Chapter 53 Witnessing Her Downfall

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 intending to snatch it from his son’s hands but the latter continued hugging it to his chest

stubbornly.

“It’s mine!”

Lewis let go of Josephine’s hand so that he could check her eye’s condition. Fortunately, the bullet only made contact with the corner of her eye, but thanks to the shot, her eye was completely red.

He tilted his head to look at Caleb, who forgot to react out of fear toward his icy gaze.

Lily quickly did her best to ease the atmosphere. She approached Josephine and pretended to examine her reddened eye in concern. “I think she’s fine. It’s just a toy gun, so the impact

shouldn’t hurt.”

However, Josephine’s affected eye was extremely red. The spot that was hit by the bullet started to show flecks of blue and purple as well, signifying the formation of a bruise.

Lewis glanced in Lily’s direction. “How did you know that it wouldn’t hurt at all, Lily?”

“It’s just a rubber bullet, isn’t it? How much pain can it cause? Lewis, I know you care about Josephine a great deal, but you shouldn’t be arguing with a child over this petty matter.”

“Then, should I argue with you over this so–called petty matter? As his mother, how are you going to resolve this situation?” A trace of mockery flashed across Lewis‘ eyes.

her anger as she tried to defend her son. “It’s just a toy gun. Is it really necessary

it is,” Lewis interrupted

Lewis, so she

the trip here, you know?

If you don’t want to see us, there’s no need to invite us back to this manor! This asn’t a diner gathering it’s a

heard Lily’s accusatory speech. She took the initiative to speak up immediately Lily, that’s where you’re wrong If we truly viewed you and Youn tamly as outsiders, we wouldn’t have

making a big deal out of it! Should I build a stage for you to continue acting out this drama for the rest of us? Am I the one to

immediately once Robert said

end of

ask you this–are you still having dinner here or

was true

were shot

her by the grief of being alienated and neclected by everyone.

stay here and have dinner with the rest of you?”

at him coldly in return. “What did you just say?”

not necessary for us to stay here and have dinner for the rest of you now.

made sense, everyone was clearly affected by the incident, so dinner

to ease the atmosphere as well. “It’s just a minor misunderstanding. We’re all family here, so we can’t ruin the

small matter,

face. Then,

while before a low chuckle escaped from his lips. “It seems that I’m making a fuss out of nothing.”

not what I

already? Shall we eat?” Lewis interrupted Derek’s words abruptly, now wearing a normal expression. It was as though

“Let’s move to

around here

head to glance at him, a mildly glum expreston

his hand to stroke the

that his concerned expression seemed genuine.

close to her, making him seem like a

touch the reflected moon oft the surface, she would realize that everything was nothing but a facade that would shatter at the

sort of person who would slowly lend Josephine to the edge of the cliff. There, she would voluntarily make the

jump into the water in search of the moon that could

he would be watching her struggle all the way from the shore. That man would witness her downfall with a clear

gaze and looked down at her feet once more in order to conceal the thoughts that were reflected in her

anymore. Instead, he took

room.

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