The entire room fell into silence. Luna's body stiffened when she heard this.Who was the one that had countered the drug for Heather?All the servants who worked the night shift at Landry Mansion were women, and the security guards all roamed around outside the house, so they would not have entered the house without permission.Therefore, the only person who could have done this was…Luna suddenly recalled that Malcolm had been wheeled out of the house by his servant in the morning. She could vaguely remember seeing a small bite mark on Malcolm's hand when she had stopped him to ask whether he had tried to kill Joshua. At that time, she had wondered who could have had the guts to bite Malcolm's hand, but on second thought…Luna glanced at the hickey on Heather's neck.The man who had spent the night with Heather…The answer was on everyone's mind. However, only she and Jim had bumped into Malcolm when they returned home, and Charles had not. Therefore, he glared at Heat
How could Malcolm have…At this moment, Luna no longer thought Malcolm was the kind and gentle man he used to be anymore.She immediately glanced at Heather, kneeling on the ground.She did not know whether Heather was doing this on purpose or not, but at this moment, Heather's collar had shifted out of its place, revealing the patch of hickeys all over her collarbone and neck.At the same time, her sleeve had been rolled up, exposing the hickeys on her arm. From the marks all over her body, it was clear what a vigorous night it had been for her and Malcolm.Charles placed his hand on his forehead in exasperation. He never thought…He never thought so much stuff had happened at Landry Mansion while he was away last night at Rosalyn's bedside, talking to her as he held her hand.He closed his eyes and ordered the butler in a weak voice, “Show me the security footage of last night!”The butler nodded and quickly sent someone to check the security tapes.Soon, they managed to
The color drained from Luna's face, who was being shielded behind Jim's back. She wrung her hands together and lifted her head to stare at Granny Quinn. "Granny Quinn, I think this wedding can't go on anymore.""What do you mean, this wedding can't go on anymore?" Granny Quinn sneered and stared at Luna. "Are you unaware of the amount of effort we put in to save you six years ago?"As she said this, she sneered at Luna contemptuously, "I never liked you from the start, but Malcolm was willing to call off his engagement for you and insisted on taking care of you and even the three little rascals of yours!"Now that you've become the second daughter of the Landry family, you want to get rid of our Malcolm with a lame excuse just like that? In your dreams!""A lame excuse?" Jim narrowed his eyes and stared at Granny Quinn coldly. "Your previous grandson came to our house in the middle of the night and slept with my other sister. How dare you call this a lame excuse?"Granny Quinn let
As soon as Malcolm said this, Granny Quinn frowned. "Are you really willing to marry this good-for-nothing woman? Do you know that—"Before she could finish her sentence, Malcolm shot her a murderous glare that made her shut up immediately."Let's just leave it at that." Malcolm lifted his head to glance at Charles. "However, Mr. Landry, my mind is a little confused right now, so it's difficult for me to accept this news…"I think it's best to postpone my and Heather's wedding for now."Granny Quinn quickly added, "Yes, yes, let's postpone the wedding for as long as we can."Maybe sometime soon, your precious Heather will also become pregnant with some unknown man's baby…and maybe then we'll have to call off the wedding once more!"The entire room fell into silence upon hearing this. Jim narrowed his eyes. "What are you implying? Who are you saying is pregnant with an unknown man's baby?"Granny Quinn pretended to have accidentally blurted something out and quickly placed her
The airport.Nigel leaned feebly against the seat of his wheelchair as he gazed intently in the direction of the entrance.Neil let out a sigh as he clutched his hand. "Nigel, let's not wait anymore. We should get on the plane now."With that, he glanced at the entrance and added, "If Mommy could come, she wouldn't have not shown up at Uncle Christopher's place last night. Maybe she…has her own problems to deal with."Nigel bit his lip when he heard this, but his gaze was still fixated on the entrance in the distance.He hoped to see Mommy, even if it was just a glimpse of her. She used to care so much about them in the past, so how could she let them leave without even saying goodbye?This time, if everything went smoothly, the three children would return to Banyan City and never come back to Merchant City.On top of that, the Landry family would never allow Luna to go to Banyan City either.Therefore, if they did not manage to meet up, then the next time they saw each other
Luna lifted her head.The chiseled face before hers was none other than Joshua's.Joshua stared at her with a sneer playing on his lips. "This plane was supposed to take off two hours ago, but the children kept on pestering me to wait for you, and this even took up two hours of Jude's time."Nigel kept calling and texting you until his phone ran out of battery."He lowered his head to glance at the time and added, "Two hours, but it only takes twenty minutes from Landry Mansion to the airport. I never thought you’d be so busy after returning to the Landry family, Ms. Luna."The night before, when Nigel had passed out, Luna had promised Nellie that she would visit them at Swan Lake Chalet, but she did not keep her promise.The three children wanted to see her for one last time before leaving Merchant City, but she missed this one, too.Joshua could understand the cruelty Luna displayed toward him, but he did not understand how Luna could be so heartless toward the children as wel
Did Luna cancel her engagement with Malcolm?Joshua furrowed his brows and stared intently at Lucas. "What happened?""I'm not sure about the details, but it seems like…Master Quinn had slept with Heather Landry, and Ma'am was upset about this, so she decided to call off the wedding."However, Malcolm and Heather have gotten engaged now, so the Quinn and Landry families are still going to become in-laws."Joshua narrowed his eyes. "When did this happen?""This morning!"This morning?Joshua's entire body stiffened.Was this why Luna had not come to send the children off? Was it because she had been busy dealing with this?Joshua fell silent for a moment, then ordered, "Driver, step on the gas and chase after Jim Landry's car!"The car quickly started. When the car zoomed out of the parking lot, Jim's car was still not too far away.The driver stepped on the accelerator to chase after them.All of a sudden, Joshua's phone rang. It was from Bonnie. "Don't bother chasing a
Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and replied, "Well, as long as you're with me, I can drink however much you want."Lucas bit his lip and glanced at Joshua with a worried look. He wanted to say something, but in the end, kept his mouth shut.He knew that Joshua had a weak stomach and that he had promised Ma'am in the past that he would not drink again, but…Lucas knew that his opinions did not matter to Joshua, so he had no say in any of this. Instead, he shot Luke a meaningful look while Joshua had his eyes closed, signaling him not to let Joshua drink too much at night.Nightfall soon came.That night, Joshua experienced the familiar stomach pain he had not felt in a long time and was sent to the hospital.At the same time, a minivan pulled out of Landry Mansion in the dead of night.…Eight months later.A small yard on the outskirts of Merchant City was illuminated with lights.Luna lay on the bed, drenched in sweat. She clutched the bed sheets tightly, her face so pal
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