Courtney drank the clam chowder excitedly, complimenting Aura as she drank, “Ms. Gibson is so nice! She knows I’m working hard here and even gave me soup!”Luna glanced at Courtney helplessly. Actually, she wanted to say…that maybe Aura wanted to give Luna the bowl of soup…After all, if Aura really wanted to win Courtney over, she would never say something like the soup was for her because it did not taste good. But whatever. She was not interested in the soup either. Very soon, Courtney finished the bowl of soup, bid goodbye to Joshua, then left the villa with a big stack of documents in her arms. After she left, Joshua swept his eyes across at Luna faintly. “Didn’t I tell you not to come to me so often now that Aura is here?”’ Luna glanced at him. “I know. But still, some words need to be said.” She took a deep breath. “I want to say…thank you.” She clutched his hand tightly. “It was my fault for being angry at you for asking Aura to move in. I was too narrow-minded; I did
Joshua’s hand that was holding his phone paused. He raised his head and looked at Luna. “Courtney is sick.” Luna’s entire body trembled. Courtney was sick? But before she left, she was still perfectly fine. Why…Suddenly, the image of Courtney drinking clam chowder appeared before her eyes. If she remembered correctly…Aura asked one of the servants to bring her that bowl of clam chowder. But she never expected that Courtney would think it was a welcome gift from Aura and finished it all. That was why…At this thought, Luna broke up into cold sweat. She could not imagine the consequences if she had drunk that bowl of soup!“Luna.” Ending the call, Joshua kept his eyes fixed on Luna. “I asked the driver to send her to the hospital where both Neil and Theo are. Do you…want to visit her on my behalf?” Luna paused then nodded hurriedly. “Okay.” With that, she stood up in a rush and prepared to head out. The moment her fingers rested on the door handle, the sound of Joshua rummaging
So…it was really caused by that bowl of clam chowder. “But the purpose of the poison was not to kill her.” Dr. Yves looked at the medical records, narrowing her eyes as she said, “There was only a small amount of poison in her bloodstream, it’s not enough to make her ill immediately. But it will accumulate in the body, and once it reaches a certain level of concentration, it will erupt. And when it does, the patient will die, even the best doctors in the world can’t provide a cure.” With that, she flipped open the old lady’s medical records. “Just like this patient, even with the help of all of the best doctors, they’ll only be able to suppress the symptoms, the moment there’s relapse, the patient might die.” Luna was stunned. A moment later, she said hoarsely, “So…the poison that was used on Courtney, and the one Granny Lynch was poisoned with…is the same type of poison?”“Yeah.” The doctor sighed, “Courtney’s situation was an accident, she ate too many fruits in the morning an
Crouching in a flower bed, Luan listened as Aura’s voice drifted further and further away, her mind buzzing with the newfound information. Who was the ‘sis’ that Aura was talking about? Aura also said six years ago, she could trick her into suspecting Joshua tried to kill her. Now, six years later, she could also kill her, while harboring hatred for Joshua. That meant…Joshua was really being honest, the incident six years ago was orchestrated by Aura alone! Now, Aura wanted to commit the same crime, and kill her while hating and blaming Joshua for it. Plus, how Aura tried to poison her tonight, just like how granny was poisoned all those years ago… Just the thought of it chilled Luna to the bone. She wished to rush up to her, pull her down and beat her up, then burn her and scatter her ashes in the wind! But Luna knew very well that she could not do so yet. Firstly, whether six years ago, or right now, Luna had no evidence that Aura was trying to harm her. Secondly, Aura moved
Aura ended the call in low spirits, turned and sat on the bed, then switched on the television. The news was on. “The second son of the Lynch family, Michael Lynch was jailed for a month for intentionally causing harm. When he was released this morning, he stated that he would turn over a new leaf from now on…”Watching the news, Aura’s eyes brightened. She crawled up off the bed and hurriedly dialed Michael’s number.…“Director Luna, everyone’s going out for dinner and drinks tonight, are you coming?” In the design department at the Lynch Group. The moment the workday was over, Shannon stuck her head in the crack of the door to Luna’s office. “You’ve been working so hard for the past month; you deserve a rest. Relax a little.” Luna chuckled but shook her head. “No, thank you, my son is getting re-examined today, I want to check up on the results.”Shannon sighed and took her head out of the door. For the past month since Luna returned to work, every day all she did was wo
Luna’s eyebrows screwed tightly together at Michael’s words from the other end of the phone.Michael was in the villa right now, waiting for her so he could apologize face-to-face?! Even though he said it was the old lady’s idea, somehow, she felt he was harboring not-so-innocent motives. She pursed her lips and lowered her voice. “I’m busy now, I might be home late.”“It’s fine.” On the other end of the phone, Michael took a deep breath. “I’ll wait, till whatever time you come home. Granny said…if I don’t apologize to you face-to-face today and record a video as proof, she would allow me back into the Lynch Mansion. So no matter what time you come home, I’ll wait.” There was a hitch in her breathing. She did not continue speaking but instead ended the call immediately. Hearing Michael said he would wait for her the entire night made her feel like spending the night at Anne’s place instead.“Mommy, maybe you should go home.” Beside her, Neil sighed quietly, then reached out and
The woman shifted her eyes onto Michael and glanced at him indifferently. "Didn't you say you wanted to record a video? The streetlights were so dim just now, even if the video was recorded, the old woman would have a hard time seeing anything.”Only then did Michael realize that Luna had been ignoring him before, because she wanted to find a place with a good source of lightning. He snorted from the bottom of his heart and cursed her for being so particular with detail. However, as soon as the lights came on, he could clearly see Luna's long legs wrapped in black trousers and her slim figure hidden under the windbreaker.The man looked at her, his eyes stained with desire. He thought of what Aura had promised him. If tonight, he could... No matter how low he had to bend his bend, it was worth it!Thinking of this, he hurriedly stuffed the bouquet of flowers into Luna's hand, and placed his phone on a stand as he praised her, "Ms. Luna, you’re really kind. This is the first time I
Besides Aura and Joshua, Michael also sat at the table in a well-pressed suit and yet failed to look elegant at all. Seeing Luna walk downstairs, Michael hurriedly stood up with a bright smile on his face. “Luna.”Luna frowned and glanced at him, confusion filling her eyes. Did he not come here to record an apology video? Why was he still here after the video was filmed? Reading her confusion, Aura lifted her lips faintly. “I invited Michael in. It’s late, he hasn’t had dinner yet, the villa is so big, an extra seat at the table wouldn’t make much of a difference.”With that, she lifted her eyebrows and side-eyed Luna. “Sis, don’t tell me you don’t even allow Michael to come in for a meal?” Luna’s eyebrows screwed together fiercely at her words. She curled her lips, “I don’t mind an extra seat at the table, but…” She sat down in her spot, her cold eyes sweeping across at the other woman. “You and I are not close enough for you to address me as your sister. Besides…”She glance
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