…"Where are we going, Quintin?" Jack asked, his eyes looking at Quintin through the rearview mirror. "Oh damn, I bet your dad's cutting you off again!"Drained of all energy, Quintin slumped against the backseat while he replied, "Whatever, I don't need his money."Suddenly, he recalled the pitiful
Quintin's back stiffened, and he turned to glare at Jack before sheepishly smiling at Josephine. "Ignore him. I was merely dropping by to visit, but I guess everything's fine now that you're awake."Josephine signed, "How much did you pay for my hospital fees?""It wasn't much. Don't worry about it,
"Hmph, I have a great life. Why would I force myself to kiss up to that vile woman?" she scoffed in her heart.Another car arrived beside her, blocking her path before she could leave. When she saw who it belonged to, her face froze.The backdoor of that car opened to reveal Daphne carrying her baby
Josephine's breathing grew heavy when she heard this, and her pace slowed as she approached the bed. The nurse was still crying to call Patrick, but his phone seemed to be turned off as her calls weren't getting through. She did not know what the events that had unfolded in the recent past were, but
"I came to see you," Josephine signed.The 80-year-old Mrs. Jinkins was currently crying like a child."What happened?"Mrs. Jinkins shook her head and raised a hand to wipe the tears off her face. "Nothing. I'm fine, don't worry."Josephine pursed her lips and wasn't convinced. Mrs. Jinkins was lyi
Josephine unconsciously took a step back when she felt the frosty air he emanated."We're leaving," Lewis stated after grabbing hold of her wrist.Her lips were pursed as she silently followed behind him. She stumbled multiple times and almost fell as she couldn't keep up with his brisk pace. She wa
Josephine hesitated for a moment before she raised her hands and signed, "I won't go and see Mrs. Jinkins anymore, so please don't hurt her."Lewis pursed his thin lips. His eyes were blazing, but he didn't say anything."She's already quite old, and her days are numbered. She's quite pitiful, so pl
The doctor flashed her a professional smile as he stood at the door with his briefcase. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Alvarez. How have you been feeling the last two days?"She frowned as she had no way of answering his question. The doctor wasn't expecting a response from her either and was merely asking o
"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