Luna furrowed her brows and circled past Heather again. “I don't like drowning my sorrows with alcohol.”With that, she strode down the stairs.After she had just taken two steps, Heather stopped her once more. “Why are you so afraid to drink with me, Luna? I won't laugh at you if you're lightweight.”Luna frowned upon hearing this. She glared at Heather and said, “Since you know I'm lightweight, why do you keep on insisting on drinking with me? What are you up to?”Heather's entire body stiffened when she heard this.She suddenly realized that out of her desperation, she had accidentally said the wrong thing.She pursed her lips and grabbed hold of Luna, smiling. “Of course I'm not up to anything. I just thought you're probably so preoccupied with everything that's happened lately. After all, Mother raised me since young, and I, too, am upset to see her like this.“I've been thinking that you and I haven't gotten the chance to have dinner together and chat ever since you return
She turned to look at Heather and continued, “I've already come all the way to Merchant City to see my birth parents, so shouldn't you go and visit yours, too?”Heather narrowed her eyes and said through gritted teeth, “I'll pay them a visit if I have time in the future.”Luna turned to gaze out the window once more.She could see Jim's car parked outside the gate.When she saw this, Luna let out a small sigh of relief.When they stood outside her room moments ago, she had dialed Jim's number as she put her phone into her pocket.Jim had overheard their conversation and knew that Heather was drinking with Luna in her room.Luna finally felt the weight lift off her shoulders when she saw Jim getting out of his car.She knew that she could not escape Heather's persuasion, and she was clear that Heather probably had ulterior motives for inviting her for a drink.However, she had someone to help her, too.Heather did not notice that Jim had returned. She was still engrossed in he
Heather, who was shoved back into her chair, lifted her head to glare at Jim. “I don't want to drink anymore; you can't force me to!”Jim sneered. “Force you?”He fixated his cold gaze on Heather's face and said, “Well, weren't you the one forcing Luna to drink with you just now? Why do you say I'm forcing you when I'm doing exactly what you did?”The color drained from Heather's face. She said, her lips trembling, “I…I'm feeling unwell all of a sudden…”“Didn't you say you have something to take care of just now?” Jim placed the glass of wine in front of Heather. “Just now, you persuaded Luna to drink with you in her room, but now you keep coming up with excuses to reject the wine…”He glanced at the two bottles of wine that had been mixed inside the decanter and sneered. “Is it because you spiked one of these bottles with some drugs, so you're not willing to drink it now?”With that, he took out his phone and said, “If that's the case, then I'll have to call Father dear. I'll l
Luna glanced at the drunken Heather slumped on the floor, ordered a servant to send Heather back to her room, then turned to glance at Jim. “Can you take me out for a walk?”Jim nodded, draped his jacket over Luna, then brought her out the door. Inside a room on the second floor, a drunken Heather leaned against the bay window, watching Jim's car leave, and cursed underneath her breath, “How dare he spoil my plans!”With that, she took out her phone and dialed Malcolm's number. “Luna's already drunk and in her room; get here quick!”Malcolm curled his lips into a smile. “Alright.”He initially did not have any hopes that Heather would successfully intoxicate Luna, but it turned out…Luna was probably too upset by what happened to Rosalyn, which led her to agree to drink with Heather.Malcolm curled his lips into a smile. On his way to Landry Mansion, he swallowed the pill that Hunter had prepared for him.He had gone too long without feeling a woman's touch.The last time he
Luna wrapped her arms around Bonnie.The two women hugged each other, and after stroking each other's faces in adoration and teasing the other about having lost some weight, Luna turned to glance at Jim. “Bonnie, Jim says his head hurts, so why don't you give him a massage?”Bonnie frowned and glanced at this man, whom she had not seen in a long time, and snickered. “If your head hurts, Mr. Landry, then I'd suggest you go to the hospital. “My massage techniques are only suitable for normal people.”She was suggesting that Jim was not normal at all. Jim narrowed his eyes. His hand, which was still on the car door handle, stiffened for a moment before slamming the door shut.He had initially wanted to leave after escorting Luna into the house, but as soon as he heard this, he did not want to go anymore. He stared at Bonnie with a sharp look and said, “Well, then I refuse to go to a hospital. I want to enjoy Ms. Craig's so-called 'normal people' massage.”With that, he strode i
“If you don't take responsibility for what you did after today, I will kill your entire family—”Before she could even finish her sentence, her mouth was sealed shut with Jim's lips, and she could only groan in reply.Jim's low voice rang out, “I'll take responsibility for the rest of your life!”Luna's entire body stiffened.Her outstretched hand, which was about to knock on the door, hovered mid-air.A split second later, she turned and went downstairs, blushing, and got onto the car while comforting Nellie through the phone.“Mr. Driver, head to Swan Lake Chalet, quick!”Throughout the journey from Tea Cottage to Swan Lake Chalet, Luna leaned against the backseat and stared out the window, her mind tangled with thoughts.She was worried about Nigel and Nellie.On the other hand, she could not help feeling that bringing Jim to Bonnie's place was a mistake. Jim already had a son, and on top of that, Luna had heard Harvey mention that Jim had a first love he had yet to forge
When Luna's car arrived at Swan Lake Chalet, a black car was parked at the entrance.The car door was pushed open.The person who got out of the car was none other than Joshua, dressed entirely in black.Despite not having seen him for only a day, Luna could not help feeling that he looked far more haggard than she last remembered.His face was unshaven, and he seemed to have lost weight.He sprinted into the house, yelling Nellie's name at the same time.A split second later, Nellie's sobbing voice rang out through the yard, “Daddy— “You're finally home! Quick, look at Nigel!”At this moment, another car pulled up in front of Swan Lake Chalet.Christopher stormed into the house, clutching a first-aid kit. Behind him, a small, chubby hand pushed open the car door.A young girl, who looked about six or seven years old and was dressed in a traditional outfit, got out of the car.She had initially wanted to go into the house as well, but for some reason, she suddenly turned ar
Christopher let out a sigh as he tried to formulate a drug to help Nigel. “His health has never been the best, and even after receiving a new bone marrow, that doesn't mean his problems will be solved forever. He still needs to maintain it.“It's clear that during this time, both you and Luna were so busy that you couldn't take him for his follow-up appointments.“And according to his current state, it seems he has been worrying a lot lately… Maybe he's too worried about you and Luna.”With that, Christopher glanced at Nigel's pale face and continued, “From my usual observation, Nigel is the most mature and level-headed out of your three children, and every time something happens, he’ll be able to comfort his brother and sister calmly.“Because of this, I thought he wasn’t as close to you and Luna as the other two are, but I never expected that such a young boy would be so worried about two adults' affairs that he’d fall sick.”Joshua let out a sigh upon hearing this. “Nigel is li