Malcolm was already looked down upon ever since his accident. If he got on stage and told everyone that he and Luna did not even date…What would everyone think of him?As soon as she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale and gripped the handles of Malcolm’s wheelchair. “Let’s go on stage and say a few words, then.”After all, she and Malcolm had known each other for six years, so she could still tell them how they met.Besides, after the engagement party, they would officially become family.As soon as she thought of this, Luna wheeled Malcolm onto the stage with a smile.The emcee was delighted to see this, and so was the audience, who began chanting even more.Malcolm took the microphone from the emcee and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, you’re right; I indeed fell for Luna at first sight.“Six years ago, my ship was sailing on the ocean when I came across her falling into the water and saved her. From the moment she was brought onto the ship, I knew instantly that I wanted n
Everyone’s gaze fell on Joshua as soon as they heard him speak.Whispers and murmurs rang out throughout the room as the audience questioned this man’s sudden appearance. “Who is this man?”“Haven’t you heard? This is Joshua Lynch, the man from Banyan City who almost bankrupted the Landry family as soon as he arrived in Merchant City!”“Oh my God, it’s him! Why did he come here?”“Could it be that the Landry family is bankrupt now, so he’s come to defeat the Quinn family as well?”“What is he trying to do? According to what he said, he and the future Mrs. Quinn seems to have been involved…”The whispers of the audience were so loud that they almost drowned out any other noises within the room.Meanwhile, onstage, Luna clutched the microphone tightly, her face pale and her palms sweaty.Ever since she caught sight of Joshua sitting in the venue, she knew that he would not leave her and Malcolm’s engagement party in peace.However, she did not expect that Joshua would humiliate
Luna bit her lip and snapped impulsively, “Don’t you dare, Joshua Lynch!”As soon as she said this, the entire room fell into silence.According to her reaction…Even if Joshua did not play the audio clip, everyone could already guess what the contents were. The crowd burst into a flurry of activity as everyone discussed the sudden twist of events.Everyone glanced at a pale-faced Luna standing onstage, then at Joshua, who was standing beneath the stage with a disdainful smile.Luna’s face was as pale as a ghost.Malcolm wheeled himself over to her side and grabbed hold of her hand as he took the microphone from her. Then, he stared at Joshua with an impassive look and said, “Mr. Lynch, I know that you and Luna were once an item, but this had already happened a long time ago.”Joshua curled his lips into a smirk. “Would you say two weeks is a long time, Mr. Quinn?”He let out an exhale, stood up, and slowly made his way onstage.Luna bit her lip as she watched him approach h
The crowd started murmuring after hearing Joshua’s words.A pale-faced Malcolm bit his lip as well and said in a gentle tone laced with anger, “Mr. Lynch, please provide evidence for your statement! What trickery did I use to get Luna to marry me?”He continued in a pained tone, “You can’t steal my fiancée away from me in front of everyone and slander me just because I’m crippled now!”Luna’s heart softened when she heard this.Malcolm was disabled and had suffered jeers and taunts because of this. If he were to be humiliated at such a public display…She bit her lip and struggled to release herself from Joshua’s arms with all her might. He had restrained her too tightly, and she had to bite on him to get him to loosen his grip.Joshua’s energy was mostly powered by his steroid injection, and restraining Luna had almost used up all the strength in his body. Her biting him left him no choice but to let go in pain.Luna sprinted back to Malcolm’s side without looking back and gr
Luna knew better than anyone what Malcolm had been doing during this time. If it were not for Malcolm’s multiple attempts to help her find and get in touch with Joshua…she would never have found out just how little she meant to this man.Despite that, Joshua blamed all of his mistakes on Malcolm.“Joshua Lynch, you’re always like this, no matter in the past or present. In your eyes, everything wrong that happened was always other people’s fault and had nothing to do with you at all. You can never face your own mistakes!”With that, Luna let out an exhale and did not say anything further. Instead, she picked up the microphone and lifted her head to stare at the audience, who were still murmuring about this exciting turn of events. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so sorry you had to see that. Mr. Lynch is my ex-husband, and I indeed had three children with him, but the time he had spent with his children over the last six years is limited.“Instead of saying the children belong to the b
Everyone in the entire room fell into silence, including Luna.No one ever thought that Joshua would kneel right in front of her.No one expected that this man, who had always been prideful and arrogant, would kneel in front of a woman who was about to get engaged to someone else in front of so many people.Luna’s entire body was frozen in shock, and she could not even remember what she wanted to say next.She extended her hand to help him up almost out of impulse.Joshua—her Joshua—had always been proud and pompous and would never kneel for anyone.However, as she was about to help him up, Malcolm grabbed hold of her hand mid-air. He clutched her hand and stared at Joshua with a cold expression. “What are you trying to do, Mr. Lynch? Have you realized that despite all your tactics, Luna still likes me better, so you’re trying to play the victim?”Luna’s heart lurched when she heard this.Was Joshua…trying to play the victim card?She lowered her head to glance at Joshua’s pal
“I’ll never give up on you.“Just before Granny passed, she told me never to give up on you no matter what happened. I’ll keep my word to her.”With that, Joshua slowly walked out of the room.Luna had her back facing Joshua, but despite that, she could still hear his heavy, labored breathing and slow footsteps.She could not stop the tears from streaming down her face.That idiot.Why did he come here and humiliate himself, knowing how weak his body was?Why did he come alone? Where was Lucas? How could Lucas have let Joshua come here all by himself?Besides…Joshua was a smart man, so he must have known that he would be humiliated as soon as he came here.If that was the case, why did he choose to come?After what felt like an eternity, Joshua’s retreating figure finally disappeared from everyone’s view.As soon as the door was closed behind him, Malcolm signaled the emcee to continue with the events. The emcee, who was rendered speechless by this series of events, quickl
Luna was kidnapped?Malcolm was so furious that he almost stood up from his wheelchair. “How can she be kidnapped with so many people watching over her?”The waitress was so startled by the murderous expression on Malcolm's face that she slumped onto the ground. “Just now, they asked me to go into the washroom to take a look… When I went in, I saw the guards unconscious at the door… And…Ms. Luna's dress was placed on the sink of the washroom…”As she said this, the waitress brought out Luna's blue dress and said, “Ms. Luna…has gone missing.”Malcolm almost went insane when he heard this. How could this happen?How could Luna get kidnapped at a time like this?!He bit his lip and ordered with an expression as cold as ice, “Chase after Joshua Lynch! He must’ve been the one behind this. They can’t have gone far!”As soon as he finished his sentence, one of the security guards burst in from outside. “Mr. Quinn, just now Joshua slammed into our barrier and even injured one of our men
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