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
A sea breeze blew through, and Lewis coughed."Mr. Alvarez, are you alright?"Lewis waved his hand dismissively. "Let's go."It took Josephine a long walk to return to that grassland atop the cliff. The sun had risen to the center of the sky. The blinding sunlight poured across the land.When Lewis
Josephine was startled by his reply."Can't you just free me unconditionally? Why do you have to die for me to gain my freedom? What's the difference between the two?"He rubbed his throbbing temple, but he wasn't angry at her. "You're getting more and more annoying now."She ignored him and found t
Tanya stared at the agreement before her and flipped through it. "I don't know a thing about this. There's no point in giving it to me. Just deal with it between yourselves." She added, "I don't want to get involved with the Alvarez Family in any way."Lewis questioned, "This is the fruit of Kiran'
Before Sophia could speak, she heard Seth ask, "Did you agree to it?""Yeah. Why?""Oh, my sweet summer child." Seth sighed and chuckled helplessly. "How can you be happy when you've been played?"She frowned. "What does that mean?""Nothing. Since you've agreed to take up the role, you should go fo
"I'm not worried." She felt a ball of rage rising within. Moving her hand away, she questioned, "Are you going to the hospital or not?"He said between coughs, "Do I have to?"After a pause, she suggested, "You can call Dr. Halliday over.""Sure. I'll do that." With a hand on his lips to suppress th
"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