Joshua lowered his eyes. Looking at his daughter’s sparkling eyes, his heart softened.He hugged Nellie in his arms. “You are too innocent.”How could Luna be unhappy because she was leaving? She was the one that insisted on leaving. It was not as if he did not give her a chance. He waited for her the entire night the night before, yet she did not even appear.Why pretend that she was reluctant and in a bad mood at that moment? At that thought, Joshua sighed. “Let’s eat. After lunch, I’ll bring Lucas to let you pick out a new servant, okay?”Nellie bit her lips and nodded. “Okay.”After Mommy leaves, she did need a person who could take good care of her. Although Nellie felt that she could be independent, her brothers and Mommy insisted that she has someone take care of her. After lunch, Lucas took Nellie downstairs to a meeting room in the Blue Bay Villa.A row of women was standing respectfully in a line.“Little princess, these are the women that applied to be your serv
When Nellie took Lily back to her room, Luna went to the garden in the backyard to give Malcolm a call.Once the call went through, Malcolm at the other end of the call chuckled. “You saw Lily?”Nellie sighed helplessly, “I never would have thought that you would send them here yourself.”“I happened to have a business meeting in the country, so I just took them along. I did not send them here on purpose.”“It just happened to be such a coincidence?”Malcolm was silent for a while. Then, he laughed. “No, not really. I missed Neil and Nellie. I miss you a little too.”Luna’s heart skipped a beat.After being silent for a long time, she sighed, “Are you going to Granny Lynch’s birthday banquet tonight too?”“Hmm.” Malcolm smiled faintly. “I want to see who are the people who used to bully you.”Luna closed her eyes. She had so many things she wanted to say to him, but when he picked up the call, she could not form her words.After a while, she smiled helplessly. “Then, see you
When she was lifted on his shoulders, Luna finally realized the seriousness of the matter. She struggled with all her might, but to an aggravated man, her struggles only strengthen his urge to dominate her.Joshua carried her into his bedroom.This was the first time Luna has entered his bedroom after six years. What made her shocked was everything in the bedroom was exactly the same as it was six years ago.Even the potted plants by the window were the same type of plants she once planted.However, so many years have passed, her plants must have already withered and died. This plant at that moment was still alive and well, so did Joshua get people to change a new pot every now and then? He must be having too much free time on his hands.However, it was not the time to think of that at that moment.Slam! The bedroom door was slammed shut.Luna, who was still stunned, was being pressed onto the door by Joshua. Kisses fell on her like raindrops.“Mr. Lynch.”“Joshua Lynch!
Lucas was silent. He did not know how to answer.“Sir, I-I… I have not seen Ma’am before.”Joshua who was still dowsing his face with cold water paused for a while.After a while, he laughed bitterly. “My bad.” Lucas has only been working for him for five years.Luna Gibson has left for six years already. It was only normal that Lucas had never seen her before.Noticing the disappointment in his boss’ eyes, Lucas gently sighed. “Sir, do you think it’s because you feel that Luna the maid and Ma’am are alike, that’s why you would treat her more special than the others?”Lucas tried his best to comfort Joshua. “If that’s the case, you did nothing wrong. You don’t have to beat yourself up…”Joshua closed his eyes. He said nothing.Were there similarities between Luna the maid and Luna Gibson? Yes. Many times, Luna gave him a familiar feeling. Just like Luna Gibson. However, he knew clearly that she was not Luna Gibson. Luna Gibson looked at him with adoration. There was light
Joshua strode away.…Granny Lynch’s birthday banquet was being held at the Starhill Hotel.The Lynch family was wealthy. They booked the entire hotel. Not only the ballroom, but all the suites as well.Those staying there were relatives, friends, and business partners of the Lynch family.Because it was Granny Lynch’s 80th, so this year, the Lynch family invited an extraordinarily large number of people to the birthday banquet.When Luna brought Nellie to the hotel, the lobby was already filled with people.This was the first time Nellie saw so many people.She looked shocked with widened eyes. She said in a hushed voice, “Does our family have… so many friends?”Luna nodded. “I guess so.”She never knew how many friends and relatives the Lynch family had because when she got married to Joshua, the Lynch family only sent a representative. Her wedding was so simple it was pitiful. However, back then, her eyes only had Joshua. She felt that as long as she was with him, she wa
Luna was a little stunned at Aura’s words.After a while, Luna smiled. “Congratulations, Ms. Gibson.”“I know that you can’t believe it.” Aura slowly put the wine glass down on the table. She looked at Luna with her intricately made-up eyes. “You’re just short-sighted. It’s not your fault. How long have you been working for Joshua?”Aura smiled smugly. “Do you know why Luna Gibson, that coward, only dared to send her daughter back but not show herself?”Luna lowered her eyes and fiddled with the wine glass on the table. “I don’t know.”“Because she does not dare to come back. She knew better than anyone that her accident back then was not an accident. Someone planned it.”“Is that so?” Luna raised her eyebrows. She looked at Aura. “How do you know, Ms. Gibson?”“Because Joshua was the one that planned the accident. Of course, I know about it.”Aura’s voice was still calm, but her smile was smug. “Joshua always liked me. When he knew that Luna was pregnant, he was afraid that
“Nope.”Luna took a deep breath. She pushed aside the unhappy emotions that were aggravated by Aura. She moved aside to let Malcolm sit and got him to sit next to her.“When did you arrive?”“Just a moment ago.”Malcolm smiled a little. He sipped his wine while observing the crowd. “It’s a pretty huge affair.”Luna nodded. “After all, it’s Granny Lynch’s eightieth.”Malcolm changed into a more comfortable posture. He smiled. “If I hadn’t investigated the Lynch family before, I wouldn’t have dared to go up against Joshua, looking at the crowd here today.”Luna paused a little. “You… want to go up against Joshua?”“I intend to.”“There’s no need, Malcolm.”Luna sighed, “I’ll deal with my matters myself. I don’t need you to help me.”“It’s just a business competition.” Malcolm smiled a little. “But, if you need me, I’ll always be supporting you.”His words sounded too intimate. It made Luna a little uncomfortable.After a while, she cleared her throat. “Have you seen Neil?”
