Josephine stared at him in silence for a moment. By now, she had grasped Lewis's tactics. Whenever he asked her to touch or kiss him, it was usually just a ruse.Whenever he tried to maintain a tough façade despite his pale complexion, that meant he was genuinely unwell."Then just bear with the pai
Lewis reduced the speed of the car and turned to look at her. "Why are you looking for a hospital?""The doctor recommended you go to a larger hospital for a check-up. Since we're here, let's go and get it done."Josephine looked at him solemnly. Her voice was gentle, but she had a determined look i
Meanwhile, Avery had wandered in the wild with Kiran for two days. They finally stopped for a break in an open forest area. Avery slumped onto a rock and stared at Kiran, who was in worse shape than her. She was growing frustrated. She had seized her chance to escape the camp. Little did she expec
Kiran leaned against the tree with his eyes closed. Tiredness weighed down his every muscle. "Leave. Keep going straight, even when you arrive at a fork. Take a left when you get to the third fork in the road. You'll find a village there."Avery raised a brow at Kiran, who leaned against the tree d
"I disappointed my mom. She always hoped I wouldn't compete against Lewis for anything and wanted me to live peacefully like a regular person. "I always thought I could do the things Lewis did, so I kept trying to prove myself to her. I wanted to show her that I'm not mediocre."Avery looked at the
Josephine's eyes abruptly shot open, gasping. "Did you have a nightmare?" Lewis' voice rang out beside her.Josephine turned to her side and saw him sitting beside her. He gazed at her with concern. With a sigh, she calmed herself and sat upright on the bed. "I dreamt that Kiran killed Avery."Aft
The car jerked and swayed several times before stabilizing. It left Josephine dizzy. After steadying herself, she turned her head but couldn't see their pursuers' faces. That was because a dull thud sounded from the side of their car. A white dot and cracks formed the window then.Fortunately, the
She stayed still in the grass in fear that more enemies would come. The seconds turned into minutes as the forest grew silent. Even the birds stopped chirping. It felt like it was peaceful again. The only difference was that Josephine was now alone with no phone or wallet. She couldn't survive her
"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