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
After everything that had happened to her, she felt death would set her free from the pain of living. Her world turned grim whenever she thought about Seth's words and how disappointed he was when jumping off the cliff. It was so unbearable that Josephine desperately wanted to end her torture.Sadly
Lewis smirked, but his teeth clenched behind his lips. "I'll live for a long time, Josephine. Likewise, I'll ensure that you live just as long. Don't forget. "My condition before agreeing to your promise was you must follow through with your treatments. Otherwise, your little scheme will fail."Jos
Pure hostility radiated from Lewis as he stood close to Yannis. A chill crept down Yannis' neck. It felt like a sharpened knife hung above Yannis' head and would fall onto Yannis at any moment. He stitched up, applied some medication cream, and bandaged Lewis' wound quickly. "It's done, Mr. Alvare
"What the hell is going on?" Lewis lost his composure. He would have choked Yannis to death if he weren't supporting Josephine. While still trembling, Yannis answered, "M-Mrs. Alvarez's blood pressure spiked due to anger. S-She's better now."Lewis looked down at Josephine, whose breathing had retu
Josephine's lashes fluttered as she looked away from the window. It was unlikely for her to see it snow at that point.Lewis looked at her briefly, then shot to his feet while caressing the top of her head. "Wait here."He then left the room.Josephine watched as he exited the bedroom before shuttin
"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