But Lewis was listening quietly without rebutting him.Robert continued, "But your mom has always been like this. If you can't accept it, you can only do what I did by having a fallout with her. By then, she wouldn't control you anymore."Lewis asked, "Really? Won't that make her go madder and take
Nancy's face paled instantly. It was obvious how anxious she became the moment she saw the look on Lewis' face. Her mouth was agape, but she didn't know what to say.Holding an umbrella in her hand, Nancy walked to Lewis' side and spoke guiltily, "Lewis … "Now that she was caught in the act, she co
"Auntie Nancy, you … "Selena's mind was flooded with questions, trying to make sense of what could have transpired between them in a mere ten-minute span.Nancy stood in front of Selena and took a good look at her before releasing a sigh."You should head back, Selena.""What's wrong?"Nancy didn't
Josephine pursed her lips while scanning Lewis' face quietly. A long time later, she finally bowed her head, no longer wishing to look at him.The latter tried to touch her once again, but she avoided his hand by tilting her body sideways.Suddenly, the atmosphere went silent.The corridor was so si
Alvarez Manor was never her home.However, as long as Lewis was with her, anywhere could be her home.Determination flashed across Josephine's eyes as she stood up and started heading out of the room in shaky steps.The woman felt someone gripping her wrist tightly before she could even take a few s
The pair gazed at each other silently. Lewis didn't speak again after that. Another gust of wind streaked past them, carrying a whiff of a gardenia's scent into Josephine's nostrils.She seemed to have spaced out for a moment.Lewis slammed the car door before returning to the driver's seat. He then
There was another culprit who worked with Derek. Unfortunately, that person had yet to act.Truthfully speaking, Derek didn't get to spread more rumors because Lewis ended up blocking them. One of those rumors happened to be the news of his marriage.Mary did take her own life, but Derek was still r
Josephine pretended not to hear Lewis' command. She put on a fluffy beanie before walking out of the mansion with her head bowed.It was then Lewis' mask of nonchalance finally spurted a fine crack. Derek, who was still around, witnessed that tiny change.However, he didn't plan on leaving Styx Mans
"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