The crowd began to wonder. If it was a marriage announcement, the groom should be there. Why was Joshua not there? Why was it only Aura and Granny Lynch announcing the marriage?“Because Joshua is not here.”Malcolm, who was on the sofa, looked at the stage. He smiled a little. “A few minutes ago, Joshua got a call. His father was at the airport and asked him to pick him up.”Luna furrowed her brows. “Joshua’s father is coming?”She has married Joshua for many years, not once has she seen his father.It was said that Joshua’s mother died when she gave birth to him, from then onward, his father has been depressed ever since. Wallowed himself in drinking. He was not willing to even look at Joshua.In his eyes, Joshua was bad luck. If there was no Joshua, his wife would not have died, so he has never once taken part in Joshua’s life.Joshua rarely mentioned his father too.Back then, Luna had to ask the older servants about Joshua’s father. The servants told her that he has never
At that, he looked at Gwen. "Actually…"Steven found himself unable to finish his sentence. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled. "Forget about it.""Steven…" Gwen looked at him, and her tears fell.Her heart was not made of stone. How could she not know Steven's feelings toward her?She was silent for a long while. In the end, she stood up and slowly walked over to Steven with arms opened wide. "Give me a hug."Steven hesitated for a while, but he still stood up.They hugged."Gwen." Steven hugged her thin figure. "I have to meet you earlier in the next life so I can compete fairly with my brother."Gwen nodded with tears streaming down her face. "Okay."They thus hugged once more. Minutes later…"He's gone," said Stefan.Tears kept falling.They hugged for a while longer before pulling apart. Gwen looked at Stefan with her tear-stricken face. He had tears on his face as well.She bit her lips and reached out to wipe his tears. "A—Are these tears…yours or his?
The next day, Rachel flew from Merchant City to Sharnwick City to diagnose Anne's condition. Theo tagged along as well because he had another identity, Rachel's boyfriend."According to the report, Anne's condition is slowly recuperating." Rachel was relieved after assessing the report. "Although she is very weak, she is going to get better with lots of rest."There is nothing wrong with her vocal cords too. It could be a psychological thing that makes her lose her voice. A knot in her heart that causes it." She looked at Luna, then at John. "Considering all factors, I think that knot is Luna."Rachel continued, "John, I know Luna is the root cause of all these bad things. Being away from Luna, Joshua, and other people is going to guarantee a safer life for you and your family. But have you thought about it from Anne's point of view? Other than you and Sammie, she has her own life and her circle of friends. Never has she blamed Luna for what happened, yet you forced her to leave Lun
It was almost a miracle for Anne to willingly leave the house just to visit him!Robyn, meanwhile, sobbed at the sight.The nurse who accompanied Anne to the ward was puzzled. What was going on with these people?She snuck her phone out of her pocket and took a photo of this surreptitiously. Then, she sent it into the nurse's group chat with the caption, [What a strange family I met today.]The nurses in the group chat began gossiping about this. One of them tagged a fellow nurse named Daisy and said, [Hey, isn't this the guy who saved the old man you're looking after? What a hero!]Daisy was, at this moment, walking into Andy's room to help him change his wound dressing. She saw the message but was not able to type on her keyboard to respond, so she recorded a voice message instead. "Yes, that's the man. What's wrong with his family? What are you guys talking about?"As soon as she finished her sentence, she lifted her head and finally realized that Andy was not there.Instead,
Anne stared at John for a long time before forcibly smiling and told him in sign language, "Robyn didn't return after so long, so I got worried and came by to check on her.""Daddy, Aunt Robyn, are you two hugging?" Sammie asked, blinking innocently as she raised her head in curiosity.John and Robyn turned pale at this.It was understandable for such a young child like Sammie to misinterpret them as hugging, but what would Anne think of this?John leaped off the bed and staggered toward Anne. "Anne, it's just a misunderstanding…"However, he was still so weak that his legs could not hold up the full weight of his body at all, and he almost crumpled to the ground.Quick-witted Robyn managed to catch him before he could fall, but this gesture appeared once again rather intimate to both Anne and Sammie. Sammie furrowed her brow and asked rather indignantly, "Are you hugging again? Daddy, how can you hug Aunt Robyn like this when you've never even hugged Mommy and me like this befor
