"You're awake?" Lewis held her, and he let her rest her head on his shoulder.With her gaze fixed momentarily on his chin, Josephine's attention then shifted to the doctor, who remained on the ground. Her throat felt dry and scratchy from all the tears she shed earlier. She parted her mouth slightly
Josephine stared at Lewis' stormy eyes and grimaced as weariness overwhelmed her. With a resigned gesture, Josephine let her arms fall to her sides, surrendering to her fate. Powerlessly, she closed her eyes, as if accepting her impending slaughter.The way she looked made Lewis feel frustrated and
Josephine had no strength, so she shut her eyes and let him have his way with her.Lewis grabbed her chin and said hoarsely, "Josie."Josephine opened her eyes only to see the lust in his, and her gaze flickered. To reserve the energy to go to the hospital, she pursed her lips and remained silent fo
Josephine stood still as she heard Lewis' words. Josephine suddenly realized what was going on. Lewis hadn't brought her here out of kindness for her. He simply desired even greater control over her. Given the exorbitant medical bills, Josephine wondered who could bear such a financial burden. The
The next morning, Josephine awoke to find the spot next to her still vacant. She got out of bed and washed up before going to the kitchen to make breakfast. She proceeded to knock on the study door after setting up the table. However, the door was not properly closed, so it swung open as soon as she
Josephine pretended not to hear her. She truly didn't know anything. She knew nothing else besides how to use a computer at a basic level. She didn't even know how to use the photocopier before she came here. Due to who she was, Conrad could not teach her, and Sophia did not order anyone to guide he
Lewis brought her to Alvarez Manor. He left her in the living room and went straight to the study. Robert was pacing back and forth inside, almost wearing the flooring down. He snatched the ashtray off the desk and flung it towards the door as soon as it opened.Lewis effortlessly avoided the ashtra
Nancy turned around in shock, obviously not expecting that Lewis had returned as well. But she quickly gathered herself and said in a deep voice, "You didn't even greet me when you saw me, and the first thing you say is 'Where is she?' There are so many women here. Who are you asking for?"Lewis' ga
"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