Goosebumps crawled across Sierra's scalp. She tensed up, fixating her gaze on Josephine as her facial expression shifted unpredictably.After a while, she turned and beamed at Lewis. "It was a slip of the tongue. You know I don't mean it."Lewis looked at her, expressionless. He said warningly, "The
Josephine halted. Frantically avoiding Mrs. Jinkins' gaze, she bit her lips and shook her head.Mrs. Jinkins had seen enough to see right through her reaction.She took Josephine's hand and heartfeltly said, "Josie, don't lie to me. I won't be at peace with myself if you're miserable because of me."
Lewis didn't bat an eyelid. He glanced at her sideways. Although he was expressionless, Josephine felt the frostiness and warning from that glance.Josephine's lips tightened into a thin line. She covertly looked away."Chairman Alvarez, your assistant here looks like a student. Could she be a minor
Josephine dared not get her hopes up because every time she did, utter disappointment followed. He didn't urge her to drink, no doubt. But he kept Sierra out of this altogether, didn't he?She sat silently, staring at her toes. Time seemed to crawl by.Everyone was watching Eva as she drank. Her al
Josephine was stunned. Then, she immediately opened the door, hopped in, and put on her seatbelts.Lewis didn't say anything as he reversed the car.The rain had stopped, but the weather was still depressing. Josephine's hands and feet were icy and numb after being in the hotel all night.The window
Josephine met his icy gaze and slowly lowered hers. She got up to put the box back.However, a slender hand grabbed the box.Josephine was stunned. Before she could react, Lewis snatched the box away and hurled it aside. The box fell to the floor with a thud, and shreds scattered everywhere.A sudde
Josephine could only fit in a few pieces of clothing and couldn't squeeze in her remaining wardrobe. She was contemplating ways to take her outfits with her when someone suddenly kicked her suitcase, and it slid a good distance away.Josephine was surprised. She looked up to see Lewis glowering at h
The doctor told her she needed continuous infusions, but she wasn't sure how long she had to undergo the therapy. She wrote this down in the notebook too.When the infusion was being administered, Quintin sent her a message.He told her one of the dogs had just given birth to a nest of husky puppies
"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