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
With that thought, Lewis returned to the living room and found Josephine sleeping in a fetal position on the couch. He approached to scoop her up in his arms. Yet, she awoke once he touched her.Josephine's eyes widened at him. "You should sleep on the bed." Lewis gazed down at her before carrying
Josephine kept facing her back at him. Silence filled the bedroom while she waited the longest time. After confirming the rest of the world had fallen asleep, she withdrew her arms from Lewis' hold. Josephine squeezed her eyes shut and felt around for the scab's edges with her fingers. Then, she p
The more blood she lost, the more her thoughts drifted away while her consciousness became foggy. Yet, her memories became clearer. They flashed through her mind like a movie in fast-forward. In the end, Josephine landed on a selfish thought. She figured things would have been better if she remaine
The doctor glanced at Lewis' murderous stares, gulped, and anxiously spoke. "W-What I meant was Mrs. Alvarez isn't doing great. She's lost a lot of blood. Most of her body is showing signs of—"Lewis' gaze sharpened as he let go of the doctor. He even smoothed out the doctor's collar. "Signs of what