“When I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, I was mentally prepared to die. Having the opportunity to have a bone marrow transplant and prolong my life to spend time with my Mommy and Nellie, I’m already satisfied.” Nigel’s tears were mixed with the rainwater. His voice was so hoarse that he did not sound like a child anymore. “Maybe Neil just misses me too much, Mommy. You don’t need to hurt yourself nor sacrifice your life for me… Honestly, I don’t care about that much!” Luna felt her heart ache upon hearing these words and could not hold back her tears any longer. She bit down on her lip and picked up the nearest rock she could grab, wanting to smash her own fingers. “Fiona, if I really break all remaining nine fingers of mine, will you promise to let Nigel go and take me instead?”Seeing how desperate Luna and Nigel were, Fiona let out a vicious laugh. “Alright! If you really crush all nine of your remaining fingers, then I’ll let Nigel go and let you take his place!”Sh
As soon as Joshua finished his sentence, it was so silent that only the sound of the wind could be heard.Fiona narrowed her eyes and first glanced coldly at Joshua, then at Luna. Then, all of a sudden, she sneered. “You’re lying to me.”She turned to look at Nigel who, at this moment, had only three pieces of rope holding him onto the giant rock, and curled her lips into a bitter smile. “There’s no going back anymore, now that I’ve done something like this!”“How do you know that?” Joshua let out an exhale and continued, “Fiona, you know better than anyone that if there’s someone out there who can help you get out of this and guarantee you an entire lifetime of safety, that person is me.”With that, he took a step forward and said, staring at Fiona with a gentle expression. “Fiona, I know that you’re trying to get your revenge by taking Nigel’s life alongside yours, but at the same time, you’ll be dying, too. I don’t believe you when you say you don’t have anything left to look fo
Joshua was a strong man. Fiona knew that if he came up to her, there was a very high chance she would not be able to win in a physical fight against him.Therefore, she narrowed her eyes, put the knife closer to the rope tied on Nigel, and threatened, “Wrap the contract around a rock and toss it over!”Joshua froze in his step, and his expression darkened as soon as he heard this.However, he still followed suit. He crouched down to pick up a rock and chuckled. “What are you worried about? I’ve promised to marry you and vowed to protect you. Do you really think I’ll break that promise?“If you act so defensively against me, what will our future be like?”There was a hint of kindness in his harsh, emotionless words.Joshua had never talked to Luna like this before, so she was puzzled for a moment, trying to figure out if Joshua meant it or if he was simply trying to trick Fiona.However, one thing was clear: Joshua had never displayed this warmth and kindness toward her at all.
Clang—!Joshua kicked the knife a few meters away from Fiona.Fiona suddenly felt that something was wrong as soon as she heard the sound of the knife landing on the ground. She immediately lifted her head from the contract and met Joshua’s frosty gaze.A split second later, Joshua locked Fiona’s wrists behind her and pressed her down against the ground.This sudden turn of events rendered Luna speechless for a moment before she finally came to and sprinted toward the edge of the cliff. She clung onto Nigel and carefully untied the ropes holding him, lifting him from the rock once she finished.Because the ropes were barely holding him up, Nigel summoned all his strength to keep his balance, so as soon as he was rescued, Nigel collapsed in Luna’s arms limply. He heaved a deep sigh of relief and said, “Thank you, Mommy.”Nigel did not have any strength to walk. Knowing this, Luna pulled him closer in her arms and said in a choked voice, “It’s fine. Everything’s fine now. Mommy can
Luna crawled out of the puddle slowly. “I’m fine…”She was fine, just a little exhausted.After all, she had not eaten a single bite for more than ten hours.Luna pulled Nigel out of the puddle, picked him up, and continued hiking down the mountain trail.The mountain trail was wet and slippery from the rain, so Luna and Nigel fell a couple of times. With each fall, Joshua felt his heart ache. Even Fiona, who was pressed against the ground, could feel the raw emotions passing through Joshua’s body.Fiona saw an opportunity and decided to seize it. While Joshua was preoccupied with watching Luna and Nigel, Fiona summoned all the strength in her body and managed to release herself from Joshua’s grip.“I’ll kill you!” Fiona’s blood-curdling scream rang out from behind Luna.Luna immediately paused, then turned around.The scene before her rendered her utterly stunned, as though someone had set off a bomb inside her head.At this moment, Fiona was holding the knife that Joshua h
“Let’s go to hell together!” Fiona yelled, sprinting toward Joshua and knocking him right over the edge of the cliff.However, as soon as he realized he was falling, Joshua immediately let go of Fiona’s hand and reached out to grab onto the rocks on the side of the mountain.When Luna finally reached the mountain top, the only thing she could see was Joshua’s arm, gripping the rock so hard that his veins popped. However, because of extreme overexertion, the arm that was holding onto the rock slowly began to slip.Luna immediately lunged over and grabbed hold of Joshua’s hand with her own. “Joshua!”Her hands gripped onto his tightly.Joshua was so exhausted at this point that he could not even hold onto the rock anymore.He had lost all of his strength in his upper body and could only rely on Luna to keep him from falling.However, Luna’s strength was limited too, and on top of that, Joshua’s weight had pulled almost her entire body to the edge of the cliff.Joshua furrowed h
“But I hope that if you can’t hold on anymore, then let go of me… The children can live without their father, but they need you.“Nigel and Nellie have already lost Neil. I can’t let them lose their mother, too.” Luna bit down on her lip and stared at Joshua. She could not help but feel her chest tighten when she saw the dim look in Joshua’s eyes.She could tell that…Joshua wanted to let go of her and fall down the cliff himself. “Don’t you dare move!” Luna yelled as she furrowed her brows. “I can still hold onto you! Besides—”She bit down on her lip and finally spilled the secret she had discovered in hopes that Joshua would keep his hope. “Neil is actually alive. Joshua, Neil is alive, and so is Theo!”Joshua, who had been struggling to release himself from her grasp, paused when he heard this. He lifted his head to stare at her with wide eyes. “What… What are you talking about?”“I said, they’re still alive!” Luna bit down on her lip. “Joshua, you can’t die. You have to he
There was nothing but silence coming from the other end of the line. A split second later, the call ended with a slam. Joshua’s expression darkened when he heard the dial tone. He could not believe that Fiona and Aura were in contact with each other…Although, this explained why Fiona had so many people helping her in Banyan City, despite this being her first time here. Therefore, Dr. Robert’s accident was not an accident after all. Someone had planned this.If it was not for Aura’s help, Fiona could not have made it to Yellowstone Village so quickly. As soon as he thought of this, Joshua ordered in a low voice, “Lucas, investigate the men who are guarding Granny Lynch immediately!”If his guesses were correct…one of Granny Lynch’s bodyguards had been in on this with Fiona all along.Lucas nodded and was about to leave with Zach and Yuri when he caught sight of Luna, who was still in Joshua’s arms. “What about her?”Joshua’s energy was depleted entirely at this point, so h