"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
After all, the church was a place of holiness and purity, and it would never welcome someone with so much blood on his hands as Quentin.As long as Quentin was unable to enter, Malcolm would be safe!Besides, no matter how powerful Quentin was, he still could not possibly barge into Samuel's church to capture him!As soon as he thought of this, Malcolm quickly turned toward Joshua's retreating figure and thanked him profusely."Alright, alright, that's enough. Get out!" Sean, who had just been hired a few minutes prior to this debacle, tried to kick Malcolm out of the house like a responsible guard.After coming out of the house, Malcolm glanced at him, frowning. "Can you get a car to send me out of town?"He could not possibly risk calling a taxi for fear of being caught by Quentin on his way out of the city.It would be best if one of Joshua's men were willing to drive him, and even if he had to hide in the trunk of the car, he would be willing to do so.Sean could not help f
Inside the bedroom at Joshua's house, Luna was slumped on the bed with her head tucked underneath the blanket, hugging her knees to her chest as she sobbed silently.Everything that Malcolm had said upset her greatly.She could not overcome the guilt she felt over all this.Everything that was happening to Bonnie and Jim was all her fault!If she had realized that something was off about Heather giving birth on the same day she had and that something was wrong with the child of hers, everything would be different!Previously, at the hospital, Gwen had pointed out to her that Heather going into labor on the same day as Luna seemed a little unusual.However, at that time, Luna thought that Heather had chosen to give birth on the same day she had just to irk her and try to steal the spotlight.After all, if one were to give birth before the other, there was no telling if Charles would favor one child over the other.However, if they were born on the same day, things would be diffe
"Besides, this child…""What's wrong with the child?""Nothing." Joshua narrowed his eyes and chose not to tell Luna of his suspicions.Truth be told, he did not quite believe Malcolm.If Riley was truly his and Luna's daughter, all Malcolm had to do to prove his point was bring the child to get her hair and nails sampled for a DNA test.Why would there be a teacher with a Merchant City accent collecting Nellie's hair at the kindergarten she went to school?Why was this person so busy collecting Nellie's hair and not Nigel or Neil's?There was only one answer to this, and it was—Riley was not Joshua and Luna's daughter at all, but a child unrelated to them.Malcolm was just trying to use Nellie's hair samples to fake a DNA report and pass it off as Riley's.Nonetheless, this was just Joshua's guess.No matter what, since Malcolm had already claimed that Riley was their child, Joshua thought the best thing to do at this time was to save Riley first before bringing her to und
"Of course I know that."Christopher froze when he first heard Jim bring up Bonnie's pregnancy on the phone, but a split second later, a cold glimmer flashed through his eyes. "She's pregnant with my child."He had already known about Bonnie's pregnancy on the day of her accident.He was a skilled doctor, and just by giving her a physical examination, he had already discovered she was pregnant.He was furious at Bonnie for her promiscuity.She and Jim had been together for barely a year, and they had already slept together. Not only that, but she had gotten pregnant with his child so soon!Bonnie had suffered a traumatic accident in the past, which led to her current fertility issues. Therefore, it was not easy to get her pregnant at all.The fact that she had gotten pregnant…meant that she and Jim must have slept together plenty of times!As soon as Christopher thought about Bonnie and Jim in bed together…he could barely hold in his jealousy.This was why he had insisted on s
Jim had no words to describe her.He let out a sigh and suddenly recalled the way Bonnie looked when she tearfully told him that the baby was his.He could not help feeling a little sad when he heard how excited Christopher was.A split second later, he let out an exhale and asked, "Christopher, are you sure Bonnie is the one you want to spend the rest of your life with? I—""I'm certain," Christopher could not stop himself from interrupting Jim before he could even finish his sentence. "There's no one else in this world I'd rather marry than Bonnie. If someone tries to steal her from me, you have to help me, Jim."I can't lose her…"You know for a fact that psychiatric illnesses run in my family, and my father was admitted into a mental asylum because of this."He even told me in the past that I shouldn't get married and have children so that the gene wouldn't be passed on, but Jim, you have to help me."If I lose Bonnie…I might just go insane."A glimmer of insanity flashed
Jim furrowed his brows and gripped his phone tighter when he heard the pleading tone in Christopher's voice."Jim?" Seeing that Jim did not respond for a long time, Christopher furrowed his brows and asked tentatively, "Are you… are you unwilling to help me? Or…are you unwilling to help me because you like Bonnie too…""Christopher," Jim let out an exhale and interrupted Christopher curtly. "I don't like Bonnie. You know fully well that the person I've always loved is Charlotte. I just…"He fell silent for a moment before finally saying, "I just have other plans for tomorrow morning."Don't worry, I'll go to Swan Lake Chalet to pick you up tomorrow morning, and we'll head to Joshua's place tomorrow."Even though he was reluctant, Jim still gave in to Christopher's request in the end.Since Christopher had already made this request, Jim was worried that he would get upset if he rejected him.Besides, Joshua and Luna were two of the most deceitful crooks he knew, and it would be d