Suddenly, Josephine remembered that Lewis had decided to abandon her, so now she was left all alone in this world. Hence, she hung her head limply, no longer wishing to fight for her survival.The young woman continued to lie on the ground. Occasionally, a few field mice would dart past her fingers.
Amused by Josephine's statement, Lewis couldn't help but pinch her cheek. "Are you dumb? Even if I were to abandon you here, where else could I go?"The young woman pursed her lips in response. She wasn't in the state to ponder about anything back then. The moment she realized that Lewis had gone mi
A glint appeared in the man's eyes as he reached out to caress her cheek.His lips parted slightly while his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.Before Lewis could do anything else, Josephine ran away again, thus leaving him behind. She chased after the fireflies, the white hem of her torn robe brushin
Josephine waited for a while, yet Lewis never replied, so she continued munching on the asparagus.The crunching sounds were deafening. She looked like a rabbit munching on a carrot stick when she ate the asparagus.As Josephine ate, she suddenly let out a loud burp. There was still half a stalk lef
As Josephine summoned her dwindling strength to prop herself up into a sitting position, Lewis stirred from his slumber. He opened his eyes but closed them right away to get used to the brightness.Josephine leaned over to study the man's back. Delight washed over her when she realized his wound was
Josephine looked a little reluctant but still nodded in the end.She watched Lewis leave the beach and disappear into the woods.As per his instructions, she waited by the campfires and kept adding firewood from time to time.The young woman's survival experience on this desolate island was close to
Josephine wetted her fingers and splashed droplets in Lewis' direction."Stop messing around," he commanded without even glancing her way.The young woman pouted before jumping off the reef. Then, she took off her bathrobe and dumped it onto the reef so that she could start bathing in the sea.Lewis
Seth chuckled before tossing the binoculars back to Conrad.The latter caught the binoculars while glaring back at Seth."Since you don't care about them, why did you board the cruise with Chairman Alvarez in the first place?""Just for fun."Conrad scowled, not wanting to waste his breath on Seth.
"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