Her fingers touched Quintin's trembling back, feeling him holding back his pain and the utter helplessness he felt. She could tell that he was very despondent at the moment."He's my father. Why would he treat me like this?"Josephine couldn't find the right words to console him, so she could only p
Quintin quickly turned his head and hastily wiped his tears away using his sleeve. He sniffled and forced a smile while saying, "Thank you, though. But this catastrophe happened because of me, so I won't make excuses or shirk responsibility. It may be my father who did it, but it's all on me. After
Very quickly, he returned to the car and handed her the food. "You probably didn't have dinner last night. You're running late now, so at least have this to eat. We're almost reaching your company."Josephine lowered her head and looked at the breakfast in her hand. Quintin had bought her a cup of m
Josephine was stunned. She turned around and looked over instinctively. Sure enough, Lewis was here. He wore a suit as usual, walking toward her with a coat in his hand.Conrad felt relieved seeing him as if he saw a way out. He said, "Sir, Ma-Miss Vance wants to quit her job."Lewis halted in his t
Under Lewis' grilling, Josephine felt defeated, and her shoulders sagged powerlessly. She gave Lewis a complicated look. His expression was unreadable as usual, and Josephine could not decide whether to trust him or not.However, she had no evidence and should not have suspected him. Josephine gestu
As soon as she stepped foot on the ground, she heard dogs barking in the distance. Their barks were different compared to the barks of Quintin's dogs. They sounded fierce.Before Josephine could react, Lewis walked toward her and grabbed her arm, pulling her toward where he kept the dogs. Josephine
Lewis crouched down, extending his hand through the fence to gently brush away the strands of hair clinging to Josephine's face. Then he said, "But you frequently visited Quintin's dogs. I thought you liked dogs. Could it be that you only like his dogs?"Josephine vigorously shook her head. These we
Josephine harbored no doubt that the dogs possessed an insatiable appetite for human flesh. If Lewis were to depart, she was certain they would pounce upon her, tearing her apart and devouring her without mercy."So?" Lewis lifted her chin with the handkerchief in his hand. He continued, "Why aren't