With that, Lewis suddenly glanced at Josephine.Josephine seemed puzzled. She couldn't quite get what Lewis meant.Could it be that ...She raised her head and met Lewis' mysterious gaze with her curious eyes, waiting for him to answer.Lewis briefly stared at her and subtly shifted his gaze elsewhe
Then, he stood up and went to the balcony to smoke.Gazing at the vast sea ahead, he got lost in thought.When Josephine woke up from her nap, it was already past 7 pm.She opened her eyes and saw darkness outside, with scattered lights twinkling on the sea's surface. The slightly cool breeze carrie
Hardington was near the sea. There was a night market by the beach filled with stalls selling various snacks.Josephine followed behind Lewis as they entered the night market. It was overcrowded.Lewis tightly held her hand and guided her through the crowd, asking her what she wanted to eat.Josephi
"You're full, but you can still drink the bubble tea." Lewis casually cast her a glance.Biting the straw, Josephine playfully blinked at him, and her eyes turned into two little crescent moons.Lewis caught sight of the joy in her eyes and was momentarily captivated.It had been quite some time sin
Lewis paused and lifted his head to meet Josephine's gaze.Josephine's face was flushed, and her eyes revealed a mixture of panic and pleading.Lewis remained silent for a moment as he tidied her sweater.He leaned close to Josephine's face and kissed her lips again before saying hoarsely, "Shall w
Less than a minute later, the phone rang again. This time, Josephine heard it and turned her head to look at his pants pocket.Lewis frowned and took out his phone again. He was about to hang up, but the other party hung up first.Soon, notifications kept popping up on Lewis' phone."Lewis, come and
"Ah!" Sierra screamed as the person yanked her hair and slammed her to the ground, leaving her feeling dizzy."Who are you? Why are you coming after me?" Sierra covered her head, tears streaming down her face as she questioned them with a hint of defiance.The man chuckled. It was too dark for Sierr
Lewis sneered, "No one? No one sent you? Then why did you target her as soon as she got off the plane?"The two men's faces fell.Lewis continued, "Stop hiding. Come out."After he spoke, the alley remained empty and silent. "What are you babbling about, kid?"Lewis calmly looked at them. "Didn't y
"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