“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
Luna felt her entire body go cold when she heard Nellie's words.She wanted to rush forward and hug Nellie in her arms and tell her that Mommy was here.However…She could not do anything apart from turning around and wiping her tears.Mrs. Lincoln noticed that Luna was behaving strangely and quickly declared at the top of her lungs that she and Luna would go outside to bring Christopher more medicine. Then, she dragged Luna out of the yard.As she left, Luna could hear June's clear voice ring out, “Uncle Joshua, Nellie's Mommy has come just now.“When I was outside, I saw a car that looked like it belonged to Uncle Jim. Could Nellie's Mommy be in that car?”Luna grew nervous when she heard this.After being brought out of the yard, she quickly got onto the car parked outside and exclaimed, “Quick, Mr. Driver, drive away!”As soon as she got into the backseat, she rolled down the partition and started sobbing as she changed out of her uniform.She was a bad mother!She was w
Nigel was just a six-year-old child, and there was only so much he could do.If even the grownups were unwilling to try, what else could he do?Nigel let out a sigh and gripped his brother and sister's hands. “In that case, I'll be the one to take care of you two in the future.”As soon as he thought of this, Nigel lifted his head to stare at Joshua. “We want to go back to Banyan City.”The three of them were too young, and if Joshua chose to remain in Merchant City to fight the Landry family, in the case where they became ruthless, the children would become their hostage to hold against Joshua.If they returned to Banyan City, even though their father and mother would not be by their side, they would at least be safe and would not become a burden.Joshua froze for a moment, then nodded. “Alright then. Shall I ask Uncle Jude to send you home tomorrow?”Nigel nodded and closed his eyes.Neil let out a sigh and walked over to pat Joshua's shoulder gently. “Mr. Lynch, we'll be wai
When Luna entered Tea Cottage, the first thing that came flying her way was the cushion that Bonnie had thrown.She did not manage to dodge it in time, and the cushion landed smack on her face.It did not hurt at all, but Luna's tears still fell.It was as though all the emotions she had been suppressing for the entire night had finally erupted.She squatted at the door and started crying like a child.Inside the room, both Jim and Bonnie grew terrified at this sight. Jim immediately strode over, picked Luna up, and placed her on the sofa. “What's wrong?”Bonnie quickly approached her nervously. “I…I didn't throw it very hard at all! Why…”“She must be upset because of something else,” Jim reassured Bonnie with a frown, then reached out to stroke Luna's head. “Come on, tell me what's wrong.”Luna could not stop herself from wrapping her arms around Jim's waist and burying her head in his chest. “Jim…I'll never be able to make it up to my children…“I chose the Landry family an
Bonnie hated herself for being so loathsome and shameless.She hated herself for ever dreaming of being together with another man even after she was hurt by Jason.…“Will you marry Bonnie?” asked Luna in a low voice as she sat in the car back to Landry Mansion, staring out the window.“No,” Jim replied impassively. “I've already promised Harvey that I’ll only marry his mother.”Luna furrowed her brows upon hearing this. She turned to glare at Jim in the passenger seat. “If you don't intend on marrying her at all, then why did you…”“I was drunk.” Jim rubbed his brows in frustration. “Besides, I wasn't behaving normally last night. I've already contacted Christopher, and he'll be coming to Landry Mansion to draw my blood to send to the lab. I suspect I've been spiked.”Luna was amused by this. “Spiked? Didn't you only drink the wine and eat the food with Heather and me last night?”Jim opened his eyes and gazed at Luna through the rearview mirror. “Don't forget that Heather had
“The reason why I came to Landry Mansion so early is to find Luna, of course,” replied Malcolm calmly despite having been thrown such a sharp question by Jim. “I haven't been feeling well these few days, and I only found out about what happened to Mrs. Landry this morning.”With that, he lifted his head to glance at Luna. “Luna has been so close with Mrs. Landry ever since she returned to the Landry family, and now that something like this has happened to her…I was worried that Luna would be upset, so I came here immediately to check on her.”Suddenly, his tone changed as he glanced at Luna and Jim. “However, as soon as I arrived, I realized that Luna wasn't home. I thought she had probably spent the night in the hospital, so I asked my servant to take me away.”With that, he sighed and shot Jim a somewhat displeased look. “That was what happened. Do you have any other questions, Master Landry?”Jim sneered. “Is that really what happened?”Malcolm chuckled and replied, "Well, what