Rosalyn had been in the operation room for about 12 hours…Her condition must have been dire to undergo such a long surgery.If Rosalyn died, not only would no one discover that Heather had poisoned her, but no one would be able to cause trouble for Malcolm anymore.On top of that, Luna and Joshua would never be able to reconcile anymore!As soon as she thought of this, Heather could not help feeling overjoyed, so much so that she wanted to go home and pop open a bottle of wine to celebrate!Aura's dying wish had been to separate Luna and Joshua. Therefore, she had helped avenge Aura's death!All of a sudden, the doctor who had come out from the operation room let out a sigh and said, “We've tried our best. Even though we managed to save Mrs. Landry, she…“She is now in a vegetative state.”Vegetative state. These two words felt like thunder crashing around Jim, Luna, and Charles' heads. Luna bit her lip and grabbed hold of the doctor's hand. “Will… Will she ever wake up?”
The entire hallway fell into silence upon hearing this.Luna clenched her fists.She lifted her head to glance at Jim, about to say something, but she could not utter a word.If Joshua had really hurt Mother like this…She did not dare to think of the consequences, nor was she willing to face this.Suddenly, the doctors wheeled Rosalyn out of the operation room.Luna quickly went over to check on her.The woman who had wanted her to leave the Landry family and return to Joshua's side was at this moment lying peacefully on the bed, as though she was asleep.There was even a hint of a smile on Rosalyn's face. Luna felt as though someone had stabbed her heart with a knife when she saw how Rosalyn looked. She gritted her teeth and grabbed hold of Rosalyn's hand as she followed the doctors into Rosalyn's room.All the way from the operation room to the ward, Luna stared intently at Rosalyn's face, her gaze never wavering for even a second.“Mother…” Luna said tearfully as she sa
Both the look in Jim's eyes and the tone of his voice made Heather feel as though she was about to be eaten alive.Even though she had deliberately avoided his gaze, she could still feel the hatred and coldness of his stare. She could not help shuddering as she replied, “What—What nonsense are you talking about? How could I…how could I have…“Isn't the evidence of Joshua killing Mother as clear as day? Don't try to frame me so that your cousin can go scot-free!”Jim snickered and said, “Well, I hope that's the case. Otherwise, I can't even imagine the consequences.”With that, he let go of her and strode away. Heather propped herself against the wall and stared intently at Jim's retreating figure. It was only after he had entered the elevator that Heather let out a sigh of relief and slid down onto the floor feebly.Her heart thumped in her chest. Even though she had devised plans of killing other people with Aura in the past, whether it was Luna six years ago or Granny Lync
Jim narrowed his eyes slightly.Joshua's face was etched with an earnest look, without any hint of pretense at all.Jim let out a sigh and replied, “She managed to survive, but…”He lifted his head to observe Joshua's expression and continued, “She's now in a vegetative state, and she can't speak or move anymore. The doctor says it's unlikely she'll ever awaken from her vegetative state.”Joshua's entire body stiffened. After a split second, he closed his eyes and said, “Thank God she's alive. As long as she's alive, there's still hope.”Jim squinted slightly upon hearing this. He had said the exact same thing to Luna not long ago. Jim let out another sigh as he stared at Joshua. He had never seen a murderer who longed so much for their victim to survive.Either Joshua was not the murderer at all, or he was simply too good at pretending.Jim was more inclined toward the former.He lifted his head to stare at Joshua and asked, “You said that Heather was the one who killed Mo
Jim remained motionless and narrowed his eyes as he watched Joshua leave. In the past, whenever he saw Joshua, he always looked feeble and sad because of Luna.However, after witnessing the cold, arrogant man before him, Jim suddenly realized he had never known the true Joshua at all.Was this cruel, heartless man the real Joshua Lynch?Jim regained his composure, and as soon as he walked out of the police station, he bumped into Charles and Heather, who had just gotten out of their car. Charles was furious as soon as he caught sight of Jim.He stomped over and lifted his hand to smack Jim across his face. “What are you doing here? Are you here to see Joshua Lynch and help him evade his crime?”Jim grabbed hold of Charles' hand in mid-air and said, sneering, as he gripped Charles' wrist tightly, “What does it have anything to do with you what I'm doing here and whom I'm visiting?”With that, he flung Charles' hand away and glanced coldly at Heather, who was standing behind Ch
Inside the police station.Joshua sat alone in a small prison cell and stared impassively at the skylight above him.Suddenly, the prison guard's voice rang out from behind him, “Mr. Lynch, there's a Mr. Landry and Ms. Heather here to see you.”Joshua curled his lips into a sneer. He turned and glanced at the prison guard. “I don't want to see them.”The guard hesitated for a moment, then replied, “But…they're the Landry family. If you refuse to see them, they'll make your life difficult after you get out of prison.“You're not from here, so you don't understand the true extent of the Landry family's power in Merchant City…especially Ms. Heather. No one dares to get on her bad side even if she stirs up trouble anywhere.”Joshua lowered his head and said, “That's only to you. After I get out of here…“There's no telling who will make whose lives difficult.”With that, he shifted into a more comfortable position in his seat and said, “Tell them I refuse to see him. I'll visit the
“Poor Mother, she's now in a vegetative state and stuck on her bed, but the real murderer is going to go off scot-free because of lacking evidence…” Tears started falling from Heather's eyes as she said this. “Is there no other way? Poor Mother…”Charles narrowed his eyes when he heard this. He scoffed and said, “How can there be no other way?”Since he could not punish Joshua through prosecution, he would use other means!Charles had heard that a new gangster named Luke Jones, who was notorious for his crimes, had recently arrived in Merchant City.Tonight, he would find Luke Jones and ask him to kill Joshua, at any price!“If you have a plan, Father, that would be great…” Heather let out a sigh, comforted Charles, and sent him home. After bringing him back to Landry Mansion, she left again in a hurry. Sitting in her car, Heather let out an exhale, took out her phone, and dialed Malcolm's number. “That old grinch says he can take care of Joshua Lynch. “Though, that old grinch
At 8 a.m., Luna finally left Rosalyn's ward after Jim's persuasion. The person who took over watching Rosalyn from her was Charles. Even though she and Charles had gotten into a dispute not long ago, Luna still gave him instructions on the doctor's rounds and asked him to provide Rosalyn with massages from time to time. After making sure he had understood all this, Luna finally turned and left.As she closed the door behind her, she caught sight of Charles clutching Rosalyn's hand, his face looking tear-stained.A twinge of sadness spread through Luna's heart as she shut the door.Rosalyn had told her before that she envied Lucy.When Lucy passed away, Charles, a man known for his toughness, cried for her.Rosalyn thought that a man would only cry for a woman if she truly meant the world to him.With Rosalyn in a vegetative state at this stage, Charles was crying for her, too. It did not matter whether Rosalyn meant the world to him or not, but the fact was, Charles was at
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