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,
The entire room fell silent.Luna and Lucas both frowned at the same time.Lucas glanced first at the hickey on Joshua's neck, then at Luna, his gaze full of puzzlement, as though questioning Luna about what had happened between them.Luna was a little perplexed by this.What was wrong with this man?Joshua had pounced on her like a wild animal when she came downstairs for water last night, claiming that he was crazy for her and kept her up until 4 a.m.Just a few hours had passed since their last encounter, and all of a sudden, with Lucas here with breakfast, Joshua claimed he was single and that no 'Ma'am' existed.Joshua grew even more frustrated when he saw Luna and Lucas staring at each other, motionless. He stood up, picked up his tray of food with him, and snapped, "I'm going back to my room."With that, he strode up the stairs.Luna and Lucas watched him leave, both frowning.As soon as the door closed behind Joshua, Lucas gulped and shot Luna a helpless glance. "Ma'a
Joshua's bedsheets had been changed out for new ones. Instead of his previous black and gray sheets, they were replaced by warm tones.Luna had placed her toiletries and makeup products on the bathroom sink.Joshua furrowed his brows and immediately glanced at the closet.His guess was right. A few of Luna's clothes were draped on the chair in the walk-in closet, and her suitcase was placed in a corner.Joshua had just gone downstairs for a few hours, but his room looked entirely different than how he left it.A surge of warmth spread through Joshua's heart.The fact that Luna had changed out the bedsheets to her favorite colors and even placed her toiletries and clothes in his room…This meant that she wanted to continue living with him.Joshua narrowed his eyes at this thought.What was going through Luna's mind when she switched out the bedsheets and moved her items into his room?She was probably happy and hopeful, was she not?However, when she went downstairs, the firs
Prohibit her from interfering with Landry Group?Luna's grip on her phone tightened. "In your dreams, Charlotte!"If she signed the contract and quit her job at Landry Group, she would lose the opportunity to get close to Jim for the rest of her life.Charlotte's intentions were clear. Not only was she after the Landry family fortune, but she was plotting to distance Jim from Luna and Bonnie.Charlotte wanted to make sure they would never be able to cure him!"Luna, you can either do it the easy way or the hard way."If you agree and sign this contract with us, you still have a chance to stay in Merchant City. Otherwise…"Charlotte sneered. "Otherwise, I'll make sure you never survive here."Luna chuckled at Charlotte's word. "Are you even capable of doing that?"Charlotte fell silent as soon as she said this.After about ten seconds, she suddenly cackled as though she was mocking Luna's naivety. "You probably don't know this, but I've asked a reporter to take photos of you w
"Alright, Luna, I don't have time to blabber on with you."I need to get changed now. After all, now that I am Jim's future fiancée, I need to look my best for every occasion."At the mention of this, Charlotte suddenly recalled something and snickered, "By the way, Luna, do you still think my face has something to do with the drug you stole for me?"Let me tell you this: that's not the case at all."After six years, even your face that Malcolm ruined could be restored through plastic surgery, so why would my face remain in its ugly, burned state?"I had faked my burns to trick you into taking pity on me, and never had I ever thought an idiot like you'd fall for it—"Before she could finish her sentence, Luna furrowed her brows and hung up the phone.A triumphant smile spread across Charlotte's face when she heard the dial tone.After putting down the phone, she turned and went into the walk-in closet.Sitting in the gigantic closet, Charlotte placed her hands behind her head
Jim furrowed his brows when he heard this familiar voice. "Are you Bonnie?""I am, and you are…"Before she could finish her sentence, Bonnie lowered her voice and asked, "Are you Jim?""Yes, it's me." Jim lowered his head to glance at the time.It was 8 a.m.According to what he knew of Christopher, he was a night owl and would not be awake yet at this hour.However, at a time like this, Bonnie had answered his phone, which meant that…they had spent the night together.As soon as he thought of this, Jim's breath caught in his throat.A split second later, he changed his mind.Since Bonnie was Christopher's girlfriend, it would not be strange for them to spend the night together."What are you doing, calling Christopher so early in the morning?" Bonnie frowned when she noticed that Jim did not say anything else, and she turned to glance at Christopher, who was still sleeping on the couch. "Christopher isn't awake yet, so I'll ask him to call you back as soon as he wakes up."
Bonnie clutched her abdomen and whimpered as tears streamed down her face, "It hurts. It hurts so much."At this point, she could not even tell if the pain was of a physical origin or was it emotional.Maybe it was both.Christopher was shocked to see Bonnie like this.Without even having the time to think, he quickly helped Bonnie back into the room and sat her down on the sofa. Then, he began inspecting her wound.Just as he had guessed, the wound was already infected.Even though he had tried to clean it the night before, it was still too late.Christopher exhaled and grabbed Bonnie's hand. "I'm calling a cab right now. You have to go to a hospital immediately."Even though he was capable of helping Bonnie clean and heal her wounds at home…Luna was right; he should not have used Bonnie's physical pain to his advantage to teach her a lesson.As soon as he thought of this, he took the phone from Bonnie, and as soon as he held it in his hands, he suddenly realized that she h
The entire car fell silent for about two seconds.A split second later, Bonnie let out a somewhat awkward laugh as she stared out the window. "Don't joke around."How could she date another man just to get back at her boyfriend?She was not someone who could not survive without a man.As the CEO of Craig Group and the sole heiress to the Craig family fortune, why would she resort to such means to get revenge on Jim?Even though this was what her true thoughts were, Bonnie still curled her lips into a polite smile and said, "Christopher, I don't like you that way, so I don't think it's fair to start dating you just to get back at Jim for abandoning me."Christopher narrowed his eyes and replied in a low voice, "What if I'm willing to let you do that?"He grabbed Bonnie's arm and added, "Bonnie, I'm willing to put up an act with you."Maybe, just maybe, things would turn out just the way he wanted.Christopher had grabbed Bonnie's arm too tightly, and she immediately turned arou
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