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
Joshua, along with June and Harvey’s help, shaved and showered and managed to change into a clean set of clothes.There were no clothes that fit him in the chalet because even though Jim was just as tall, he was much leaner than Joshua.On the other hand, Dr. Christopher’s clothes fit Joshua perfectly.Joshua stood in front of the mirror and stared at his reflection, dressed in a simple shirt and slacks. He let out a sigh of relief.When he and Luna had just gotten married, she used to complain that he owned nothing but black suits in his closet.At that time, Joshua thought that black suits looked classy and elegant, so he never took what she said to heart and instead continued wearing his usual outfit of black suits.At this very moment…He stared at his reflection in the mirror and could not help thinking that his change had come too late.Luna liked how gentle and simple Malcolm looked.He, too, could achieve this if he wanted.He could change into any style that she plea
Luna had initially thought she had lost this child. However, on the night of the engagement party, her nausea gave her the answer.Luna closed her eyes.When Aura had set fire to Blue Bay Villa, Luna always thought that she had lost the child during the process.After all, the fetus was still so tiny, and if Bonnie had not asked her to buy a pregnancy test to break her out of jail, she would not have known about this baby’s existence.On the day of the accident, she had asked a doctor’s opinion, and the doctor told her that the chances of the fetus surviving were extremely slim.At that time, Luna was so devastated that she and Joshua had even put up a tombstone for this unborn baby, but…Just as she was about to announce her engagement to Malcolm, the familiar nausea she felt prevented her from being able to stand on stage.Ever since that day, Bonnie had summoned a doctor, who had confirmed that, miraculously, the baby had survived.Therefore, Luna made up her mind that she c
Joshua stood at the entrance of Tea Cottage for a long time.He knew that Luna was upstairs. He could tell that the shadow behind the curtain of the second-floor window belonged to her.He could even make out the vague outline of her body behind the curtain, as though she was peeking at him through the window.He wanted nothing more than to rush upstairs, pull her into his arms, and tell her that they had both been tricked by Malcolm and Heather.He knew that neither Bonnie nor the servants would be able to stop him, but…After what happened two weeks ago at the engagement party, he refrained from doing so, having experienced just how cold Luna had acted toward him.He was not afraid of anyone stopping him. Instead, he was worried that his impulsive choice would not only serve no purpose but even make Luna's misunderstanding of him deepen.Therefore, Joshua let out a sigh, dragged a bench over to a spot where he could face Luna's window and sat down.He took out a recording dev