Chapter 333 Love Shouldn’t Come In Shackles

Josephine shook her head. She didn’t want a present.

“What is your New Year’s resolution, then?”

She thought about it for a while before signing, “I want you to get better.”

Lewis was slightly taken aback, the intensity of his gaze deepening. “What else?”

“And to be with you forever.”

Lewis chuckled. The younger she got, the harder it was for her to hide her real thoughts. Her inclination to blurt out whatever she had in mind now amused him.

Josephine couldn’t understand the meaning behind his smile, but as he ceased to explain, she could only purse her lips and accompany him as he received his IV treatment.

She had no phone, but being by his side was hardly mundane.

Lewis switched on the TV, and she leaned against the headboard as they watched the New Year’s gala on screen.

The crackling fireworks outside were almost hypnotic by now, their incessant rhythm and the chatter on the television gradually lulling her to sleep.

Lewis switched off the lights, leaving only the white glow of the television and its muffled sound filling the room’s emptiness.

If he tilted his head at just the right angle, he could see her face through the dim lighting surrounding them both, her head resting on his shoulder as she slept soundly. The weight of her face was light on him-perhaps a result of her mindfulness of his injuries. Strands of hair fell on her cheeks as well, and he tucked them back behind her ear gently.

The next day, Gerald and Conrad came by to see the two.

Gerald carried a large fruit basket adorned in red, complete with his equally vibrant

a radiant smile on his face. “Happy New Year, Chairman Alvarez.”

outfit and

Conrad placed the breakfast he had brought on the table as well. “I just asked the doctor about your recovery, Chairman Alvarez, and he said you’re recovering well. You can return home. after a few more days of observation in the hospital.”

Lewis glanced at him briefly. “What about Seth?”

Conrad, too, was startled by his sudden question. It seemed that Seth was nowhere to be found since they’d returned from the island.

“I don’t know. Maybe he went back to Elysium?” he replied.

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expression crossing his face, though none of

out his phone. “Let me get in touch with him.” As he spoke, he

he reported shortly after.

dismissing him.

to leave the ward

leaned

infusion, Lewis pulled the needle tip out and changed into a fresh set of

her side, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her into his embrace. “What’s there to see here? Come,

her gaze and shook

hear what Conrad said just

she did not question it any further. It really

attention.

with her. He laced his fingers through

out of

of the hospital, they managed to call a

Ecstasia.

been too long since Josephine had last been amid

his usual attire, Lewis was dressed in a loose black hoodie today, similar to the outfits worn by many other guys they’d passed

tall, slender figure as she followed

both of them, granting them a swift access, devoid

of various amusement rides

the more thrilling rides and opted to visit the picturesque attractions instead.

stop was the tulip field, reachable only by bus. They were fortunate enough to snag the

passengers did not simply include young tourists but rather a few

The

who seemed to be in her thirties and was currently explaining

across from them, their hands firmly joined despite

the saccharine happiness radiating from their faces, her

free from her hold-instead, he wrapped her hand in his and gently

her smile

scarcely knowing how

for dating, she couldn’t quite understand that term

the elderly woman’s smile, the blatant interest on her face not unlike the other gossiping women he’d encountered in the past. He was silent for a long while before he answered,

and accept his definition of their relationship, but she found that she didn’t particularly like

The woman smiled kindly, her knowing expression undeniably piercing. “You

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