She was not even 30 yet; she did not want that to happen to her!Luna kicked her away and stared at Vivian's face from her towering height. "Why can't we do that to you, considering that was exactly what you did to my mother?"She would never understand the severity of her actions unless she experienced the same kind of pain Rosalyn had gone through!Seeing that not even Luna was willing to protect her anymore, distress and helplessness clouded Vivian's eyes. At this moment, Luke's men had approached her and grabbed hold of each of her arms. Vivian knew better than anyone how cruel and merciless Luke's men were. She knew that if they took her away, she would have no choice but to suffer as Luke had planned, letting her skin decay for 12 hours and that she would not have any way of escaping!As soon as she thought of this, Vivian let out an exhale and used the last ounce of her strength to release herself from the two men's grasp, then sprinted to Luna's side.She kneeled befor
"It was a sniper, and the bullet had come from the mountain located in the southeastern direction. From my judgment, the sniper was located very far away, and we can't possibly catch up with him," said one of Luke's men in a low voice."Because we had rushed here without warning, and because we had decided to come to this desolate place at such a rushed notice, none of us managed to prepare the protective gear needed, and no one realized that a sniper was aiming at her."He was saying this not just to Luke, but to Luna as well.Luna held Vivian's body close to her and lifted her head to glare at Malcolm. She had a feeling that Vivian's death had something to do with Malcolm.Malcolm narrowed his eyes when he felt Luna's gaze on him.Fortunately, he had known that Vivian could not be trusted, and when Joshua first appeared, he had already contacted his sniper to get in place. Otherwise, even the last chess piece in his game would be exposed tonight!However, when faced with Lu
Luke curled his lips into a smirk and stared at the woman struggling in his arms. Then, he picked her up and strode toward his car. One of his men quickly picked up what he was trying to do and opened the car door. Luke tossed Gwen into the backseat, then got into the car himself. The door closed after them. A short distance away, Jim could still hear Gwen's cries and protests from within the car. For some reason, he suddenly recalled Bonnie. Bonnie, the woman who loved wearing red, and was far more adept at scolding people than taking care of a child. When she realized the child had fallen sick, she had even gone out into the rain and caught a cold herself. This woman was in her twenties, but sometimes, she would behave so erratically it was as though she was more childish than June."Let's go home now," said Heather in a low voice next to Malcolm's ear when she saw Jim watching Luke's car leave. "Let's leave while he's distracted…"Malcolm nodded and put his arm aroun
When Luna and Joshua arrived at the cherry blossom tree, it was already 2 a.m.Lucas and his men used gigantic flashlights to illuminate the night for the two of them.Initially, Joshua had wanted to use a shovel, but he suddenly recalled that the child they buried underneath the tree did not have a casket and that the shovel might accidentally destroy the child's corpse. Therefore, in the end, he asked Lucas to find them a small spade instead. It was in the middle of the night, so Lucas had no choice but to send the men out to search for a spade nearby.However, after Lucas left, Joshua turned around to discover that Luna had already kneeled on the ground and started digging the grave with her bare hands.A twinge of pain shot through Joshua's eyes as he watched her scrawny figure as well as her hands that possessed only nine fingers digging in the dirt. He let out an exhale and quickly strode over to grab hold of her soiled hands.Her hands were so soft that after only a few m
"Did you manage to find the baby? Did you do a DNA test?"Luna shook her head in despair. "We couldn't find it…"She continued solemnly as she headed toward the house, "Gwen, don't you think it's strange that someone had stolen me and Joshua's dead child?"She bit her lip and tried to suppress her tears. "Why would someone want to steal a dead baby's corpse? What use would they get out of stealing a baby that had died soon after birth?"Luna sniffed and continued, "Could it be that whoever stole my baby hated me or Joshua so much that they couldn't let our newborn baby rest in peace?"Gwen held onto Luna's trembling body and felt a twinge of pain shoot through her heart as she listened to Luna's sorrowful, despairing voice.She bit her lip and recalled what Vivian had said. "Luna, please don't be so pessimistic. What if what that servant said was true? Maybe your child is still alive, and the dead one was a fake."Luna furrowed her brows and let out a deep sigh. "Well…since it's
After hanging up the phone, Joshua narrowed his brows and stared intently at the report before him.The child that had died a month ago was not his at all.Therefore, the servant had not been lying; this was not his and Luna's child at all. However…Their child's whereabouts, and whether she was still living or not, were all in the unknown.Therefore, before tracking down the child and confirming that she was still alive, Joshua did not intend to tell Luna.She had just gotten over her grief of losing the child, and if he gave her hope at this moment…He was worried that if the outcome was not what they expected, Luna would not be able to bear the emotional burden. Joshua closed his eyes and leaned against the sofa.Truth be told, he could confirm that the person who had ordered the sniper to kill Vivian was none other than Malcolm. Therefore, he knew that Malcolm was the most likely person to have switched out his and Luna's child with another one.What was he trying to do
As soon as he finished his sentence, Malcolm turned and strode out of the room, adjusting his tie at the same time. "Don't worry; I have other plans."Hunter had already left Merchant City for almost a month, and he had previously arranged for a woman and baby to show up at Quinn Mansion to play along with Hunter's act.Therefore, Joshua could not possibly have any time to investigate him when he should have been investigating Hunter at this point.Heather remained motionless and clenched her fists at her side, staring at Malcolm's retreating figure.How dare this man adore Luna so much and call her stupid? No matter how many times Malcolm claimed not to care about Luna, Heather knew that he still loved Luna and would rather have Luna over her!If it were not for the fact that she and Malcolm had slept together by accident eight months ago…Malcolm would have disposed of her already!What right did Luna have? Why did the two elders of the Landry family adore Luna so much, and why
"What a jokester you are, Jim." Heather chuckled. "Of course Riley is me and Malcolm's child; how can we possibly have messed up?"With that, she quickly changed the subject. "How are you doing now, Father? Does your head still hurt?"However, Jim refused to let her change the topic. "Heather, I don't think you should be so sure of yourself. I've been watching the news, and there have been many cases where the hospitals messed up the children in Merchant City as of late."He narrowed his eyes and added, "I think it'll be better if you, Malcolm, and Riley went to do a DNA test together. It'd be best if Riley were indeed your daughter, but if she isn't, we can still get the real one back."With that, he turned to glance at Charles. "What do you say, Father? You wouldn't want what happened to Heather and Luna to happen again, do you?"Charles furrowed his brows.Truth be told, he had agreed with Heather and felt it was not necessary to conduct the DNA test at all, but as soon as Jim