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
Luke did not reply. Joshua did not put much thought into it. Both of them were busy men, they often forgot to reply to each other’s messages. He headed downstairs and had breakfast with the children, then departed for his office. The moment he sat down in his chair; he received a call from Robert Jenson. “Mr. Lynch! I would like to ask, where did your son and daughter take my wife, Janice? Why did she disappear after eating ice cream with your two children yesterday? Her phone, passport, and wallet are still in the hotel, but she’s gone.” On the other end of the phone, Robert was furious. “The CCTV cameras in the hotel last spotted her going to the ice cream shop next to the waterpark with your two children. Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?!”Joshua’s eyebrows knitted together tightly. “Mrs. Jenson was with Nellie and Nigel yesterday?” How come they did not mention this to him? Yesterday, he had been occupied throughout the afternoon and the two children were enjoying
She rushed over and hurriedly grabbed Luna’s hand. “You’re awake?! Are you thirsty, hungry? I’ll get Luke to hire the best chef and cook for you, okay?”Seeing her friend’s apparent concern for her well-being, Luna smiled bitterly. “Now that you mention it, I am hungry. Can you order something light for me, please?” Gwen nodded quickly, turned around, and left the ward.Luna leaned back on the hospital bed and listened as Gwen ordered the guard at the door to keep a tight eye on her, her lips lifting into a faint smile. But even if she smiled, it still hurt. After being tortured for the past few days, her lips were dry and cracked, even slight movements of her lips brought piercing pain. Luna licked her lips and silently raised her left hand. There was a gap on her left hand where her little finger used to be. It could never return. The gap would remain for the rest of her life. Just like her heart. After a part of her heart was cut off by Joshua, the gap would always be there.
Listening to the beeps of the phone, Luna felt confused and upset. She did not know what Joshua did to Nigel on the other end of the phone, but judging from Joshua’s tone when he entered the room, he sounded as if he was there to accuse Nigel of a crime. Did he…find out she had escaped and knew that Nigel was somehow involved? Luna rested against the headboard, gripping the phone tightly in her right hand, trying to calm herself but failing repeatedly. Would Joshua give Nigel a hard time? If he did, what could Luna do?Her fear grew the more she thought about it, but she did not dare call him. If… If Joshua did not realize that she had escaped, calling Nigel would just serve to expose herself.While she was in the middle of her frenzied thoughts, Gwen pushed open the door with a tray of food in her hands. Seeing her uneasy expression, she set up the bed tray and frowned as she spoke, “What are you thinking about?” Luna raised her head and told Gwen about Nigel’s call. “I’m