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
Even though Mr. Chase from the asylum promised Joshua that he would arrange for nurses to supervise Luna to prevent her from ‘harming herself’. But he knew better than anyone that Luna’s finger was not the product of her self-harm.But even so, pretenses had to be upheld, he might not be able to handle it if Joshua decided to take action against them. So, he recruited a few temporary workers from a recruitment agency in the city center and interviewed them briefly. He did not even bother reading their resumes and immediately ordered them to supervise Luna. After all, Luna had been injected with the medication that they prepared, she would be exhausted. Even getting out of bed would be a struggle, it was impossible for her to escape, what more hurt herself. Hiring these extra workers was just a show to placate Joshua. In the evening. Luna lay on the bed, watching as the nurse arranged for a few dark-skinned men to guard her door, and a cold sneer appeared on her lips. What sort
The guard at the entrance never expected that the few temporary workers recruited from the recruitment agency would kidnap one of the patients, so he just registered their names in the visitor’s log and allowed them to leave. The minivan flew across the expressway in the wee hours of the morning. When the effects of the painkillers faded gradually, Luna was in so much that she curled up in Gwen’s arms, trembling in pain. “Hold on, Luna. Hold on.” Gwen hugged her friend tightly, tears streaming down her face, the van flying toward Sea City. “We’ll be there soon!” They did not dare to stay in Banyan City for too long, what more looking for a doctor to treat Luna. In the past, both Luke and Gwen did not believe that Joshua would be so cruel and ruthless to Luna. Until today…only now did they realize how cold-blooded he could be!The minivan drove on for a few hours and finally when the sun peeked on the horizon, they arrived at a private hospital owned by Luke in Sea City. An X-r