As soon as he heard this, Theo quickly waved his hands in dismissal and said, "I can't possibly do that. I'm still a virgin, so I guess Mr. Lynch has to take over from here."Joshua, who was bringing the glass of water out of the kitchen, froze when he heard this.He walked over to the sofa to feed a disoriented Luna some water, frowning. "Are you saying you're still a virgin? I remember that you and Luna had at one point…"If he remembered correctly, there was one time that he and Luna had brought the children to an amusement park in Banyan City. That night, he and Luna had gotten drunk together but woke up the next day in separate rooms.At that time, he still thought that Alice was the real Luna Gibson and went to knock on Luna's door with her.The person who opened the door was Theo, which led all of them to think that Luna had slept with Theo that night.However, at this moment, Theo was saying that he had never been with a woman…Theo, too, recalled that morning when he he
Dr. Rachel curled her lips into a mischievous smile. "We were talking about how you're still a virgin."Theo's face blushed scarlet when he heard this. He turned his head away and refused to give Dr. Rachel a second glance. "Well, if there's nothing else…we should hang up now. I have to go to bed soon."With that, he hung up the call as quick as lightning.On the other end of the line, Dr. Rachel could not help curling her lips into a smirk when the screen went dark."Still a virgin, huh?" she muttered under her breath, smiling."Dr. Liddell." All of a sudden, her assistant knocked on the door. "There's a man from Merchant City outside who claims to be a relative of Rosalyn's. He says his name is Quentin and wants to see her."Dr. Rachel furrowed her brows.A man was here to see Rosalyn?The only family of Rosalyn's that she knew of were Charles, Jim, and Luna, so where did this Quentin guy come from?Dr. Rachel followed the assistant out of the room, her mind filled with ques
Quentin did not answer Dr. Rachel's question at all.After the assistant finished checking him, he changed into his sterile gown and bowed to Dr. Rachel. "Thank you, Dr. Liddell."With that, he entered Rosalyn's room under the guidance of the assistants.All the while, Dr. Rachel felt like this man was rather ominous.Therefore, as soon as Quentin entered the room, she went into the control room to stare at the security footage of Rosalyn's room.After all, Rosalyn was in a vegetative state, and even if Quentin did not have anything dangerous with him, he could still kill her with his bare hands.As soon as she thought of this, Dr. Rachel could not help regretting her decision of letting him in after being swayed by his seemingly sincere attitude.What was she supposed to tell Luna and Theo if something were to happen to Rosalyn?The door to Rosalyn's room was opened, and the assistants ushered Quentin into the room.The first thing he did after entering was to locate the surv
"Luna…might not be able to get the phone right now.""Anyone else from the Landry family is fine! Get Charles or Jim!"Dr. Rachel anxiously persisted as she tried to correct the disturbances in Rosalyn's vital signs, "Especially Charles! Get him to call here, or better yet, get him to come to Lincoln City right away! Rosalyn isn't going to make it!"Theo's entire body froze when he heard this. "How could this be?""Just now, a man claiming to be Rosalyn's brother arrived to see her and said some stuff to her that led to her condition deteriorating."Never had Dr. Rachel thought that this man named Quentin would be able to destroy Rosalyn's will to survive just with a few sentences.After all, this was a mature, level-headed woman in her mid-fifties. Apart from the fact that she could not speak or move, she still maintained her consciousness and was still capable of thinking for herself.This was the first time Dr. Rachel discovered that it only took ten minutes to destroy an adu
Jim could not believe his ears."Are you…Joshua Lynch?" he asked dubiously."Yes, it's me." Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and said, "I guess after a year of spending time together, you've grown to recognize my voice quite well."Jim rolled his eyes and asked, frowning, as he flung open the car door and got into the car, "Why is Luna with you?"Had she not gone to conduct a business meeting with Mr. Hanson?"How dare you even ask me that?" Joshua curled his lips into a sneer. "After announcing her return to Landry Group, I thought you'd assign her some other task to increase morale within the company, but it turns out you sent her to attend an orgy with Mr. Hanson and his friends."Joshua then added condescendingly, "If it weren't for me, she would've woken up in Mr. Hanson's bed by now! What kind of brother are you?"Joshua's scolding made Jim furrow his brows in confusion. "What on earth are you talking about?"When did he send Luna to attend an orgy?Luna had requested
Jim closed his eyes and laughed at himself for being too paranoid.He was even having hallucinations already.…When Joshua and Theo arrived at Dr. Rachel's research facility in Lincoln City with Luna, it was already 5 a.m.The song that Charles had sung for her was played on repeat in Rosalyn's room.As soon as the car arrived at the entrance of the research facility, Luna's eyes fluttered open even before the car had stopped, as though she had a premonition.She glanced at her surroundings, frowning, then immediately jerked awake when she laid eyes on Joshua.Memories of everything that happened the night before surged into her mind…Luna paused, then shifted her body toward the door, keeping a safe distance between her and Joshua. "Where are we? Where are we going?"It was already bright out, so where was Joshua bringing her so early in the morning?"We're in Lincoln City," Theo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, answered with an exhale. "Last night, something happene
Luna felt a little dazed when she heard Joshua's low voice.Would she be willing to return to Banyan City with him if they were not mortal enemies?She did not know the answer.Even if they were not enemies, she knew that she was not the most important thing to him.This was the man who was willing to help Hunter Quinn to keep her in jail over his vengeance toward her family.Was a man like this even capable of loving her fully, even if they were not enemies?Luna was not sure of the answer.Even though she had known for a long time that she was the most important woman to him—even more so than Aura, Alice, and even Fiona—she still knew that to him, love was not the most important thing in his life.Joshua treasured his family and himself more than any woman.Luna's silence was already an answer.Joshua curled his lips into a bitter smile and could not help recalling what Theo had told him the night before."In the past, you were so important to Luna that she was unwilling t
"Mother will wake up soon."Even though Rosalyn was not his birth mother, the amount of love and affection she had shown toward him was not less than that of a birth mother.Not only that, but she had treated him even better than how she treated Heather, whom she had always thought was her biological daughter until they finally found Luna.When he saw Charles finally admitting his love toward Rosalyn, Jim felt a weight lift off his shoulders.He guessed that if Lucy, his birth mother and Charles' first love in his lifetime, were to see this, she would probably be happy too.Luna and Jim remained in the room as they watched their parents for more than half an hour.They finally left when Theo knocked on the door, telling them that Dr. Rachel wanted to speak to them."Your mother's condition is a little more complex than before." As soon as Jim and Luna entered the room, Dr. Rachel exhaled and started explaining the situation to them. "Previously, her will to survive has been extr
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