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
Lewis stared at her for a long while before he replied in a deep voice, "No, you have nothing to do with my injuries."Josephine showed no reactions other than biting her lips.Lewis smelled strongly of blood. Images of him being unconscious crossed her mind whenever she closed her eyes. There were
"Is he an acquaintance of yours?""No, but being in the same line, we'd more or less hear of each other at some point."Seth was not interested in these affairs. He had his own business to take care of.…The night passed, and Josephine stirred.Opening her eyes, she raised an arm to shield herself
Josephine looked dazed at that moment. Confused, She gestured, "So, I just have to kiss you, right?""You can try it out."The woman thought for a moment before leaning in and planting a kiss on the man's cheek.Once she was done, she gazed at him eagerly, as though she was asking him if he felt bet
She nodded in response before grabbing another empty crate and trailing behind the man.Upon reaching the woods, Lewis instructed Josephine to start foraging for wild vegetables. As a result, she was able to procure a lot of them.The young woman gestured, "How are you able to tell that these are wi
The fish Josephine was eating contained minimal bones, allowing her to devour it swiftly. Before long, she had finished every last bite. She even ate some of the vegetables on the iron plate. They tasted pretty decent, likely due to being boiled in seawater, which had imparted a general amount of n
The man's hand moved from her back and upwards to the back of her head. He sounded quite hoarse as he muttered, "That's the wrong spot."Josephine looked confused as per usual.Lewis lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. "You should kiss me here."While the young woman looked startled, her pa
Josephine had no idea how big the island was. All she knew was that she had to run to the depths of the woods where all the lush greenery was.It was supposedly noon time, yet the depths of the woods were extremely dark. The aftermath of the storm lingered, with water droplets incessantly dripping f
"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