Todos los capítulos de A Thousand-Step Journey: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 8

"Gemma, are you serious? Just because I didn't accompany you to Crownspire Palace, you're throwing a tantrum in the middle of our trip?"August Cross was kneeling on the stone pavement, holding a brand-new pair of flats in his hands. The shoes had been custom-made to fit my feet before we left for Fairmont.Now, he was carefully slipping them onto Jolie Allen's feet.Jolie stamped her foot lightly. "August, is Gemma upset with me? I shouldn't have made you walk so much."August didn't even look up. He gently helped her fasten the straps. "Ignore her. She's having one of her princess moments. Your heels are already rubbed raw. Put these on and give your feet a break."Jolie bit her lower lip and glanced at me in the car. "But these are Gemma's shoes. Won't she be upset if I wear them?"August stood and casually brushed the dust off Jolie's legs. "She took a cab. She doesn't need them. Besides, she's the one who chose not to come with us."A passerby stopped when he saw them."No

The wind howled through the valley.August froze for a moment before his face turned livid. "Gemma, can you come up with a new trick for once? Every time something happens, you threaten me with divorce. Do you think it's funny?"He was convinced I was just throwing a tantrum.After all, over the past three years, I'd stepped away from my career for him and devoted myself to taking care of our home.In his eyes, I'd become nothing more than a dependent who'd lost the ability to survive on her own.Jolie tugged at August's sleeve at just the right moment. "August, I think I twisted my ankle. It really hurts."His attention immediately shifted to her. He crouched down and anxiously examined her ankle. "How could you be so careless? It's all red."Without hesitation, he scooped her onto his back.Then he turned and shot me a cold glance. "I'm taking Jolie down the mountain to the hospital. Since you're so determined to demand a divorce, prove it. Get down on your own."Carrying Jo

When I opened my eyes again, my vision kept shifting between blurriness and clarity."Gemma, you're finally awake." My mother, Isabel Lewis's voice reached my ears, thick with tears.I turned my head and saw my parents standing beside the hospital bed. Both of their eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep."The doctor said the severe burns weren't treated in time, and combined with your serious allergic reaction, they caused life-threatening sepsis."My father, Robert Lewis's voice trembled. "You were in the ICU for three whole days and nights. We almost... we almost lost you."I tried weakly to lift my hand, only to discover that tubes were connected all over my body. "Dad, Mom, I'm sorry I made you worry."My father wiped away his tears, his gaze turning razor-sharp. "Don't worry. I won't let that jerk from the Cross family get away with this."During the three days I'd been unconscious, the outside world had been turned upside down.The damning evidence I'd posted in the grou

With nowhere else to turn, August returned to the Cross family estate. It was the only property the family still owned that hadn't been seized.He knelt before his parents, weeping as he begged them for help."Mom, Dad, please. Find out where Gemma is. If she'll just agree to see me once, the Cross family can still be saved."His father, Samuel Cross, trembled with rage. He snatched a teacup off the table and hurled it at August's head.Tea and blood streamed down his face."You ungrateful brat! You brought this on yourself. You drove Gemma away for the sake of another woman! The Cross family is bankrupt because of you, and you still have the nerve to bring her up?"His mother, Serena Cross, stood to the side, wiping away her tears. "August, the Lewis family has made it clear that anyone who helps you will be treated as an enemy. We don't even dare leave the house anymore."Suddenly, the front door was thrown open with a bang.Jolie stumbled inside, dragging a suitcase behind h