"The same goes for you."Upon seeing that they had placed their bets, Faust flipped another card face up. It was a Ten of Spades.Kiran hurled another fistful of chips in such a way that the chips seemed nothing more than worthless pebbles instead of being worth five million dollars each.Until now,
The entire cabin erupted into chaos the second Faust revealed Lewis' cards.Even Kiran couldn't refrain from springing up from his seat. He stared at Lewis' hole cards.They were, in fact, an Ace of Spades and a King of Spades!Faust's eyes widened. He looked at Lewis in shock. How could it be?Lewi
Without further ado, Lewis ran toward the deck with Josephine in his arms.Seth looked at Kiran and Draco, who caught up with them. He chuckled and ran in the other direction to where the crowd was. Then, he fired a bullet into the air.There was a loud bang, and guests shrieked as they ran for thei
Down on one knee, Lewis clutched his chest as blood trickled from his mouth onto the white deck.Kiran came closer, the knife in his hand an eyesore. "I had to go through so much trouble just to end your life." Kiran grabbed Lewis by his collar and stared frostily at him.The yacht operator kept loo
Josephine bewilderedly cradled Lewis' body as she sobbed heart-wrenchingly. She had no clue what to do as they were surrounded by the vast ocean on all sides. Moreover, the yacht had already sailed far away toward its unknown destination, and the cruise ship from earlier had already vanished into th
Seth chuckled. "Then just pretend that I'm spouting nonsense.""Regardless of the reason, the ship is already sinking," Faust suddenly interjected, "We'll all be dead if we don't figure something out." He glanced at the smug Seth as he spoke, "You have an idea, don't you?""Of course, but all of you
Josephine's head snapped up as she realized the yacht had run aground. It seemed to be a small island as the shore only had a small beach area, and beyond it lay a jungle. Her eyes lit up as she glanced back down at the man in her embrace.The sun rose from the horizon as dawn broke, and the warm mo
She brought everything she had found to Lewis and opened a bottle of water and a packet of hardtack for him. He took the biscuit and began chewing it without being nitpicky, as right now, the most important thing was for him to build his strength back. Otherwise, leaving this place in his current in
"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