The color drained from Bonnie's face when she heard Luna's words.She bit her lip and lowered her head to stare at her finger, unsure of what to do.Bonnie knew that Joshua's arrangement was the best for both her and her baby. Even she, too, had to agree that Joshua's plan was the best option she had at the moment.To return to Banyan City, where Jude would be able to help her take care of Craig Group as she got the rest she needed and waited for the child to be born…This was the best option she had to ensure that in eight months, the baby would be born smoothly.No matter how powerful Charlotte and Jim were, they would not be able to follow her to Banyan City.However, Luna's words were like a rude awakening.If she left Merchant City for eight months…Would Jim still be able to remember her after so long?Bonnie was unsure of the answer, and she was afraid to take the risk.She did not want to lose Jim; she did not want him to forget her.Seeing that Bonnie was hesitating
"She's quite beautiful, and she seems like an intelligent woman."Theo's face blushed scarlet as he replied, "Yes, she's indeed an extraordinary woman."I used to think she was just an outstanding doctor, but the more I got to know about her past, the more I admire her."As he said this, he stared off into the distance, engrossed in his memories of Dr. Rachel. "Initially, I thought that she must've grown up in a family of doctors to become such an exceptional one, but after that, I found out that she was an orphan and had grown up in an orphanage. Everything she has now is a result of her hard work and determination…"Bonnie nodded in agreement. "Don't underestimate kids that grow up in orphanages; they can be surprisingly resilient."With that, she pointed at herself and added, "Actually, I had grown up in an orphanage myself."Theo could not help furrowing his brows when he heard this. A split second later, he turned and stared at Bonnie in shock. "But aren't you…the heiress to
Bonnie took the paper from him, frowning.It was clearly written there that Roanne had spent the first ten years of her life at Love and Kindness Children's Home, but…Bonnie could not recall anything about her at all.There was a photo of a young Roanne included with the paper, but even after staring at it, Bonnie could not recognize this girl.She fell deep into her thoughts for a long time, until eventually, her head started to hurt from all the concentration. Even then, alas, she could not recall whether she had met Roanne before.Truth be told, she had only a vague memory of her childhood life.The accident she had suffered six years ago not only wiped her memory of her child but also caused almost irreparable damage to her brain.Even though she had regained her memories of everything that happened before the accident six years ago, she still could not remember anything about her childhood.The only thing she remembered was that she had met an older boy at the orphanage,
"I always thought only a cheerful person like you would like the color red. Never have I ever thought that someone as depressing as Charlotte would like that color, too."After all, red was a happy, passionate color, and Charlotte was not even close to either of these adjectives.Joshua was not the only person who thought this; everyone else seemed to have agreed with this notion.Christopher had even joked about this before, saying that maybe Jim had mistaken someone else as Charlotte.Christopher had said that according to a book he had read about color psychology, a person would gravitate toward a color corresponding to their personality. This theory was backed by plenty of scientific evidence that supported it.At that time, Joshua had not believed Christopher when he said this, and he even thought he had lost his mind after reading too many books.How could a person's favorite color possibly represent their personality?However, after meeting Charlotte for the first time, h
"Was I right?" Joshua curled his lips into a smirk as he watched the color drain from Bonnie's face.He raised his brows and glanced at Luna, who was still engrossed in her reading on the sofa. "Come out for a moment."Luna's train of thought was disrupted by Joshua. She furrowed her brows and shot him a displeased look. "I have less than an hour left!"She had yet to finish reading through everything, so why was Joshua disturbing her?Seeing how frustrated Luna was, Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and leaned against the doorframe elegantly. "Well, if you don't want to find out how your brother and future sister-in-law met, then suit yourself and stay inside."Luna could not help frowning when she heard this. "Bonnie and my brother met through me, don't you remember?"She still remembered that the first time Jim and Bonnie met was in Banyan City.At that time, Aura had burnt down Blue Bay Villa, and when Luna and Bonnie returned to the ruins to recover her belongings, they h
As soon as she thought of this, Luna sniffed and stood up. Then, she walked over to Joshua and grabbed hold of his hands. "Don't worry; I will definitely try my best. Also…"She lowered her head to gaze at his hands. "I will try my best to find out what happened to your Aunt Lucy and uncover the truth."A surge of warmth spread through Joshua's heart when he heard this.He reached out and pulled Luna into his embrace. "None of this is important to me right now."The most important thing is that if Charlotte and Jim do anything bad to you later at Landry Mansion…"You shouldn't hold back because he's your brother. Remember, if he tries to hurt you, you have to retaliate."Then, you have to get out of there immediately and never get near him again."Joshua took a whiff of Luna's fragrant-smelling hair as he hugged her. "Nothing matters more to me than your safety."Luna nodded as she felt the reassuring warmth of Joshua's body against hers. "I will."Not only had Jim lost his me
Luna and Joshua exchanged glances.The two of them knew very well that Bonnie would make this decision.She had been reluctant to leave Merchant City in the first place, and after she had found out the truth of her and Jim's first encounter during their childhood, it was impossible to convince her to leave.Therefore, Luna nodded and said, "Alright, then. You can stay here with us and help us regain Jim's memories."Bonnie let out a bitter chuckle and nodded. "Let's hope all goes well."With that, she turned and went upstairs to her room. "I'll go change."Ten minutes later, she reappeared, dressed in thick clothing and wearing a cap and mask. Not a single inch of her skin was in sight.Seeing Luna's surprised look, Bonnie chuckled and tipped her cap even lower to obscure her face. "I'm not entirely sure yet if Jim is indeed the boy I met when I was young, and I'm not certain whether Charlotte had stolen my identity to be together with Jim after I left the orphanage."Therefore
As she said this, Gwen pointed at the row of black cars following behind theirs. "If they keep you hostage at Landry Mansion and refuse to let you go, we'll stay there until they give in."If that happens, Luke's men will surely attack them."With that, Gwen clutched Luna's arm and smiled at her. "Isn't this a genius plan?"Luna sucked her lip between her teeth, too shocked to say a word. A split second later, she nodded. "It's… It's genius."So genius, in fact, that she never even dared to dream of this happening.How could she and Bonnie possibly envision that one day, Luke Jones, the notorious gang leader of both Sea City and Merchant City, would accompany them to a negotiation?Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined this would happen.However, Joshua was not the one who had put in the favor for them, but Gwen instead.As soon as she thought of this, Luna turned to glance at Luke.At this moment, Luke was staring out the window coldly, appearing utterly unintereste
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