Josephine stared at Leah in surprise. "Why do you want to see me?"Hesitating, Leah stared at Josephine. She opened her mouth to speak but stopped. She then glanced at Quintin and Conrad.Understanding the situation, Conrad stepped forward and pulled Quintin. "Mr. Quintin, let me take you to the con
Conrad found a restaurant, and they all sat in a private room. While they waited for the food to be served, Josephine asked Quintin, "What have you been up to lately?"Quintin idly played with the utensils on the table. "Nothing much. I'm just an unemployed guy."His father had killed so many of hi
Seth stood with his back against the blinding light, making his expression unreadable.Silence filled the ward briefly until Daphne calmed down. Only then did the pain in her body lessen. She spoke up, breaking the silence. "How did you know I was at the Alvarez Manor?""Not everyone is as brainless
He seldom drank but couldn't stop downing glass after glass of wine. Perhaps it was because he was about to leave, or maybe he recalled the pitiful animals from before.Josephine's lips tugged into a thin line.Avery soon supported Quintin into a random guest bedroom upstairs and dumped him on the b
Sierra stiffened and nearly burst out in a hysterical fit. She balled her fists while staring Josephine down. "Where's Lewis? Why isn't he here?"She didn't understand why Lewis hadn't come to save her. Sierra still hoped he would show up even after all this time. However, she was already in jail, a
…Josephine came downstairs and saw Avery on the couch, watching the news. She went over to sit beside Avery. "Gosh, I knew this would happen, but I can't help feeling stunned to see the news." Avery bit into an apple. Josephine watched the news on the television but didn't say a word. Moments pas
Josephine tensed and didn't know how to answer the doctor's sudden question.Avery, who stood aside, spoke up. "Is the checkup finished? Can we leave now?"The doctor didn't probe anymore since the two refused to discuss it. He put the reports back in place and handed them to Josephine. "There are n
Seth picked Josephine off the bed and headed outside.Only then did Avery snap to her senses and shove Yannis, hinting him to go after them.The group drove to the hospital before the ambulance could arrive. Avery tailed Seth's car but was shocked to see him go faster than a race car driver."Is thi
"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