Lewis froze at that. He looked at Josephine, then checked the time on his phone. It was 3:00 am. "Why aren't you asleep?"Josephine approached him and stared at the cigarette in his hands. All the while, she refrained from speaking.Lewis was briefly silent but soon tossed his cigarette into the ash
Sierra's eyes widened as she whipped her head in the other direction to avoid eye contact with Josephine. "Why are you here?"Meanwhile, Josephine approached to sit in front of Sierra's bed. She fixated on the burn mark on the back of the latter's neck. "I happened to pass by, so I came to look.Sie
"He was the perfect boyfriend. I thought Lewis only did it to repay me. I didn't think he'd look after me so well in the following days. He was there for me whenever I needed him and would think of many ways to satisfy my wants."Toward the end of that sentence, her smile faded. Deep down, she knew
The glass hit the door frame before falling and shattering on the ground.Josephine pretended not to hear it as she left the hospital. Still, she didn't return to Styx Mansion. She sat at a park near the hospital all night, and her mind replayed Sierra's words.She had known Lewis for over 20 years.
"Mrs. Alvarez, if you leave out of hatred for him, consider how you'd react if you were in his shoes. Would you have the will to live?" Conrad asked. He couldn't see Josephine's expression because her head hung low the entire time. Plus, her hair had concealed most of her face. It took a while bef
Josephine got caught off guard. Before she could react, she got pulled onto the bed and landed on Lewis' body.The two's eyes met.Josephine suddenly recalled Conrad's words while thrashing around to escape his grasp. She pursed her lips and gave up resisting. Josephine figured it was best to prete
Josephine nodded. Since she didn't have anything planned for the afternoon, she decided to visit Moss Corporation. She contacted Conrad to have him take her there. Conrad arrived outside Styx Mansion an hour later and brought her to the company. Along the way, he gave her a status update on Moss Co
Horace trembled and said, "At least 2 billion."That left Josephine speechless. She looked at the two and asked, "Don't tell me you expect me to convince Lewis to be an investor."Conrad chuckled. "Mrs. Alvarez, 2 billion is nothing to Chairman Alvarez. Forget about 2 billion—he'll give you 20 billi
"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