Luna and Joshua waited at the scene of the accident for half an hour before the firefighters finally managed to break Dr. Robert free from his car.By the time he was wheeled onto an ambulance, he was so weak that there were barely any signs of life. However, as soon as he caught sight of Luna, his eyes lit up, and he lifted his head and gestured for Luna to approach him somewhat feebly. Because of the profuse vomiting, Luna’s footsteps were a little unstable as she slowly made her way to Dr. Robert. She tilted her head sideways to listen to what he had to say. “I’ve…disappointed Janice. Please help me pass on a message to her and tell her to continue living… Also, I have a copy of Fiona’s real diagnosis… I’ve kept it at the hospital abroad, where I murdered Violet and Shaun Lewis… You can ask someone to retrieve it, and the truth will surface…”As soon as he finished his sentence, Dr. Robert rolled his eyes, and his hand fell back onto the railing of the gurney.A few doctors
It felt good to savor this temporary feeling of warmth. After God knew how long, Luna let out an exhale and said somewhat dejectedly, still wrapped in Joshua’s arms, “I want to bury them.”Joshua nodded. “Alright. Let’s bury them as soon as the weather clears up. As for the grave…”He narrowed his eyes before continuing, “We’ll use the one that I bought for Fiona.”Initially, he had bought the grave plot for Fiona because he genuinely thought that she would die in a year. However, judging from what was happening, he guessed that the grave would not come into use, whether it was in a year or two. As soon as she heard the mention of Fiona, Luna finally came to. She released herself from Joshua’s embrace and lifted her hand to wipe her tears away. “Is Fiona still inside the ward?”She had a feeling that Dr. Robert’s death was not a simple accident and that someone had murdered him to stop him from telling the truth. Even if Fiona was not the mastermind of this, she had to have a
Luna gripped her phone tightly and retorted icily, “I owe you one? Are you kidding me, Fiona?”Fiona paused for a moment upon hearing this, then chuckled. “You dumb*ss. How are you still so clueless? Though, I guess it’s okay that you know nothing. You have no right to find out anyway!“I just want you to know that if I die, Nigel will go down with me!” With that, she hung up the phone.Luna clutched her phone and felt as though her entire heart quivered. She turned and glanced at Joshua anxiously. “Fiona said she’s gone to find Nigel… Where is he?”Yesterday, she had suspected that Joshua had sent Nigel and Nellie to the youth education center he mentioned, but he denied it, so where were they?Joshua saw the worried look in Luna’s eyes and tilted his head away so as not to meet her gaze. “Nigel, Nellie, and Granny Lynch are at the villa in the countryside. Lucas called me just now and told me that Fiona had already left Banyan City two hours ago…and she’s headed…to the villa.”
With that, he turned and left.Joshua glanced at Luna, who tried desperately to hold back her tears, and strode over to her side, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. “Don’t worry. Even if we die, we’d be dying on our way to save Nigel and Nellie.”If it were not for them, Nigel and Nellie would not even be in this situation in the first place. As parents, even if there was not much they could do for the children, they still had to try their best.Lucas soon got the cars ready. He had prepared a few high-spec SUVs for the journey in case they got into trouble while traveling during the storm. In addition, the SUVs were equipped with necessary supplies and tools in case of any emergencies.Joshua immediately dragged Luna onto the car, even though he was still wearing the bloodstained clothes from Dr. Robert’s accident.He used to be someone who could not tolerate dirt and messes like this, but at that moment, the thought of changing his clothes did not even cross his mind. He was t
Joshua fell into silence upon hearing Luna’s question.Truth be told, the only connection between him and Fiona since the start was the bone marrow that had been placed in Nigel’s body at this point, but he did not feel like telling the truth to Luna.He did not want Luna to think he helped Nigel in any way, and he did not want her to leave Banyan City feeling indebted to him or guilt-ridden. He would rather she left with resentment toward him because this hatred would make her stay away from him, and she would finally be able to start a new life with the children. “No answer for that?” Luna sneered, then turned to look outside the window. She already knew this would be the outcome.Joshua had never been one to face his mistakes, whether it was six years ago or at this very moment.The rain continued to pour outside the window, so heavy that the windshield was blurred, and it grew increasingly difficult for the SUV to travel on the road. Every time the car circled past some
Luna had no excuse to refuse Joshua’s offer. She let out an exhale, lowered herself down, and got onto Joshua’s back. Lucas witnessed with his own eyes the way Joshua’s movements turned gentle as he straightened up with Luna on his back.Joshua had never acted so gently toward anyone before, whether it was Alice or Fiona. Carrying Luna on his back, Joshua started to make his way up the slope. He held onto Luna carefully through the few kilometers’ journey and dared not make a single misstep.Even after Lucas, Zach, and Yuri began to grow tired, Joshua continued onward with steady footsteps. Luna noticed that the rest had slowed down and could not stop herself from asking, “Joshua, why don’t you put me down? I can walk by myself for a bit.”The puddles of water were shallower the closer they got to the village, so even if she walked by herself, the dirty water would not seep into her wounds. Since Lucas and the rest were already exhausted, Joshua had to be just as tired. “I
Initially, Luna thought she had misheard it, but the knocking persisted.She tilted her head to listen carefully, then realized that this was not a coincidence, that she had not misheard at all!The knocking came from underneath the floorboards beneath the sofa!Luna lifted her head and met Joshua’s puzzled gaze. Clearly, he had heard the sound, too. The two of them exchanged glances, then quickly jumped into action and pushed the sofa away. Once they got the sofa out of the way, they discovered a hidden door leading toward the basement!The knocking was coming from the basement!Joshua immediately picked the lock and pulled the door open. He took a step into the basement, then turned around and opened his arms wide. “Come on,” he said to Luna. Luna was so intrigued that she did not even have time to mull over anything. Instead, she leaped without a second thought, landing squarely in Joshua’s arms.In this cramped space, the two of them got lost in the sound of each other’s
With that, he released Nellie and stood up. “I’m going into the mountains.”He did not know what Fiona was planning to do by taking Nigel hostage, but since it had already happened, he had no choice but to counter. Joshua turned around and glanced at Nellie with an expression of determination. “Don’t worry. no matter what happens, I’ll bring Nigel back with me.”As soon as he said this, Joshua strode out of the basement.“Joshua!” Luna’s voice rang out from behind him as soon as he exited the room.Joshua turned around. Luna was still standing within the room. She reached out her arm toward him and said, “Pull me out of here. I’m going with you.”Joshua glanced at Luna, taking in her thin frame. A few days ago, she was so weak that she could not even walk by herself, but at this moment, she was willing to go into the mountains with him amid a thunderstorm. Joshua remained silent for a moment but did not reach out to grab her hand. “I can go by myself.”The weather was so ba