Charles had told Luna before that Lucy was not a sociable person and therefore did not know many people.The last time she and Gwen came to find Samuel, Samuel had also mentioned that at one point, he had almost become the third wheel between Lucy and Charles.This was because he and Charles had been best friends in the past, and before that, Lucy had mistaken everything that Charles had done for her as Samuel's doing, which led to her nearly ending up being with Samuel.If one had to pinpoint the person Lucy had most likely cheated on Charles with…it was Samuel.As soon as she thought of this, Luna felt her head hurt even more. She turned to look at Joshua. "Still, Samuel doesn't want to give us more information now, and on top of that, we can't confirm the identity of this person named Star. The only thing we know about him is that he was my mother and Larry's classmate…"Rosalyn's teacher had passed away a long time ago. To top that off, Larry had already gone insane, whereas R
Luna returned to Joshua's house with many thoughts swirling in her mind.As soon as they entered the house, Luna smelled the fragrant scent of home-cooked food.She followed the smell into the kitchen and discovered that Bonnie and Theo had prepared an entire table full of dishes.Luna froze when she saw this.Had Bonnie not been in a bad mood that day?She had been crying ever since Christopher and Jim came to visit this morning, so how had she recovered so quickly that she was able to cook and make such a hearty feast?"Come help us." Theo, who was bringing steaming plates of food out of the kitchen, caught sight of Luna staring at Bonnie in bafflement. He quickly summoned her into the kitchen to help them.Luna took off her coat, frowning, shoved it into Joshua's hands, and strode into the kitchen.She asked in a low voice as she took another plate from Theo, "What's going on with Bonnie? Is she trying to distract herself from the pain?"Theo furrowed his brows, but before
Just as Luna thought that Sean would bring disappointing news, a young boy's clear, loud voice rang out from the phone, "We're already on our way! Aunt Bonnie, this man you sent to pick us up is a genius!"He was so good at driving that he managed to lose Mr. Jim's men almost immediately! It feels so surreal to be in a car chase like this!"A grin spread across Bonnie's face when she heard Harvey's cheerful voice, "That's great to hear! Me and your Aunt Luna are waiting for you, so you'd better come home quick!"Harvey nodded. "Okay! I also brought a surprise for Aunt Luna!"With that, he hung up the phone.Bonnie put down the phone in relief and returned to the kitchen to make some more food.Meanwhile, Luna was a little baffled by the entire exchange.She never thought that Sean would have been capable of picking up Harvey and Shelly before Jim's men could and had even lost them in a car chase.After all, Sean was just a young mechanic in his twenties, and it was not easy for
Somewhat flustered by Luna's reaction, Nigel lifted his head to glance at Joshua, who stood at the door. "Are you going to just watch, Mr. Lynch?"Joshua curled his lips into a smile, leaned against the door frame, and teasingly answered, "You're the one who made her cry, so it's your responsibility to make her smile again. I'm not going to get involved in this."Nigel rolled his eyes at him and gently patted Luna's shoulder. "That's enough now, Ms. Luna. I'm starving."Luna froze for a moment, then let go of him.She lifted her head and discovered that Bonnie, too, had started crying while embracing Harvey.Harvey let out a sigh and gently patted Bonnie's back in reassurance. "It's okay if you feel like crying. I…"He glanced in Nigel's direction and explained, "I only found out what had happened in Merchant City after Nigel showed the information to me on the plane. I can't believe that…you and Mr. Jim had ended up like this, but don't worry—"He reached out to pat Bonnie's ba
Joshua furrowed his brows as he walked over to Luna and lowered his head to glance at Shelly.He had never seen Nellie when she was a baby before, and therefore, he could not understand why Luna appeared so excited at this moment.He gave the child a once-over and smiled. "She's as adorable as Nellie.""Is that the only thing you have to say about her?" Luna furrowed her brows and was about to say something when she caught sight of a crying Bonnie.All of a sudden, the words got caught in her throat.She knew how much Bonnie loved this baby, and she could not bring herself to tell Joshua that this child could be theirs right in front of Bonnie."I'll take her." Bonnie wiped her tears, strode over to Luna, and took the baby from her. Then, she pointed at the table of food in the dining room and glanced at Joshua and Luna, smiling. "You two must be hungry, having been out all day. Why don't you guys eat with Harvey, June, and Nigel?"I'll look after Shelly for now and join you guy
Could it be that this woman with whom Jim had borne a child did not exist?Could she and Joshua be Shelly's real parents instead?The more Luna thought about this, the more likely it seemed. Otherwise, there would be no way of explaining why Shelly resembled Joshua so much."Luna?" Joshua's low voice quickly pulled Luna back to reality.She lifted her head in confusion. "Yes?"As soon as she did this, she suddenly realized that the three children and Theo had already finished their meal and were seated on the sofa, chattering about the news on TV.The only two people left in the dining room were Joshua and her.Joshua shot her a somewhat helpless look, then placed some more food on her plate. "Something on your mind?"Luna paused for a moment, shook her head, then nodded.She had no intention of revealing what she was thinking about to Joshua yet.She was worried that after voicing her doubts to Joshua, he would approach the child and catch a glimpse of her more often.Luna
Luna froze, then exchanged a glance with Bonnie.Speak of the devil.The man Sean was talking about was Jim, no doubt."Did he come alone?" Luna asked, frowning.Sean shook his head. "He brought a woman with him… The two of them are holding hands, and they appear to be very much in love!"With that, he glanced at Bonnie and asked, "Do you…maybe want to hide somewhere?"Bonnie curled her lips into a smirk. "Why do I have to hide?"They were here for her, were they not?Sean had no answer to that, so he turned to glance at Harvey. "How…about you?"Even though Sean had just started working for Joshua two days ago and was still unsure about the complicated relationships between these people, he knew that the man who had arrived that morning was Jim Landry, the young master of the Landry family.As a lowly mechanic at the bottom of the societal hierarchy, he was not supposed to know about the people at the top of the food chain, but he bore too much resemblance to Jim.Every time
"The entire house smells so good; there must've been a feast."A few seconds later, the front door swung open, and a sharp woman's voice rang out from outside the house, "Is this some sort of celebration? I can't believe she has the audacity to celebrate the kidnapping of other people's children."Luna furrowed her brows upon hearing this. She was just about to say something when Harvey smiled and piped up, "I haven't seen my Mommy Bonnie in almost a week, so she made me a feast to celebrate our reunion. What's wrong with that?"The boy turned around and scrutinized the woman who had entered the room, holding Jim's arm as she did. "Your taste has been getting worse and worse, Mr. Jim. I can't believe you gave up such a beautiful woman like my Mommy and ended up with this skank."Charlotte widened her eyes in shock, then shot Harvey a cold glare.The apple never fell far from the tree; this bitch's son was just as repulsive as she was."Harvey!" Jim furrowed his brows and glanced
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