Josephine walked over and squatted down beside her. Mrs. Jinkins was cooking the eggs that she'd bought last night. "Are you awake? Wait a minute, the eggs will be ready soon." Josephine smiled and nodded.Lewis had been looking for Josephine all night. He had searched everywhere near the restaur
Josephine pounded on the door for a while, but she eventually collapsed and sat on the ground. The cluttered storage room was pitch-black and cramped. It was too quiet. Even the air was still.The overwhelming darkness enveloped Josephine, like countless spider webs wrapping around her, making it d
Tyler became annoyed when he heard Josephine’s name. “You’re in no position to worry about others now. Are you planning to get yourself locked up forever?” “I don’t care whether I get out of my room or not! Please help me confirm that Josephine is safe. Even if Lewis bullied her, she won't tell any
"You!" Tyler was furious. "Can you stop fooling around?""I'm not fooling around. Are you going or not?" Avery was already sitting on the windowsill. Looking down from that height, she couldn’t help but shudder. To be honest, Avery didn't have the courage to jump, but she knew that this threat woul
"Then why isn't she replying to my messages?""Her phone was taken by Lewis, so don't worry about it. Just stay at home and don't do anything reckless. I have something to attend to.""Hey, Ty…"Tyler cut Avery off and hung up. He scrolled to Lewis's number and hesitated for a moment. In the end, he
Josephine turned to look at Tyler. After a bout of silence, Tyler spoke up, "I'll go down first."Josephine couldn't let him go alone, so she quickly followed him and got out of the car.When they came up to Lewis's car, he was smoking in the driver’s seat with his window down. "Lewis, I’ve sent J
Josephine didn't know where she could go. Aimlessly, she walked along the road that led to the mansion. What did he want to prove by giving her two weeks before finalizing the divorce? Did he want to prove that she couldn't live without him?Josephine was penniless, and she really had nowhere to g
The thug’s palm was wet with her tears and drool that dribbled down her chin, it was hard to tell one from the other. The thug's gaze was burning as he grabbed her tongue with his fingers. He asked in confusion, "You have a tongue but why can't you speak?""Why do you care if she has a tongue or no
"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