The officers exchanged glances among themselves."You make a good point. But that's one of the doubts we have. Hence our question, Mr. Alvarez. Are Mr. Acre's claims true?" Zach asked. Lewis kneaded his temple and sighed. "Let's not talk about the will first. Mr. Acre disappeared after leaving behi
Doubts budded in Avery's heart. Why was Josephine sleepy all of a sudden? It had barely been two hours since she got out of bed, hadn't it?But then, she remembered what Josephine and Lewis might have been up to last night. If that was the case, it wasn't surprising that Josephine had insufficient s
Lewis lit a cigarette and casually cast the lighter aside. It fell to the table with a soft but rattling clack.Nancy sat as she continued, "Lewis, there's another matter I need to talk to you about.""What is it?""You said I'm eligible to inherit half of Robert's fortune, but the amount I receive
Josephine was too busy munching on a fried chicken drumstick in her dreams to know what Lewis was doing.Her mother didn't like her eating unhealthy food. Josephine was currently engaged in a tug-of-war with her mother.She sank her teeth into the drumstick to prevent her mother from snatching it aw
Josephine felt for the door handle. She opened the door and bolted as if a tiger were after her. She ran all the way back to the bedroom. Upon opening the door, she hurried to the bed and hid beneath the sheets.Her heart pounded in her chest, and she couldn't stop shivering. She covered her ears wi
Mrs. Larson almost fell off the couch in shock. She rushed over and grabbed Josephine by the arm. "Madam, where are you going at this hour?"Josephine turned around and touched her belly. "I'm hungry."Mrs. Larson pulled her back into the villa. "Gosh, come back inside. I left some food for you. If
Mrs. Larson stammered, "M-Mr. Alvarez." The commotion attracted Seth and Josephine's attention.However, Josephine wasn't interested in Lewis. She only had eyes for Alex. She clung to Seth and refused to let go.Seth glanced at Lewis with his usual smile. "Mr. Alvarez, you're home late."Lewis star
Josephine waited for a long time. Suddenly, it began to drizzle. The raindrops scattered and sparkled under the streetlight.Josephine gazed at the sky. The raindrops fell on her face and her hair. In her daze, she seemed to see the teenager again beneath the moonlit sky. He smiled at her dotingly.
"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