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
A loud wail erupted out of nowhere, causing everyone to whip their heads to the source.Caleb could be seen covering his face in a crouching position as he sobbed his heart out. On the other hand, Lewis was still playing with the toy gun with an impassive look on his face.He looked so nonchalant th
He then chucked the toy gun into a nearby trash can, but the gun barrel was too long, so it ended up knocking the trash can over."Let's go." Lewis turned to look at Josephine.The latter pursed her lips quietly before getting up and approaching him. Then she followed him out of the manor.It was a
"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