The Charming Ex–Wife
Chapter 669 Josiah Is In Danger
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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.
Lysander made a quick estimate. The trench was probably over two meters wide. With her abilities, there was simply no way she could jump across it.
“Dr. Thorne, Rhizone said, “let me help you.”
Rhizone noticed her reluctance, but without uttering another word, he lifted her up just like he did when they encountered the centipede before. Gathering his strength, he prepared to move. In an instant, Timandar undaverned his intantions ind ennnaestinal, penuchad doum
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Feeling Rhizone’s sudden burst of strength, she immediately followed his lead and jumped. Leveraging the momentum Rhizone had given her by throwing her forward, she narrowly made it to the other side of
the trench.
Rhizone then took a couple of steps back to gain momentum and easily jumped over. Afterward, he quickly and agilely led the way to the health center.
Lysander felt particularly embarrassed. As an adult, she should have been the one protecting the child. However, she found herself unexpectedly relying on a child’s assistance to get away.
“Sorry, Rhizone, for dragging you into this.”
Rhizone was greatly inspired by Josiah’s instructions. “Josiah entrusted your safety to me, so I absolutely cannot let him down!”
By the time they returned to the health center, it was already midnight.
At that time, the nurses were all asleep in the dormitory at the back, while the small building in front was shrouded in darkness, not a single soul to be seen.
Lysander directed Rhizone to the consultation room, then she retrieved the charging cable that had been left in the wooden desk drawer earlier. She used it to charge the phone that Josiah had handed to her when they parted.
In the darkness of the consultation room, the light from the phone screen was nothing short of a beacon of hope.
Lysander dialed the emergency number first. “Hello, I need to report a crime…”
She reported the location of the village and the situation she encountered. The other party was very responsible, stating that they would dispatch the police immediately.
But 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 the village.
After 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 the dark about the whereabouts of his parents and sister.
Lysander gently stroked his hair and reassured him, “Don’t be afraid. Your sister is very smart. She must have taken your parents to a safe place.”
Rhizone nodded earnestly. “Mhm.”
While comforting the child who had helped her escape, Lysander dialed Carol’s number.
Carol received the call while on the way to the village.
The task of delivering the refrigerator didn’t originally involve her. However, she had important matters to report to Josiah, and she wanted to check on Lysander’s current situation herself. Unexpectedly, she received a sudden call from Lysander.
A foreboding sense of unease began to swell within her.
“Mrs. Guerra…”
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Before she could even finish her greeting, Lysander on the other end of the line had already rapidly relayed the events of the evening. She was panting, her urgency palpable.
In Carol’s memory, Lysander rarely lost her composure. Even when she had been utterly disappointed in Josiah in the past, she still managed to maintain her dignity.
Something serious must have happened to make Lysander so frantic.
“Mrs. Guerra, please don’t panic. I happen to have a driver and a few men helping with the delivery of the refrigerator with me. We should reach the village in a few hours at most. I’ve been informed about the matters with Dillon and I’m arranging for someone to handle it right now,” Carol responded with a serious
tone.
Lysander was worried that a prolonged phone call would cause a delay, so after explaining the whole situation, she promptly hung up the phone..
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Chapters 692 693 ans 694 are impossible to read. Not sure if there was an issue with translation.but the words do not make sense..impossible to follow story line...
I cant get over the fact that the writer is trying to show as if the male lead has committed a grave sin. First he didnt know she was pregnant because she never told him. Second right from the start she never communicated anything. She was unbothered even during her marriage. I am not saying the male lead is great but atleast he seems like a human with emotions unlike her. And there is no context for why she is so emotionless....
The female lead is not charming but an unbothered b word, there is a very big difference. There is no point of extending this story at all because even if you write 1000+ chapters at 1001 the male lead would still be doing everything for her and she wouldnt bat an eye even if someone killed him. I mean honestly either the start should have been written better where we do understand that she was deeply affected because of her divorce or just STOPPPPP. Even for fiction it is annoying....