Jim had never spoken about her, Bonnie so endearingly as he had addressed Charlotte.There had even been a few times when Bonnie had wanted him to call her by a pet name like 'darling' or 'honey' in private, but he would always refuse, much less put his arm around her and address her so adoringly in public.In the past, Jim would always insist that since Bonnie was the heiress to the Craig fortune and he was the heir to the Landry fortune, the public would go crazy if news of their relationship were leaked.If that happened, it would cause such unrest that they would not be able to enjoy their time together without being followed all the time anymore.Therefore, to prevent this from happening, their relationship had been a secret one, hidden away from all prying eyes.Bonnie used to think that Jim was naturally a cautious person like this, and thus, she had never doubted Jim's motives or gotten upset at him for such requests.At this moment, alas, she finally understood that she
Luna stated her demand with calmness and impassivity.Her clear eyes were, at this moment, etched with remarkable determination and earnestness, so much so that both Jim and Charlotte could not help freezing when they saw the look on her face.She looked so serious that it was as though she would refuse to step down from the CEO of Landry Group unless they agreed to her terms.Jim and Charlotte exchange glances.A split second later, he let out an exhale and stared coldly at Luna. "Well, if you insist, then I can't force you."I'll never give you the jade ring my mother left for me and the necklace I used to propose to Charlotte."Jim had to admit that the position of CEO was indeed important to him, but some things were far more important than power.The jade ring was the last thing his late mother Lucy had left for him.Jim had never met his mother before, nor had he gotten to spend even a day with her. Wearing this jade ring made him feel like his mother was still there with
"I'll take off the necklace for you right now!"Charlotte let out an exhale as she reached behind her neck and snapped the necklace right off.This was worth only nine million dollars, after all, whereas the title of Mrs. Landry, wife to the CEO of Landry Group, was worth way more than that!After taking off the necklace, Charlotte stomped over to Luna and shoved it into her hand. "Are you satisfied now?"Luna glanced at the necklace in her hand with a hint of a smile playing on her lips. Then, she lifted her head to stare at Jim with a contemptuous look. "Where's my jade ring?"Jim narrowed his eyes as he remained motionless, staring at Luna. He seemed to have plenty to say, but when faced with Luna's gaze, he suddenly could not find the words to say anything."Jim!" All of a sudden, Charlotte's voice pulled him back to reality.Jim lowered his head and came face-to-face with a desperate Charlotte trying to pry the jade ring off his finger.Jim furrowed his brows, stopped Char
Charlotte rolled her eyes when she heard this. "Of course we're doing this for the Landry family. After all, obtaining the title of CEO will allow us to serve the Landry family!"Luke put down his cup calmly and said, "According to my knowledge, Luna's title as CEO of Landry Group has always been an empty one and doesn't really possess much power over the management of the company. "Mr. Jim Landry has always been the one taking care of the innings and outings of the company."If you're really doing this for the Landry family's good, why are you so desperate to get your hands on this position that does not possess much power at all?"Jim narrowed his eyes when he heard this.Meanwhile, Charlotte's expression darkened.She could not let Luke continue this topic anymore!Charlotte bit her lip, swiveled her eyes, and glanced at Luke, smiling. "I didn't think you'd be so interested in the internal management of our company, Mr. Jones. I would've thought that someone like you'd only
The one standing behind Luna had to be Bonnie!The longer Charlotte stared at her, the more confident she grew in her guess.As soon as she thought of this, Charlotte curled her lips into a smirk and said, "Unfortunately, we have only a limited number of servants here, and most of them are busy with their work."She glanced at the teapot and teacups sitting before Luna and Luke. "The tea has already run out, and yet no one has come to refill it."With that, she lifted her head to glance at Luna. "Since Ms. Luna has already said that Ms. Larson is one of the two disguised here, then surely the one standing behind Ms. Luna is an ordinary servant, right? Can you ask your servant to come with me to the pantry to get some more tea?"As soon as she finished her sentence, Luna furrowed her brows and exchanged glances with Luke.Luke was a little uneasy at Charlotte's request. He raised his brows and asked, "Are you trying to play with fire, Ms. Jacobs?"Charlotte glanced at the woman s
Bonnie curled her lips into a smirk as she took off her cap and mask, exposing her beautiful face.Then, she smiled at Jim, who was utterly shocked by this sudden reveal, and said, "I'm asking you: will you give your mother's ring to Luna just like that?"Jim continued to stare, baffled, at the woman standing before him. "Bonnie?"What was she doing here?"If you're Bonnie, then the woman Charlotte brought with her—""That's Gwen."As soon as he heard this, Jim furrowed his brows as alarm bells sounded in his head.He understood fully well why Charlotte had insisted on bringing that woman with her to the pantry.This was because after being threatened by Luna and provoked by Luke, Charlotte was displeased over this unfair treatment, and thus wanted to take out her anger on the woman who she thought was just a servant.After all, she could not possibly harm Luna, Luke or even Gwen, so the only option she had was to take out her anger on the most negligible person she could find
However, Bonnie did not know how else she could let Jim understand her sorrow, much less make him remember his memories of their past year together.She was confused and utterly helpless.The man she loved no longer recognized her, and instead, his mind was filled with false delusions of another woman and even went so far as to hurt her with his cruel words.No ordinary woman would be able to take this in stride.Bonnie was no different. She was just a regular girl, after all…Seeing that Jim was about to leave, Bonnie let out an exhale and summoned the last ounce of her strength to chase after him. Then, ignoring the excruciating pain of her abdomen and broken finger, she hugged Jim from behind and asked, "Have you read the note I gave you this morning?"She was using all the strength she could summon to wrap her arms around his slender waist. "I've already told you. As long as you investigate the dates I've written for you, you'll be able to find out whether we've been together
Jim's entire body stiffened as soon as he heard this.He furrowed his brows and glanced at Bonnie with a frosty look.His impression of this woman had just improved mere seconds ago after he had apologized for accidentally causing her injury.Mere seconds later, this woman had turned around and backstabbed him, claiming that she was pregnant and trying to feign innocence.Not only that, but she was even claiming that this baby was his!How shameless could she get?Was his kindness toward her an excuse for her to ride on his coattails? As soon as he thought of this, Jim's expression darkened.He strode over to Bonnie and said with a sneer playing on his lips, "You say you're pregnant?"He reached out to grip Bonnie's chin, forcing her to stare straight into his eyes. "I've already apologized for hurting you and misunderstanding you…but now, you're telling me you're indeed pregnant? And the child is mine?"He glared at her with a look so cold it could turn her into ice. "If yo
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