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
Josephine had never seen such a big tiger. It was likely taller than her if it stood on two feet. "Lewis …"Lewis ignored her. He kept his eyes on the tiger and urged, "Stay back there."He had just said that when the tiger pounced at him.Lewis dodged the tiger's attack. He retreated to the spot b
Panic surged through Josephine's mind, but she didn't know what to do. Plus, she didn't understand why the tiger was so hell-bent on catching Lewis. Was it because Lewis had killed the tiger's mate or cub before? Was the tiger here for revenge?Lewis was already wounded, yet the tiger kept chasing
Josephine glared at Lewis and asked, "I asked you if you are missing any limbs?""I don't know. I can't feel anything.""Then how do you ..." She swallowed her words. She couldn't bring herself to ask the rest of the question. "So what do we do now? I can't push away this tiger."The tiger weighed a
"I ... Mrs. Alvarez, I ..." Phineas' mind went blank. He desperately looked toward Lewis.Josephine also turned to Lewis and asked, "Lewis, how did he know about the tiger?"Still sitting on the ground, Lewis remained calm. "Isn't it normal to see tigers in the forest?"Josephine clenched her fist,
Josephine stared at her for a while. Suddenly, she said, "Tell me the truth if you want to earn more money. Otherwise, if everyone here can speak our language, there's no need to hire you as a translator."The girl appeared somewhat terrified. She clutched her pocket. After hesitating briefly, she s
"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