Then, Natasha turned around and continued catching up with Nellie.Sitting at the corner, Luna clenched her fists tightly under the table while listening to the two of them talking.That was not the case! It was not like that! She has never forgotten her parents. She has always missed home.When she wanted to marry Joshua, she never wanted to fight with her parents! It was Aura! At that time, she loved and trusted Aura the most.Aura told her, “Luna, don’t worry. Just go and marry Mr. Lynch. I’d still be here at home.”“Mom and dad said they wanted to cut ties with you, but they’re just trying to frighten you. They still love you a lot, don’t you remember?” “Just do what you want to do. I’ll help you out with mom and dad.”At that time, how would Luna suspect her younger sister, whom she grew up with?Thus, she happily got married to Joshua and moved to Banyan City.It was later on when her father appeared at the gates of Blue Bay Villa. Only then did Luna know that not o
Revenge.This triggered Aura violently. Luna Gibson wanted to seek revenge? For what? At who? Was she seeking revenge on her?How dare she! She should have killed Luna Gibson with her own bare hands! When the driver kicked her into the sea, it was too good a deal for her! If Aura had taken things into her own hands back then, Luna Gibson would not have been alive, let alone give birth to that bastard of a child! Hints of resentment flashed across Aura’s face. She sneered at Luna, “You’re saying as if someone offended my sister.”Aura gracefully pushed her hair back behind her ear. “She was the one that left without a word. She even said that she betrayed Joshua. No one did anything to her, who is she seeking revenge on?”Then, Aura looked at Luna coldly. Her eyes were filled with hostility and danger. “You have never even seen her before, what right do you have to talk about her? How rude.”Unable to take Luna being insulted by Aura, Nellie, who was next to Natasha, delibe
“Aura, have some.”While Natasha was feeding Nellie, she placed some prosciutto into Aura’s plate. “You’ve gotten skinny recently.”Aura was indifferent to Natasha’s concerns. She did not even thank her and picked up her utensils and ate them quickly.Luna lowered her head and forced her tears from falling. She has lost all energy to continue bickering with Aura.Turns out this was how her mother thought of her. After leaving her for six years, everything has changed.Her mother, who once used to believe her unconditionally, has been brainwashed by Aura. She no longer believes in Luna.Why? If only her mother could trust her more, she would realize Aura and Joshua’s scheme. It was flawed and filled with errors.If only her mother held on a little longer, she would have the courage to secretly reconcile with her.She has left her mother for way too long. She wanted to bury herself in her mother’s arms and cry.Distrust, misunderstood, and unfamiliarity. They were like a huge
Luna did not know how she returned to Blue Bay Villa. Her heart was broken, her nose was sore. Her mind was completely blank.At night, Neil gave her a simple briefing on exposing Aura the next day when Joshua announces Nellie’s identity.“Mommy.” At the other end of the video call, Neil frowned. “Is something on your mind?”Luna took a deep breath. “It’s nothing.”“You saw Grandma today, right?”Nellie, who was hugging her teddy bear beside her said, “She even cried.”Then, Nellie was a little angry. “Although Grandma was nice to me, what she said made Mommy upset. I used to like Grandma initially, but later on, I don’t like her anymore. Just like how I don’t like Great-Granny. I think she’s…”“Nellie!” Luna furrowed her brows and interrupted Nellie. “You should go to bed.”Even if Natasha did not trust her, she was still her mother after all. She could not let others talk bad about her. Not even Nellie.“Oh.” Nellie’s face fell. “Mommy, I’m sorry. I didn't mean to bad-mouth
Neil was speechless.“Hmph! Nigel still treats me the best!” Nellie placed her hands on her hips and looked proud. “When Nigel gets better, I’ll only bring him shopping and we’ll have good food together alone!”Neil was aggrieved. “Mommy, look at your daughter!”Luna smiled helplessly. She hugged Nellie and continued chatting with Neil on the video call while talking to Nigel via the necklace.In Nellie’s brightly lit room, it was a lovely scene with Luna hugging Nellie.In the garden in the backyard, Joshua looked at the figure inside the French window. He furrowed his brows a little.Leaning by the pillar of the gazebo, he put out the cigarette in his hand.This was his fifth cigarette.He did not know why, but at the thought that Luna was leaving Blue Bay Villa the next day, he was inexplicably annoyed.He has been standing there looking at Luna and Nellie for a long time.She was at first in a bad mood, then she started laughing in tears, yet at that moment, she was fille
Joshua has been waiting for Luna in his study for almost two hours.After two hours, he could no longer take it. He closed his file and covered his face with his hands in irritation.She did not come. She truly did not want to continue staying. He was just overthinking this all this while.Joshua chuckled self-deprecatingly and walked out of the study.He wanted to walk around the villa. Unknowingly, he arrived at the door of Luna’s room.The lights in her room have been switched off. She must be asleep by then.Joshua gently sighed and walked to Nellie’s room. She was also sleeping soundly.It seemed like he was the only person who could not sleep in the entire villa. He was the only one who was reluctant to say goodbye the next day.Joshua returned to his room. He took Luna Gibson’s photo from under his pillow. He gently caressed it over and over again.After a while, he laughed bitterly. “Come back quickly.”“If you’re not still not back yet…”He would really fall for ano
