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
"Hello, is this Ms. Luna?" a strange, unfamiliar voice rang out from the other end of the line.Luna furrowed her brows and quickly answered, "Yes, speaking, and you are…""My name is Sean Wheeler, and I'm a car mechanic." The man's voice sounded rich and deep as he said, "Long story short, I came across a woman passed out on the side of the road when I took out the trash just now."She had no phone or identification on her, but I noticed that she seemed pretty ill, so I sent her to the nearest clinic. After she woke up, she gave me this number and told me to contact you."She told me her last name is Craig. Can you come pick her up?"There was a hint of embarrassment in the man's voice as he explained, "I didn't bring any money out with me, so I couldn't pay for her treatment. Can you bring some cash with you to pay the doctor too?"Luna's entire face lit up when she heard this.After enquiring about the clinic's address, Luna stormed out the door without even bothering to chan
Except…The only thing Luna seemed to have done for him was giving birth to a daughter whom she had lost just mere minutes after her birth and could not track down, even until at present time.As soon as she thought of this, Luna clutched the jade ring inside her coat pocket tightly.This was the ring she had gotten from Jim.As soon as she returned to Joshua's house after picking up Bonnie, she would be able to help Joshua uncover the truth of his Aunt Lucy's death…Just as Luna was immersed in her thoughts, the car had already arrived at the clinic near the factory Sean Wheeler worked at.He had not been lying when he told her how rundown the clinic was.Joshua parked the car, and as soon as the car screeched to a halt, Luna flung the door open and stormed into the clinic. "Bonnie!""I'm here."The clinic was astonishingly small, with only a chair, a small bed, and a tiny table for the doctor to do his work inside it.At this moment, Bonnie was lying on the bed, her face pa
"I can't hide anything from you after all." Bonnie smiled bitterly. "I didn't expect you'd come, and if Luna had come to pick me up alone, I would've been able to hide this from her, but…"Bonnie let out a small sigh.Joshua was so sharp and observant that just one glance at her was enough to convince him that something was different about her.Bonnie knew that if she did not admit the truth, Joshua would still have another way of finding out.Therefore, there was no point in hiding the truth.After letting out another sigh, Bonnie propped herself up on the bed weakly.She extended her pale, almost colorless hand to take a piece of paper out of her pocket.As soon as she saw this, a bad feeling crept into Luna's heart.She stormed forward and snatched the paper out of Bonnie's hands.As soon as she laid eyes on the neatly printed words on the page, Luna felt as though she had been struck by lightning, and she took a small step back in shock. "Bonnie, you…""I underwent an abo
She and Bonnie were very well aware of that fact already!However…Luna knew that it was too hard for Bonnie to continue waiting for Jim anymore.Not everyone could go through the pain of being abandoned by a loved one.Bonnie had already been abandoned by Jason once in the past. With that traumatizing experience, Luna did not think it was wrong of her to choose a more rational option that prioritized herself more."I'm telling the truth." Joshua continued to stare intently at Bonnie. "Ask yourself this; how much do you love the Jim that was with you before he lost his memories? How can you leave him and get rid of your child, knowing that he's just sick and out of his mind now? How can you be certain that Jim will never wake up from this one day? What if he does? How do you think he'll react if he regains his memories one day and finds out about what you did?"Bonnie could not help gripping the surgery consent form tighter when she heard Joshua's words. She bit her lip and stare
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