Lewis seemed too ashen. Josephine didn't think she would see his once decisive, firm composure shatter like this."Don't, Josie." His voice had grown hoarse, so Josephine couldn't fully understand what he had muttered. Still, she could sense a pleading tone in his voice.Josephine winced then. She d
"As long as you promise to do that, I promise not to end my life again. We can live in peace for the remaining days of our lives. But if you don't agree to it—" Josephine let out a deep exhale. "Then, we'll lose the last chance to be peaceful together."Lewis' fingers tightened around hers. He exert
Lewis only relaxed when Josephine finished the entire bowl of oatmeal porridge. Then, he held her hand while tenderly saying, "Rest well. Let me know if you want to do or eat anything."Josephine nodded before looking down at the former's bloodied clothes. "You should head home and change."Lewis he
Lewis didn't know what to do. He wanted to call out to Yannis for help, but the latter had already fled. So, Lewis patted Josephine's back to help soothe her rapid breathing. He waited until Josephine gradually calmed down before he sat beside her. Eyes locked on her, he asked, "Do you feel better
Yannis' eyes snapped wide open while his legs gave in. He fell onto his knees beside Lewis. "No! Please, Mr. Alvarez! It's my fault!""I'm giving you one last chance. Tell me the truth."Yannis wiped his head. Every muscle in his body trembled as he said, "Apart from Mrs. Alvarez's overall weaker he
When Josephine awoke the next day, the first person she saw wasn't Lewis. Instead, it was Avery. Wondering if she had hallucinated, she rubbed her eyes and checked the person before her again. She sat upright after confirming it wasn't a hallucination. "Slow down." Avery was still injured, so her a
Even then, Lewis remained composed. He merely changed the topic by asking, "Is she better?"Another snort left Avery. "I see how it is. You must have angered her so much that she ended up like this, huh?"While giving him a thumbs up, she added, " You've got quite the knack for pushing others' butto
Conrad scratched his head. "I'd just work?"He often worked all day. Not to mention, he was now in charge of two companies' affairs. He barely even had time to drink a glass of water most days.Lewis' expression withered with dissatisfaction at the former's response."Chairman Alvarez, why would you
"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