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
Jim had interrupted Bonnie coldly before she could even finish her sentence.His icy gaze fell on her pale face and vowed in a cold, emotionless voice, "Even if something like this truly happened…I'll never let you bring this child to the world, lest you use it to threaten me."With that, he flung away her arm so forcefully—Bonnie lost her balance, and her entire body flew toward the nearest pillar.Just as she was about to collide with the pillar, Bonnie extended her injured hand to grab hold of it for balance.With a loud snap, the weight of her entire body landed on her previously broken finger, fracturing it once more.This time, it hurt far more than the first.Bonnie slowly shifted her weight away from her hand, wrapped both her arms around the pillar, and slowly slumped to the ground.An excruciating pain shot through her entire body, and her face was even paler than the wall behind her.She shot Jim a sharp look as she continued to hug the pillar in comfort.Jim coul
Meanwhile, inside the pantry of Landry Mansion, Charlotte crossed her arms at her chest and pointed at the boiling kettle of water on the stove. "Get that for me. Don't you know you're supposed to be making tea for our guests?"Gwen, still wearing her cap and mask, furrowed her brows when she heard this.Despite being a little annoyed at the treatment she was given, she knew fully well that Charlotte was treating her this way because she had mistaken her for Bonnie.She wanted to find out what this woman was planning to do to Bonnie!As soon as she thought of this, Gwen ambled over and slowly extended her arm to pick up the boiling kettle from the stove.However, as soon as her hand touched the handle, Charlotte gave her a hard shove in the back, sending Gwen's entire body propelling toward the burning hot stovetop.Unable to stop in time, Gwen grabbed hold of the edge of the stove with one hand while the other slammed into the hot kettle.A bloodcurdling scream rang out from in
A few seconds later, Charlotte incredulously stared at Luna and Luke, who both stood before her.Just moments ago, in the living room…After taking Gwen away, the only people left in the room were Luna, Luke, Jim, and…a disguised Bonnie.With Luna and Luke standing here, this meant that Jim and Bonnie were left alone!Charlotte bit her lip and suddenly understood everything; this was one of Luna's tricks!Luna must have predicted that she would assume the one standing behind her was Bonnie and that she would deliberately lure Bonnie out of the room to hurt her, so she let Gwen and Bonnie exchange places beforehand.Since Charlotte had accidentally harmed Gwen, not only would she get on Luke's bad side, but she had even created an opportunity for Bonnie and Gwen to meet in private!As soon as she connected the dots, Charlotte gritted her teeth in anger.One day, she would get rid of that deceitful Luna once and for all!As soon as she thought of this, Charlotte let out an exhal
Luna froze when she heard this.She stared at Charlotte, who had burst into tears, with a rather exasperated look.What was this woman doing, feigning innocence when Jim was not even around?Did she just say that she feared Luna more than anyone else in this world? Who was she kidding?"Stop acting." Luna sneered. "You say you're scared of me? Well, you must be a great actress, because I've never been able to tell at all."With that, she took a step toward Charlotte and said, "Why don't you show me what you're afraid of?"Charlotte bit her lip and took a small step backward in retreat, a look of fear on her face. "You… Don't do this to me, Luna…"She started sobbing once more as she whimpered, "I know you must think that I'm after Jim for his money and power, but that's not true at all, Luna."Jim and I were childhood sweethearts, and we've known each other since we were young. I…"Luna could not help snickering when she heard this. She fixed her cold gaze on Charlotte's insin
As she said this, Charlotte started sobbing. "I can give you anything you want, but please… Please don't take Jim away from me…"There's nothing else in the world that matters more to me than Jim!"What appeared to be a heartfelt confession of Charlotte's seemed nothing but a taunt in Luna's eyes.Charlotte knew very well that at this point, Jim would lap up anything she said.Therefore, when she said that the only person she wanted and cared about was Jim…she was just trying to display her power.Besides, even though Charlotte was crying, her eyes were etched with triumphant glee.Luna furrowed her brows and said, "The person whom Jim met at the orphanage and promised to marry was Bonnie! How dare you steal her identity and twist the story now? What even gives you the audacity to cry about it in front of me now?"With that, she stomped over to Charlotte.However, before she could even say anything, a sinister grin spread across Charlotte's face as soon as Luna neared.The nex
Luna could not help sucking in a deep breath to steady herself when she saw how determined Jim was.She let out an exhale and stared coldly at the man before her. "Do you have any idea what you're saying?"Luna had witnessed over the past year just how much Jim loved Bonnie.There had been a few times that after getting into an argument with Bonnie, Jim would come to Luna, depressed and holding a bottle of liquor in his hands, to ask her for advice.However, at that time, Luna was still pregnant with her child, so she could not drink alongside Jim. The only thing she could do to help was comfort him and reassure him that Bonnie indeed loved him as much as he did her.There was once a time when Bonnie meant the world to him.One time, Jim had even secretly told Luna in his drunken state that he had even thought of breaking his promise to Harvey for Bonnie.This was because he had previously promised Harvey that he would find his biological mother and marry her.Even if he could
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