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
"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