"Didn't you drive here?" Lewis asked. Sierra hugged him and said coquettishly, "I'm scared. Listen to that howling wind. How can you have the heart to allow a defenseless woman like me to drive back alone?" She looked at him with tearful eyes.Sierra was attractive. She was already pretty enough, t
But the scent of gardenia overthrew the other. It was the scent Josephine was most familiar with. She listened to his beating heart, and a wave of calmness crept into her chaotic one.Josephine reached out and wrapped her arms around his sturdy waist. She buried her face in him and indulged herself
Josephine looked up into the bear's motionless eyes. Suddenly, the black beaded eyes moved and woke her up with a start.She opened her eyes to dazzling brightness.She looked out the window and realized it was already morning. Beside her, the bed was empty.She sat upright in bed, her calves aching
Josephine stared intently at her, eyes boring into the divorce certificate.Sierra proudly walked up to Josephine and waved the certificate. "What else do you have to say?"Josephine's eyes were blank, fixated on the divorce certificate. She subconsciously reached out to take it, but Sierra dodged h
Lewis frowned when he saw the divorce certificate. "Where did you get that from?"Sierra stole a glimpse at Josephine and headstrongly said, "She gave it to me, of course. I came here to ask her whether it was true that you were divorced. She was afraid I wouldn't believe her, so she showed it to me
Smoking a cigarette, Lewis' gaze fell on the leaf-strewn pedestrian walkway outside the windscreen. He hadn't spoken for a long time.Sierra waited until he finished the cigarette before hearing him say, "Do you still want to go to the hospital?"Sierra paused and looked at the wounds on her hands.
The rain grew heavier, the wind was faster, and thunder rumbled. Hugging the cage, Josephine crouched in a dark corner and shivered.She didn't bring her identity card and phone when she came out; she couldn't go anywhere without those.She also had no idea where to stay besides crouching in the cor
Alas, she couldn't say anything.Lewis shoved her aside, and Josephine fell on her bottom on the bench, her back aching as she collided with the railing behind. Lewis said, "You're right. It's none of my concern now. I've been too nosy! Since you enjoy staying here, you shall stay here all you want
"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