"Are you thirsty?" Lewis' magnetic voice rang out.It sent tingles all over Josephine's body. She covered her ears and tried to block his voice out."Are you feeling better? It looks like it might rain soon. I should prepare more food if you're still unable to walk. Do you have anything specific you
Josephine retreated and kept her gaze fixed on the entrance. It had been three or four days since she had last seen Lewis, and she had no idea what he had been doing outside.The man's tall figure appeared from outside in just a few minutes. Despite the days that had passed, most of the things she
After a while, Josephine pushed Lewis away. "Let's talk about that after we get out."Lewis stared fixedly at her. After a moment of silence, he released her.The cave fell silent again, and he didn't speak any further.As the night grew deeper, Josephine drifted off to sleep once more. When she wok
Josephine was slightly stunned. She had to admit that he made a valid point.Avery was indeed in Kiran's hands. She couldn't rescue Avery even if she escaped. However, she couldn't accept doing nothing and simply staying in the woods with him every day."She won't be in immediate danger, and you don
Lewis sighed. He approached her and patted her shoulder gently."Josie, come on. It's time to eat."Josephine didn't move, so he gave her a little shake. Unable to endure it, Josephine pulled down her coat and glared at him."I'm not eating!"Lewis seemed unfazed by her anger and asked, "Aren't you
Lewis paused and sighed. "It seems like we're lost."Hearing those words, Josephine felt like the sky was falling. She suddenly felt insecure. "It's okay, I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you." Lewis comforted her and continued walking for a while. The forest was already dark. Without sunl
Without much time to think, Lewis grabbed Josephine and pulled her into his arms. Then, he threw the dagger with his free hand.The dagger flew straight into the hyena's throat. It let out a painful whimper in mid-air before falling to the ground.Seeing the hyena lying at her feet, Josephine broke
Lewis withdrew his gaze awkwardly and grabbed Josephine's outstretched hand. Then, he climbed up.However, they weren't high enough. They had to go higher. He climbed further and extended his hand to help pull Josephine up.Stopping at a point about halfway up the tree, they squeezed onto a branch t
"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