Lewis' and Nancy's gazes were locked in a glaring contest. The more Nancy thought about it, the angrier she grew, and her fingernails dug into the flesh on her palm.She would never allow him to disobey her or touch those working for her because of another woman!After some time, Lewis suddenly said
Forty minutes later, Lewis arrived at the landfill.Conrad held an umbrella beside him, looking at him with an incomprehensible expression.Then, he turned toward the figure hanging from a tree branch before him. It was a nightmarish sight.Mrs. Jinkins hung ominously from the branch, a noose cruel
Then, he looked up and met Josephine's hesitating gaze. His eyes widened. "It can't be … was it Mr. Alvarez?"Josephine pressed her lips together and nodded.Dr. Halliday immediately shut his mouth. "I said nothing."After dressing Josephine's wounds, Dr. Halliday turned his concerned eyes toward he
Lewis froze. Then, his brows furrowed, and his face darkened. "Impatient, aren't you?"Josephine lowered her eyes and signed, "Regarding Mrs. Jinkins, I still don't have your word."She looked up in anticipation, hoping to see a hint of mercy in his expression. Given the pain she endured, which Nanc
"What's going on?" asked Conrad intuitively. He regretted it instantly.His question made him seem dense and incompetent.Lewis asked, "Conrad, what have you learned all these years working under me? Bootlicking?"Conrad paused before answering, "Sorry, sir. It's my fault. I'm too slow and didn't ge
An irate tone crept into Lewis' voice. "Which part of that did you not understand?"Flinching, Dr. Halliday paused before saying, "A-Alright." Not daring to utter another word, he hung up, thinking, "That was terrifying."In the office, Lewis loosened his necktie. Finding it a hindrance, he snatched
Blood trickled down her wrist and splattered on the floor like falling rose petals.Teary-eyed, she perversely mustered her energy and slashed, again and again, at the wound.It wasn't as painful as she expected. Instead, she felt unprecedented relief. The pain on her wrist balanced out the burdenso
Nancy frowned. "What's your reason, then?"Lewis withdrew his arm and stood, putting distance between himself and Nancy. "It doesn't matter. I acted according to your will, so what else do you want?"Nancy chewed on it and realized he was right; it was just the way he spoke that irritated her.She w
"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