“If not, I would have had a guilty conscience working for you.”Aura immediately frowned at Luna’s words. She immediately opened the car door and got down from the car.She strode over Luna. “I dare you to say another word!”Luna looked at her coldly. “It will still be the same no matter how much I say.”Aura gritted her teeth.Luna was in a cheap servant’s uniform with no make-up on her face. She looked poor and miserable. How dare she look at her with those eyes! Her aloofness in her eyes made Aura feel like she was in a different rank compared to Luna. Those condescending, cold eyes were the same as Luna Gibson back then! Looking at Luna at that moment, Aura even felt that she was once more back under the shadows of Luna Gibson. At that thought, Aura was infuriated.She could not find Luna Gibson nor handle her. Could she not even deal with a lowly servant? Aura bit her lips. She walked over quickly to Luna in her seven-centimeters-tall high heels.She raised her hands
Noticing Nellie stopped moving, Luna furrowed her brows and looked at where Nellie was looking.Standing by the door, Joshua was looking travel-worn.He seemed to have come back from somewhere far. His smart-looking suit was somewhat wrinkled. His hair was also in a mess.However, he gave off a charming, mature, manliness.Luna noticed that he had a small box in his hands. The box was familiar to her, but she could not remember when she had seen them.“Daddy, where have you been?”Nellie obediently put down her utensils and ran to the kitchen. She clumsily took a plate of rice out. “You’re back just in time. Let’s have a last lunch together.”Then, Nellie felt that she said something wrong. “Not the last lunch, the last lunch before Aunty leaves us.”“Hmm.”Joshua looked at Luna and put the box down. He roughly let loose of his tie and threw his coat on the rack.He rolled his sleeves up, carried the box, and walked over.At that moment, Luna noticed that not only his jacket
At that, he looked at Gwen. "Actually…"Steven found himself unable to finish his sentence. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled. "Forget about it.""Steven…" Gwen looked at him, and her tears fell.Her heart was not made of stone. How could she not know Steven's feelings toward her?She was silent for a long while. In the end, she stood up and slowly walked over to Steven with arms opened wide. "Give me a hug."Steven hesitated for a while, but he still stood up.They hugged."Gwen." Steven hugged her thin figure. "I have to meet you earlier in the next life so I can compete fairly with my brother."Gwen nodded with tears streaming down her face. "Okay."They thus hugged once more. Minutes later…"He's gone," said Stefan.Tears kept falling.They hugged for a while longer before pulling apart. Gwen looked at Stefan with her tear-stricken face. He had tears on his face as well.She bit her lips and reached out to wipe his tears. "A—Are these tears…yours or his?
The next day, Rachel flew from Merchant City to Sharnwick City to diagnose Anne's condition. Theo tagged along as well because he had another identity, Rachel's boyfriend."According to the report, Anne's condition is slowly recuperating." Rachel was relieved after assessing the report. "Although she is very weak, she is going to get better with lots of rest."There is nothing wrong with her vocal cords too. It could be a psychological thing that makes her lose her voice. A knot in her heart that causes it." She looked at Luna, then at John. "Considering all factors, I think that knot is Luna."Rachel continued, "John, I know Luna is the root cause of all these bad things. Being away from Luna, Joshua, and other people is going to guarantee a safer life for you and your family. But have you thought about it from Anne's point of view? Other than you and Sammie, she has her own life and her circle of friends. Never has she blamed Luna for what happened, yet you forced her to leave Lun
It was almost a miracle for Anne to willingly leave the house just to visit him!Robyn, meanwhile, sobbed at the sight.The nurse who accompanied Anne to the ward was puzzled. What was going on with these people?She snuck her phone out of her pocket and took a photo of this surreptitiously. Then, she sent it into the nurse's group chat with the caption, [What a strange family I met today.]The nurses in the group chat began gossiping about this. One of them tagged a fellow nurse named Daisy and said, [Hey, isn't this the guy who saved the old man you're looking after? What a hero!]Daisy was, at this moment, walking into Andy's room to help him change his wound dressing. She saw the message but was not able to type on her keyboard to respond, so she recorded a voice message instead. "Yes, that's the man. What's wrong with his family? What are you guys talking about?"As soon as she finished her sentence, she lifted her head and finally realized that Andy was not there.Instead,
