LOGIN"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' voice was deep and magnetic. Josephine could feel his breath on her ear, making them itch.Lowering her head, Josephine stared at the patterns on his sweater while her heart raced.Then, she heard Lewis say, "Are you starting to disobey me because you fell ill?"Josephine was slightly stunned
"Get out." Lewis' tone was unfriendly, and he sounded somewhat weak.Sensing this, Sierra nervously grabbed his arm. "Lewis, what's wrong? Are you hurt?"Lewis turned his gaze towards her, his eyes icy. Sierra felt her scalp tingle."I told you to get out of the car."Feeling slightly aggrieved, Si
Josephine looked up and saw a middle-aged man in the crowd, around thirty or forty years old, who appeared young but was obese.He sported a brightly colored short-sleeved shirt, which failed to conceal his protruding belly resembling that of an eight-month-pregnant woman. To complete the ensemble,
The dream was joyful. Josephine saw a blissful and complete family she had yearned for twenty years.However, dreams were just dreams. Even in the dream, Josephine felt like an outsider. She gazed upon that happy family with longing and envy.Everything beautiful in the dream was blurry, but memorie







