Conrad was driving. He felt his hands trembling on the steering wheel.He wished he could be deaf and not hear anything right now.While driving with one hand, Conrad reached into his pocket for his earphones and phone. He played a calming song. The sound coming from his earphones gave Conrad an un
Josephine was confused."Lewis, what do you need in order to let me go?"He answered her without hesitation, "Nothing is possible.""Even if I hate you, does it not matter?"Lewis lifted his gaze to meet hers. "You have the freedom to do that."His fingers lightly brushed her cheek. Every touch of h
Tyler glanced at Lewis as he spoke.Naturally, Lewis wouldn't answer his question.Josephine nodded in response. Then, she asked with concern, "When will Avery wake up?"Tyler sighed and shook his head. "I don't know. Should be anytime soon."Although Avery was seriously injured, it wasn't critical.
Sierra hadn't looked at her current self in the mirror. She didn't know that bandage covered every inch of her face. Only her eyes and the region near her mouth were exposed, so no one could see her expression."What's all this about?" Lewis looked around the room. Everything was a mess. Broken shar
Lewis' eyes flickered. He withdrew his gaze after a while and said, "We're here."Josephine snapped back to reality and locked her phone screen. She pocketed it before getting down the car.Mrs. Larson had prepared lunch, but it was already past 3:00 pm. She served the food after reheating it. Along
Josephine bit her lips. Amid their confrontation, she stood up in a fit of pique. She unzipped her clothes and started changing in his presence.Lewis was shameless through it all and didn't even blink once. Eventually, his gaze was too much for Josephine, and she turned around as she put on her paj
"Why are you not speaking?"Josephine finally couldn't hold back her questions. "Lewis told me two of my brothers survived. Do you know about this?"Her thirst for an answer was too intense.Seth chuckled. "And you believed him?""I—""That's enough. Stop letting your thoughts run wild. I'll keep my
After who knew how long, Josephine slowly lowered her hands and panted weakly. She was exhausted. She slouched in her seat and stared at the ceiling, spaced out.Suddenly, she caught a whiff of a familiar scent. She turned to look and saw Lewis sitting beside her. She was too worn out to speak. She