Anne stared at John for a long time before forcibly smiling and told him in sign language, "Robyn didn't return after so long, so I got worried and came by to check on her.""Daddy, Aunt Robyn, are you two hugging?" Sammie asked, blinking innocently as she raised her head in curiosity.John and Robyn turned pale at this.It was understandable for such a young child like Sammie to misinterpret them as hugging, but what would Anne think of this?John leaped off the bed and staggered toward Anne. "Anne, it's just a misunderstanding…"However, he was still so weak that his legs could not hold up the full weight of his body at all, and he almost crumpled to the ground.Quick-witted Robyn managed to catch him before he could fall, but this gesture appeared once again rather intimate to both Anne and Sammie. Sammie furrowed her brow and asked rather indignantly, "Are you hugging again? Daddy, how can you hug Aunt Robyn like this when you've never even hugged Mommy and me like this befor
When the nurse pushed Anne to John's ward, she overheard John and Robyn fighting from the door. The fight was about how John was anxious to return home because he was worried about Anne and Sammie.However, as someone who used to work as a nurse, Robyn knew John should not leave the hospital after being shot by a gun. At least, he needed to stay in the hospital and be observed for 24 hours to make sure that he was fine before leaving the hospital. If an infection happened, John's body would crash easily and he would become weak just like Anne.In the ward, John frowned and talked with a serious tone, "I'm really fine. Get me my clothes so I can go upstairs to thank Miss Andie and go back home immediately. If Anne knows that I'm hurt, she is going to worry. She will easily be suspicious since you haven't gone back home for a long time. What if she worries about me and brings Sammie to the hospital to look for me? Can you bear yourself even just thinking about it? She's weak and Sammie
Sammie's soft and cute babyish voice melted Stefan's heart immediately. It had been quite some time since he actually put a smile on his face. "Hi, there. What's your name and how old are you?"Sammie tilted her head to look at Stefan's handsome face and smiled sweetly, "I'm Samantha but everyone calls me Sammie."Then she did not forget to introduce Anne to Stefan too. "This is my Mommy. Her name is Anne."At this point, Stefan had given all of his attention to Sammie and did not notice Sammie mentioned that her mother's name was Anne. He pinched Sammie's cheek and said, "Your Mommy is not feeling well. You have to be a good girl and take care of her, do you understand?"Sammie nodded seriously and said, "I will.""Alright, sir. I will bring them to where they want to go," the nurse saw Anne signing to her anxiously. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. I will take good care of them."The promise from the nurse gave an assurance to Stefan that they would be well taken off. He smil
This was the first time Anne brought Sammie out. Ever since she escaped from death, she became a different person—a recluse and was afraid of the sun. This situation became even worse after she became mute.The last time she left the house was two weeks ago when she had to go for surgery.However, she worried about John. In the morning, Robyn told her John was hurt and needed to stay in the hospital to rest. However, she had a hard time believing what Robyn said.After spending so many years together with John, Anne reckoned she was the one who knew John the most. If it was a minor injury, John would never want to stay in the hospital. He cared too much about her and Sammie, so he never dared to let her worry about him. Therefore, it just did not sound reasonable if John would stay in the hospital because of a small injury.Furthermore, Robyn had not returned home since the morning, which was nearly three hours since she left the house. After much consideration, she decided to call
Tara fell silent upon hearing this. She bit her lip nervously and shot Gwen a tentative glance. "I didn't mean to offend you, Gwen…" "I know." Gwen let out an exhale and interrupted Tara before she could finish, "I know you meant no harm, but I can't deny that this is something I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around. In the future, neither of you—even you, Luna—should bring this up again." Her love life was such a mess that not even she could unravel the ties, much less expect other people to understand. Tara pursed her lips and did not reply. Luna stared at Gwen in silence for a while before finally saying, "But you have to face this eventually, Gwennie. After all that you've been through with Luke, all of us hope for nothing but the best for the two of you. Even if you avoid it now, you'll have to face the truth eventually. Otherwise, are you planning on spending the rest of your life in this complicated relationship with Luke? Can you bear the thought of not being
Stefan was mildly amused by the look on her face. He extended his arms out in a gesture of defeat and said, "I never intended on ratting you out to Joshua. You three spoke about these secrets in my presence." With that, he shot Andy a rather helpless look. "Don't you agree, sir?" Andy was surprised to be called out all of a sudden. "Of course!" Although Gwen and Luke had been together for a long time, Luke had never much cared for maintaining good relations with his future father-in-law. He always thought his relationship with Gwen did not concern anyone else outside of the two of them. Combined with the fact that Andy had done some hurtful things to Gwen in the past, Luke grew even more disdainful of his future father-in-law. Because of this, he had never given Andy as much as a second glance throughout their relationship and rarely ever addressed him directly like this. The truth was, Stefan had already called out to Andy once before, during their rescue mission the day befor