Luna furrowed her brows and subconsciously looked ahead.Standing by the entrance of Bonnie's house were Nigel, Neil, and Nellie, as well as Harvey and June.The five little children stood there, waving at Luna non-stop.Harvey and Neil were at both ends, each holding one side of a huge red banner with yellow words. Their expressions were a mix of happiness and reluctance from being forced to hold the banner.The banner wrote, [We welcome our goddess, Ms. Luna!]Nigel had his hands in his pockets, standing next to Neil gracefully. Nellie and June had a huge bouquet in their arms.The scene in front of Luna instantly wiped out her gloom. Her eyes involuntarily turned sore. She sniffled her nose and forced her tears to not fall.She must not cry at that moment. Try as she might, however, it was truly a tear-jerking worthy moment.Nigel, Neil, and Nellie had been with her ever since birth, yet she had not been with them for almost a year.Although they were only seven years old,
Lucas, in the driver's seat, furrowed his brows and said, "Sir, it truly is heartwarming. If only…"Lucas sighed and continued, "If only the person by Ma'am's side is you. That'd be better."Joshua closed his eyes and leaned back. He gracefully leaned back on the leather seat."How are you getting on with the matter you were asked to investigate?"Lucas paused for a while before collecting his emotions. He reported seriously, "We found out something."Although the person called Todd who crashed into Heather is now based in Merchant City, twenty years ago, he was living in Banyan City, like the Landrys and the Quinns. Initially, he was just an ordinary truck driver."Lucas paused for a while before he added, "One of the drivers who used to be close to Todd said that one night, Todd knocked on his door and said that he murdered someone, saying that he needed to be on the run."Because Todd borrowed quite a lot of money from him before Todd left, he remembered the date Todd ran awa
Lucas noticed how Joshua was looking at Luna and had secretly reversed the car back to the original spot.He then softly coaxed, "Sir, why don't…you go in? You haven't seen the children in more than a month, too."Joshua furrowed his brows a little. He looked at the message on his phone once again before he got out of the car.Leaning against the car, Joshua took his phone out and called Luna while looking at her on the balcony.Luna picked the call up."I thought you'd think I'd be a party-pooper."Luna furrowed her brows. She swept a glance at the kids who were looking at her with their huge eyes in the distance. She sighed a little and said, "They miss you, too."If they did not want Joshua to join them for a meal, Nigel would not have secretly told Luna to head to the balcony to see Joshua's car. Nellie and Neil would not have sneaked a peek at her with hopeful expressions.Luna and Joshua's relationship was in a rather awkward stage at that moment, so they should meet less
Luna furrowed her brows and looked at Joshua. She remained seated."Do you need me to send you off, Mr. Lynch?" She thought that inviting Joshua in for a meal was more than enough.Joshua swept her a glance at her and said calmly, "Today is Granny's death anniversary. I'm planning to visit her."Luna was taken aback at this, and she subconsciously looked at the date. It seemed that day was indeed the day that Granny Lynch passed away a year ago.Joshua returned to Banyan City that day was not because of her, but because it was Granny Lynch's death anniversary?She still thought that he deliberately followed her back…At that thought, Luna blushed a little. She felt that she was rather narcissistic.She stood up and said, "I'll come with you."Granny Lynch was once hostile to her and even hurt her family. Regardless, before Granny Lynch died, she gave the lifesaving antidote to Nellie. If it were not for Granny Lynch, she would still be around the world looking for the antidote.
Joshua placed Luna behind him, shielding her."Granny liked Luna a lot when she was alive, so that's why I brought her here." Joshua looked at Adrian with an ice-cold glare that could freeze a person alive."What about you? Granny hated your current wife the most when she was still alive, yet you still brought her to pay respects. If Granny sees this up above in heaven, she'll probably haunt your dreams while you're sleeping."Then, Joshua furrowed his brows and asked, "Why are only the two of you here? Where is your precious son, Michael?"Joshua then pretended to come to a realization. "Oh, right! He's still in prison."At the mention of Michael, Adrian's and Celia's faces turned pale as a ghost.A year ago, Michael was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Granny Lynch. Adrian was an accomplice, but he did not partake in the murder that day, so he was only sentenced to a few months in prison.When he was released from prison, Adrian took Celia around pleading and threa
Joshua secretly clenched his fists at Celia's words.Feeling the austerity Joshua emitted, Luna bit her lip. She knew that Joshua was trying his best to suppress his anger.Celia's words were like a knife, bloodily sawing away on Joshua's most fragile nerves.Luna looked at how tightly Joshua was clenching his fist. She furrowed her brows and walked up to him. "Joshua, calm down," she coaxed him in a hushed voice as she gently held his arm.At that moment, she was in no position to talk on behalf of Joshua, so that was all she could do.Nonetheless, Luna's voice and touch made Joshua relax a little, and the burning anger in his eyes died down a little.Looking at Luna comforting Joshua, Celia cackled in an even more unhinged manner. After all, she had lost her life of luxury and could no longer see her precious son. She would say whatever she wanted to say. She no longer cared!As long as Joshua was irked, she would be happy!At that thought, Celia continued saying loudly, "I'm
Luna was taken aback by Joshua's question.She bit her lip, not knowing how to answer.He… It was he who prioritized the family feud over his relationship.If he did not ignore her, shut her out, or constantly break her heart into pieces, she would not have chosen to return to the Landrys.All that, and Joshua dared to turn and asked her whether the feud was more important than him.If it was back then, Luna would tell him that he was more important without any hesitation, but…they have already broken up for a very long time.They were on opposing sides already, and the Landrys would not easily forgive Colin's death.The Lynchs, on the other hand, would not look past the death of Lucy and Granny Lynch.It was meaningless to dwell on whether he was more important or the feud.Luna sighed and said, "It's not important anymore."Joshua's hand which was fidgeting with the bouquet paused a little.He smiled mockingly, bitterly so."It's not important, you say?"Sensing his emot
A moment later, Joshua let Luna go with a darkened expression.He said that he owed her only because he was angry at her previously for attending Mr. Hanson's banquet on her own, then came up with the excuse that she has had sex to make a deal with him.He kept mentioning it because he wanted to remind her to not use her body as a bargaining chip.He never expected that Luna would use this to provoke him, right when he hugged her, when he could not hold back his feelings for her.Joshua looked at Luna's face and smiled coldly. "So, you're admitting that you're using your body as a transaction?"Then, he sneered. "Since it's a transaction, I'll decide the time and place."Joshua closed in on Luna's ears, speaking with a low voice laced with mockery, "Tonight, at ten. Orchard Manor. I'll see you there."Luna paled at Joshua's words in an instant.She only said what she said because she wanted to pull him out of his moody emotions, yet he truly thought that she was using her body
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