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
"Despite knowing this, you still put Ms. Larson in danger."Therefore, even though Charlotte should take responsibility for inflicting harm on Ms. Larson, she shouldn't take the full blame."Finally, Jim's cold stare zoned in on Luna's face and enunciated carefully, "As the mastermind of this elaborate scheme, Luna should take at least part of the blame for what happened."Luna narrowed her eyes and lifted her head to meet Jim's gaze.The look in his eyes was still calm and unfazed as always, but instead of the tender expression one would adopt when looking at their sibling, Jim's eyes were etched with hatred and resentment.Luke crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, "What if I told you I don't care about all that happened before this?"Charlotte was the one who shoved Gwen onto the stove when she tried to retrieve the kettle just now, so the only thing I want to know is how you're planning to punish Charlotte for what she did.""Do you think I will punish the woman I
Bonnie had been standing outside the pantry for a while.After Roanne brought her to Mickey to fix her broken finger, Bonnie rushed here as soon as she was done.She was still worried about Gwen, after all.Bonnie and Luna both knew the lengths that Charlotte was willing to go to just to get what she wanted, and Gwen, on the other hand, had been suffering from ill health for quite some time.When Gwen first suggested the idea of disguising herself and Bonnie to trick Charlotte, both Bonnie and Luna were against this idea.However, because Gwen had insisted, and even Luke had agreed, the two of them finally relented.Despite this, Bonnie was still worried that Charlotte would, in a way, harm Gwen. Therefore, as soon as she was done, she sprinted toward the pantry without even thinking twice about her condition.However, she never thought that…The first thing she would see when she arrived was the scene of Jim intentionally hurting himself to save Charlotte.She stared dazedly
"What's wrong?"Gwen sniffed and quickly shifted her gaze away, unwilling to meet Luke's gaze. "I just suddenly remembered something."To you, I'm not someone worthy of your time, too, so why do you still want to keep me?"Luke's frown grew even deeper upon hearing Gwen's words.A split second later, he pulled Gwen closer to his body so forcefully that it was as though he would break her like a porcelain doll. "You're worth it; you're the only thing in my life that's worth my time."Gwen closed her eyes as she let the feeling of being suffocated by Luke's embrace envelope her.Was she?Luke had said before that anyone he did not love was unworthy of his time.At this moment, Gwen had finally confirmed a thought she had been having for a while.She did not love Luke.Not even a little bit."Are you okay, Jim?"Meanwhile, inside the pantry, Charlotte leaped forward to clutch Jim's blistered palm and sobbed, "I'll ask the butler to summon a doctor right now! Hold on, Jim!"Wi