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
"No idea," one of them replied. "President Alvarez used to arrive at work with Sierra back then, but now that she's not working here anymore, it's hard to tell if they're still sleeping together.""I wonder what Sierra did to bag our president. She's pretty, but not that pretty, you know? Not as muc
Daphne froze for a moment. "Me? How can I fix things?""Don't you have some of Alvarez Corp's shares? You can sell them and fill up the missing sum on Seth's behalf," Lewis explained.Eyes widening, Daphne clenched her jaw and thought, "My shares? B-But that's the only thing that secures my status i
That was when Josephine knocked on the office door and entered with the printed document. She first saw Sophia standing up from beneath Lewis' desk. Seeing the two stand so intimately with each other made Josephine tense, her fingers gripping so tightly onto the document that her knuckles turned whi
The same stormy expression was on Lewis' face. Despite Josephine's pitiful pout, he refused to care or even acknowledge her. That cut off any chances she had to converse with him. Josephine released his sleeve and turned the other way. She knew there was no use begging when Lewis decided on somethi
Only a glance came from Lewis before he wordlessly drove onto the street.After 40 minutes, he and Josephine pulled up outside a fancy hotel. The building was different from most regular hotels; this one resembled more of a holiday resort. It had a massive gate, then a long winding path surrounded b
Whatever strength Josephine had diminished. Her hands slumped as she leaned against the car window, staring dully at the hotel's garden. She mused, "What a joke. Lewis brought me along to his and Sierra's date. Does he take me for some guard dog who can watch over his car? Is that why he locked me i
"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