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
"F*ck!" Hunter cursed, knocking on his steering wheel in frustration as soon as he hung up.Who would have thought that someone would abduct the child from him in the dead of night at such a secluded place?Joshua had returned to Banyan City to visit his late grandmother's grave, and he had probably just gotten off the place at this time.Therefore, the men who had taken the child from him were probably not Joshua's men.Who could they be? What were they trying to do?No matter how hard he tried, Hunter could not come up with the answer. Nonetheless, this was not the time to wonder about all these!Hunter rubbed his head in annoyance. All these months, the Quinn family had become Joshua's primary target, and there were even a few times when Hunter had committed mistakes in his work and almost led to Quinn Group going bankrupt!Even at this point, he had even failed to accomplish the task Malcolm had given him…What was he going to tell Malcolm when he arrived at the hospita
Charles shot Granny Quinn a cold glance and was about to say something when the sound of a baby's cries rang out of the operation room.A nurse hurriedly pushed the door open. "She has given birth, and it's a baby girl!"…Merchant City Airport.Christopher stood at the boarding gate, waiting anxiously.As soon as he received Jim's call, he rushed over to the airport to get ready. Ten minutes later, Jim stormed to the boarding gate, surrounded by a group of uniformed guards, and handed a baby to Christopher. "Bring her to Banyan City. Give her to Bonnie, and tell her to raise her well."Christopher furrowed his brows and stared at Jim dubiously. "Should I tell her whose child it is?""Just tell her the baby’s mine." Jim let out an exhale and added, "Bonnie and Luna are too close, so I'm worried she won't be able to keep this secret."Christopher nodded and asked in a low voice as he placed the baby in a portable thermal container he had prepared beforehand, "Luna and Joshua…a
"How can this be…"Sitting on the bed, Luna ripped out all the tubes from her body and leaped off the bed barefoot. "How can my child possibly die? How can this be?"Before I passed out, I clearly heard her cry! I heard her cry!" she screamed as she clutched the midwife's collar. "You're lying to me! You must be lying to me! Where's my baby?"A deranged look shot through Luna's eyes. "Did you sell my child for money? Did you hide her somewhere? Tell me!"Luna was gripping the midwife's collar so tight that the midwife's face was starting to turn purple from the lack of oxygen. "Your child…"She lifted her hand weakly and pointed at a nearby trash can. "She's…there."As soon as she glanced in the direction the midwife had pointed, Luna felt as though her entire body had been struck by lightning.She let go of the midwife and shuffled to the trash can as though she had been put under a spell.How could this be?Her child…How could her child, which she had spent ten months nurt
"Joshua, I…"Tears started to fall as Luna continued, "I didn't manage to protect this child. I'm so useless. I'm so useless…"I can't even protect a baby… Our child is gone now, Joshua… The only thing holding me and you together is gone…"Luna was sobbing so hard it was difficult to watch. Tears welled in Joshua's eyes as he wrapped his arms around her. "That's okay; we already have Nigel, Neil, and Nellie. This child…"Maybe she knows that we're not together for now, and she's worried her birth will bring you more trouble, so she chose to leave on her own."Luna, wake up and think rationally. You and I are both still young, and we can have other children together."Tears streamed down Luna's face as she held the tiny corpse close to her. "No, we can't possibly have more children together…"Joshua, you're a Lynch, and I'm a Landry. There's no future for us anymore…"This child…" Luna was choking so hard she could barely speak. "This child was the last thing that kept me and