Josephine still shook her head. Despite that, Lewis grabbed her arm and forced her to sit before bringing a spoonful of porridge to her tightly shut mouth. "Behave and open up now."Josephine turned the other way with a huff."Josephine!" Lewis thundered, his voice abruptly taking on a tone of mali
Lewis paused, his eyes darting toward an unknowing Sophia, who stood and smiled like she was doing her job. He asked, "What do you think is the appropriate action, Miss King?"That rendered Sophia temporarily speechless. She pondered the best response before saying, "President Alvarez, I'm merely re
"I can share the link to this account with you. They often post funny videos, so you can browse through their list when you have time," the doctor suggested.Josephine nodded before taking out her phone and saving the account's name.After that, the doctor stood up, bidding his goodbyes. "I'll be of
"Shouldn't you lock the door, Lewis?" Seth casually asked.Only silence filled the air as Lewis stared at the former. "You should worry about yourself," he replied after a brief pause. Then, he turned to enter the car outside his house. Seth chuckled faintly but still joined Lewis inside the vehic
"Understood.""Okay, you may leave now. Get Seth in here on your way out." Robert waved dismissively.With a nod, Lewis headed down to the living room, where Seth and Daphne were chatting. The two shot to their feet when they saw Lewis coming downstairs. Daphne was the most nervous of the two. She
"Why?" asked the person on the other end. "Lewis has no reason to do it. He's the only son and heir to the Alvarez family. Alvarez Corp will eventually become his, so why would he sabotage the investment project?" "Only son?" Seth snorted, "You've got some nerve saying that to me, the son-in-law of
By then, Seth had lit a cigarette and leaned against the window on his side of the car, admiring the night view. "What happens if I refuse to answer that?""It doesn't matter. You don't have to explain if you don't want to. After all, I'm sure you can repay all those investment funds you took from t
Josephine gawked at Lewis. Before she could respond, he lifted her body in one fell swoop. Her instinct was to hold his neck and cautiously look at his chin. Yet, she quickly looked away in fear.Lewis soon placed her onto her bed, then picked up her wrists to examine them. There were scabs on her w
"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