Josephine looked up with tears in her eyes, Seth's mocking laughter echoing in her ears."You can't still be waiting for him to swoop in and rescue you, can you?"She flinched.Seth crouched in front of her, shattering her fantasies mercilessly. "Do you understand why things have come to this point
If he had devoted all of his energy to investigating Josephine's whereabouts, he would have inevitably delayed everything else he had going on on the side.Moreover, what use would there be even if he'd found her?Was he to trade shares for her safety under Seth's threats?Or was he to drive Seth up
Josephine's body tensed, her gaze following his roaming fingers down to her lower abdomen.Under her jacket, she was wearing one of Seth's oversized shirts. With its size in comparison to her body, it almost felt like a dress, its only difference being the row of buttons adorning its front.He easil
Josephine lowered her head, her tears falling uncontrollably. She stared at the brazier. She had the wildest urge to dive headfirst into it.Seeing as she remained unmoving, Seth did not seem particularly angry. He retrieved a tablet from behind him and dragged his finger across the screen multiple
Josephine's gaze flickered as she turned to look at the door. The door was shut tight, with no sign of anyone coming in or leaving recently.A look of bewilderment crossed her face. She wondered if she was still somehow in her dreams.She even wondered if she had been hallucinating. She stood up fr
He raised his head slightly and looked at Seth, who was blocking his way.Seth started, "If you approach her like this, you would only scare her. Moreover, if you wanted to take her away, shouldn't you at least ask for her opinion?"Lewis' indifferent gaze clouded with murderous intent. "Seth, while
Seth stared at the gun in Lewis' hand and took a step back. He laughed. "Lewis, where's the fun in ending it all now?""Do you really like playing games that much?" Lewis demanded.Seth raised a brow. "That depends on how the game is played. Since you already have a gun pointed at my head, why not k
Josephine looked at Lewis upon hearing those words.Despite her absolute certainty that she would never be on par with his career in terms of importance, that she was merely a speck compared to his professional aspirations, she couldn't escape the delusional spark of hope within her.She swore that
"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