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
Josephine awoke in the afternoon of the following day.Now that the painkillers had worn off, the pain woke her. As Josephine opened her eyes, her vision was blurry. Her memory was still stuck on her near-death birthing experience. So, she froze on the bed and dared not move."You're finally awake,
Seth didn't stay for long. He left after standing there for a little while more. Even so, Avery dared not let her guard down. She feared he would come back later. Surprisingly, he didn't show up again in the three days that followed. He didn't even go to Josephine's ward.Josephine mostly recovere
Josephine shook her head at once, trying to shrug off that thought. "That's impossible."Avery gave a reassuring pat on the former's shoulder. "Alright, don't get stressed out. I was only asking a random question."Josephine recalled the past and said, "I think Serena was also this ugly when I first
Serena still said, "Bother."Josephine looked at the two children. Although a merry atmosphere filled her home, she felt something was missing. The missing piece was an invisible sense of loneliness that lingered around her. Goober had joined Josephine's household. Because of that, Conrad considera
The weather gradually became cold, and the leaves outside turned yellow.Josephine sat before the window while gazing at the falling leaves. She had finished carving the wooden figure in her hands. With a blank look, she grazed her fingers against the figure's surface. Goober tried to stand in his
That was enough to calm Josephine, who had been traumatized by her experiences in Golden Francisco. She felt like sudden shootings could happen at any time there. So, one needed good luck to survive there.After some thought, Josephine agreed to Conrad's suggestion of a physical meeting in Havaria.
Josephine rushed out. She stared at the big crowd before her but couldn't find that figure again.Avery caught up with her. "Why are you running?"Josephine gazed blankly ahead. After some time, she retracted her gaze in disappointment. "I seem to have seen Phineas.""Isn't he in the hospital?"Jose
"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