Luna's entire body was so hot that it felt like a ball of flames.As soon as she dragged Joshua back into the car, she removed his trench coat from her body.Joshua narrowed his eyes, coming face-to-face with the rosy skin of her neck and collarbone."Don't go, Joshua. I won't let you leave." Luna's eyes were clouded with lust as she stared at him. "Kiss me, will you? I miss you…"Joshua's entire body stiffened.He knew that something was wrong because when Luna was conscious, she would always keep a safe distance from him even if he was right next to her.Luna was a level-headed person, and knowing the vengeance between the two of their families, she would never allow herself to get back together with Joshua.How could she say something like this?Joshua furrowed his brows and pressed down on Luna's hand, which was hovering around his chest. "Luna, stay calm. Let me send you to the hospital."Luna pouted. "Why do I need to go to the hospital?"She grabbed hold of his collar
"I brought you all the way from Lincoln City to help me settle this, and how dare you disappear? What's going on with Luna? Has she been raped yet? If you think it's necessary, you can take a video to document it. You hear me?"Jim narrowed his eyes as he listened to the familiar voice on the other end, and his knuckles turned white as he gripped the phone tightly. "I hear you."Heather could not help frowning when she heard the man's voice.Was she hearing things? For some reason, she felt that this voice was not the same as Harris' and even sounded a bit familiar."Heather Landry," Jim's angry voice rang out from the other end of the line. "The Landry family has raised you for more than twenty years; is this how you treat our daughter? Even a wolf is kinder and more loyal than you!"Heather's entire body stiffened when she heard Jim's voice.Her phone fell to the ground with a thud.Jim's voice continued to ring out, "I won't forgive you for what happened tonight. Whatever you
The next morning, Luna was awoken by the sunlight seeping through the window and the sound of birds chirping.She let out a stretch and crawled out of bed.To her surprise, the first thing she saw was not her familiar bedroom, but instead, a room decorated in minimalistic black and white.Luna felt her brain pause as she stared at the scene before her.Where was this place?Why did this room seem like…Joshua's?Luna rubbed her brows in frustration and suddenly recalled what had happened the night before.She…She and Joshua…Luna immediately lowered her head.She was stark-naked, and the entire bedroom was messy and unkempt.All of this seemed to be telling her just how crazed her night with Joshua had been. Luna froze for a few seconds before finally recalling…She had been brought into this room by Joshua last night. Luna laid back on the bed in regret. Last night, in her half-conscious state, she and Joshua had…However, with her rationality returning, she felt hu
Luna bit her lip and turned her head away, afraid to meet his gaze. "I…I don't remember anything. I was just talking nonsense…"Joshua did not feel like exposing her, so he continued ladling the oatmeal into a bowl as he said, "Well, it's not like remembering it would be a bad thing either. It might be a good memory to keep."With that, he let out a sigh and placed the oatmeal on the dining table. "However, since you remember what happened last night, you'd know that you exerted yourself a lot last night, so I suggest you eat something before you leave. Otherwise, I'm concerned you might not be able to even make it out of the house."Luna bit her lip and glanced at her trembling legs. Finally, she let out a sigh and strode toward the dining table.Joshua had prepared all the food that she liked.Luna sat down across from him rather sheepishly and started eating her oatmeal.She wanted to finish it as quickly as she could and leave this place as soon as possible. However, at thi
Luna glanced at the man sitting lazily on the sofa like a proud peacock. "Your new girlfriend?"Joshua did not want to reveal anything to her. "Make a guess."Luna did not feel like guessing at all. Even though she had slept with him the night before, she knew that there was no future between them anymore, so why did it matter to her whether Joshua had a new girlfriend or not?Therefore, Luna furrowed her brows and asked, "Do you need me to hide?"Joshua stared at her impassively. "What do you think?"Luna rolled her eyes at him.She did not feel like hiding at all. On the one hand, she had no intention of remaining at Joshua's place any longer, and on the other hand, if she had to hide, this meant that she would be forced to listen to their conversation.She was in no mood to listen to what Joshua and his new girlfriend talked about. As soon as she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale and opened the door.Outside the door, a woman with a full face of makeup was calling ou
Joshua was acting coldly toward her and even told her to bring the food home and eat it herself.No matter how oblivious Cheryl was, she knew she had misunderstood Joshua's intentions.However, she did not want to give up on this opportunity.Therefore, she let out an exhale and said, trying to counter Joshua's domineering aura, "President Lynch, you told me to buy two portions of food, and I…I can't finish it myself. Can you…""You can share it with your friend or throw it away if you want." Joshua reached out to pick up the newspaper from the table and added, "Take the trash out when you leave as well."Cheryl's fingers curled tightly around the handle of the takeaway bag. "Alright then…I'll be off now. Take care, President Lynch."With that, she glanced at Joshua once more with a look of reluctance.At this moment, he was reading the newspaper, his legs crossed elegantly.This man was attractive no matter which angle one looked at him, but despite being his secretary for six
Seeing that Luna had turned to look at her, Cheryl grew even more outrageous. She sneered as she stared back at Luna. "I said you must be one of the top prostitutes they have."Cheryl knew that Luna was not a hooker, judging from the way she carried herself, as well as her taste in fashion.On top of that, Joshua was not a man who would hook up with random women at all. However, Cheryl had just received news from Lucas that she would be transferred to another department on the pretense of giving her a raise…She knew that the reason Joshua did not want her to continue working as his secretary was all because of this woman!As soon as she saw Luna trying to hail a taxi, a furious Cheryl could not pass on the opportunity to release her anger, so she became even more snarky. "I guess you must charge a lot for your services, don't you? If so, what are you doing here, trying to hail a taxi? Is it because you tried to advance on President Lynch because of how attractive he is?"Luna n
"She had appeared just at the right time, so I got into a fight with her so that I'd be brought to the police station where you can take me home."Jim stared at her with a dubious look. "Is that true?"Luna reached into her pocket. "Of course it is."As soon as she finished her sentence, she felt something in her pocket.She pulled her hand out and realized it was a stack of brand-new dollar bills.Jim glanced at the stack of money in Luna's hand meaningfully and remarked, "You said you deliberately got into a fight so that you'd be sent to the police station because you didn't have money with you?"Luna furrowed her brows and suddenly realized she could not explain herself anymore.However…She had not checked her pocket at all, since knowing this was a brand-new dress, she thought that there would not be anything in the pockets.Luna never expected Joshua to be this considerate and detail-oriented to prepare money for her.As soon as she thought of this, she turned to glanc
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