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
“We’ve tried our best to ensure her safety, but the doctors and nurses can’t be keeping an eye on her at every moment…” With that, he sighed. “Last night, Ms. Luna was completely fine, our nurses never expected that she would…in the middle of the night when everyone else was resting…she would…snap her own finger into two.”Snap her own finger into two. Even though he would like to think of himself as a worldly man who was no stranger to violence, hearing those six words shocked Joshua so badly that he could not speak. Snapping her own finger into two…how badly must it have hurt? Seeing Joshua remain silent, Mr. Chase knew that Joshua had accepted his explanation, so he sighed and said, “You saw it too, we made her wear gloves today to stop her from hurting herself again. You said that she has pretty hands, you don’t want them to be scarred. I remember.” Joshua’s fists tightened beside him. He grabbed the other man’s collar and lifted him up as if he was holding a slab of pork ch
Because of Joshua’s appearance, Luna who had been in pain the entire day, finally received a painkiller. When the medicine took effect, the pain faded, and Luna was finally able to lie on the bed, quietly looking at her smashed little finger. The finger that originally belonged to her now hung from her hand lifelessly, like a piece of décor. Luna remembered the words that the man said that morning when he smashed her finger. “Boss said, one finger a day. The number of fingers she can preserve depends on how long Mr. Lynch wants her to stay here.”She looked at her fingers sadly. After staying here for ten days, would she become completely disabled? But who knew that her hands were capable of creating world-class jewelry designs…At that moment, the door to her hospital ward opened. Joshua stood there, sorrow and despair written clearly on his face. Hearing noises from the entrance, Luna paused and turned toward the door unconsciously. Immediately, she saw the tall and lean man. Pre
Joshua’s entire body stiffened. He turned and looked at Luna. Her eyes were filled with her desperate plea. She tugged at his sleeve, both her voice and her gaze seemed equally inferior. He looked at her and pain flashed through his eyes. Even though in the past, he wished countless times that she would stay by his side in such an obedient manner…but he knew she was just doing this because she wanted to escape, to avoid treatment.He heaved out a long sigh and removed her fingers that were grasping onto his sleeve one by one. “Luna, I know you don’t mean what you said. Instead of talking to me, you should cooperate with the doctors and receive treatment, that way, you can recover as soon as possible.”He stood up and turned, looking at Luna, his words loud and clear as he said, “After you recover, I’ll bring Nellie and Nigel along, the three of us will welcome you home. I will also personally send all of you away from Banyan City, to live the life that you want. Don't torture yours
Outside the asylum. In the black Masevati, Nellie crossed her arms over her chest and curled up in a corner of the car in anger. “Nigel, how could you? I didn’t even have much time to talk to Mommy!” Not far away from her, Nigel had his laptop open on his lap, his short fingers tapping away at the keyboard as if he could not hear her at all.Nellie felt even worse now. She snatched Nigel’s laptop out of his lap. “Stop playing! Didn’t you see what Mommy looked like just now!”The little girl bit her lip, aggrieved tears swimming in her eyes. “Daddy lied! Mommy is suffering here, I can tell! Nigel, you’re a bad guy too! You stopped me from spending more time with Mommy!”She came here happily today, thinking that Mommy was really just sick. But after she arrived, she realized this was not a hospital at all, it was more like a prison that kept her Mommy locked up! Seeing his sister’s reaction, Nigel sighed faintly. He took his laptop out of her hands and showed his sister the inf
“My biggest wish is that I can look for Neil together with Mommy and Nigel.”Hearing Nellie mention Neil, Joshua’s arm that was wrapped around her trembled slightly. A moment later, he turned and glanced at Nigel. “You think that Neil isn’t dead too?” Nigel’s fingers continued tapping away at the keyboard. He glanced at his father deeply and said, “If I told you now that I think Neil is still alive, would you think that I’m crazy and lock me up in an asylum?”Joshua’s eyebrows screwed tightly together. “I’ll repeat myself, your mommy was sent here for treatment because she is mentally ill.”Nigel laughed, “Mr. Lynch, do you really think that the doctors' diagnosis of Mommy is correct?"Joshua nodded. “Mr. Robert Jenson has been practicing medicine for more than 40 years and has diagnosed hundreds of thousands of patients. He has never misdiagnosed a patient’s condition."How could his diagnosis be wrong? Nigel narrowed his eyes. That old man was a master at hiding. He sighed