"It must feel great since she's able to stay with you for such a long time. After I'm satisfied, her body parts might also be worth a lot of money."A pair of corneas, a heart … "Although Sierra was blindfolded, she could feel someone touching her body. She trembled even more violently after hearin
Josephine's eyes blinked as she stared at Nancy, wanting Nancy to tell her what she did wrong.But Nancy only said, "I wanted to get rid of you. But seeing how pitiful you are, I'll leave you here to reflect on yourself. I'll let you out when Lewis finally gets married."Josephine's eyes widened as
Curling up into a ball, she buried her head in between her knees. She was chilled to the bone, trapped in this cold basement.Her clothes were all wet, and coldness crept into her body, causing her to tremble so much.…Simultaneously, Lewis had reached the designated location as instructed by the k
Lewis couldn't be bothered. He was still trying to figure out how to remove the metal chain.Sierra wailed as she pleaded, "Please go, leave now!""Can you shut up for a bit? You're so noisy."Sierra didn't care what he said and proceeded to sob uncontrollably. "Please go now, I beg you. I don't wan
As he had expected, the bedroom was empty with no signs of Josephine.Mrs. Larson and Mrs. White stood nervously behind him, their hearts pounding as they stared at Lewis' back. Lewis turned around and glared at them coldly, asking, "Where did she go?"Mrs. Larson said with difficulty, "If we had k
The maid merely shrugged and took the wooden plank to block the metal bars again. She then turned and left.Due to the maid's hasty departure, she neglected to secure the plank in place with the wooden pole. Consequently, Josephine could effortlessly push it aside, despite the mud still holding it i
Nancy sneered, "What do I want? I want you to marry someone who's well-matched with you instead of you wasting your time on women like that mute or Sierra Woods. You're now the chairman of the Alvarez Corp. Why are you still messing around with those two women? Can't you see how embarrassing this is
Nancy went to stop him when she saw him wanting to leave. "Okay, just think of a way to save her! As long as it's not life imprisonment, it's alright if she's there for a year or two!"She contemplated the fact that her daughter was still imprisoned and would have to endure another two or three year
"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