"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
"You—"Bonnie could not help letting out a shriek of surprise as she was lifted off the bed without warning.However, Sean held her even closer against his body as he replied reassuringly, "Don't worry, I've got you."Bonnie bit her lip and immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, trying to stop herself from falling.Sean turned and strode out of the room, carrying Bonnie in this amorous position all the way to the car.Luna remained motionless, staring in disbelief at the scene before her.She had simply asked Sean to help her bring Bonnie out to the car, but she did not expect him to carry her out.Joshua glanced calmly at a baffled Luna and remarked, "Well, you were the one who asked him to help."With that, he turned and strode out of the room.Luna stared dazedly as Sean carefully lowered Bonnie into the backseat of Joshua's car in the distance.Even though it seemed a little unfair to Jim, for some reason…she could not help thinking that these two would make an ado
The four of them returned to Joshua's house together.Joshua had already informed Lucas of their impending arrival on their way home, so as soon as the car pulled to a halt, Sean was brought into the backyard by Lucas.Dr. Laura Suess was also standing at the door, waiting for them alongside Lucas."Ms. Craig." As soon as the car stopped, Dr. Laura strode over and approached Bonnie, smiling. "How are you feeling now?"Bonnie glanced at her, frowning, and nodded in reply. "I'm doing okay."With that, she opened the door and tried to get out of the car.Luna quickly grabbed hold of Bonnie's arm to help her down, while an observant Dr. Laura caught hold of Bonnie's other arm.As the three women entered the door, Dr. Laura kept inquiring about Bonnie's condition with a concerned tone, appearing to be a very considerate and professional doctor.However, for some reason, Luna felt a hint of hostility directed toward her. From the moment she stepped foot on the ground, she could feel
When Dr. Laura Suess came out of Bonnie's room, Joshua was talking on the phone in the living room.The members of his company's higher management were reporting on the outcome of the tactics they had employed against Landry Group that afternoon."Alright, that's enough now. Just keep me updated if there are any changes. Thanks for your work, everyone."Every single syllable of Joshua's low, melodic voice hammered against Dr. Laura's thumping heart.She could not resist handsome, successful, independent men like this, much less one that possessed such an angelic voice.Truth be told, Joshua had caught her eye ever since he arrived in Merchant City.At that time, her colleagues at the hospital would pore over the daily news and gossip about how handsome, rich, and attractive this newcomer Joshua Lynch was.Every time her colleagues brought up the topic of Joshua, Dr. Laura would pretend as though she could not hear them.However, she still could not help searching for Joshua's n