Chapter 531

Chapter 531 Josiah In Danger

If that ruckus continued, more than half of the hotel’s guests would come out to see what was happening

Lysander steeled herself and said, “I’ll take him next door and explain things properly.”

Josiah stopped her. “Let me go instead. You take care of Aurora.”

With the both of them by Aurora’s side and after a peaceful sleep the night before, there was no immediate sign of her impending wailing. Aurora was still opening its mouth in a blissful, silly grin.

Then, she turned to Josiah and articulated clearly, “Daddy.”

Lysander felt a chill run through her scalp. If my father hears this… Josiah is in danger.

Josiah, on the other hand, was quite all right. He gently teased Aurora by poking her cheek with a light laugh.

Lysander held Aurora tightly, continually comforting the latter. At the same time, she got up from the edge of the bed and moved to stand in front of the table.

Josiah hastily tidied himself up, striding quickly to open the door. He was greeted by the sight of Maverick’s red, angry face. He greeted politely, “Mr. Thorne-

Maverick wore a stern expression. “Where’s Lysa?”

Josiah swiftly stepped aside, allowing Maverick to see Lysander,

Lysander braced herself before greeting Maverick. “Dad, what brings you here?”

Lysander had slept fully clothed last night, so all she needed to do was to tidy up her hair a bit. However, the signs that someone had slept in the bed could not be erased in such a short span of time.

Also, she was holding a baby in her arms, and there were baby supplies scattered on the couch and coffee table. The scene appeared quite chaotic.

Maverick’s hand, poised to knock on the door, froze mid–air. In an instant, his pupils constricted sharply. He was so shocked that he was rendered speechless..

The surrounding staff remained as quiet as a mouse, not even daring to breathe.

Josiah ordered, “Everyone, return to work.”

All the staff immediately scattered.

The area in front of the room was eerily silent.

Lysander felt a storm brewing, stepping forward to explain. “Dad, let’s talk inside. Things aren’t as you think-”

Before she could finish speaking, Maverick raised his hand, which was previously suspended in mid–air, and threw a fierce punch toward Josiah.

Josiah had mentally prepared himself beforehand. He didn’t dodge or hide. Instead, he took the punch

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His body wavered, and he barely managed to steady himself by leaning on the low cabinet beside him.

Maverick pointed at him and cursed, “I warned you before! You can live your luxurious life alone! The Thorne family isn’t interested! Why are you still bothering my Lysa? Today, I’ll beat the life out of you!”

Lysander was startled and quickly pleaded, “Dad, please calm down…”

Maverick was already blinded by rage. The more he looked at Josiah, who he thought was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, the angrier he became. Ignoring all reason, he once again picked up the shoe–changing stool that was set aside, and without a second thought, he hurled it down.

The stool was made of wood, and if it hit someone, it could genuinely draw blood.

Maverick began to move, and Lysander was utterly powerless to stop him. All she could do was watch helplessly as the chair came crashing down.

Yet, Josiah remained unmoved.

Accompanied by a dull thud. Josiah stumbled back several steps and collided directly with the wall behind

him.

The chair smashed into his shoulder, instantly falling apart and crashing onto the ground with a clatter.

The situation had already spiraled out of control.

Terrified. Aurora reached out her tiny hand, gripping onto Lysander’s clothes. The baby was on the verge of tears, whimpering softly.

Lysander was determined to protect Aurora, but what happened was frightening. Blood had begun to trickle from Josiah’s forehead, winding down from his temple in a startling shade of crimson.

Maverick was not yet satisfied. He grabbed whatever was within his reach and hurled it all toward Josiah without a second thought.

If things continued that way, Josiah could lose his life.

Lysander didn’t want Maverick to get into trouble because of her.

She wanted to put Aurora back on the bed and stop her father, but the moment Aurora left her arms, the latter burst into tears, clearly frightened by the scene before it

Lysander watched with alarm, fearing a disaster was about to occur. However, she was hindered by Aurora. and could only repeatedly plead, “Dad, please don’t do this…”

Throughout the ordeal, Josiah never retaliated. He only raised his arms to shield his vital areas. Nonetheless, he still took several solid hits, with a fresh, bleeding wound added to his brow. He said, “It’s all right, Lysander. You don’t need to worry.”

Maverick was so furious that his hands were trembling. His words were disjointed, and he could hardly form a complete sentence. Holding onto a stool, he asked Lysander in disbelief. “This child… The child is…”

He nearly didn’t catch his breath.

Lysander quickly clarified. “She’s the daughter of my friend, who went mountain climbing. My friend

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asked us to look after her for a couple of days. Dad, please calm down. You’ve scared Aurora into crying

Aurora was crying so hard that she could hardly catch her breath, with large tears streaming down her

face.

Upon seeing such a small child cry so pitifully, Maverick felt his heart softened. He put down the stool he had been holding with a thud. “A friend’s child?”

“Yeah,” replied Lysander.

“Which friend? Daphne?”

“You don’t know her. She’s a business acquaintance, surname Lionhart. She later collaborated with Daphne’s family company.”

Maverick was still somewhat skeptical. “You’ve never mentioned this friend surnamed Lionhart before. have you?”

Lysander was helpless. “Do you really think I could have gone to Apex City, and in less than ten days. somehow have a fully grown child?”

She gently pushed Aurora toward Maverick, ensuring he had a good look.

Aurora was already half a year old and looked very different from a newborn.

Only then did Maverick truly believe Lysander’s words.

The atmosphere wasn’t as tense anymore.

Aurora was truly frightened, crying loudly and uncontrollably. Lysander was unable to soothe the baby, no matter what she tried.

Josiah wanted to go over and comfort Lysander’s baby, but as soon as he took a step, he met Maverick’s warning gaze.

Maverick stood directly in front of him and warned, “I’m only letting this slide because of Aurora. Don’t think you can take advantage of the situation and use your sweet talk to deceive Lysander!”

“Mr. Thorne, I just wanted to pass some stuff to Aurora.” He gestured toward Aurora’s bottle on the coffee table.

Maverick cautioned, “Hey, stop! Let me do it!”

Aurora didn’t stop crying until she had her formula milk.

Lysander gently soothed the child, then settled the latter back into the stroller before finally having a chance to look over Josiah.

Half of Josiah’s face was stained red with blood, his body covered in wood fragments.

Maverick hated Josiah for hurting Lysander, so he exerted his full strength when he attacked Josiah.

Lysander felt a wave of overwhelming frustration. She quietly asked, “Dad, did something urgent come up that you had to find me so quickly? How is Michelle’s injury?”

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“Mich is already out of danger.” Maverick’s anger was still lingering, but his tone was much softer when he spoke to her. “Earlier, you mentioned this child is a friend’s daughter. Whose friend are we talking about, yours or his?”

He pointed irritably at Josial.

Lysander replied hesitantly, “It’s his.”

“All right. If that’s the case, then you should stop worrying about this child. Let him take care of her. Isn’t he all–powerful? He should stop troubling you. Give Aurora to him, and let’s leave!” He took Lysander’s hand, ready to walk away.

Unable to outwit him and not wanting to provoke him, Lysander simply said, “Dad, I haven’t taken my luggage yet!”

Immediately, Maverick halted to help her pack, expressing his concern. “Make sure you don’t leave anything behind. Take everything that’s yours, and once you leave this time, don’t meet him again!”

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