Josephine gritted her teeth in pain until her jaw hurt as she stared at Lewis' cold eyes. Soon, she began to give up hope.Lewis didn't make a move. He simply observed as she stopped struggling before letting go of her. Josephine slid down from the table, clutched her abdomen, and curled into a ball
She brought some painkillers for her and went to brew some chamomile tea in the kitchen.Josephine held the warm teacup in her hands and let the heat spread from her palms. Over time, her complexion began to improve.Mrs. Jinkins looked like she wanted to say something to Josephine, but she remained
Josephine flagged down a cab and headed toward Alvarez Manor without waiting for Lewis.Elysium was shrouded in smog as a light drizzle rained down from the sky that evening, resulting in the buildings looking blurry from a distance.After reaching her destination, Josephine walked into the manor wi
"Forget about that. Did Caleb get hurt?" Nancy butted in. "What's the use of saying all those things to a mute? Get him into the manor first; it's still raining, after all."Since Caleb wasn't blood-related to Nancy, she could care less about his condition.Lily scooped the crying boy into her arms
Josephine pursed her lips before turning around to leave.She arrived at the bathroom, where Seth happened to be washing his hands at the sink.When the latter noticed her, he drew two pieces of tissue paper from the box and started wiping his hands. "Come on in. I'm done with my business."Josephin
Every time Seth and Josephine were in the same room together, Daphne's senses would start prickling right away, making her feel an inexplicable sense of panic and fear.Daphne kept thinking that the emotions stemmed from the fact that Josephine had tricked Lewis once in the past by pretending to be
Everything happened too fast. Since Josephine didn't make any noise after the bullet was shot in her face, everyone thought that Caleb was just pretending to shoot at her."Josephine!" Of course, Lewis witnessed the scene. He quickly reached out to steady her on her feet.Josephine was in so much pa
Derek's smile froze on his face. "Then, what do you propose?"Lewis stared at him for a short while before a low chuckle escaped from his lips. "It seems that I'm making a fuss out of nothing.""That's not what I mea—""Isn't it dinnertime already? Shall we eat?" Lewis interrupted Derek's words abru