confronted with a trench that was over a person’s height in depth.

made a quick estimate. The trench was probably over two meters wide. With her abilities, there was simply no way she could jump

Rhizone said, “let me help you.”

encountered the centipede before. Gathering his strength, he prepared to move. In an instant, Timandar undaverned

and jumped. Leveraging the momentum Rhizone had

took a couple of steps back to gain momentum and easily jumped over. Afterward, he quickly and agilely led

the one protecting the child. However, she found herself unexpectedly relying

Rhizone, for dragging

“Josiah entrusted your safety to me, so I absolutely cannot let

time they returned to the health center, it was already midnight.

the back, while the small

had been left in the wooden desk drawer earlier. She used it to charge the phone

darkness of the consultation room, the light from the phone screen was nothing short of a beacon of hope.

dialed the emergency number first. “Hello, I need to report a crime…”

and the situation she encountered. The other party

they were in town. It would take them at least an hour or two to get here, and this was already the closest police station to

witnessing the incident involving a university student from his village being retaliated against, Rhizone had lost faith in the effectiveness of reporting to the police, He stood by, his face etched with worry. He was still in

“Don’t be afraid. Your sister is very smart.

nodded earnestly.

comforting the child who had helped her escape, Lysander

call while on the

matters to report to Josiah, and she wanted to

unease began

“Mrs. Guerra…”

line had already rapidly relayed the events

her composure. Even when she had been utterly disappointed in