The Charming Ex-Wife (Lysander and Josiah) novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Divorce, Maybe?
One would wonder if it was due to trust or candor, but Josiah's phone was not password-protected.

Does he believe that I'll never check his phone? In reality, Lysander didn't have the habit of checking his phone. Firstly, because he had been an exemplary husband in recent years and there was nothing worth checking; secondly, Lysander also respected personal privacy. Although they were husband and wife, everyone had their own secrets.

However, the phone kept buzzing and prevented her from sleeping. So she picked up the phone and replied, 'This is Lysander. Josiah is in the shower, and his phone is with me. I'll ask him to respond to you when he returns.'

After sending this message, the phone immediately quieted down.

When Josiah emerged from the bathroom, he noticed that Lysander appeared to have fallen asleep with a slight frown on her forehead as if she had experienced a bad dream. He approached her quietly and picked up the phone from the pillow. After browsing through it for a while, he tiptoed to the balcony.

Lysander who was sleeping with her back to the balcony slowly opened her eyes. Her sleep was always light, especially when someone approached her. Just as Josiah retrieved the phone from the pillow and began to browse through it, she woke up.

Suddenly, a faint smell of tobacco came from the balcony. It reminded her that Josiah smoked and used to do it a lot as well However, he had never smoked once during the last three years. There wasn't even an ashtray at home. But since Lysanne returned, she had already caught him smoking three times in the last few days.

Soon, she heard a faint voice coming from the balcony. It was Josiah talking to Lysanne, "I really was just taking a shower. I just saw your message."

"You're overthinking it. Lysander didn't mean to show off to you."

"No, she wouldn't do that. She's actually a good person. Although she doesn't talk much, she has a good heart."

"Okay. Okay. I believe you. Is that not enough? Please don't cry, okay? It's not good for the baby if you cry."

"Alright, wait a moment. I'll change my clothes and come down."

He hung up the phone, returned to the bedroom, and was startled to see Lysander sitting by, "Did I wake you up?"

She shook her head. "I felt a little cold."

"Oh, I forgot to close the balcony door just now. Sorry."

"Why did you go to the balcony? Hasn't the smell of alcohol dissipated yet?"

Josiah tightened his fingers holding the phone and said, "I received a call from the company. I was afraid of waking you up, so I went to the balcony. Have you... been awake for a long time?"

"I just woke up and saw you come back. Is everything okay with the company?" Lysander asked.

"It's fine," he said. "Go back to sleep. I'll go out for a bit."

"Josiah."