Meanwhile, Josephine walked for almost half an hour before she found a relatively high cliff.She held a lamp in her hand, but she couldn't see anything below other than complete darkness and the echoes of the gale in the valley. From where she stood, it sounded curiously like the howl of a wild bea
Josephine gasped as she was dragged out of the water, coughing up water with every exhale.The world spun even as she lay on the ground. She forced herself to open her eyes, but her vision was pitch-black.Someone was pounding her chest, salt water trickling uncontrollably from her mouth.She didn't
Josephine forced her eyes open and saw a man's chest in front of her.She jolted in shock and raised her head slowly. Her gaze traveled upward, gliding from his chest to his jaw, taking in the sight of his tightly pursed lips and the dancing firelight that cast flickering shadows across his face.As
Lewis held her hand. He was just about to teach her something when they heard Conrad's voice from the outside."President Alvarez!""Mrs. Alvarez!"Josephine heard his voice and quickly shook off Lewis' hands and turned to grab her clothes.Lewis clamped an arm down on her wrists. "It's wet."Joseph
If one looked closely enough, his features held some similarities to Robert's.Nearly all of the seats in the room were occupied, leaving only the main seat at the very center unoccupied.That was Lewis' seat. He was the current president of the Alvarez Corp, and this meeting's sole purpose was to a
Everyone looked at one another, unsure how to react.Robert continued, "I can guarantee that Kiran is entirely capable of holding this position. Ever since the establishment of the overseas holding group, there have been no major issues under his leadership."Hence, there should be no problem whatso
Lewis replied lightly, "So you started on your own accord. Continue then. Where are you now? The vote, right? Does my vote as a shareholder count as well?"Robert shot back bluntly. "Didn't you resign? We are meeting to elect the new president now, but since you're here, you might as well share your
"I'd like to see you try!" Robert's gaze, filled with rage, swept across the room, locking eyes with everyone seated in the conference hall.Everyone was gauging his and Lewis' expressions, but the rage Robert was exhibiting now seemed more or less like the desperate struggles of a man meeting his e
"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