"Come here, Josephine," Lewis called out to her.Avery immediately snapped back to look at Josephine, scowling at her. "Don't go."Josephine simply stood there helplessly. She slowly trudged over to him when she saw the cold glint in his eyes.But Avery reached out and held her back. "Why are you st
Mr. Casio sighed. His heart ached for the young lady in front of him. Pushing the food to her, he urged, "Go on, tuck in. We don't want the food to get cold."Josephine wiped her tears away and forced a smile.She picked up a fork and ate hastily, stuffing her mouth.From Mr. Casio's point of view,
Mr. and Mrs. Casio was very pleased with her work, and they even felt bad for not paying her any wages.Contrary to what Lewis believed, Josephine did not go back because she was suffering. In fact, she actually enjoyed it there.Mr. and Mrs. Casio treated her very well. They had their meals and wen
The tall, slender figure stood at the entrance with his back facing the sun, so Josephine could not see his face clearly. Her grip on the plate in her hands tightened subconsciously.She did not know why he would suddenly come looking for her. Shouldn't he be enjoying his time with Sierra now?"Are
Right then, her phone vibrated. She took it out and had a look. It was a message from Avery.She glanced at Lewis. He had his eyes on her phone too. Before she could react, he'd already snatched her phone away and tapped on the text message."Josie, I've been locked up, and the cafe's been raided. I
Josephine slowly reached out to scoop a handful of ash off the ground. It was promptly blown away by a gust of wind. She looked up at Lewis helplessly.But all he did was gaze back at her condescendingly, as though all he had destroyed were some worthless garbage, and that in his eyes, Josephine was
Josephine cast her gaze downward. Did he really not understand what she was implying? No. He was just being selfish.She turned around, ran into the mansion, and hid in her room.Lewis waited outside in the yard until every last piece of trash was burned up before he went inside as well Josephine c
Lewis did not set foot into the bedroom the entire night. When Josephine woke up the next morning, he was no longer in the mansion.She stayed in bed and stared at the ceiling for two whole hours before finally getting out of bed.Although she had no appetite, she still made some oatmeal and forced
"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