Josephine gritted her teeth in pain until her jaw hurt as she stared at Lewis' cold eyes. Soon, she began to give up hope.Lewis didn't make a move. He simply observed as she stopped struggling before letting go of her. Josephine slid down from the table, clutched her abdomen, and curled into a ball on the floor. She didn't dare move.Everything hurt."Think carefully about what I said." Lewis' voice came from above her.As he turned around to leave, he felt a tug on his pants. Josephine had grabbed him. She looked at him with a pale face. Anyone who had eyes could see that she was in serious pain.Her lips trembled as she sucked in two deep breaths to suppress her pain. Then, Josephine released her grip on him and signed slowly, "Since you despise me so much, why didn't you divorce me?"Lewis' eyes darkened, and he bent down to her level. He placed a finger under her chin. "It seems like you really do have a goldfish memory. Have you forgotten what I said?"Josephine stared at
Josephine flagged down a cab and headed toward Alvarez Manor without waiting for Lewis.Elysium was shrouded in smog as a light drizzle rained down from the sky that evening, resulting in the buildings looking blurry from a distance.After reaching her destination, Josephine walked into the manor with a bag of fruits that she had bought from a random stall.No matter what Josephine bought, Nancy would end up hating it.Alvarez Manor was bustling with life and joy at that time. Countless cars were parked right outside the main entrance and inside the courtyard.Robert and his former wife had a daughter named Lily Alvarez. She had gotten married into another family through an arranged marriage a long time ago. Hence, she, along with her husband and two children, attended the event merrily.Meanwhile, Lewis and Daphne were related by blood. Nancy was their mother.Robert had an illegitimate son, who was the youngest among all Alvarez siblings. Apparently, the birth mother died from
Josephine pursed her lips before turning around to leave.She arrived at the bathroom, where Seth happened to be washing his hands at the sink.When the latter noticed her, he drew two pieces of tissue paper from the box and started wiping his hands. "Come on in. I'm done with my business."Josephine squeezed out a small smile at him before nodding and entering the bathroom."The floor's a little slippery, so you should be care—" Before Seth could finish his words, Josephine was already tilting dangerously backward.Fright and panic were evident on her face as she fumbled around in an attempt to grab something. In a state of desperation, she clasped Seth's arm tightly.Seth's quick instincts kicked in as he reached out to catch Josephine as well. He circled an arm tightly around her waist, prompting her to collapse into his arms in an intimate and ambiguous manner.Josephine raised her head and looked into Seth's eyes, her arm still maintaining a vice-like grip on him.The latt
Everything happened too fast. Since Josephine didn't make any noise after the bullet was shot in her face, everyone thought that Caleb was just pretending to shoot at her."Josephine!" Of course, Lewis witnessed the scene. He quickly reached out to steady her on her feet.Josephine was in so much pain that a burst of colors exploded before the darkness that was known as her vision. She almost lost her balance due to the pain.Only when Lewis shouted her name did everyone finally turn around to see what happened. Then, they realized Caleb had just shot Josephine.Lily quickly wrapped her arms around Caleb and pulled him away while pretending to be mad at him. "Behave, Caleb!"However, Caleb refused to obey her command. Instead, he struggled against his restraints because he wanted to shoot Josephine again. His father, Derek Moss, quickly put a stop to his mischievous antics."Now is not the time for you to fool around, Caleb! Hand over your toy!" Derek grabbed the toy gun intendin
A loud wail erupted out of nowhere, causing everyone to whip their heads to the source.Caleb could be seen covering his face in a crouching position as he sobbed his heart out. On the other hand, Lewis was still playing with the toy gun with an impassive look on his face.He looked so nonchalant that he seemed not to have noticed Caleb crying. All of his attention was on the toy gun in his hands, which was an indicator that he was the one who shot at Caleb and caused him to cry.The moment Josephine noticed the scene, she gripped her sleeve tightly subconsciously, feeling her heart beat faster.Lily and Derek dashed toward Caleb immediately. The former quickly scooped the crying boy into her arms and started checking the injury on his face in a state of panic."What's wrong, Caleb?"The aforementioned boy continued wheezing and crying loudly. It was apparent that the corner of his eye had already reddened. Since he was just a little boy with tender skin, his face would go red wh
Lewis used his actions to answer Josephine's question.He knew very well that she would suffer in Alvarez Manor, but this time, he chose to agree with her decision.The silent woman could only stare in the direction Lewis had disappeared in. A surge of bitterness started spreading from her heart at that moment. "What exactly am I trying to prove? Do I want to prove that he's finally understood what I've been telling him? Or am I trying to prove that he's been a heartless man all along?" She thought sadly.Finally, Josephine returned to Alvarez Manor. Thanks to the family drama, everyone had already retreated to their respective rooms for the night.She returned to her own bedroom as well. Then she grabbed a clean set of clothes and took a bath in the bathroom.When Josephine closed her eyes, countless memories started replaying in her mind like snippets of a movie. It was a mixture of good and bad memories. All in all, she had led a life of disappointment during the past two dec
When Lewis heard the question, he turned around to stare at Tyler. "What did you say?"The latter tensed up. For a moment, he wondered if he had said the wrong thing and forgot to add the words 'what if' into his question, judging from the way Lewis looked. Tyler explained hastily, "It was just a random question. Don't overreact, please.""Never come up with this sort of hypothetical situation ever again," Lewis replied coldly as a form of rejection to Tyler's question while seeming very harsh as well.At that moment, Tyler had a bad premonition in his heart. It seemed that Lewis really didn't want Josephine to be pregnant."Alright, then. I should've just minded my business." He flashed a smile at Lewis in return. It turned out that Josephine's decision to make him keep her pregnancy a secret was the correct thing to do.At the same time, Tyler found it difficult to understand the mentality of someone who hated their own children.…Since Josephine had gotten drenched by the
Daphne could feel her rage flooding through her system. She strode toward Josephine and Seth in wide steps immediately and grabbed the stroller."Seth, Josephine just went through an abortion! How could you let her watch over Bambam?"What Daphne actually meant was that Josephine might inflict harm on Bambam should she possess the desire for revenge.Naturally, this meant that Daphne knew very well what the Alvarez family had done to Josephine. That was why she reacted very strongly out of guilt.Seth just glanced in Daphne's direction before smiling at her. "I need to leave the manor for now, so you should go to bed early. Don't wait up.""Are you going out again? Does that mean you're not coming home tonight?" A flash of disappointment streaked past Daphne's expression at that moment. Seth tended to leave the manor early in the morning and return home late at night, but she had no idea what he was doing the whole time.Even after conducting her own investigation into her husban