"All these years, what a joke I've been.""Twenty years ... I've spent two decades searching for our enemy and gave up everything to infiltrate the Alvarez family, all for the sake of a debt of gratitude for a single meal ...""Josephine, you are the real member of the Vance family."Josephine gazed
Lewis' persistence fueled the rising rage suppressed within Josephine's heart.She couldn't budge him, so she raised her fist and pounded relentlessly on Lewis's body as if she had found an outlet for her pent-up emotions. She continuously struck at him.She hit his wound non-stop until her hand bec
No matter what Mrs. Larson said, Josephine paid no attention to her.Mrs. Larson returned to the kitchen and prepared a bowl of oatmeal for Josephine. She brought it out and asked Josephine if she wanted to eat again.However, it was still in vain.Mrs. Larson sat beside her, scooped up a spoonful o
Curled inside the cabinet, Josephine buried her head in her knees. She was still wearing the same clothes as before, and the scent of dried blood created an unpleasant odor.Lewis slowly crouched down and placed his hand on her shoulder. He softly called out, "Josephine."She didn't respond.He nudg
After a lengthy silence, she looked at him again. "Lewis, did you know I would save you? Was that why you approached us boldly?""I didn't know. I'll give you my life if you want to kill me."He was also simply gambling. He could either bring Josephine back if he won or die in her hands if he lost.
Mrs. Larson exclaimed, "Mr. Alvarez!"Mrs. Larson dropped the tray and rushed to support him. Then, she shouted, "Dr. Halliday, come quickly!"Dr. Halliday hurriedly entered the room and held Lewis' other shoulder. "Mr. Alvarez, why are you bleeding so much?"Lewis paused for a moment before sitting
Dr. Halliday appeared slightly surprised. "She's starting to eat?""Yes, I just brought her the meal. I feel relieved now that she's eating," Mrs. Larson sighed with relief. These past few days, she had been on edge, fearing that something might happen to Josephine and that Conrad might blame her.D
Josephine's head shot upward with a flabbergasted expression at Lewis.The latter smiled slightly before speaking with a gentle voice. "You can finish your meal later if you don't have the appetite now."Still, Josephine kept her gaze on him. She wanted to find traces of the old Lewis on his face, y
"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