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
"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