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
Josephine felt as though she was sleepwalking. She didn't recall walking into City Hall or what she did inside. She only knew that she was holding her copy of the divorce certificate when she exited the building. Lewis had already driven off while she was still in a daze, leaving her there as it rai
He heaved a long and heavy sigh and was pensive for a moment before he explained, "You have a mental illness called Alzheimer's. That's why you don't remember a lot of things. Don't you have a notebook? Where is it?"She lowered her head and looked around—what notebook?He contemplated saying more,
The call was answered immediately."Mr. Alvarez! I need to talk to you about Mrs. Alvarez."Dr. Halliday had barely finished speaking when Lewis monotonously cut him off. "You don't need to tell me anything about her from now on.""But she—""I'm sure I can find something for you to do if you're bor
Recording the divorce between her and Lewis served as a safeguard against her forgetfulness, ensuring she wouldn't inadvertently bother him when he already didn't want her. If she were to do that, it would only make him hate her even more. Yet, upon deeper contemplation, she surmised that her divorc
Josephine wanted to escape, but Seth had put a hand on the wall on each side of her head, effectively trapping her against the wall. His voice dripped with mockery as he sneered, "Thinking of making a run for it?"She bit her lip and was pensive for a moment before she signed, "Aren't you worried Da
"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