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
Floating in and out of consciousness, her vision became increasingly blurry until she saw double images of streetlights in the distance.She was probably going to die.That was fine with her. Her existence was meaningless anyway.If Lewis had not saved her back then, she might not have had to go th
Lewis picked up his coat and glanced at Sierra. "Anything else?"Sierra pouted, looking at him with a hint of frustration. "Can't you stay?""No," he answered firmly and added, "not tonight."Sierra gritted her teeth in annoyance. Knowing that he would not change his mind, she released her grip on L
Josephine looked at her empty suitcase, there were only two pieces of innerwear left. She smiled wryly and kept silent. The woman had no idea that the clothes in her hands were worth as much as the downpayment for her house. Either way, Josephine wasn't in the mood to care about her clothes now,
Josephine's heart stopped for a moment. By instinct, she stealthily retrieved the charger from her table and plugged in her phone. She only needed two minutes to charge her phone, as long as she could turn it on, it would be enough. But things didn't go as planned. Her phone had only been charged
Josephine was ashamed of her infatuation with Lewis. She felt that her romantic feelings for him had tainted their friendship. Her love was destined to be hidden and suppressed, unworthy to be expressed to the world. Finally, Josephine opened her eyes. Overhead, the bright lights dazzled her so t
In that short minute, countless images flashed through her mind. The times Lewis ignored her, his coldness and indifference toward her, as well as the times he worried about her and smiled at her while patting her head. As someone who didn’t love her, his coldness and indifference were expected.
She hurriedly got out of bed, changed, and went to the hospital. While she registered at the counter, she wanted to send a text to Avery asking her to lend her some money. Instead, she saw an incoming transfer notification from Lewis and opened it up. It wasn't much, but he was transferring fifty t
"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