Before Robert's slap could land, Lewis caught his hand.Robert glared at him, his anger palpable. "Are you trying to rebel against me?"Lewis' lips curved upward. He started slowly, "We are discussing workplace matters here. Since we're talking about work, let's leave the father-son disciplining out
Josephine immediately pressed down on the gauze, taking deep breaths. It wasn't until a few seconds later that the pain gradually subsided."Why did you touch it?"She turned in bewilderment as soon as she heard his voice. Lewis knelt down in front of her and pressed on her wound.She could only sta
Unfortunately, Lewis no longer believed her.He pinched her chin and spoke in a low voice. "Let me tell you this. Even when I'm no longer the president of Alvarez Corp, you can never escape from my grasp. Josephine, even if you die, you will die here."His words struck the crown of her head like a t
"Don't wait to find the right time anymore. Do it now. If you don't go back and persuade her, she might as well start setting her sights on father's shares."This time, Seth completely lost his composure. He looked at Lewis in complete bewilderment.Why would Lewis tell him all this?He was beginnin
It was already late at night.Josephine kept tossing and turning on the couch, unable to fall asleep. She stared at the clock on the wall, which showed 11 pm. There was a high chance that Lewis wouldn't return home again that night.She turned around once more and was about to fall asleep when she h
As a result, Josephine started struggling against Seth.However, the latter increased the force of his grip around her neck while pinning her against the door. "Don't get too agitated. I'm not interested in you."Josephine could only stare at Seth in horror."I thought about it. Instead of asking yo
Josephine clenched her fists immediately. For a moment, she thought Lewis had hidden a bug on her.The latter continued, "Alright now. There's no need for you to be scared. I won't do anything to you. After all, you're still injured."Once he was done speaking, he lifted Josephine's nightgown to che
"No matter what your final decision is, I will always support you. I had someone draft this contract last night. Please look through it, Dad. I've already signed it. If there are any problems with the clauses, I'll amend them. If there aren't any problems, whatever happens after this will be none of
"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