Josephine nodded in agreement and watched him leave the room.Outside, it was completely dark.She walked to the window and looked at the fireworks blossoming in the night sky. She leaned against the window, and her whole body pressed against it.A festive atmosphere filled the place. Delicate strin
"Mr. Berg, it was an accident." Irritated, Conrad said, "I think you're the real accident here. What an idiot!"Conrad hung up the phone in anger.He paced back and forth outside the hospital room but didn't dare to go inside. He had messed up the situation and had no idea how to fix it.Lewis had
Anyone in her position would feel resentful.Josephine nestled in Lewis' arms and soon drifted off to sleep. She always had dreams when she slept. This time was no exception.She dreamt of a cemetery where her parents emerged from their tombstones. Like Seth, they whispered curses at her.They said,
Quintin's words gave a tremendous shock to Mrs. Larson, who repeatedly stole several glimpses at Josephine, checking her reaction.Josephine looked at Quintin in perplexity; she couldn't follow him, and it was not because she didn't understand the meaning of being legally married. Instead, it stumpe
"Yes, sir. I understand."Lewis hung up and casually stuffed the phone in his pocket. He looked up to see Nancy staring at him.Nancy's eyelids fluttered. She was about to say something when she remembered Lewis' attitude. She swallowed the words that lingered at the edge of her lips.She rose to he
Eager for an answer, Nancy tightly grasped Lewis' arm.Several moments later, Lewis leaned forward and tapped his cigarette against the table to remove the ashes. Then, he turned to look at her. "We haven't come to that yet."Nancy was stunned. "What do you mean?"Nevertheless, she managed to proces
Mrs. Larson noticed her behavior and urgently said, "Madam, please at least drink this broth if you don't have the appetite for anything else. You can have the rest when you feel like it."Josephine silently stared at the bowl Mrs. Larson handed her for some while before she gulped it down.Seeing t
Lewis had just sat at the dining table when he received the text.After instructing the helpers to lay out the table, Nancy smiled as she served Lewis some food. "Eat up, Lewis. You've lost so much weight recently." That remark wasn't part of her pleasantry. Lewis had indeed lost a few pounds, his c