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
Bonnie faltered upon hearing this.She stared at Jim's face, which was etched with hostility and contempt, and a sneer crept onto her face. "Judging someone without even trying to understand the whole picture. Is this what kind of person you are, Jim Landry?"Bonnie crossed her arms at her chest and said, smirking, "I used to come across people like this, who pointed fingers at other people whenever something went wrong instead of reflecting on themselves."Now that Harvey has said these, why don't you consider the reason he's so hostile toward you and Charlotte instead of just blaming everything on me?"Jim, you're not at all different from these selfish, arrogant bastards."Jim narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. He stared coldly at Bonnie and replied, "But Charlotte said—""Charlotte said this; Charlotte said that." Bonnie curled her lips into a smirk, and her gaze landed on Jim's bandaged hand. At that moment, she felt as though an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.Af
With that, Harvey plopped down in a nearby chair and raised his leg, offering it to Jim. "Come on. Even though I'll be disabled in the future, I can't escape my fate since I used this leg to hurt the woman you love the most."So what if your son is going to be a cripple? What's most important is the woman in your arms!"Jim narrowed his eyes when he saw how audacious his son was behaving. He could hardly believe that this stubborn, mischievous boy was his offspring.This boy had not inherited a single hint of his calmness and maturity at all!"Come on now," Harvey piped up, seeing that Jim did not say anything. "Are you hesitating, Mr. Jim? What's there to even hesitate about? Doesn't this woman matter the most to you?"He exhaled, shifted into a more comfortable position in his chair, and fixated his cold, determined gaze on Jim's face. "I know you lost your memories, so now, let me tell you how close we used to be in the past."If you don't believe me, you can go check your ema
"Why can't I?" Harvey bit his lip and clung to Bonnie's arm. "I want to be with my Mommy Bonnie! You found a new girlfriend, but I don't like her at all, Mr. Jim!"Jim narrowed his eyes at Harvey's words.He knew that if he did not bring Harvey home that night, this little rascal would really disown him!If Harvey had been elsewhere, Jim would have been capable of using brute force to bring Harvey away from Bonnie, but this was Joshua's house and hence, his territory.He could ignore Bonnie's feelings, but not Joshua's.If Joshua were displeased by this, he could choose to destroy Landry Group as quickly as that.Jim did not even dare to imagine the consequences of this."Jim." Charlotte let out a sigh, as though she could tell why he was hesitating, and said in a low voice, "Why don't we go home to think this through? Now that Harvey is so determined, we can't possibly try to forcefully take him. Besides…"She let out another sigh. "We can't afford to offend Joshua Lynch…""H
Charlotte had pure control over Jim, and it was already a miracle that he had managed to regain a little bit of his rationality and was willing to talk terms over him and Shelly. Therefore, Harvey knew that he could not rush things prematurely.Thus, Harvey exhaled, glanced at Bonnie, Joshua, and Luna, and said with a hint of helplessness in his voice, "It's not that I don't want to go home with you, Mr. Jim."After all, this house belongs to my Aunt Luna and Uncle Joshua, and Shelly and I shouldn't overstay our welcome."Landry Mansion is my real home, and it's only natural that I want to go back, considering I've lived there for the past six years of my life, but…"He turned to glance sadly at Bonnie. "I'm worried about Bonnie. Her hand is injured, she has just undergone surgery, and she also has a wound on her belly… Therefore, I want to stay by her side to take care of her."He lifted his head to stare at Jim with bright, hopeful eyes. "If you want Shelly and I to return home