When Jim visited Joshua's house the night before, Harvey had been happily chatting with Bonnie and did not look at all like he had just escaped death!"That's because the children know better." Luna sneered and shot him a cold glance. "Harvey's your son, and he's just as smart and logical as you."Tell me: If you were Harvey and had discovered this and even knew who was the culprit behind this, would you have told everyone about it immediately?"Jim narrowed his eyes.Truth be told, he would not.If he had not known who the culprit was, maybe he would have told someone about this.However, if he knew exactly who had done this but did not have enough evidence to back up his claims, he would choose to stay silent.Regardless, this was his decision as an adult. He did not think that a six-year-old boy like Harvey could have thought of the same thing as he had."He just didn't want the adults to worry." All of a sudden, the car door flung open, and Joshua stepped out of the car as
Both Luna and Joshua frowned when they heard this.Shelly…was Charlotte's daughter?How could that be?When Jim first gave Shelly to Bonnie in hopes that she would foster her, Heather had not been kicked out of the family yet, and Charlotte was still overseas!Most importantly, before he lost his memories, Jim would make a face of disgust every time he brought up Charlotte's name.Therefore, he could not possibly have even given Charlotte a second glance.How could Shelly possibly be Charlotte's daughter?Luna bit her lip.This must have been one of Charlotte's lies! She was trying to steal Shelly away from Bonnie and kill her!As soon as she thought of this, Luna sneered and shot Jim a stern look. "Do you believe everything she tells you blindly?"She took out the name card of a famous obstetrician from her pocket and handed it to Jim.Jim stared at her, furrowing his brows in slight confusion. He did not understand why Luna had given him this doctor's card."You should br
"Since Charlotte said that Shelly is her daughter, you can go see if she has the same stretch marks on her belly as I do."Luna narrowed her eyes and continued, "After all, she gave birth to Shelly about the same time as I did, so if she had been telling the truth, she would have the same scars as I do."If you don't trust me, Mr. Landry, you can ask the doctors for their professional input."Jim narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything in response, Joshua pulled Luna into his arms and said with a small smile, "If you still don't believe us, Mr. Landry, you can secretly bring Ms. Charlotte's hair and nails to perform a DNA test with Shelly's. A DNA test like this won't lie."With that, he curled his lips into a smirk and added, "Not only that, but you can also test Bonnie and Harvey's DNA to know which member of your little family is real and which are fake."Jim was more inclined to believe Joshua's words than Luna's. Thus, he narrowed his eyes and said curtly, "I will
"After everything is done, I'll give each of you ten million dollars."Why would I lie to you? All I want is to create an explosion so that the children on the plane will never see the sun again."Don't worry; I will stick to my word and give you what I promised…"…A woman's cold voice rang out from the recording device and echoed within the car.Jim clutched his steering wheel tighter when he heard this.He was more than familiar with this voice.Even with just a few syllables, he could tell that this voice belonged to Charlotte, much less a whole monologue like this.This was a recording of Charlotte's conversation with the flight crew in Banyan City.Soon, the recording ended.The next audio clip that played was the confession of one of the men who had conversed with Charlotte on the phone."Mr. Smith, none of us knew that one of the people this woman was trying to kill was Mr. Joshua Lynch's son!"She told us that she wanted to kill the children of the Landry family fr
A twinge of pain shot through Jim's heart as he thought of this.If…If Charlotte had indeed tried to kill Harvey and Shelly…He could not imagine what would have happened if Nigel had not gotten on the plane with them. If Nigel had not been there, would he still be driving to his and Charlotte's new house at this moment, free of sorrow and grief?Just as Jim was immersed in his thoughts, his phone rang.It was Charlotte."Where are you, Jim?" she greeted in a sugary voice. "I've been awake for more than ten minutes now, so I'm not that scared anymore."If you haven't left the house yet, you don't have to come anymore, but if you're on your way, let me know so I can make you breakfast, okay?"Charlotte's voice was as sweet and gentle as usual.Jim narrowed his eyes.He could not resist Charlotte's voice at all. It was as though there was something in his head telling him that he had to love and trust her, but…He could not possibly ignore the truth with such concrete evidenc
Charlotte froze when she heard Jim's voice ring out from behind her. She put down the phone, regained her composure, and lifted her head to glance at him. "What are you talking about, Jim?"There was a twinge of hurt on her face. "Do you think I lied to you?"She bit her lip as tears slid down her cheeks. Staring at him, she spoke, sounding like she was choked with tears, "Jim, I narrowly escaped death when giving birth to Shelly, but for some reason, you think I'm lying to you and that I'm not Shelly's birth mother at all. Is that what you think after all?"Tears brimmed in her eyes as she asked, "What did you hear from other people? You're right, I don't appear to be at all concerned about Shelly as I should've, but this is all your fault, isn't it?"She lifted her head to fixate her tearful gaze on Jim's face and whimpered, "When Shelly was born, you forbade me from seeing her because you were worried I wouldn't be able to take good care of her."Not only that, but as soon as s
Jim had rejected Charlotte's request.Not only that, but he had done it without hesitation or any room for argument at all!Charlotte exhaled and, no matter how reluctant she was, still feigned consideration and said, "Alright then. We'll do as you say."With that, she strode over to his side and gently wrapped her arms around his waist. "Jim, it was my fault in the first place. I promise I'll pay more attention to Shelly in the future, so don't be mad at me anymore, okay?"Staring at her earnest face, all the words that Jim had wanted to say caught in his throat.Initially, he had wanted to question her about the validity of the recording he had heard in the car, but…He let out a sigh and hugged her back. "Alright. I hope you can pay more attention to the children in the future. After all…"He paused for a moment before saying, "Shelly is the product of our love."Charlotte nodded, then buried her head against his chest and sobbed under her breath. "You've changed, Jim. I ask
After leaving the house, Jim returned to Landry Mansion.He did not go into his study to work but instead went into his room and slumped on the bed in exhaustion.For some reason, every time he was about to take things further with Charlotte, he would pause and suddenly remember Bonnie's face.It was as though there was a voice in his head telling him not to betray her.Jim was puzzled by this. Why was he feeling guilt toward Bonnie for being together with Charlotte?He tossed and turned on the bed but could not seem to fall asleep.All of a sudden, he heard the voices of children shrieking in laughter.Jim furrowed his brows and immediately opened the balcony door in search of the noise.He found it at last.The voices came from the direction of the house Bonnie was staying in next to his.At that moment, the morning sun was warm and bright, and Bonnie was sitting in the yard, rocking a stroller while Harvey and June played in the garden.Sean stood straight-backed behind h
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