"You may leave." Lewis glanced at the person on the bed who was writhing in pain and added, "Give her some painkillers."Dr. Halliday took a bottle of painkillers from his bag and handed it to Lewis. "She should take less of this. It works wonders but induces overdependence."Lewis took the bottle a
This neighborhood was extremely remote, and it was rare to see anyone strolling about at night, less so at this hour of the night. There weren't even any dogs around, let alone humans.After who knew how long, Josephine was finally out of energy and flopped on the roadside limply. The chilly wind ni
"It's regarding work. We won't be going in the same direction." Lewis leaned against the car and lit a cigarette.Upon hearing that, Nancy didn't think much of it and left in another car.Lewis smoked in the parking lot until the other cars had left and he was the only one there.He hurled the cigar
When Robert suggested a divorce, Layla didn't purposely make things difficult for him. She knew she couldn't give him a son and that he required an heir. Therefore, she signed the divorce agreement and left Elysian though her heart ached.After having fulfilled his wish and displaying generosity, sh
Robert tried to persuade Layla out of it, but he couldn't utter a word though his mouth was open. His breathing rate increased rapidly, and he started to feel more and more out of breath. Laying limply on the sofa, he was like a fish out of water, trying to breathe through his mouth. However, moans
Josephine looked at him in a daze. She didn't understand what he said, but her heartbeat was irregular for a second upon seeing the slight sadness in his eyes.Lewis gazed at her for a moment before laughing self-deprecatingly. He abruptly stood and said while looking at her, "Have a good rest now t
Withstanding the urge to vomit, she drank it all in one breath. Then, she thrust the bowl to Lewis while she tried to fan the bitterness away from her mouth. But it was useless. She leaned over the dustbin and gagged, throwing up half of the concoction she had just drunk.Lewis frowned upon seeing t
Sophia entered the office and headed straight for the sitting room. As expected, she saw Josephine. She glanced at her phone, which displayed the photos the others had taken of Lewis and Josephine when they arrived at the company.In the photos, Lewis was in a suit while Josephine wore a white turtl
"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