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
"How many people will be blinded by the boundless night?"He wrote it in his eyes."His pace was slow, and his voice was deep. He seemed to put all his emotions into the song.Mesmerized, Josephine sat there. The man's singing filled her ears.After a few lines, his voice grew softer until it eventu
The bodyguards that Conrad brought along all turned their backs to Lewis. They would rather not witness his drunken behavior to avoid getting into trouble for it.Conrad plucked up his courage and unlocked the right car with the remote car key. He cautiously pointed at the Bentley on the other side.
"'Twas noontide of summer,And mid-time of night;And stars, in their orbits,Shone pale, thro' the lightOf the brighter, cold moon …""Isn't it beautiful?" Lewis suddenly mumbled.She turned to him. He sounded more like himself, so he must have sobered up."Why did you bring me here?"He turned ar
Josephine noticed Lewis' face as well. He was staring into her soul.Surrounded by the softness of the water, she could not recall how she felt toward the man in front of her. He looked like someone familiar, though.He approached her and kissed her on the lips. At that moment, she suddenly sensed h
At that thought, she was surprised by her change in attitude. Before this, she would have been willing to take anything for him, be it sitting in the cold winds or soaking in the sea for a night. Not only that, she'd feel happy doing so.Indeed, her confidence in this relationship depended on his at
Wide-eyed, Josephine didn't know how to respond to Lewis' sudden kiss. He was kissing her tenderly with a different feeling than before. It was a kiss full of love and free of lust.The water that trickled into her mouth tasted salty and a little bitter. Once again, the waves slapped against her bod