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
It was their dilapidated car, except it had sustained more damage than before. The car's body had crushed into a different shape. The bullet holes all over it had multiplied. Even the gas tank had gotten shot several times, causing fuel to pool on the ground.Josephine bolted to the car window and
His gun fell to the ground with a low thud. Then, a piercing bang rang out because someone had shot it. Lewis took the chance and ran to hide behind another tree as fast as possible. This new tree shook as the enemy shot it.That gave Phineas and the others a chance. While the enemy shot at Lewis,
Josephine hadn't realized what was happening as the world spun around her. Eventually, she snapped to her senses and realized she was leaning against a large rock."What are you doing here?" Lewis asked in a low voice.Josephine stared at him in confusion. "Well, where else was I supposed to go?""D
It was a familiar question. Lewis had asked her the same question before.She thought it was ridiculous. She felt as if history was repeating itself."I'm right in front of you now. Why don't you just kill me once and for all?"Seth leaned closer to her. The car was dimly lit, and Josephine didn't r
Winston sped up and rushed toward the source of the light.Josephine's gaze was fixed outside the window. The bright spot drew nearer. Soon, she could vaguely see car headlights and the silhouettes of two people.She saw two figures fighting each other in the flashing lights. There were only two peo
"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