Lewis glanced at her and took a lollipop from his pocket before handing it to her.Dumbfounded, Josephine blinked and took the lollipop. "Thank you."He stared fixedly at her. The smile at the corner of his mouth remained as bright as ever. "You're welcome."The smile didn't seem genuine to Josephin
"Mm-hmm."Lewis stared at her. The two of them locked eyes. Lewis traced her lips with his fingers. "All cleaned?"Josephine nodded stiffly.With that, he leaned down and kissed her.Gripping his collar, Josephine closed her eyes. Holding onto him, she knew what would happen if she kept him here.So
Gradually lifting her head, Josephine stared at him in disbelief."Lewis."Lewis' fingers paused. He looked up at her, waiting for her to continue.Josephine's fingers grazed the box, and she tightened her grip on it. She stared fixedly at him. "What exactly do you take me for?"Lewis looked at her
She didn't believe for a second that this man had taken a liking to her, wanting to marry her or even keep her as a mistress.If she answered wrongly, she would get kicked out like the previous four women.She chuckled. "That depends on what you're buying.""What do you think you have to offer?"Aft
Lewis smoked quietly, lost in his thought.Conrad added, "But now that Seth is gone, he wouldn't bother Mrs. Alvarez anymore.""He'd better not.""Are you still going to the company today?"Lewis glanced at him, and Conrad immediately understood his meaning. He nodded, bowed slightly, and smiled. "C
Seeing this, one of the bodyguards stepped forward and grabbed Josephine's phone. "Mrs. Alvarez, just a quick look. Is that alright?"Josephine was momentarily stunned. She wanted to call Lewis to scold him, not to complain.However, since they allowed her to pass now, she couldn't be bothered to ex
On the way back, Josephine's phone buzzed.She took out her phone and saw the contact's name. Instantly, she sat straight up.It was a text from Seth."Don't worry. I'm fine. I just arrived in Strouburg."Josephine's heart tightened. She quickly typed, "What happened? Why are you in Strouburg?"Seth
Conrad's final sentence hit Josephine hard. It left her disoriented. Her mind was in a mess.All this while, her thoughts revolved around how to escape him, but she never considered the idea of him dying.Conrad's words had stumped her.If Lewis were to die, would she finally be free?Josephine clos
"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