He maintained a stoic silence, his gaze fixed upon her with jet-black eyes. However, the true depths of his emotions remained concealed in the shadow cast by his averted face, hidden from the illuminating light. In stark contrast, Josephine's state of turmoil was laid bare under the light, her disar
Nancy swiftly regained her composure, standing tall as she confronted Lewis. "What? Am I wrong? You're treating outsiders, like Sierra and that mute, better than your family. You treat them like your prized possession. Let me make myself clear. Don't hold me accountable for the consequences if you r
This voice was familiar, and Josephine subconsciously looked up. She saw Quintin smiling apologetically as he apologized to the driver, and he took out his phone to transfer the driver some money. "I'll transfer two thousand dollars to you as compensation for your loss today. Would that be alright?"
It was when a university student had helped her up when she fell last time. The smile on that face was the same as Quintin's smile. His smile was bright and kind, and it was filled with the same youthful exuberance.Josephine was still in a daze when Quintin lowered his head and fished a band-aid fr
Josephine stayed silent for a few seconds. Seeing that the Husky wanted to pounce on her again, she immediately grabbed the youngster's hand and stood up. However, the Husky remained persistent and repeatedly jumped onto Josephine, staining her pants with mud from its paws.Quintin said, "It likes y
Quintin looked back at her several times but still did not get a response from Josephine. He guessed she probably didn't feel like talking about it, so he decided not to ask further.The journey back to Styx Mansion was silent. "You live here, right? I thought I remembered seeing you here before,"
The intimate pose caused Josephine's face to flush red. Fearing that she might fall off his lap, she dared not struggle.Lewis leaned closer to her and whispered, "Stop hanging out with people like her."Josephine turned her head away to avoid his breath. She couldn't help feeling a tinge of sadness
An hour had passed by the time Josephine stepped out of the bathroom.She didn't even know how she managed to get back to bed. She was so exhausted that she couldn't even lift a finger.Josephine opened her eyes slightly and saw Lewis dressing in front of her.Dazed, she saw him put on a dark sweate
"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