“Hey, isn’t this the heiress of the Landry family, Heather?”“It really is!”Luna was eating her meal absent-mindedly when she heard the whispers of murmurs of the people around her.“I heard that Jim Landry had been the one taking care of the Landry family’s affairs, but a while ago, he quit and went traveling with his son. Now that the Landry family has run into trouble like this, Heather has no choice but to take care of it instead.”“I heard that Ms. Heather found a way to contact Joshua Lynch and make the attacks on the supply chains under the Landry family’s name stop.”“She’s probably here to see Joshua Lynch, right?”“Of course. Didn’t you see the news? The Landry family has been reduced to almost nothing. Joshua Lynch isn’t going according to logic at all. He’s using a lot of money without any consideration for the costs, all with the aim of bankrupting the Landry family.”“Do you think Ms. Heather will be able to convince Joshua to stop?”“Maybe. Look how beautiful sh
Despite being several dozens of centimeters away from Joshua, Luna still felt as though he had shoved her down an endless abyss.To him, the first most important thing was defeating the Landry family.What did she mean to him, then?Luna bit down on her lip, gripping her menu so hard that her knuckles turned white.“Luna.” Malcolm let out a sigh and reached out to grab hold of Luna’s hand. Then, he encouraged her in a low voice, “If you stand up and turn around right now, you’ll be able to see him. Do you want to…ask him directly about what he means?”Luna could feel the warmth of Malcolm’s hand spreading through hers. She bit her lip and suddenly felt like crying.She, too, wanted to ask Joshua what he meant by that, and most importantly, what she meant to him, but..She was afraid of hearing the answer.After all, was his response over the past few days insufficient to prove his point?“Luna,” Malcolm piped up again after seeing Luna’s hesitation. “People should always go af
Malcolm gripped her wrist and let out a sigh. “Ms. Heather Landry is now the person in charge of the Landry family. If you get on her bad side, it’ll be equivalent to offending the entire Landry family.”With that, he exhaled and lowered his voice, saying, “Even though your heart still belongs to Joshua, to some people…you’re already my fiancée. My accident has already brought enough problems to the Quinn family. Please, don’t cause any trouble on behalf of the Quinn family because of me anymore.”Luna froze in her steps when she heard this. She closed her eyes and let out an exhale, then turned to glance at a corner of the restaurant.Hunter was seated there, his legs crossed while he sipped his wine with a smirk.Luna let out an exhale and gave up on her thoughts of chasing after Heather.Hunter was watching them, and she could not let Malcolm lose his status within his family because of her.“I’m sorry I acted so rashly.” She turned and wheeled Malcolm out of the restaurant.
Luna widened her eyes in shock at this sight.She quickly put on her coat and slippers, then scurried downstairs.When she stormed into the yard, Hunter’s whip was still cracking against Malcolm’s skin.Malcolm gripped the edge of the table tightly and spat in a low, hoarse voice, “Even if you beat me to death…I won’t marry Luna. her heart doesn’t belong to me, so I refuse to let her suffer…“I don’t need her to sacrifice her happiness to pay me back for saving her. I insist on canceling the engagement. I don’t want to marry her!”Granny Quinn grew even more enraged when she heard this. She glared at Malcolm and snapped, “Hunter! Whip him harder, as hard as you can!“The Quinn family doesn’t need a good-for-nothing like you! I thought he’d be the pride of our family, but as soon as I demanded him to marry Luna, he tried to escape, then got into an accident and was rendered crippled!“Now that he’s crippled, the only useful thing he can do for our family is marry Luna, but he ref
Luna had been wondering for a while…Was Joshua worth her sacrifice and betrayal to Malcolm?Luna already knew the answer to this question, but she just could not come to terms with it.“Luna.” Malcolm grabbed hold of her hand and said in a feeble voice, “Don’t act rashly and make decisions based on impulse. What’ll happen to Joshua if you marry me?“He said that he’d bring you home as soon as he’s finished dealing with the Landry family… There’s only one day left, so you should wait for him…“I… You don’t have to consider me. I’m already crippled…”As he said this, Malcolm coughed out a mouthful of blood. “Granny won’t really let Hunter beat me to death.”Tears streamed down Luna’s face when she heard this. Her tears were mixed with Malcolm’s blood as she shook her head. “I don’t want to wait anymore!”Even if Joshua had finally managed to settle the feud between him and the Landry family, even if he really brought her back to Banyan City…What would happen in the future?To
Luna lifted her head to stare straight into Granny Quinn’s eyes. “Of course I’m willing.”“Luna!” Malcolm, who had been lying face down on the table, suddenly grew outraged when he heard this. He resisted the pain in his entire body as he reached out to grab hold of Luna’s arm. “Are you crazy? To host such an extravagant ceremony means that Joshua will find out, too! If he finds out about all this, he’ll be devastated…”Luna bit down on her lip and shrugged Malcolm’s arm away. Then, she took a step forward so that Malcolm would not be able to grab onto her. “Malcolm, it’s already enough that you’ve been keeping my interests at heart, but why are you taking Joshua’s feelings into account as well?“You’ve already sacrificed so much for other people. You should think for yourself, too.”With that, she let out an exhale and turned to stare at Granny Quinn. “Granny, you can have the final say on how you want the engagement party to be hosted tomorrow. This time, I won’t run away or go b
“If Ma’am sees how tired and unshaven you look, she’ll be very upset!”Joshua murmured in approval, then turned and plopped down on the bed. A few moments later, Lucas heard his breathing become even and rhythmic.“That’s quick…” Lucas let out a sigh and placed a throw blanket on Joshua’s body.As soon as they arrived in Merchant City, Joshua had attacked Landry Group without any consideration of the costs at all. He had even skipped multiple meals so that he could rescue Luna from the Landry family as soon as possible.He had negotiated with members of the Landry family…and was so busy every day that he did not even bother eating or sleeping.Lucas had tried multiple ways to convince Joshua to eat or sleep to no avail. Only by mentioning Luna would he finally agree to get some rest.After all, Joshua did not want Luna to worry about him. After closing the door, Lucas let out a sigh and plopped down on the sofa. Then, he decided to scroll through the local news before going to
“All are invited to join me and Malcolm’s engagement party tonight!”On the screen was a video clip of Luna dressed in red, smiling at the camera warmly and kindly. Joshua leaned against the door frame in silence as he gently stroked the image of Luna on the screen.“It’s fake. It’s all fake.”It must be fake! This must have been a plan devised by the Quinn and Landry families! Were the Landry family so desperate that they had to send Luna to the Quinn family to break Joshua down? They had sent Luna over to the Quinn family and forced her to announce her engagement with Malcolm!Joshua threw the phone on the ground with a thud, then turned and put on his coat and slippers before heading out the door. “Lucas, get the car ready! I’m going to find the Quinn family and tell them to hand Luna over!”Lucas bit his lip and could not help feeling sympathetic when he saw how distraught Joshua looked as he headed out the door.He had been with Joshua for many years, but he had never se
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