Joshua narrowed his eyes.These men had chased after them without any hesitation at all, as though they would stop at nothing to get rid of them.If Joshua had not blocked their way with his car at the last minute, Caleb's van would have been destroyed.He had suffered a large cut on his arm because of the collision.It seemed that Malcolm had found out about Rosalyn's relocation somehow.As soon as he thought of this, Joshua turned to glance at Lucas. "You have my orders to hasten the plan of attack on Quinn Group; don't let Malcolm Quinn have any space for hesitation at all."On top of that, help me arrange a meeting with Charles tomorrow evening before Malcolm and Heather's wedding."Lucas paused for a moment, then reminded him, "But Sir, Charles…will probably refuse to see you."Joshua narrowed his eyes and chuckled. "He'll have to meet with me whether he likes it or not."…The sun began to set.Luna had set the venue of her dinner with Joshua and Theo at Lucky Den.Wh
At least Joshua had not said anything that he should not have, unlike how he had acted on the phone in the afternoon.After finishing their meal, the three of them left the restaurant.As she was walking down the stairs, Luna accidentally lost her balance.Joshua was standing on her left, whereas Theo was on her right.However, for some reason, Luna did not reach out her dominant right hand and instead extended her left hand to grab hold of Joshua's arm for support.To her surprise, Joshua's usually lean, muscular arm somehow felt softer than usual. It seemed as though there was something wrapped around his arm.Luna immediately lifted her head in surprise when she felt this.In front of her, Joshua's brows were furrowed as he shot her a cold glare. "Let go of me."His stern voice and cold attitude made Luna feel like her entire body had been submerged in ice.She immediately let go of him."Take care of her; she's so clumsy," said Joshua curtly, and without giving Luna a sec
Inside his house in the city center, a shirtless Joshua was extending his arm out to Cheryl so that she could apply medication on his wound.When Luna left her house, Theo had quickly called Joshua.Joshua had summoned Cheryl here on purpose.That night, as they left Lucky Den, Joshua had caught sight of some reporters taking photos of them, and on top of that, the Quinn family had sent their men to chase after Caleb's car when he was on his way back to Lincoln City. Therefore, Joshua guessed that Malcolm was probably plotting to use these photos to threaten Luna.Because of this, he could not allow her to stay at his place for too long, and since she had mistaken Cheryl as his new girlfriend, he decided to use this to his benefit to drive Luna away.Because of her transferal after showing up late the last time she was here, Cheryl was more than grateful to have the opportunity to visit Joshua at his private home once more.She was dressed in her most expensive clothes, her makeu
With that, Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and added, "Are you here to bust me?"Luna did not feel like talking about this with him. She knew that he was just trying to distract her because he did not want her to know about his injury.As soon as she thought of this, Luna lunged forward and pulled his pajama shirt open.Joshua pressed her down against the floor as he leered, "Why are you desperate to rip open my shirt as soon as you walk in?""It's not like I haven't seen it before." Luna let out an exhale and pulled his arm away, knowing that he was hurt and did not have the force to stop her.His pajama shirt gaped open, exposing his injured right arm.Luna did not know how big his wound was, but judging from the length and amount of stitches used, it seemed like a fairly deep wound.Cheryl stormed into the room and quickly picked up Joshua's fallen shirt. Then, she glared at Luna as she helped him put his shirt back on. "Even though you've slept with him in the past, it d
Luna glanced at Malcolm, then curled her lips into a contemptuous smirk.She did not get into his car and instead continued on foot. "What else are you trying to trick me into this time, Master Quinn?"After finding out from Heather that everything that happened six years ago, including Malcolm's 'coincidental' rescue of her, had been pre-planned, Luna could not help feeling that Malcolm was a gigantic fraud.This man disgusted her, especially the way he looked when he smiled.In the past, Luna used to think Malcolm's smile was gentle and kind, but at this moment, she could not help feeling nauseous every time she saw it."Luna." Malcolm let out a sigh when he saw the repulse in her eyes. "Why are you staring at me like this? We've been friends for six years now and have even, at one point, almost become husband and wife."Not to mention my and Heather's wedding is tomorrow, and after tomorrow night, you'll have to call me your brother-in-law, no matter how unwilling you are to a
If it were not for Joshua and Jim, he would not have slept with Heather by accident that night and would not have been forced to marry her!As soon as he thought of this, a glimmer of malice flashed through Malcolm's eyes."Malcolm." After finally catching her breath, Luna turned to glance at the man sitting next to her. "Tell me what you wanted to talk to me about."Malcolm finally came to and handed her a folder. "I think it's about time you sign this now."Luna furrowed her brows as she flipped open the folder.It was the agreement that she had refused to sign when Malcolm offered it to her at her house.This agreement stated she would unfreeze all the assets that Charles and Rosalyn had left for her and infuse them into Landry Group for their use.Luna knew that since Charles had fallen sick and Jim was no longer working for Landry Group, Luna's assets, if she chose to sign this agreement, would become money for Heather and Malcolm's spending instead of Landry Group's surviv
Luna's entire body stiffened when she read Joshua's message.She bit her lip, and confusion seeped through her heart.How did Joshua know what she was doing?Luna immediately glanced into the rearview mirror.Malcolm's car was the only vehicle on the empty road.Joshua had not followed them at all, nor could he possibly have set up a hidden camera in Malcolm's car.Therefore, the only explanation was that he had seen her getting into Malcolm's car and, knowing the evidence Malcolm possessed, guessed that he was trying to use this to threaten Luna.As soon as she thought of this, Luna felt her heart lurch.Joshua Lynch was terrifyingly calm and quick-witted.However, the fact that he had sent her this message meant that he definitely had a plan to solve this.As soon as she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale, put down her phone, and lifted her head to stare impassively at Malcolm's face. "You said that you'd show these videos to Charles if I don't hand over the assets to
With that, Luna turned to continue gazing out the window. "Mr. Driver, send me back to my home in the countryside."The driver immediately glanced at Malcolm in the rearview mirror.Malcolm furrowed his brows and stared at Luna with a somewhat frustrated look. "Is there really no room for negotiation?"Luna nodded. "There's no negotiating unless you agree to my terms."She did not intend for Landry Group to end up like this, but if she had to hand over the money to save Landry Group, she would have to be in charge of the company to monitor the distribution and put this money to good use.The money was Charles and Rosalyn's last resort to save the Landry family in a crisis like this, so she could not allow Heather and Malcolm to squander it with their extravagant ways.Malcolm narrowed his eyes. "Well, Luna, have you ever thought of this?"If we abide by your terms and let you become the new CEO of Landry Group and take charge of the operations yourself…"Your enemy will be Josh
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