"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
Luna bit her lip and, for a split second, did not know how to answer.In the past, Joshua was her lover, the father of her children.She did not need a reason to ask him for help, nor did she have to answer to "Why should I."Alas, their relationship was no longer the same as before.Joshua was the mortal enemy of the Landry family, and she was the heiress of the Landry family.He was the CEO of Lynch Group, and she was the CEO of Landry Group.The two of them had become members of opposing teams; they were rivals.It was already a miracle that the two of them did not fight as soon as they laid eyes on each other, but at this moment, Luna was asking him to help her.Why should he?Why should he help his mortal enemy?He was a businessman, and he would not do something unless it brought him benefits.However, to save Gwen, they had to race against time.Luna bit her lip and lifted her head to stare at Joshua. "Because I slept with you last night. Is that a good enough reason
"Alright, I'll ask her now."With that, Joshua hung up the phone.He glanced coldly at the three gobsmacked people before him as a sneer played on his lips.He had already sent Lucas to save Gwen when he overheard the recording Theo had played for Luna.Lucas was familiar with all of Luke's hideouts in Merchant City.Joshua had only asked Luna for something in return to mess with her, but he did not expect that she would use her body as leverage to negotiate with him.What did she think of herself?What kind of person did she think he was?"I'll go find Dr. Liddell." Jim was the first one to snap out of his stupor.He let out an exhale and scurried away.Luna stared dazedly at the man standing before her.She never thought that Joshua would have…sent his men to save Gwen even before she asked him for help.Did this mean that…he had been eavesdropping on their conversation all this while?She bit her lip and clenched her fists.Compared to Joshua's attitude, her behavior w
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