At the cafe.Avery had arranged for the meeting to be held at her own cafe. Josephine sat by the window and looked at the wound on Avery’s forehead, feeling somewhat uneasy.Lewis forbade her to meet with Avery. If he found out, he would definitely be angry.Avery thought that she was nervous and pa
“Come back” were the only two words he sent.Josephine’s heart skipped a beat. She glanced at Avery, who was still immersed in joy, and silently put her phone back in her pocket.Avery threw an arm over her shoulder and said with a smile, “You see, Josie, you can also make money on your own. You can
His voice wasn’t loud, but Josephine was startled.Anxiously, she gestured, “I…I want to…buy something.”“Buy what?”She gulped and continued, “Clothes. I want to buy clothes for you.”He stared deep into her eyes and laughed abruptly. “Buy clothes for me?”The woman nodded.“Josie,” he called her n
"What's wrong, Lewis? Why do you look so out of it?" Sierra had been in the car for a while, but all Lewis did was sit there and smoke. He'd already gone through two cigarettes, and yet, the car was still in the parking lot. Giving his cigarette a final puff, Lewis chucked the butt out of the windo
Lewis was an extremely efficient person. After Sierra mentioned that she was interested in the filming of the promotional video, he gave his assistant a call and got him to arrange it for her.However, they had already finalized their plans over at Playtime, so when they received the call from Lewis
Avery's smile faded. She gaped and grabbed Josephine's hands in hers. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to get you to come here. I didn't mean to block you. But since you're here, this means that you value me more than that asshole, right?" Josephine pressed her lips into a thin line as she stared at Avery
Avery pulled Josephine to sit down beside her. She crossed one leg over another and said, "Think about it. If thirty million isn't enough, I'll pay more."This was the first time Mr. Colson felt that it was a pain for someone to send money his way."Fine, I'll pay however much she's paying. Hah! You
Avery was so angry that she laughed. Staring at Mr. Colson, she said, "Why else do you think I'm wasting my time fighting with Sierra for a lousy promotional video, Mr. Colson? Do you think I have nothing better to do with my time?"Beads of perspiration formed on Mr. Colson's forehead as it slowly
"Daddy …" Serena murmured the two syllables. Then, she beamed brilliantly and repeated the word with more conviction. "Daddy!""Dada!" Elliot called out, too.Lewis smiled and reached out to pet Serena's head. "That's my little girl. Are you upset that I haven't come home all this time?"Serena shoo
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lewis asked.Josephine snapped out of her daze and shook her head. "I didn't think—""Didn't think what? Your parents are my parents. It's only fair that I give a proper gesture to my parents. What's so shocking about that?"Josephine had never heard him say su
"Well, we should visit your parents first—show them their grandkids. Plus, I don't think we need to return to Elysium anymore. We'll bring Serena over once we settle down. Let's stay here for a while," Lewis answered.Josephine nodded. She agreed that it was unnecessary to go back there since the co
Seth shot the former the side eye like he was looking at an idiot.Daxtor felt offended at once. His face darkened to his usual sternness. "Why? Are you unwilling to accept your actual identity?"Seth replied, "I hear the Leigh family is in trouble. I don't want to join a sinking ship.""About that.
Daxtor stopped reminiscing and cut to the chase. "Your mother was my first love. I'm probably hers, too."The two had dated when they were in school. They had deep feelings for each other, but their social statuses were too different. Daxtor had tried retaliating against his family and convincing h
Seth came in secret. Some things were easier to do here than in their home country. Still, doing so came with some risks. He said, "You two can forget about having a peaceful life if I hadn't come here. How do you plan to repay me, Lewis?"Lewis responded, "You can go home. We don't need you here."
Lewis fell silent. "Not so soon."Josephine didn't understand. "Do you have any matters left to resolve? Or ..."Or did he want to stay here? It seemed like they didn't have a place to return to.They didn't have a house in Hardington. Apart from the villa in Styx Mansion, nothing else belonged to t
The sudden blast created a disturbance, making the image tremble as static sounds disrupted the audio.The next moment, the signal was interrupted, and the TV screen went black.Although the screen had turned dark, Josephine had keenly noticed that something had exploded in the court.Blood scattere
Josephine didn't have much to do these days. Lewis was rarely home. Alone, she felt bored. Avery didn't want to visit her either.Avery wasn't on good terms with Lewis. So she tried to avoid running into him.Josephine didn't know what Lewis was up to. Avery seemed to have no acquaintances here but