Hidden Emotions

Lucille raised her eyebrows in amazement. Suddenly, she heard Joseph speak. His voice was heavy and muffled as if he was restraining something.

No one knew what hidden emotions there were in those eyes of his. His gaze was like a surging undercurrent, deep and bottomless, yet slightly cold and lonely.

He murmured, "Don't be afraid of me, Bobo."

Lucille was stunned. What was there to be afraid of?

Under her puzzled stare, Joseph took off his shirt completely

The man's strong and buff chest was covered with scars of various sizes. Some were deep, and some were shallow. Even after several years, one could tell that those scars were once. wounds that were nearly fatal. Lucille sucked in a cold breath.

Most people would only have bruises on their bodies.

On Joseph's body, there were gunshot wounds, whip wounds, and other injuries from torture devices.

Joseph, the son of the Collins family, was born into a comfortable life. He was proud and noble with ant extraordinary status. With a snap of his fingers, he could change Shein City's destiny. Nobody would have thought that someone like him, who had the world in the palm of his hand, had experienced something that would leave so many horrible.

scars.

Could it be that... the people from back then were the ones. who injected the toxins into his body?

Lucille was shocked, but she didn't ask anything.

Everyone had their secrets.

It was just like how Joseph had never asked her anything.

Lucille took out some tools and sat cross-legged across from Joseph.

She began treating him seriously. At the same time, she answered, "It's not that scary."

That was how her body looked like in the past, too.

Lucille pursed her lips. She didn't finish her sentence.

Joseph looked up. The girl in front of him was calm, with a sense of serenity that did not match her age. She used the tools with skilled fingers. In just a few minutes, he could feel the cold poison in his body flowing around.

With her treatment, the toxins were trapped and then sealed together.

The process took about half an hour.

When she removed the last tool, Lucille heaved a sigh of relief.

effort to concentrate

on her forehead, and then carefully put away the tools.

Joseph replied. Then, he put his shirt back

treatment. Take a rest first. I'll go down and see if

come back."

the room as she

at the tip of his nose.

eyes, feeling a sense

she found that not

back, but there were also a lot of new furniture and appliances in the house. They were brand new, including things like

when he saw how generous Culver was. "How can you give me all of these things, Sir? T-This won't do. I

then told Madam Grant which

basis. Madam Grant, who was both surprised and delighted,

able to remember it, so she

on

Lucille raised an eyebrow.

Grant,

was another problem,

had to make Bernard give up on buying the land and take the

would have a chance to go to the old

Sent by Him

to look for Bernard

turned around to take a look. At the end

saw around half a dozen excavators and

approaching from afar.

was waiting by the road with his

obvious that the

going on, they looked at each other and then asked Bernard,

about to answer, they heard another

Talford Village's land will remain untouched. He's just going to build a new

Lucille slowly stepped forward.

in the simplest and most direct

was a little dissatisfied.

isn't something you can get involved

do have a say

played the part of an innocent and arrogant girl. "This is a wonderful place for retirement. I think building a home would be quite fun." Bernard's eyes darkened. He asked, "Why do you have all the

a gift from Mr. Joseph,"

that she had borrowed Joseph's power, but she also wanted

I wanted it, so Mr. Joseph gave it to me. Is there a

Bernard was speechless.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255