Josephine awoke with a pounding headache. She sat up, cradling her head in her hands, but the dizziness overwhelmed her, forcing her back down. Dr. Halliday came out of the kitchen with a glass of warm water and some medicine. When he saw Josephine awake, his face lit up. "Miss Vance, you woke up ju
Josephine unwittingly tightened her grip on her phone when she saw him. She stood up, wanting to leave. Seth swaggered up to her. He grabbed her arm and yanked her back as she started to run away. Josephine fell onto the couch, her gaze fixed on him with caution. Seth did not do anything to her. He
"Nevermind," he said. Then, he stood up and added, "I'll visit you another day. The incident with Mr. Walter has not been concluded."Josephine sighed internally as she heard this. Seth turned to look at Josephine when he reached the door. "Were you not going to ask Lewis about Mrs. Jinkins' wherea
Lewis' words pierced through Josephine, leaving her with a maelstrom of conflicting emotions. It was as if she was holding her breath, struggling for air in the face of his accusations. She knew she couldn't match Lewis' skill in turning the tables on her, leaving her tongue-tied. Defeated, she look
Lewis slid his chair backward, leaving about half a meter between him and the desk. Then, he lowered his gaze to look at the person under the desk. Josephine felt his gaze and looked up at him. She met his intense eyes and quickly buried her head between her knees, avoiding his sight.Conrad could n
Josephine understood the meaning behind every word Lewis said because he had trained her in various ways over the course of three years. Despite his teachings, he couldn't help but perceive her as shameless. A mere glance exchanged with other men was all it took for him to think she was seducing the
"Sierra," Lewis called.Sierra, who was doing her makeup, looked at him and asked, "What's the matter? Are you done with your work?""Under the desk, there's … " Before he could finish his sentence, Josephine hugged his legs and begged him not to make Sierra hate her more.Sierra already stood up. S
Josephine was slightly shocked to learn that Lewis had hired an intern to work under him. Besides herself and Sierra, Yelena was the only other female who interacted closely with Lewis. Could Yelena be the woman Sierra mentioned? Josephine had always thought that the other woman Sierra claimed Lewis
"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