It was already noon.She stood to ask again, "Is she still not awake?"Darren shook his head. "No."Avery glowered at him but returned to her seat. …As time went by, even Mrs. Larson felt things were not right. She had delivered breakfast earlier, yet they hadn't been touched. Not only that, but J
Lewis frostily looked at the phone. It turned out to be a text from an unknown number that read, "The snow was beautiful, Chairman Alvarez. Thank you for treating us to such a sight. "To thank you, why don't I help with Josephine's funeral? After all, you wouldn't go through with it. You'd spend yo
That smooth acceptance stunned Kiran, who said, "I'm serious, Lewis.""I'm serious too, Kiran. I'll do anything you want, but you must send Josephine back here in one piece!"Kiran fell silent on the call for what felt like ages. The two didn't speak, and they only heard the sound of wind rustling
Lewis' gaze darkened before he bolted toward the funeral home.There weren't many employees there, so the space felt cold and grim. An unwelcoming vibe filled the building. Not to mention, the lights were dim, and some urns sat around. Those were enough to make the space scary for anyone.The funera
The bodyguards lowered their heads. None of them dared to move. Silence engulfed the room, and they only heard the cremation chamber's crackling fire sounds.With a blank look on his face, Lewis froze on the spot. He shut his eyes, then stumbled two steps back.Conrad instantly stepped up to support
Lewis was in the hospital when he awoke. He opened his eyes and realized many people had crowded his ward."He's awake!" Conrad cried out with relief before rushing to get the doctor.In less than a minute, a doctor arrived and examined every part of Lewis' body in detail."How is he?" Conrad asked.
The man got so shocked that he teared up and stuttered, "I-I had no clue what was happening! I just prepared everything as told when I got the body! Before I could even start anything, someone knocked me unconscious. When I awoke, the person had taken all of my clothes! I almost thought a ghost did
Mrs. Larson ran to the store room and saw Lewis rummaging around the room. He seemed to be searching for something."Mr. Alvarez, what are you looking for? Let me help you find it."Mrs. Larson offered, but Lewis didn't respond. He continued searching on his own.After ferreting around a pile of ass