As soon as she heard this, Luna clenched her fists next to her.She closed her eyes, feeling as though an invisible hand was squeezing her heart at this moment.She had guessed that the reason Joshua had treated Charles like this was not because of his own doing.She knew him very well, and she understood that this man was not stupid. He would never try to kill Charles in broad daylight.Luna guessed that Charles must have said something he should not have and did something that crossed the line to anger Joshua, but she never expected…She never expected that Charles would use the dead baby to taunt Joshua.Had he forgotten that this baby did not only belong to Joshua but was also hers?Seeing that Luna was not speaking, Joshua let out a sigh. Then, he took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and turned to glance at Luna and Gwen's car. "Where are you going?"Gwen pursed her lips and replied, "We were planning to go to the church in the eastern part of the city to pray for
"Let's stick to the original plan and go to Luna's house."The driver froze when he heard this. "But…"Luna and Gwen had already left their house, so why were they still headed there?Joshua seemed to sense the driver's puzzlement, so he curled his lips into a smile and said impassively, "Do you think there's no other living person there apart from Luna and Gwen?"The driver finally nodded and started the car.The men standing guard outside the house were Jim's men, so they were all familiar with Joshua.When they saw him arrive, the guards told him that Luna had left, but when he insisted on entering the house, none of them stopped him.After entering the door, Joshua headed straight to Rosalyn's room.Inside her room, one of Rosalyn's servants was inserting a nasogastric tube into her nose.Since she had been rendered into a vegetative state, she could not eat like a normal person, and thus the only way to sustain her nourishment was through a nasogastric tube.When the ser
Luna stared at Samuel dazedly. "You… Did you agree to pray for my mother because you knew it was me?"From the calm attitude that Samuel was displaying, it seemed that he had been expecting her."Yes." He curled his lips into a small smile. "Your friend has told me everything about your situation."Luna fell silent for a moment, then replied, "Thank you."No wonder Gwen had been so excited when she told her that a kind priest had agreed to help them pray for Rosalyn at no charge.It turned out that…the priest was Samuel and that he had known it was her since the start."You don't have to thank me; I'm just trying to be kind." With that, Samuel shot Luna an earnest glance and added, "You haven't answered my question."Luna fell silent again, then let out an exhale and told him the truth, "My question hasn't been answered yet because after you left that day, I accidentally lost the ring you gave me."I didn't get the chance to see if there were any clues hidden within the ring, n
Even though Charles looked fine, he could not even struggle when Joshua was choking him…Therefore, it was safe to say that Charles was not in the pink of health at all.With that, Luna furrowed her brows and glanced at Samuel. "Did you use to know my father?"Samuel curled his lips into a smile. "Of course. Charles, Lucy, and I used to be classmates."As soon as she heard this, Luna's breath caught in her throat. She bit her lip and, after contemplating for a long while, finally asked, "Father Samuel, can you tell me…what happened between the three of you?"Luna had been wondering about this for a long time.Everything about Lucy Hamilton was a mystery.In the past, Granny Lynch had shown Luna a photo of Lucy and Samuel and even said that Samuel was Lucy's first love. On top of that, she had even commented that if only Lucy had married Samuel, everything would be fine.After that, Granny Quinn accused Lucy of being dirty and seducing Samuel.On top of that, the Quinn family's
Inside a hospital in Merchant City.Charles, who had been admitted due to high blood pressure, was leaning against his headboard as he drank a bowl of soup.Heather sat next to him, staring at him with a concerned look as she fed him his soup. "Father, it's already been a day. How are you feeling now?"You have to get better soon. Me and Malcolm's wedding is in three days."It's alright if you don't feel well enough to attend by that time, but I'm just scared that Malcolm and I will be so worried that we won't even enjoy the festivities!"Charles could not help sighing when he heard this. He gently patted Heather's hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll get better soon.""Okay." Heather sighed as she continued feeding Charles. "That Joshua Lynch is despicable! Not only did he crash into our car, but he even treated you like this…"She ladled a spoonful of soup and brought it up to his lips. "Do you think he visits Luna every day? Why would we bump into him so coincidentally while we
"Unlike some people… Even after knowing I'm in the hospital, none of them showed up to even see me!"Luna had witnessed everything that happened, yet apart from asking Heather to send him to the hospital, she did not come to see him at all.Jim was even worse. He only showed up if he liked it, and even if the grim reaper was here to take him away, Jim would not even show up to say a last goodbye!As soon as he thought of the two children, Charles could not help growing more fond of the two people standing before him. He grabbed hold of both Heather and Malcolm's hands and said, "You two are kind children! Don't worry. Even if I have to use my last breath, I'll still attend your wedding in three days and become a witness to your love!"Charles sounded sincere when saying this.Malcolm murmured in approval, but a hint of impatience flashed through his eyes.After a while, Heather finally finished feeding Charles his meal.Charles was getting older and had been exhausted dealing wi
The entire hallway fell silent at Luna and Gwen's appearance. For the first time, a hint of fear and alarm flashed through Malcolm's usually calm and gentle eyes. He let out a slight cough. "Lu…Luna. How much of me and Heather's conversation…did you overhear?"Luna curled her lips into a smile that did not reach her eyes. "Malcolm, I'm asking you whether the things you just said were true. My face… Were you the one who ruined my face?"After her accident, Luna had been in a coma for a very long time, and when she finally woke up, the doctor told her that her looks had been ruined.She had never quite believed the doctor's words because when Jason hit her with his truck, she had injured her leg, not her face.On top of that, even after he had kicked her into the ocean, her face had not been injured either, so why would her looks be ruined?Because of this, Luna had removed the bandages on her face while no one was looking, and when she first saw her severely scarred and mutilated
Pain, anger, resentment…All these emotions surged into Heather's heart. She bit her lip and stormed forward, putting her body in between Malcolm and Luna. "Luna, if you don't believe me, then think back about what happened in the past. What did the wounds on your face look like? Can a car accident even cause injuries like that?"Don't you have a friend who's a plastic surgeon? Go ask her! You'll understand everything as soon as you ask her!""Heather Landry, are you insane?" Malcolm lunged forward and clapped his hand over Heather's mouth in alarm.At the same time, he lifted his head to shoot Luna an apologetic glance. "Heather is suffering from postpartum depression, so please don't believe all the nonsense she says."Luna remained motionless and forced out a smile.A split second later, she lifted her head to stare at Malcolm. "Why?"Why did he ruin her looks and force her to get plastic surgery?Was it because her old face was too ugly?Luna had never been ugly at all. Ev
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