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
While standing before the fire's glow, Josephine noticed how much paler Lewis had gotten since daytime."I'm fine. I just need to sweat it out." Lewis held her hand and removed it from his forehead. His voice also sounded weak, like he didn't even have the strength to cough. Josephine knelt before
Josephine bent down while searching the area for dry wood. She found some with the faint glowing torch in her hand. At the same time, her hand grazed against several bugs, which jolted her into running a distance away.She patted her chest as she took deep breaths. Even though she was afraid, she co
Lewis had awoken when Josephine returned. He sat before the fire and kept his eyes on the cave's entrance. "Where did you go?"Josephine glanced down at the honeysuckle in her arms, then approached to sit before him. "Are you feeling better?""I'm not dying yet." Lewis' vision swept past her bare sh
After some thought, Phineas decided to make his men leave. Before he could give the order, Seth texted him again. Seth's text read, "Tell your men to split up. Don't act in a group."That puzzled Phineas, so he dialed the foreign number at once. He then questioned Seth when the call connected. "Wh
Phineas' eyes lit up as he put Conrad's plan into action. He got Darren to park on the roadside while he asked the Yale family's subordinates to follow Seth. Then, he, Arrik, and Darren drove back to their base."I wonder what's happened to Master Lewis since we've driven this far away," Arrik state