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
"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