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
Malcolm’s men quickly obtained the relevant security footage, but…There had been too many guests at the party tonight, and after Malcolm had sent his men to chase after Joshua, the party had come to an end, so the entrance of the hotel was so packed with people that they could not tell where Luna had escaped. Malcolm slammed his fist on the table in fury.After a long time, he lifted his head to glance at his assistant. “What happened with the Landry family?”His engagement party had failed, but Heather must have succeeded with her plan, right?After all, Joshua was out trying to evade his men, so he must not have been able to monitor the Landry family’s stocks.The assistant nodded and replied, “The Landry family’s stock prices have returned to their normal level and are now operating as usual.”Malcolm finally let out a sigh of relief when he heard this. As he was about to relax, however, he received a call from Heather. “Malcolm, I failed.”Malcolm frowned. “Didn’t the Lan
The black Masevati crashed into the garbage dump with a loud slam.The cars that had been chasing after it zipped closely behind in the rain, the men inside watching as the Masevati tumbled a few times into a gigantic pile of rubbish. As soon as the men drove into the entrance of the garbage dump, a few black cars appeared, blocking their way.The man who came out of the car at the front was none other than Todd, one of the most notorious gangsters in Merchant City.He pushed the car door open and sneered at the men who were about to chase after Joshua’s car. “I’m taking the man and his car. Tell Malcolm Quinn that if he wants his hands on that man, he’ll have to talk to me.”Malcolm's men exchanged nervous glances. They knew they could not afford to get on Todd’s bad side, so they did not dare object.Instead, they turned around and left.After watching the cars disappear from view, Todd let out a sigh of relief and ordered his men to pull Joshua out of his car as he picked up
Charles scoffed, “Well, she had the help of Hans, who had always been the stocks expert at Landry Group. Of course she did it with Hans!”As he said this, he shot Jim a glance of disapproval and added, “You used to say that Landry Group won’t be able to survive without you. I guess by the looks of it, Heather isn’t any worse than you at all!”Jim curled his lips into a small smile and replied, “Well, let’s invite Hans and the rest of the team out for a reward as well.”As soon as he finished his sentence, Heather came out of her room, escorted by one of the servants.As soon as she stepped onto the stairs, she had already caught sight of Jim, who was sitting on the sofa.Just one look at this man was enough to send shivers down her spine.She should have known! How could Jim possibly waste the opportunity to call her out as the fake daughter of the Landry family?Since Jim had ruined her plans, he would have the chance to badmouth her in front of their father!“Come on down, He
The rain went on for the entire night.Luna, too, was tied up in her room for the entire night, watching the rain fall outside her window.When daylight came, Bonnie entered the room with Luna's breakfast. She let out a sigh and placed each plate in front of Luna with a helpless expression. “Luna, promise me that you won’t return to Malcolm's side.“As long as you promise me that, I’ll release you, but if you don’t, then I’ll have to feed you your breakfast.”Luna turned around and stared at Bonnie with an equally helpless expression. “I’ve already told you many times; Malcolm isn’t a bad person at all.“If he were, he wouldn’t have saved me six years ago, taken care of me, and helped me give birth to my three children.”Bonnie pursed her lips. “I didn’t say he’s a bad person; I just think you shouldn’t marry him. This is coming from both me and your children.”She sat down next to Luna and watched the sun rise outside the window with her. Then, she pursed her lips and added, “L
...Bonnie waited outside Luna's door for almost an hour. She could hear Luna's cries and laughs coming occasionally through the door.Finally, the door was pushed open. Luna wiped her tears away and handed the tablet to Bonnie. “I’ve decided to postpone my wedding with Malcolm.”Bonnie froze. “Postpone? Not cancel?”“Yes.” Luna sniffed and replied, “After making sure that Joshua’s situation has stabilized, I’ll still marry Malcolm. I promised.”Bonnie paused for a moment, and before she could reply, she heard Luna asking, “Do…you have any news about Joshua?”Bonnie let out a sigh and replied, “No.”Joshua had disappeared since the engagement party as though he had vanished into thin air.That morning, when Bonnie had contacted Lucas, Lucas sounded so exhausted that his voice had gone hoarse. He said that they could not find Joshua either.They had searched the entire city but could not find him anywhere.Luna closed her hands and clenched her fists.During their video cal
Joshua was unconscious for almost a week.During this time, he kept hearing the vague voice of a girl ringing out next to his ear. “Daddy, what kind of illness does he have?”“He’s not sick, just too tired.”“Why would he be so tired, Daddy?”“That’s because he was searching for his happiness but failed…”The sound of this man’s voice echoed in Joshua's mind over and over.He was searching for his happiness but failed…Failed…Did he…fail?No! He did not fail!He would not fail!Even if it was for Nigel, Neil, and Nellie, he could not fail!This thought empowered Joshua and made him jerk awake from his slumber.He sat up from his tatami bed all of a sudden, drenched in sweat.As soon as he opened his eyes, Joshua took in his surroundings.This was a small chalet decorated tastefully, and at this moment, he was sitting on a bed made of bamboo in one of the side bedrooms.A young girl dressed in a traditional outfit was sitting on the floor before him, stirring a pot of s
However, there was no news on how long the engagement party would be postponed. Joshua let out a sigh of relief upon seeing this.Thank God.Thank God that during his period of unconsciousness…Luna and Malcolm did not get married.Otherwise…Joshua let out another sigh of relief and dialed Lucas’ number. “Sir, are you awake?” Lucas was so delighted to hear Joshua’s voice that he almost cried. “Thank God you’re finally awake! Otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do.”Joshua propped himself up with some difficulty and closed his eyes. “The Landry family…”Lucas fell into silence when he heard Joshua bring up the Landry family. After a moment, he said somewhat sheepishly, “I tried my best to control the Landry family’s stock prices that night, but I still failed…“But don’t you worry, Sir, we didn’t lose to Heather; the person who had defeated us and placed the Landry Group back on its feet was Jim.”Jim?Joshua furrowed his brows.“Ever since that day, the Quinn family have c
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