Suddenly, one of the servants knocked on her door. “Ms. Luna, this is the recording device that Mr. Lynch left today—”Luna pulled her covers up above her head and replied flatly, “Throw it away. I don’t want to listen to it anymore.”The servant remained silent for a moment, then placed the recording device on top of Luna's suitcase, which was parked next to her door. Luna closed her eyes as she listened to the servant’s retreating footsteps. A bitter smile crept across her face.How could she believe that a selfish man who had never been willing to admit his mistakes would suddenly change for her in two weeks?She had been tricked by his sweet words.…Swan Lake Chalet. Joshua handed the silver gun back to Jim and said, “Thank you.”Jim glanced at the gun and tossed it into the trash can. “It’s of no use to me anymore.”Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and realized what Jim was talking about. “Can people identify you from the gun and the bullets inside it?”Jim nodded
Something had happened to Rosalyn!Jim immediately stood up and stormed out the door, having forgotten about the conversation he was having with Joshua. “Christopher! Christopher!”Meanwhile, Christopher sprinted out of another room in a far corner of the house and asked, “What’s wrong?”Jim did not even have the time to explain. Instead, he grabbed hold of Christopher’s wrist and ran out the door. Christopher was still wearing his indoor slippers, and, having been dragged out of the house, his slippers had fallen off. He was dragged onto the car with his feet bare.Joshua stood by the window and watched this unfold. As soon as he saw the worry on Jim’s face, he followed them out the door. At night, most of the servants and the driver had already gone home for the day, and there were only a few bodyguards left.Jim slid into the driver’s seat, but he was so nervous that he could not even ignite the engine. He was frustrated by this and picked up his phone. “One of the bodyguards
Besides…What did Heather mean by Charles ‘almost going with Lucy’ when she died?This was a lie that had been fabricated to protect Charles’ reputation!Lucy had suffered a tragic death many years ago…and Charles had remarried barely five years after her death!Joshua did not believe any of this at all.Besides, Joshua had not shown any mercy toward Granny Lynch before she died… If he really loved Lucy, why would he kill Lucy’s mother without any hesitation?As soon as he thought of this, Joshua sneered and closed his eyes.Meanwhile, in the hospital…The light above the emergency room was still flashing.Charles sat on the bench in front of the emergency room, holding his head in his hands.Christopher, who was a doctor, had entered the emergency room.Jim, on the other hand, was leaning against the wall, staring unblinkingly at the emergency room door.The elevator arrived on their floor.Heather stormed out of the elevator, looking flustered. “Mother! What happened to
“How can she not be their daughter?”As soon as he said this, Heather interrupted him. She lifted her head to glare at him and snapped, “When Aura came to find us, all the evidence showed that she was the child Mother and Father had lost in Sea City! Besides, we also did a DNA test!“The results said that Aura’s DNA was a perfect match of Mother and Father’s, which meant they were related!”With that, Heather wiped the tears from her face and started crying again. “Jim, what do you mean by this? Are you questioning Mother and Father’s judgment, or are you questioning the validity of the DNA test?“Aura has already passed away for so long now, but all of a sudden, you’re saying she isn’t Father and Mother’s child… What are you trying to do?”Jim narrowed his eyes when he heard this, then turned to glance at Charles. “Father, do you honestly think that cruel woman, the woman who had returned to Banyan City to kill Lucy’s mother, would be your daughter?”Charles was about to say som
“What happened to Mrs. Landry?” asked Joshua as he drove Christopher and Jim back home, glancing at Christopher through the rearview mirror. “Mrs. Landry is a very skilled chemist, and she’s been trying to formulate the most powerful drug in the world for many years, but sometimes, when she needs to test the potency of the drug, she’d ingest it herself.”Joshua’s hands, which were gripping the steering wheel, stiffened when he heard this. At the mention of the Landry family’s drug…he could not help recalling Granny Lynch.He had yet to come to terms with Granny Lynch’s death. This was the vengeance between him and the Landry family.However, because Jim was also in the backseat with Christopher, Joshua had no choice but to suppress his rage and asked, “So did this happen because she was experimenting on herself again?”“My father, Larry, was trained under the same teacher as Mrs. Landry, so he’s very familiar with her formulations. Every time she produced a new drug, he’d be ab
Bonnie frowned and glanced out the window again, then at Luna, who was still drawing. She said in a concerned tone, “But…he seems to have been injured terribly. His white shirt has been soaked entirely in blood.”Luna's hand stiffened when she heard this.A split second later, she tossed her drawing board and watercolor away and stormed toward the window. She did not even notice that she had spilled her precious watercolor on the floor.When she reached the window, however…She caught sight of the man in the red shirt, sitting on the bench below her window.There was indeed a wound on his waist that had been wrapped up in bandages. At this moment, he was tidying the contents of the first-aid kit while making conversation with the servant who had handed him the kit.Luna furrowed her brows and turned to glower at Bonnie. “What is wrong with your eyes?”Joshua was wearing a red shirt!When Bonnie realized this, she doubled over in laughter. As she helped Luna pick up her things
As soon as she thought of this, Luna put down her curtains and returned to her bed to continue her drawing.After breakfast, Bonnie glanced out the window.Joshua, like the day before, had come alone, without Harvey or Jim accompanying him.Bonnie furrowed her brows slightly as she gazed at the empty roads.Did something…happen to Jim lately?Didn’t they plan to pretend to be a couple so that no one would suspect Luna and Joshua? Why did he disappear?On top of that, where was Harvey?She had planned to return his jade ring to him, but he did not show up either.…Inside the ICU on the top floor of Merchant City Central Hospital. Rosalyn leaned against her headboard and clutched Jim’s hand tightly, her face as pale as a sheet of paper. “Jim, I know that ever since you found out you’re not my real son…you’ve been avoiding me and avoiding coming home. I guess that it’s because you didn’t want to face me…”She closed her eyes and let out a sigh. “After all, to the public, your
The night was still young.Suddenly, the sound of screeching brakes echoed through the silent night.Inside Tea Cottage, Bonnie, who had been sitting in the living room, furrowed her brows and stormed out the door after putting on her coat.The person who had gotten out of the parked car was Jim, dressed entirely in black. His expression was dark and more severe than usual.Bonnie stared at him, frowning. “You—”Jim strode toward the house so anxiously that he ignored Bonnie entirely. He circled past her and burst through the door. “Luna!”He had zipped past her so quickly that Bonnie’s brows furrowed instinctively. She quickly chased after him and said, “It’s already late now. Luna has already gone to sleep. What are you doing, looking for her? You can’t go upstairs now; she’s sleeping. What are you planning to do to her?”However, her words were of no use at all.Jim stormed up the stairs and knocked on Luna's door. “Luna!”Luna, who had already gone to bed, opened her eyes