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
Josephine was momentarily taken aback by his words. She carefully examined Lewis once again. His injuries were indeed severe, with wounds visible all over his bare upper body. However, he seemed relaxed. She couldn't determine the extent of his condition."What should we do then?"Lewis sighed and
Lewis cried out, "Ouch!"As Lewis drew a deep breath, he felt the powerful force almost knocking him to the ground. He promptly used his hands to steady himself and avoid a sudden fall.He turned to look at Josephine, his face pale. "Are you trying to murder your husband?"Josephine retorted, "You s
While Josephine was lost in thought, Lewis had already retrieved the bird from the bushes. Again, he gutted and cleaned it right before her.When Josephine snapped back to reality, she saw that the bird's feathers had been plucked off. She could no longer recognize the bird."What bird is this?""It
Josephine didn't want to eat it at first. Yet, she couldn't help taking a bite when she smelled it. Although the scent wasn't the most pleasant, it was better than the bird earlier. She just couldn't eat much more. "I don't want to eat now." She pushed the fish away and gazed at the darkening sky.
No one could interfere, judge, or know what they did. Nobody would know what had happened even if they left the forest.Lewis retracted his gaze while eating a spoonful of the wild bracken.The silent atmosphere resumed until Josephine heard a buzzing and instinctively looked up. The sound came from
The two raced outside, where a Jeep with a local license plate arrived. The other subordinates near the house had already surrounded the car. The car door soon opened, and someone stepped out. Subordinates from the Yale family recognized the person and instantly lowered their weapons."Why have yo
Minutes later, a familiar figure approached from between some trees. That was when she sighed in relief.Lewis held some fruits wrapped in leaves and a rabbit he had caught. He arrived at the open area before setting his things on the ground. "You're awake."Josephine nodded, then noticed the things
"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