The Landry family had finally found out about Luna's pregnancy.In the middle of the night, all of the members of the Landry family sat down for an emergency meeting.Luna clutched the pillow that the doctor had given her to alleviate her nausea as she sat quietly in a corner, watching Charles and Jim fight.“This baby belongs to Joshua Lynch, so we can’t keep it!” Charles remembered the way Joshua had kneeled with the three children at the entrance of the hall, begging Luna to return to his side.Joshua clearly wanted to use the children to force her to return.Luna was Charles and Rosalyn’s daughter, and judging from how important Rosalyn’s children mattered to her, Charles knew that Luna would be the same!Just because Luna could abandon the three children and leave Joshua did not mean that she would do the same to the fourth.As soon as he thought of this, Charles could not help narrowing his eyes and said, “Where’s the doctor? Perform an abortion surgery right now!”Heathe
“Since a daughter of the Landry family cannot bear children for the Lynch family, then what about me, a child of both? Why didn’t you kill me from the beginning, Father?”The entire room fell into silence upon hearing this.Charles glared at Jim and snapped, “What nonsense are you saying? You’re becoming more and more outrageous every day! You didn’t inherit any of your mother’s gentleness and humility at all!”Jim sneered. “You’re right. I didn’t inherit any of my mother’s strengths at all, and instead, I inherited all of your worst traits. You should’ve seen this coming, Mr. Landry. If so, why didn’t you kill me from the beginning?”“You—” Charles was so enraged that his blood pressure soared, and he slumped down in a chair, his entire face scarlet with fury. “You disrespectful thing! Disrespectful!”Rosalyn could not bear to see Charles like this, so she let out a sigh and glanced at Jim. “Jim, why do you have to say such provocative things like this? Your father didn’t mean an
Malcolm…came?Luna’s entire body stiffened when she heard the servants’ conversation.The servant said Malcolm had heard that she was pregnant, so he came to admit his wrongdoing. With all the rumors swirling around, it seemed as though the child in her belly was Malcolm’s.However…Luna knew it better than anyone that this child belonged to Joshua.On top of that, when she reached Merchant City, Malcolm’s legs had already been injured in his accident. The two of them could not have slept together at all, so what was Malcolm thinking, and why did he come?“What does Luna’s pregnancy have anything to do with Malcolm? What is he trying to admit to?” Jim’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion as he glanced at Luna. Then, he turned and looked toward the door.“Do you think he will say that the child is his? The timing is not possible. Besides, how long has he been crippled?”Jim’s words made Charles frown. He then gave Jim a stern look and said, “So what if he is crippled? Six years ag
Luna did not know what kind of expression to put on for Malcolm.“Malcolm.” Charles furrowed his brows and glanced at the man on the wheelchair with a stern look. “You said that you are here to admit your wrongdoing? What did you do?”Malcolm sighed and turned to look at Luna’s face, a small smile playing on his lips. “That’s because the child inside of Luna’s belly is mine.”The entire room fell into silence upon hearing this.Jim frowned. “When did Master Quinn pick up the hobby of randomly claiming other people’s child as his? You’re claiming the child in Luna's belly is yours, but Luna has been pregnant for a month now. A month ago, Master Quinn, you had just been in an accident that crippled you and caused plenty of other physical damages… Are you telling me you managed to get Luna pregnant in that condition?”His rude comments silenced the whole living room.Charles’ eyebrows curled up with rage, and he shouted, “Jim! Where are your manners?”Jim grinned. “I don’t have any
Luna’s heart leaped when she heard this.She pursed her lips and withdrew her hand from Malcolm's grasp. “Malcolm, I already owe you too much. I don’t want to be indebted to you any further.”Besides, she already had the feeling that Malcolm was different from the past. Even though he had come to Landry Mansion to help her, but…That night, backstage, he had wanted Charles to persuade Luna into marrying him.Furthermore, Malcolm rushed over as soon as he heard that she was pregnant.Luna could not help feeling uncomfortable about this, but she could not seem to put her finger on what was strange about Malcolm's behavior.“Luna.” Malcolm let out a sigh and grabbed hold of Luna's hand once more. “You promised me that you’d marry me no matter what. I know it might be unacceptable for you that I wanted you to announce our engagement at the same time that you’re announcing your return to the Landry family, but it’s different now. You wouldn’t want…”He let out a sigh and continued, “
“Alright.”Malcolm was a detail-oriented man, and this was indeed the best way to protect this child.After getting an answer from Luna, Malcolm was so excited that he hugged Luna from behind and said in a gentle tone, “Don’t worry; I’ll do my best to protect both you and this child so that your pregnancy and labor can go smoothly.”Luna finally made up her mind when she heard this, and she nodded earnestly.…The following day, the news of Luna, the second daughter of the Landry family, getting engaged with Malcolm became the headline of all the news outlets.Almost everyone in Merchant City had seen this shocking piece of news.Some of them gave their blessings, some of them were surprised, while some people even questioned Malcolm's intentions of getting together with Luna in the first place.Some of the reporters even interview Heather, the eldest daughter of the Landry family.Heather let out an expression of impatience when faced with the cameras. “They’ve been together
As soon as he heard this, Jude sat up in alert. He quickly sprinted over and stared at Lucas intently. “Tell me what you’ve found.”Lucas could not help feeling pressured by the impatient look in Jude’s eyes. He bit his lip and said, “Actually, it’s only indirect evidence.”He took out his phone and pulled up a video. “Sir, you were right. All the security cameras near East 2 gate had been deliberately destroyed and are unrecoverable, but Nigel was detail-oriented and noticed that there was a couple that had been taking a selfie video who walked all the way from another gate at the airport to East 2 gate.“We found this couple and managed to get our hands on the video they took…and we found Mr. Smith and Hunter Quinn.”With that, he pressed the play button.Inside the video, a couple was chattering about their travel plans in Merchant City. Behind them, Jude appeared with a background and met up with a man in a flashy suit and stylish haircut. The two of them conversed for a sho
It was Luke.“I’ve caught him. Among the servants that had been dismissed from Swan Lake Chalet, there had indeed been one that headed straight to Quinn Mansion.“I’ve already restrained him, and there are many messages in his phone that he sent to members of the Quinn family. My men are already on their way with him, and they should be arriving soon.”Joshua murmured a reply.After hanging up the phone, he stood up and glanced at Christopher impassively. “The second daughter of the Landry family is pregnant, and as both a skilled doctor and the son of Mrs. Landry’s friend, aren’t you going to visit her?“Maybe you can even give her some medicine to protect the child.”Christopher hesitated for a moment when he heard this. A split second later, he let out a chuckle and said, “You’re right; I should pay them a visit.”With that, he lowered his head to glance at Joshua, who was still lying in the rocking chair. “It’s about time I visit Mrs. Landry for a follow-up. June had always
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