Mr. Hall was a little surprised. "Mute? Miss Crawford, you must be joking?"How could a mute be a secretary? What sort of joke was that?"You don't have to believe me. Just see for yourself." Hilary placed her mug down, turned, and left.Mr. Hall stared at her long slender legs with narrowed eyes. W
Lewis hesitated for a while before suddenly looking at Conrad. Thinking about something, his gaze darkened. "She sure runs away quickly."Josephine had to head to the hospital to be put on drips. Of course, she would leave quickly. She didn't even have lunch to put in more time at work to end the da
Josephine clenched her fists and carefully walked over.Lewis was still looking at the tv. Without looking at her, he asked, "Where did you go?"Josephine lowered her head. If he didn't look at her, naturally, she would not be able to explain it to him. He clearly didn't want an explanation from her
Josephine clenched her fists and looked at Lewis' unsympathetic face. She was suddenly in a daze. She never knew what was going on in his mind.Lewis increased pressure on his grip on her chin. "Do you hear me?"Josephine came to her senses from the pain. She nodded.He said once more. "This is the
Her hands froze in midair. She looked at him, aggrieved. Lewis lowered his gaze and looked at her hesitating hands for a long time. After a while, he shifted his gaze back to her face.He gently caressed her face with his long slender fingers. He continued asking, "Would you want a boy or a girl?"
Josephine was a little stunned that she accidentally missed her mark while scooping the oatmeal into the bowl. Some splashed onto her hand, and the bowl almost fell into the pot.She bore through the pain and placed the bowl on the table. She touched where she was burned and nodded at Lewis.He woul
Sophia didn't pay much attention to what was happening in the office, but that didn't mean she knew nothing. Lewis didn't respond to her. He looked at Josephine and said, "Josephine, you can go."Josephine nodded and left his office. When she exited, she couldn't help but look at the door closing o
"Tell me, who hired you? If you tell me, I'll let you go." He was trying to test the waters. If it was someone more powerful than him, he would have to think twice. If it was someone on a lower level than him, he would do as he pleased.However, he had forgotten that he had Josephine in his clutch.
"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