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
Christopher knew exactly what Joshua was thinking. He furrowed his brows and gently patted Joshua's shoulder, indicating him not to act impulsively.As an experienced doctor, Christopher would be able to know whether Luna was pregnant or not just by examining her.Joshua lowered his head but did not reply. Instead, he continued to follow behind Christopher.By the time the three of them arrived at the wooden house, Malcolm had already discussed four potential names for his child with Rosalyn.Christopher let out a cough and knocked on the door. "I'm here, Aunty Rosalyn."Rosalyn's face lit up when she heard Christopher's voice. "Christopher is here!"Luna quickly strode over to open the door. She smiled as she flung the door open and said, "You've finally come; my mother has been waiting for a long time now…"Before she could finish her sentence, Luna caught sight of the man in the white coat and face mask standing behind Christopher.The man's face was pale, and he appeared to
Christopher asked Luna to sit down in front of him for an examination. He furrowed his brows and asked, "Aunty Rosalyn, I've been wanting to ask you something. Haven't you stopped experimenting your drugs on yourself for a long time now? Why did you start doing so all of a sudden and even end up poisoning yourself?"The color drained from Rosalyn's face when she heard this.She tilted her head to one side, unwilling to continue this topic, and caught sight of the two men in masks that were holding Christopher's bag. "Who are these two? Hasn't June always been the one who came with you on your visits?"Christopher smiled, then placed his fingers on Luna's wrists as he answered, "I have a few patients at home who are the same age as June, and she's now busy taking care of them. She seems to enjoy being a little doctor, so I let her stay home and look after them instead."Luna's heart lurched when she heard this.Christopher must have been talking about Nigel, Neil, and Nellie.She
The entire room fell into silence.Malcolm frowned, glancing at the dried herb in Christopher's bag.Was this the herb that had cured Rosalyn? He had no recollection at all.When the herb was delivered to him, he had given it only a quick glimpse before sending it to Christopher, so how could he recall what it looked like?"Of course I remember." Malcolm smiled even though he had no memory of seeing this herb before. "This was the medicine that I had brought to cure you, Mrs. Landry, so how can I forget?"Christopher could not help curling his lips into a smirk when he heard this. "Master Quinn has an excellent memory."With that, he turned and glanced at Rosalyn, who was leaning against her headboard.Her expression was dark. She pursed her lips and asked, "Malcolm…are you sure you remember?"Malcolm curled his lips into a smile. "Of course. I had specially sent my men overseas to bring this back, so of course I remember."Rosalyn stared at the dried herb for a moment before
Christopher seemed to be targeting Malcolm in all of his verbal accusations.This was strange.When Malcolm had given Christopher the Clinging Root, he had understood the frustration that Christopher had felt when Joshua fooled him, so the two of them should have had a harmonious relationship. Why was Christopher so harsh toward Malcolm today?"I'm just trying to make sense of something." Christopher sneered and extended his hand toward Joshua, who was still wearing his mask.Joshua handed him a phone.Christopher scrolled through the call history and text messages on this phone as he stared at Malcolm impassively. "This servant whom you claimed to have left Quinn Mansion disguised himself and started working for me at Swan Lake Chalet."After Joshua's friend, Jude, contacted me about the Clinging Root, this man got in touch with the Quinn family, so much so that no matter what I did, whether it was something major or minor, he'd call the Quinn family."As he said this, Christop
Malcolm narrowed his eyes as he watched the video that Christopher showed him.The video had clearly captured Jude and Hunter's exchange in the background.Despite putting on a calm endeavor, Malcolm was cursing Hunter under his breath.He had already ordered Hunter to destroy all evidence that would point to his involvement!That b*stard must have thought it was enough to destroy all the security footage at the airport. However, he had forgotten that this was the airport entrance, and on top of that, Merchant City was frequented by tourists during fall, so plenty of people would be milling about, taking photos and videos.The fact that Christopher could find this video meant that there would be plenty of others.Malcolm narrowed his eyes and lifted his head to stare at Christopher. "I'm not sure. Maybe this man, Mr. Jude, had some business exchange with Hunter."As he stared at Malcolm, Christopher could not help thinking how shameless this man was.He had already managed to b
Joshua had been the one who had found the Clinging Root.Malcolm and Hunter had simply used the fact that Jude and Christopher had never met in real life before to trick them!The Landry family had even thought that Malcolm was their savior and given the Quinn Group plenty of business privileges.Malcolm glanced at Rosalyn with a pitiful expression, then glanced at Luna. Finally, he lowered his head and confessed, "It was all my fault…"He let out a sigh and continued, "I knew that Mrs. Landry needed the Clinging Root for the antidote, and I was nervous to prove myself, but…"He lowered his head to stare at his legs. "But I'm already a cripple, and I can't afford to go searching for it myself, so I asked my cousin Hunter to help me…"Malcolm closed his eyes with a pained expression and leaned against the headrest of his wheelchair. "I had been reminding Hunter of this search every day and even gave him everything I had left in exchange for this favor. Finally, he promised me that
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