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
Both Luna and Jim lifted their heads at the same time upon hearing Joshua's remark.They stared at him with questioning looks. "Do you know who he is?""Yes." Joshua smiled and pressed the 'play' button on the video displayed on his phone.It was a video of Granny Quinn from the same morning when she had announced the identity of the future heir to the Quinn family.Inside the video, Granny Quinn had described the dilemma the Quinn family was facing at the moment without any hesitation.Malcolm, the eldest son of the Quinn family, had chosen to leave the family and live with Heather on their own.Hunter, on the other hand, was arrested for certain reasons and would likely not be able to get out of jail anytime soon.Therefore, none of them would be able to take over as the new heir to the Quinn family.Because of this, Granny Quinn had announced a new addition to the family named Quentin Simms, her godson.Inside the video, Granny Quinn was beaming from ear to ear as she grasp
"Nothing." Jim's expression was so cold it was as though he would kill someone at any moment. "I'm sorry for disturbing the two of you; go back to bed!"With that, he slammed the phone down.Luna furrowed her brows, and just as she was about to ask him what had happened, Jim stood up and said, "I'm going out for a walk."With that, he left the room, slamming the door behind him.Luna glanced at the door with a blank look, her mind full of questions.Was he not about to ask Christopher if he knew anything about Quentin? Why did he…"He's upset about something." As a fellow man, Joshua could tell what had happened just by Jim's attitude and body language. He furrowed his brows and said, "Why don't you ask Bonnie who she was with last night?"Luna froze for a moment, then came to a realization. "So Bonnie was the one who picked up the phone just now?"The fact that Christopher's phone was with Bonnie so early in the morning meant that they had spent the night together.Luna rubbe
Luna swallowed the words she had been wanting to say when she heard this.She gripped her phone in shock and asked, "How is this possible?"Even though she had been intoxicated the night before, she still remembered she had offended Mr. Hanson.On top of that, she was the uninvited guest at his party, whereas Joshua was the VIP, so according to this, he would have been more willing to conduct his business with Joshua.All of sudden, Charlotte was saying that…not only had Mr. Hanson agreed to do business with them, but they were even signing the contract that afternoon?Luna bit her lip and gripped her phone tightly. "How could Mr. Hanson have…agreed to this?""Of course, it wasn't for no reason." Charlotte let out a chuckle and said, "I worked on this for the entire night, you know. I'll tell you about the specifics after you finish signing the contract."The point is, you were the one that made this happen, and after signing the contract, the employees of Landry Group will resp
"Yes, she did." Jim shot Luna another meaningful look. "She's been through a lot in her life, and I pity her for that."Luna's heart lurched when she heard the endearing tone in Jim's voice.It seemed that Jim truly loved Shelly's mother.Both Charles and Rosalyn had told her that Jim was a simple-minded and loyal man when it came to relationships, but Luna disagreed.Charlotte, Harvey's birth mother, Shelly's birth mother, and finally Bonnie…She had already known of four women Jim had been involved with, so how could anyone say he was loyal in his relationships?Luna bit her lip and asked in a low voice, "Do you like Bonnie or Shelly's mother more?"Jim chuckled. "Of course I like…"Before he could finish his sentence, he stopped in his tracks and turned to glance at Luna.The expression on her face made his heart leap into his throat.He suddenly realized that Luna seemed to have misunderstood, but he could not possibly tell her the truth for the time being, so he let out
Luna's entire body froze when she heard this, as though she had been struck by lightning.How could this…Seeing that Luna was a little dubious, Theo quickly played the recording of the phone call with Gwen."Please help me!" Gwen's weak voice rang out from the other end of the line as soon as he pressed play. "Theo, please save me… I think I might die soon…"Luke knew that I wasn't feeling well yesterday, and even after seeing me bleed, he didn't stop at all and instead left after tossing me two anti-bleeding tablets…"I have no way of communicating with the outside world. I only managed to call you after the chef took pity on me and lent me her phone for a few minutes…"I'm going to die soon… The guards said that without Luke's orders, they weren't allowed to release me, even if I'm about to die soon, and now they can't get in touch with him at all…"Suddenly, a man's voice rang out, "Ms. Larson, you're not allowed to communicate with the outside world. Hand me the phone right