Theo drove the car to Joshua's house.It was probably because he did not want to be a third-wheeler, but the first thing he said when the car pulled to a halt was that he was exhausted, and he scampered into his room as soon as he got out of the car, slamming the door shut behind him.Luna had just gotten out of the car herself when she heard Theo's door close behind him. She was astounded by his speed and was just about to say something when her phone chimed.She had received two photos sent by the butler at Landry Mansion.Both of the photos were taken from an awkward angle, and the lighting was so dark that Luna had to stare at them for a long while before she finally recognized the people inside the photos.The first one was a picture of Roanne, pressed against the ground by two burly men, her body, hands, and face covered entirely in mud. Her right hand was pinned onto the ground by Charlotte's pointy heel.Roanne appeared pitiful and helpless, whereas the look on Charlotte'
Luna nodded."Well, Roanne could've chosen not to help Charlotte at all."Perhaps you should think of it as all the suffering that you, Bonnie, Jim, and the rest of the Landry family are going through now was all part of Roanne's doing as well."Do you still pity her now?"Luna was rendered speechless when she heard this.Joshua was right; Roanne ended up in such a state because of karma for helping Charlotte carry out her despicable acts all this while.Seeing the way Luna looked, Joshua let out a sigh, walked over, pressed Luna onto the couch, pouring her a cup of tea. "If you have the time and mental energy to pity someone else, why don't you start pitying yourself instead?"Previously, when you were still unconscious, Jim and Charlotte didn't choose to do anything to you, but now that you're awake, they might start causing you trouble starting tomorrow."Luna took a sip from the cup of tea that Joshua handed her. "I'm not scared…because I have you with me."These simple wo
After hanging up the phone, Joshua immediately picked up his laptop.Sure enough, there was an email from Luke sitting in his inbox.Joshua clicked it open with a frown.The contents of the email shocked Joshua so much that he was stunned.There were dozens of photos that Luke had taken with his phone, all of them pictures of Todd's personal account book.It was surprising to Joshua that a cruel, merciless man like Todd would secretly have a religious heart.He had been recording all the crimes he had committed in this book and had written the reason why he had recorded them on the final page.He had hoped that after cleansing himself of his sins, he would be able to show this book to God so that the innocent people he had killed would be able to rest in peace.Joshua sneered, finding this amusing.The person who had killed Todd probably did not think he would record all his crimes into a book for a silly reason like this.Otherwise, this book would not have ended up in Luke'
Because of this, none of them had any reason to murder Todd, unless…Joshua opened his eyes, and a glimmer of malice flashed through his dark, inky eyes.Unless the person named Star had found out that he was investigating Heather's death and killed Todd to prevent him from discovering their involvement.As soon as he thought of this, Joshua picked up his laptop once more and started working.He had always known that Todd was involved in Heather and Colin's accidents, but this was the first time he discovered that he was also connected to Aunt Lucy's death.Unfortunately, because Todd had died, there were no other clues—apart from this book—leading him to anything to do with these deaths, much less to the person named Star, who seemed to be behind all this.However, this was not entirely futile.After all, he finally understood that the Landry family had not been behind Aunt Lucy's death.Charles could not possibly have let Todd kill his brother Colin after hiring him to murder
The marble countertop felt cold underneath Luna's skin, but Joshua's lips were burning hot.These two contrasting sensations made Luna's body tingle.She squirmed in Joshua's arms, trying to get off the countertop and get away from his grasp.However, Joshua had hooked her legs around his, and his body was firmly pressed against her, one hand on her slender waist and another holding the back of her head.Luna had no way of escaping at all.She could not do anything apart from giving herself into his kiss and the freezing cold of the marble countertop underneath her.After a long, long time, just as Luna thought she would die of suffocation, Joshua finally let up and gave Luna room to breathe.Luna's breathing had lost its rhythm. Her lips were bright red from the kiss, and she glared at him with tear-brimmed eyes. "Are you insane, Joshua Lynch?""Yes." He curled his lips into a smirk and pressed his forehead against hers. "But I can be even crazier if you want to."With that,
For some reason, Luna thought that Joshua was unusually excited this particular night.They were up until 4 a.m., until finally, she was utterly worn out."Joshua…" She bit her lip as she held onto his shoulders. "Why are you…so excited all of a sudden?"Why was he so passionate that night?Joshua curled his lips into a smirk, gently bit on her earlobe, and said in a low, sensuous voice, "Because this is what you owe me."Luna closed her eyes in exhaustion, so tired that she could not even say another word.However, a second before she passed out from exhaustion, she stared at the man who was still kissing her and felt her heart turn cold.Joshua just said that she owed her this.Was he talking about that time when she had promised to sleep with him in exchange for his help?She had thought he was just joking, but it turned out he had taken it seriously and wanted her to return the favor in bed…As soon as she thought of this, Luna could not help recalling how rough Joshua ha
After putting down the phone, Joshua glanced meaningfully at Luna, who was sound asleep, and curled his lips into a sneer, one inked with a hint of self-deprecation.He was so excited over the discovery in Todd's diary, but what about Luna?At that time, she was upstairs in her room, talking to her best friend about how even if the vengeance between their two families ceased to exist, she would still not get back together with him.What a cruel, heartless response.Joshua turned to leave.When he was about to close the door, he wanted to slam it as loud as he could, like any fighting couple would.However, after hesitating for a moment, he still closed the door gently behind him.Luna had not gotten much sleep that night.Besides…even if he were to slam the door and wake her up, it would not change her decision.Joshua let out a bitter smile as he descended the stairs. He could not help laughing at himself for acting like a teenager, even though he was long past that age and i
Lucas quickly turned around, smiling. "Yes, Sir. Do you still need me to buy you breakfast?"Joshua nodded and murmured in affirmation."Alright then. I'll go out right now." With that, Lucas turned around, anxious to leave before an angry Joshua could find something to pick on him about.However, he had just taken two steps when Joshua stopped him once more. "Buy some for her too. Remember to get something that she can reheat by herself later on. I'm guessing she'll be asleep for a little longer."Lucas froze in his steps when he heard this. "Yes, Sir."Then, he scampered out of the room.Meanwhile, upstairs, Luna was awoken by Bonnie's call."Luna." Bonnie's voice sounded nasally from the other end of the line. It was clear she had just been crying. "I'm still feeling very sad about all this."Luna, who had just awoken, let out a yawn as she sleepily comforted Bonnie. Then, she climbed out of bed.Joshua was so aggressive last night that her pajamas had been torn to shreds,
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