In the Orchard Manor, Nigel’s computer kept beeping, notifying him that a new message had been received. But the little guy was not in the mood to check his messages at all. At that moment, he and his little sister were busy conducting a hunger strike to protest against Joshua. Throughout the entire day, no matter what they did, they failed to get in touch with Luna. At first, they thought she was sleeping at home and did not pay much thought to it. But later on, no matter how many calls they made, they still failed to contact her in person. In the end, her phone was even switched off completely. So Neil contacted Anne. Anne and John rushed to the Blue Bay Villa but did not see Luna, instead, they saw Joshua and Fiona walking out one after the other. There was someone else with them, an old man with snow-white hair and wearing a pair of wire-rimmed glasses. After that, no one could contact Luna, no matter who it was. Nellie and Nigel contacted everyone they knew but no one had an
Joshua sighed and glanced at the two children in front of him. For Luna, they refused to eat or drink and insisted on confronting him. He knew that if he did not give them an answer tonight, they would not give up. “Joshua, say something!” Beside them, Granny Lynch wiped at her sweat anxiously and sat on the chair coughing. The two children had not eaten or drunk any water in the last 13 hours! Joshua sighed, and promised reluctantly, saying, “Eat, I’ll bring you to see Luna tomorrow.” Nellie turned and met her brother’s eyes. He gave her a meaningful glance. Even though he and Joshua had not known each other for long, he understood how difficult it was to make someone like Joshua, who was resolutely firm in all his business decisions, offer them a compromise in such a short period of time. They should not cross the line. Otherwise, if they angered him, they might not even be able to meet their mommy. The two children exchanged glances, then climbed onto their chairs and star
The little finger on her left hand was now lying flatly on the ground as if it had no bones to support it. A heart-wrenching pain radiated from her smashed little finger. She was in so much pain her consciousness was starting to fade. No matter how hard she tried to recall, she could not remember who it was who refused to let her go even when she was sent to an asylum. The only thing she remembered was the words Joshua said to the leader of the nurses yesterday when she was lifted out of Blue Bay Villa on a stretcher. “Treat her wounds when you’re at the hospital. Her hands are quite pretty, it would be a pity if they were scarred.” Luna closed her eyes, Fiona’s baleful gaze floating in front of her eyes when Joshua said those words. She laughed bitterly. She was already in this condition, and yet Fiona would still feel jealous of her just because of a single sentence out of Joshua’s mouth?The severe pain prevented her from pondering on this issue for too long. The pain was all
Hearing the words of the woman sitting outside the railing, Luna fell silent for a second, and finally laughed out too loud. “Joshua loves me? Protect me?” In the past, when Jude said that Joshua loved her, she would still remain skeptical and doubtful. But now…When he sent her into an asylum, to endure inhumane torture, all she felt was that the people who claimed that Joshua liked her were either stupid or were simply mocking her. And Aura was obviously doing the latter. "Yes, Joshua used to love and protect you, but you just didn't know.” As she spoke, a taunting sneer hung from her lips. “Otherwise, Luna, do you think you could survive till this day? Without Joshua, even your ashes would’ve been spread in the wind!” Then, she yawned, “But never mind, that’s all in the past. Since the moment you were brought here yesterday, everything’s changed.” As she spoke, she glanced at Luna’s tightly-wrapped little finger. “It must hurt terribly, right? But let me tell you, this
Neil sighed and patted Theos’ shoulder lightly. “But don’t worry, Uncle Theo. You risked your life for me, back then, you lost your memories because you tried to save me. That’s why you’re in this state now. I’ll help you get your girl, whether she’s a good woman or not.”“Who does your Uncle Theo like?”The moment Neil’s words left his mouth, the door to the backseat of the car was opened. Aura put on the same pair of sunglasses and settled into the backseat, asking faintly, “You’re just a boy and already you’re helping a man pursue a woman?” Seeing that Aura was back, Neil laughed awkwardly and said, “No, it was just a joke. Uncle Theo isn’t young anymore, I was just wondering whether he used to have feelings for a woman…”Aura scoffed, “He was in love with a woman once. But unfortunately, she’s about to die soon.”Theo’s body stiffened violently. Luna…was about to die? The last time he saw her, she was still fine…Seeing the slow-witted expression on Theo’s face, Aura waved h
Joshua frowned and set the newspapers aside. “Not all hospitals are the same…” Before he could finish, the car had slid to a stop in front of the hospital. Nellie pushed open the door and flew to the entrance of the hospital as if she had wings on her feet. “Mommy, I’m coming!” After Aura left, Luna was sent back to her ward. She climbed onto the bed painfully and was about to rest for a while when the nurse in charge of her rushed in again. This time, she brought a few others with her.They pressed her onto the bed, one of them dabbed makeup onto her face, while another changed her clothes, one more even threatened her and said, “Mr. Lynch is bringing someone to see you, be smart! You should know, no matter what you say, Mr. Lynch won’t take you out of here because he thinks you’re sick. If you said anything you shouldn’t say and Mr. Lynch puts the blame on us, after he leaves, you will suffer a thousand times over! If you don’t want to break two fingers tomorrow, put on a good s
“Why are you being so fierce to your sister? In the future...in the future when I’m not with you, you have to take care of her, you cannot be so fierce to her.”Nigel pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes staring intently at Luna’s gloved left hand. He wondered whether it was just an illusion…but when mommy held Nellie up and then put her down, he could clearly feel that Mommy’s little finger was out of control. Her little finger did not seem to be on the same track as her other fingers. A bad premonition loomed in his chest. Nigel strode to her and grabbed her left hand. “Mommy, your hand…”Luna paused and quickly pulled her hand back and hid it behind her. “I got a cut on my hand yesterday, so I’m wearing gloves to make sure I don’t get hurt again in the treatment process.” With that, she sucked in a deep breath, forced the pain down, and said, “Nigel, take your sister home. Children shouldn’t be here, I…after I’m well, I’ll go home. Don’t worry.”Seeing Luna chase her away so qu
Joshua was pushed to the side roughly by Luna. He staggered, his body unbalanced, and he almost fell down. He frowned and was about to speak when Luna curled up like a cooked prawn. She trembled, curled up in a ball on the ground, almost every bone and blood vessel in her body was quivering. "It hurts..." These were the only two words she could say. Seeing her like this, a trace of pain flashed in Joshua’s eyes. How could this happen? Yesterday when she came here, she was fine. How come she was in this condition today?He leaned in again, trying to pick her up again. But even if pain blurred her consciousness, she could still identify Joshua’s smell. She was so familiar with him, the moment he approached her, she could tell that it was him without lifting an eyelid.Joshua reached out and wanted to pull her into his arms but she pushed him away. Her movements were small but powerful. Beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, he wondered whether it was out of pain, but because her ac