It prompted her to pull the flaps of her down jacket tightly around herself before she tore her gaze away from the desolate surroundings. Soon, they arrived at Alvarez Manor. He drove into the courtyard and rolled to a stop outside the main entrance, which served as the gateway for visitors to ente
Robert didn't plan on explaining to her any further. Instead, he asked her right away, "Are you willing to move back to Alvarez Manor?"Josephine just stared at Robert unblinkingly. The latter wasn't joking at all; he had asked her if she was willing to move back to Alvarez Manor with a serious expr
Lewis tilted his head to shoot Kiran a glance. His expression was difficult to gauge. "It seems that your schedule is packed."Kiran raised a hand to push the gold-rimmed glasses against his nose bridge before replying impassively, "Not really.""Is that so? Your plans tend to take people by surpris
Robert quickly had his staff welcome the man into the mansion.Josephine turned her head around to look at the man who had just entered. She couldn't help but look shocked.Quintin Fowler was actually the one visiting the mansion.A look of delight appeared on Quintin's face the moment he saw Joseph
There was no way he could ask Damian for help.Meanwhile, Robert kept studying Quintin's face. He could see through one's true intentions, seeing as he had already lived for many years.Based on his observations, it was clear that Quintin really wanted to marry Josephine."I don't have any requests.
Josephine's hands never moved once throughout the matchmaking process. She sat there while listening to the other two men discussing her eventual marriage as though she was invisible.Robert had decided to marry her to Quintin without giving it much thought.The young woman had no idea why Robert ca
He was right. That was the reality they were living in right now, and of course, it was the most realistic answer.Lewis didn't like Josephine at all.That was why it didn't matter to him whether she would get married to someone else or not.Josephine lifted her head and stared at Quintin pointedly.
Lewis regained his senses, soon noticing that everyone was staring at him.He crossed his legs elegantly as he continued to flip through the contract.Everyone kept staring at him unblinkingly. Those who were slightly more perceptive could tell that he was a little distracted.Meanwhile, Seth just s
"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