Josephine was feeling groggy and could not hear what he was saying clearly. In the end, she lost all her strength and stopped struggling in his arms.Seth took the bowl away, and air entered her nose together with food scraps once again into her windpipe.Josephine's face flushed a violent shade of
Yes, she was just like a dog being caged up whenever she was with Lewis. He would pat her whenever he was happy. If he wasn't, he would dump her to the side and forbid her to wag her tail at other people.What dignity did she have? Being Mrs. Alvarez? It was all but a joke. So, how could she hurt A
Seth smiled and looked at Josephine taking off her clothes one by one.Then, she hugged herself and faced the wall, wishing she could bury herself in the ground. Her long black hair cascaded down her back. The contrast of her hair against her fair skin was alluring. "Your pants."Josephine froze. H
The investment proposals took up almost 50 percent of the company's capital. The longer it dragged on, the higher the risk of loss.If other projects had problems and their capital chain broke down, the company would be in trouble.When Seth left Lewis' office, he flipped through the documents. It w
Josephine jumped. She immediately closed the curtains and turned around, looking at the door.Seth entered with a shopping bag and casually placed the keys on the TV console. With her back pressed against the balcony sliding doors, she watched cautiously as Seth approached her.Seth stopped in his t
Josephine was still thinking about Avery; she had no time to think if Seth was up to something. She took her phone and left. She was on the 32nd floor, the highest floor. She took the elevator to the ground floor but didn't see Avery anywhere.She did not know why, but she returned to the elevator a
Avery stared at Josephine's hand in a daze for a long time, unable to make sense of what she had just signed."W-what did you s-say?" Avery robotically raised her head and looked at Josephine's eyes. She almost thought she was hallucinating.Josephine signed again, "Let's leave this place and not go
The train station was packed, and people were walking around every corner. Avery felt relieved when she saw that there were so many people. Finding Josephine in this throng of people would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, so Avery was confident Lewis wouldn't be able to find her."See you
"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