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."
Phineas decided to plead with her regardless of her response."It pertains to your current situation. Could you please keep it a secret from Chairman Alvarez? If he were to find out, I would be dead." Phineas clasped his hands together in a gesture of earnest request. After speaking, he saw a perpl
The pair gazed at each other silently. Lewis didn't speak again after that. Another gust of wind streaked past them, carrying a whiff of a gardenia's scent into Josephine's nostrils.She seemed to have spaced out for a moment.Lewis slammed the car door before returning to the driver's seat. He then
"Didn't you drive here?" Lewis asked. Sierra hugged him and said coquettishly, "I'm scared. Listen to that howling wind. How can you have the heart to allow a defenseless woman like me to drive back alone?" She looked at him with tearful eyes.Sierra was attractive. She was already pretty enough, t
Josephine's eyes blinked as she stared at Nancy, wanting Nancy to tell her what she did wrong.But Nancy only said, "I wanted to get rid of you. But seeing how pitiful you are, I'll leave you here to reflect on yourself. I'll let you out when Lewis finally gets married."Josephine's eyes widened as