When the nurse pushed Anne to John's ward, she overheard John and Robyn fighting from the door. The fight was about how John was anxious to return home because he was worried about Anne and Sammie.However, as someone who used to work as a nurse, Robyn knew John should not leave the hospital after being shot by a gun. At least, he needed to stay in the hospital and be observed for 24 hours to make sure that he was fine before leaving the hospital. If an infection happened, John's body would crash easily and he would become weak just like Anne.In the ward, John frowned and talked with a serious tone, "I'm really fine. Get me my clothes so I can go upstairs to thank Miss Andie and go back home immediately. If Anne knows that I'm hurt, she is going to worry. She will easily be suspicious since you haven't gone back home for a long time. What if she worries about me and brings Sammie to the hospital to look for me? Can you bear yourself even just thinking about it? She's weak and Sammie
Sammie's soft and cute babyish voice melted Stefan's heart immediately. It had been quite some time since he actually put a smile on his face. "Hi, there. What's your name and how old are you?"Sammie tilted her head to look at Stefan's handsome face and smiled sweetly, "I'm Samantha but everyone calls me Sammie."Then she did not forget to introduce Anne to Stefan too. "This is my Mommy. Her name is Anne."At this point, Stefan had given all of his attention to Sammie and did not notice Sammie mentioned that her mother's name was Anne. He pinched Sammie's cheek and said, "Your Mommy is not feeling well. You have to be a good girl and take care of her, do you understand?"Sammie nodded seriously and said, "I will.""Alright, sir. I will bring them to where they want to go," the nurse saw Anne signing to her anxiously. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. I will take good care of them."The promise from the nurse gave an assurance to Stefan that they would be well taken off. He smil
This was the first time Anne brought Sammie out. Ever since she escaped from death, she became a different person—a recluse and was afraid of the sun. This situation became even worse after she became mute.The last time she left the house was two weeks ago when she had to go for surgery.However, she worried about John. In the morning, Robyn told her John was hurt and needed to stay in the hospital to rest. However, she had a hard time believing what Robyn said.After spending so many years together with John, Anne reckoned she was the one who knew John the most. If it was a minor injury, John would never want to stay in the hospital. He cared too much about her and Sammie, so he never dared to let her worry about him. Therefore, it just did not sound reasonable if John would stay in the hospital because of a small injury.Furthermore, Robyn had not returned home since the morning, which was nearly three hours since she left the house. After much consideration, she decided to call
Tara fell silent upon hearing this. She bit her lip nervously and shot Gwen a tentative glance. "I didn't mean to offend you, Gwen…" "I know." Gwen let out an exhale and interrupted Tara before she could finish, "I know you meant no harm, but I can't deny that this is something I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around. In the future, neither of you—even you, Luna—should bring this up again." Her love life was such a mess that not even she could unravel the ties, much less expect other people to understand. Tara pursed her lips and did not reply. Luna stared at Gwen in silence for a while before finally saying, "But you have to face this eventually, Gwennie. After all that you've been through with Luke, all of us hope for nothing but the best for the two of you. Even if you avoid it now, you'll have to face the truth eventually. Otherwise, are you planning on spending the rest of your life in this complicated relationship with Luke? Can you bear the thought of not being
Stefan was mildly amused by the look on her face. He extended his arms out in a gesture of defeat and said, "I never intended on ratting you out to Joshua. You three spoke about these secrets in my presence." With that, he shot Andy a rather helpless look. "Don't you agree, sir?" Andy was surprised to be called out all of a sudden. "Of course!" Although Gwen and Luke had been together for a long time, Luke had never much cared for maintaining good relations with his future father-in-law. He always thought his relationship with Gwen did not concern anyone else outside of the two of them. Combined with the fact that Andy had done some hurtful things to Gwen in the past, Luke grew even more disdainful of his future father-in-law. Because of this, he had never given Andy as much as a second glance throughout their relationship and rarely ever addressed him directly like this. The truth was, Stefan had already called out to Andy once before, during their rescue mission the day befor