“It’s all burnt down now… And Lily…”Nellie sobbed so much at this point that she needed to catch her breath. “I can never taste Lily’s homemade breakfast ever again…!”Luna let out a sigh and pulled Nellie into a tight embrace but did not say a word.Joshua gave Lucas some instructions to call a bus and send everyone to Orchard Manor. Meanwhile, he, Zach, and Yuri stayed behind to deal with matters regarding the fire with the firefighters.The fire went on for the entire night and was finally put out at sunrise.This fire—which had lit up Banyan City for the whole night—became the topic of attention online. However, with Joshua, Jude, and Bonnie’s influence, they concluded that this fire was due to human error and curbed any panic from spreading within the city.After the fire was put out, the firefighters found Lily and Aura’s dead bodies.The two corpses were found together, holding onto each other.The scissors which Aura had attempted to kill Luna with were still stuck w
“Luna, why did you even want to come here so early in the morning?” A red Ferrare pulled up next to the ruins of what was once Blue Bay Villa. Bonnie got out of the car and opened Luna’s door, complaining, “It’s all burnt down now, so what’s there to look at?”Luna, still pale, offered a faint smile and replied, “Joshua said that the air here is still polluted from the smog, so he forbade Nellie, Neil, and Nigel to come over, but the three of them kept going on about wanting to retrieve some stuff from Blue Bay Villa. I had no choice but to come myself.”Bonnie pursed her lips. “Is there even anything that was spared from the fire?”Luna shrugged and chuckled. “We’ll bring home whatever we can find.”With that, she lifted her head to glance at the remains of Blue Bay Villa. This had been a tall, towering building just the day before, but it was reduced to almost nothing. She could not help but lament this fact.All of a sudden, Luna recalled Lily.A fresh, young life.It was all
Somehow, Jim thought that his son…bore a striking resemblance to this woman.Still...He sighed. Jim remembered that although Harvey’s mother was from Banyan City, like this woman, she was poor, skinny, and mute. The woman standing in front of him was the opposite of all that, obviously so.Jim walked toward Luna and Bonnie to greet them. He then lowered his voice and explained, “My son is a fan of detective novels. I saw that the police and firefighters had left, so I brought him here to have a look. Don’t worry, though. If we find anything, I’ll make sure to pass it to the police if I can’t return it to you.”This did not raise Luna’s suspicion. She held the bag that Harvey gave her and smiled at them. “I’m sure you mean no harm. However, this is a crime scene of arson. The fire was put out not long ago, so the air is still filled with the smell of burnt chemicals. Your son is just six or seven years old. It’s not safe for him to be here. It’d be bad if he accidentally hurt him
All the messages inside Lily’s phone were from Malcolm.“What’s the situation with her and Joshua? I need an update.”“Find an opportunity to force her back.”“Have you earned Joshua’s trust? Why are you not replying?”“If needed, proceed with Plan S.”…As soon as she saw the messages, Luna felt as if her heart was squeezed by an invisible hand. It made her uncomfortable.It was apparent that this phone was used specifically for Lily and Malcolm to communicate. The messages started the moment Lily arrived in Banyan City, and it had not stopped since.When Luna first started reading the texts, she thought that Malcolm’s intentions for contacting Lily were out of genuine concern.However, later on…The information that Malcolm asked from Lily became more and more detailed. From the beginning, it was about Luna’s working hours and the amount of time she saw Joshua. Later on, he wanted to know the amount of time she spent with her children and Joshua.On top of that…He even i
As for the Landry family, Luna thought maybe it was just a coincidence and that Malcolm had never brought them up in front of her.She should not have suspected him, the man who had saved her life, much less think that he had other intentions for instructing Lily to spy on her. Maybe he just cared too much about her…Thinking this, Luna let out an exhale and turned off the phone. Then, she got up and asked Bonnie to send her home.While on the way back to Orchard Manor, Luna took out her phone to check the news in order to keep her mind off her discovery.The first thing she saw on the news was the fire at Blue Bay Villa the night before. After that, the news portal showed photos of both Aura and Lily, while the news anchor reported in a calm tone, “According to what we know, the culprit behind this arson was none other than Joshua Lynch’s ex-fiancée, Aura Gibson.“She set this fire out of anger that Joshua had gotten together with other women after their breakup. Fortunately, a
Granny Lynch’s memorial went on for three days.The whole city mourned her death.On the day of the burial, the sky started to pour.Luna held an umbrella next to Joshua as she stared quietly at Granny Lynch’s tombstone.Next to Granny Lynch’s tombstone were two smaller ones for Luna’s stillborn children.The most recent child had been premature, and on top of that, so much had happened during that time that the tiny fetus passed away too.Joshua put both the unborn children in the same plot and swore to always look after Luna so that she would never have to endure this pain again.Right next to the children’s tombstones was Lily’s.These few days, while Luna searched through Lily’s possessions, she learned that Lily stopped providing any details of her to Malcolm because…Lily’s sick brother, who had been living with the Quinn family, had passed away a few weeks ago.Lily was only 19 years old. After her brother passed, she had no family left.Joshua pitied this lonely girl,
As soon as she heard the words, ‘recover memory,’ Bonnie paused and lowered her head. “Recovering one’s memories…is it really a good thing?”Luna nodded. “At least it will be, for Neil.”After he lost his memories, Neil had always felt like an outsider despite having returned to their side. He no longer dared to joke around with Nellie like before, nor did he nag Nigel to put down his laptop and take care of himself like he used to.Every time Luna saw how careful Neil became around his brother and sister, she felt her chest tighten and hurt. If it were not for her and Joshua’s mistake…this would not have happened.This time, if the specialists that Joshua found could truly recover Neil’s lost memories…Then even if he could not return to the cheerful, carefree boy he once was, he would not have to keep a distance from his brother and sister anymore.The glimmer in Bonnie’s eyes faded when she heard this. “You’re right. Children’s memories—even if lost—are always happy ones, so i
Seeing that Bonnie had volunteered herself, Luna’s first reaction was to grab her.As Bonnie’s friend, Luna knew better than anyone that Bonnie had no intention of regaining her lost memories at all.Otherwise, according to Bonnie’s wealth and power, she would definitely have sought out a doctor to help her regain her lost memories. It had been so many years since she lost her memories, yet she did not do so.Therefore, it was clear she did not want to relive those memories at all because she knew they were not good ones.All of a sudden, Bonnie was willing to step forward as a volunteer to help Luna and Neil.Luna grabbed hold of Bonnie’s arm and shook her head. “That’s okay, Bonnie.”Even though Luna longed for Neil to regain his memories, she did not need her friends to sacrifice for that.To her surprise, Bonnie shook Luna’s hand off, let out an exhale, and strode toward the specialists. “My situation is very similar to Neil’s. Six years ago, my memories were wiped with medi