A few minutes later, the car sped onto an elevated highway. Avery followed suit and kept pace with the kidnappers' vehicle. "Josephine!"Upon hearing the voice, Josephine quickly sat up. She desperately clung to the window. She spotted Quintin outside."Quintin!" Josephine pounded on the car window
Lewis calmly responded, "Do you have any other options right now? Release Josephine, and we part ways peacefully. But there will be no escape for you if you harm her."Michael's heart wavered when he heard Lewis' words. He began hesitating.Lewis remained patient. He stood still and waited for Micha
Michael felt nervous. He immediately reached into his pocket and pulled out a gun. Then, he dragged Josephine out of the car.Josephine's eyelids drooped. She seemed sleepy and struggled to stand steadily.She stood on her feet and relied heavily on Michael for support."Hey, what's wrong with you?"
A drop of cold dew landed on Josephine's face.Her eyelashes trembled. She forced herself to open her eyes despite the splitting headache.She saw the shadows of the trees sway and droplets of dew dripping down as if it was raining.Josephine looked to the right.Seeing an enlarged face, she was sta
Lewis turned his head.Their eyes met, and a quiet atmosphere hung between them.Lewis' gaze flickered when he saw the inexplicable emotions in Josephine's eyes. "Are you okay?"Josephine kept staring at him.She felt an unfamiliar yet familiar feeling.It was an unfamiliar yet familiar gaze.Lewis'
Josephine stared fixedly at Lewis. A floodgate of unknown emotions washed over her eyes.She struggled to find words. Tears kept welling in her eyes. And soon, they started flowing down her cheeks.Lewis lowered his gaze to the wild rice stem in his hand and said, "It's okay."Josephine bit her lip
Seth reached out to tuck Jospehine's loose hair behind her ear. His movements were very gentle."Alright, I'll take you home."Finally, he dropped his mask and presented his gentle self that matched his appearance.He was showing his true self.Holding Josephine's shoulder, Seth helped her up.Josep
Conrad was a bit puzzled, but he complied, "Yes."Lewis' gaze was deep. No one knew what was going through his mind, but one thing was certain. He wasn't in a good mood right now.Meanwhile, Phineas, who was waiting outside the forest with the others, received a call. He was equally perplexed, but h
"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