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
When Joshua went upstairs, Luna was sitting on a chair in his room, deep in her thoughts.On the table before her laid two almost identical jade rings.These rings were supposed to be a pair, and even though they were equal in size, the pattern on the stones themselves were slightly different yet still matched.There was something Luna could not understand when she saw these rings.Before obtaining these two rings, she thought that the rings were a pair that was supposed to be worn by a couple.As she finally obtained them and inspected them, however, she suddenly realized that they were identical in size, and judging from the size, it was supposed to be worn by two men, which baffled Luna.Why would Lucy customize two men's rings in the first place? Who had she intended to give these rings to?Just as Luna was puzzling over this, she heard the room door open.Joshua entered the room.Luna glanced at him, frowning, and silently tucked the rings away. Then, she lifted her head
"Besides, I can visit Father and Mother, too."Joshua could not help sighing when he heard this. "The last time we saw your parents, we thought they'd recover much quicker…"Luna, too, could not help letting out a sigh of disappointment upon hearing this.She, too, thought that Charles and Rosalyn would be able to recover soon, and even Dr. Liddell had told her the same thing.However…The night before, Luna heard from Dr. Liddell that something had happened to hinder Charles and Rosalyn's progress.There was a nurse who liked playing the news station on the radio whenever she looked after them.For some reason, that day, the local radio station started playing news about Merchant City, and Charles and Rosalyn both found out about Jim's sudden change in temperament and the subsequent conflict that happened between him and Luna.Rosalyn's condition began to deteriorate, and Charles' lucid intervals grew less and less frequent…All of their previous signs of getting better had d
Luna immediately furrowed her brows upon hearing this.She quickly strode down the stairs and stomped over to Malcolm. "What did you just say? Do you know where our daughter is?"Seeing that Luna was interested in knowing the whereabouts of her and Joshua’s daughter after all, Malcolm bit his lip and let out a silent sigh of relief.Thank God he had planned ahead and instructed Hunter to switch out Joshua and Luna's daughter with another baby beforehand.Otherwise, he would not have any leverage to get Joshua and Luna to help him in his current predicament.As soon as he thought of this, Malcolm crawled over to Luna, still on his knees, and grabbed hold of her ankle. "I know where your daughter is!"He sniffed and continued with a desperate pleading in his voice, "Your daughter was switched out by Hunter and Heather when she was born…and the baby they switched her out with was me and Heather's daughter, Riley!"With that, he reached into his pocket and took out a DNA report.Lu
Malcolm closed his eyes and lamented with a helpless tone, "After Heather died, I wanted to bring Riley back to you guys and try to get my hands on some cash so I can go away to someplace no one knows me…"However, Quentin found out about her true identity from God knows where, and he set fire to me and Heather's house, forcing Riley and me to return to the Quinn family…"They kept Riley with them and locked me up in a basement in total darkness. Whenever I ask them when they'd set me free, they would say that they will only release me if I die or go insane someday, or…"Malcolm gulped and lowered his head. "Or when one day Riley loses her value to them."The reason they locked me up was that they were afraid I'd find you guys and tell you of Riley's true identity…"Luna narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard this. She lifted her head to stare coldly at Malcolm. "Just like how you ruined my looks and forced me to do plastic surgery so you could use me, right?"Both Quentin and
"Star?" Malcolm lifted his head to stare at Joshua in puzzlement. "I don't recall anyone in the family…going by that name at all."All members of the Quinn family were serious people, so why would they even pick such a quirky name?Even if it were a nickname of sorts, it would not be something that sounded so childish.Joshua narrowed his eyes. "Please think harder."He was almost certain that the person who had employed Todd to do such cruel things was one of the Quinns.That morning, he and Lucas had already read through all the information about the Quinn family they could get their hands on.Initially, the Quinn family had been a small, humble family who could not seem to expand their business for many years due to considerable overlap with the Landry and Lynch families, who monopolized the market at that time.However…something changed 20 years ago.Lucy Hamilton's death and Colin Landry's accident drove the Landry and Lynch families into a conflict that had ceased to stop
"Nellie told me that recently a strange teacher at her kindergarten has been collecting her hair…and this said teacher was fired after being discovered."Joshua snickered and added, "Do you happen to know who this person is, Master Quinn?"The color drained from Malcolm's face upon hearing this.He stammered for a few moments, unable to think of a response to this.He did not expect that Joshua's daughter would be as observant as he was.He could not believe that she would notice someone collecting her hair from the kindergarten and even told Joshua about this!As soon as he thought of this, Malcolm bit his lip and let out an awkward chuckle. "What are you talking about, Mr. Lynch? I'm based here in Merchant City, so how could I know who this teacher in Banyan City was…""Well, that better be the case." Joshua's expression darkened as he continued, "Otherwise, if I discover that you had faked this DNA report on your own, not only will I kick you out of this city, but I'll even t
Malcolm widened his eyes in shock upon hearing this.His entire body froze as though he had been struck by lightning as he stared at Luna dazedly. For a split second, he stopped struggling against Sean's grip.A few moments later, Malcolm furrowed his brows and finally found his voice. "I didn't! Luna, I never intended to take you and Joshua's daughter away at all! It was all Heather…"Heather and Hunter had planned this on their own, and I… I only found out about this after that…"Luna could not help curling her lips into a sneer as she stared at Malcolm's pale face. "Malcolm, you keep accusing me of being ungrateful and cruel, but what are you doing now?"Even until this point, you're still lying to my face!"Luna's expression darkened as she continued, "Do you still think I'm as naïve as I used to think and will still believe every word that comes out of your mouth?"She narrowed her eyes and snapped through gritted teeth, "You claim that Heather and Hunter had planned this o