Lewis was fastening his seatbelt when he saw what she signed. He froze momentarily before acting normal again. "Let's talk when we get back. It's difficult to have a proper conversation now."Josephine nodded, agreeing with him.Quintin's face flashed across her mind. She tugged at Lewis once more a
Phineas' face changed. "What do you mean?"Quintin gave a jerk of his chin. "Check out social media and the trending topics."Phineas immediately took out his phone and did as Quintin suggested. Good lord, Quintin's official declaration of his relationship status occupied nearly 70% of the webpage.
Josephine went after Lewis, but he had already left.As if afraid that she would give chase, Mrs. Larson stood in her way, seemingly respectful but ready to stop her if she took another step.Josephine turned toward her and signed, "Where is he going?"Why would he leave so soon after arriving home?
Lewis scoffed. "These are just petty tricks. First, take the content off the internet. Next, get someone to keep a watch on Quintin. Don't let him get away again."Conrad nodded. "Yes, sir."Lewis leaned back and pulled out a cigarette. "I'll meet him tomorrow."Thunder crashed, startling Josephine
Quintin subconsciously turned to look. As expected, it was Lewis.It crossed his mind to flee, but he gave up on that idea the moment he saw Phineas.Lewis waltzed in and sat across from him, giving him a nonchalant glance.Quintin looked vexed. He awkwardly glared at Lewis and grumbled, "What do yo
Josephine didn't want Lewis to hate her, so she docilely complied with him.Phineas brought her out of the mansion, where the gate cut off their lines of sight, and into the car, where she sat silently.He peeked at her through the rearview mirror, only to realize she was weeping miserably.Neverthe
Quintin showed her all the gifts he bought. They were all women's accessories, and there were at least a dozen.After doing so, he turned to Josephine and smiled. "Is there anything you like?"Josephine was in a brief trance, probably because of his dazzling smile.She was silent for several seconds
Quintin squatted too, watching her with mixed feelings.Parked at the outermost region of the park was a black Bentley.Conrad saw Josephine's sobbing figure at once. He couldn't help but exclaim how similar Josephine was to a child—and a trying child at that. He wondered if Quintin could endure her
"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