Bonnie lifted her head to stare at Jim's sharp, chiseled jawline, her eyelashes quivering. "What… What did you just say?""You'll be fine, B," Jim repeated without hesitation.As soon as he said this, he froze.Why…did he call her that?He had called her by her full name from the moment he met her, and not only had he never referred to her as 'B' before, he had never heard anyone, not even her closest friends, call her that.If that was the case, why had he been compelled to call her that?As opposed to Jim's shock, Bonnie's face was etched with disbelief and excitement.When he had said that, all the words that came out of Jim's mouth, and even his tone, sounded identical to the old Jim!Did this mean that…the old Jim would return soon?As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie stared at Jim's chiseled face, her eyes brimming with tears."Jim…" her voice was shaking as she muttered, "I believe you."She believed him when he said she would be fine.She believed that one day, t
Jim lowered his head, and the only thing he saw was Bonnie's beautiful face, tilted to one side so he would not see her tears.She was extremely thin, so much so that her jawline looked as though it had been carved with a pencil, so sharp that she did not need any highlighter or bronzer to accentuate it.Her tear streaks glimmered in the bright light.Jim let out a sigh, but no matter how reluctant he was to do so, he still reached his hand out.When his warm palm laid on her abdomen, Bonnie's entire body stiffened as though she had been struck by lightning.Her entire body was frozen in shock, but Jim's warm hand gently caressed her abdomen as he muttered, "It'll be fine, B. You'll be fine…"Even though his tone was unnaturally stiff, without a single hint of tenderness within them, Bonnie still felt her heart soften at the sound.She closed her eyes and tried to stop her tears from falling.The car arrived at the hospital with the two of them in this somewhat awkward position
Theo furrowed his brows and quickly declined the call when he heard Jim asking about Roanne. "I…haven't been in touch with her at all. You must be mistaken."With that, he let out an exhale and circled past Jim. "Well, I need to get back soon, so I'll be off now."How could Jim let Theo go just like that?Roanne had kidnapped Shelly and demanded Charlotte meet her the next day.At this very minute, he bumped into Theo, who was carrying a bottle of children's medicine and who had received a call from Roanne. There was no way Jim would not grow suspicious of him, and he could not let him leave so easily."Theo." Jim narrowed his eyes and said sternly, his gaze fixed on Theo's face, "Are you in on this with Roanne? Is the medicine for Shelly? Has Shelly fallen sick?"Theo did not know how to answer these questions, but the longer he stayed silent, the more confident Jim grew in his suspicion that Theo was working together with Roanne.He lunged forward and grabbed hold of Theo's co
Had Jim proposed to Bonnie before losing his memories?The child that Bonnie aborted…belonged to him?"Hey, you'd better clarify yourself!" Seeing that Theo was about to get in his car, Jim finally could not stop himself anymore and stormed after Theo. He grabbed hold of the man's collar and pressed him against the car. "When did I propose to Bonnie? Do you have proof of that?"As long as Theo could provide evidence to back up his claims, he would believe him, whether it was just a short clip or even a brief sentence describing the occasion.However, Theo furrowed his brows and replied, "Where the fuck would I even get proof of this?"He had heard about Jim's proposal to Bonnie from Luna, so how did Jim have the audacity to demand evidence from him?How could he possibly have evidence?A glimmer of disappointment flashed through Jim's eyes when he heard this.He narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at Theo. "Well, you shouldn't make such ludicrous claims if you don't have eviden
Bonnie asked in a low voice, frowning, as soon as Jim left, "What's going on with Roanne now?"Jim and Charlotte both thought that Roanne had kidnapped Shelly, but Bonnie knew that Shelly was, in fact, safe and sound at Joshua's house, playing with the rest of the children.This was why she had appeared so calm when Jim brought up Roanne and could even ask Theo about her.Theo let out an awkward cough. "I'm not too sure either. She told me to send her some food and children's things, so I did."However, she didn't let me enter the room and told me to leave as soon as I dropped the stuff she wanted off."He let out a sigh and lifted his head to shoot Bonnie a puzzled glance. "Isn't Shelly at Joshua's house now? If so, why did Roanne still ask me to bring her children's supplies? Who does she have with her now?"Bonnie shrugged. "I have no idea."Then, she sighed and turned to glance at Sean. "Do you want to come with us to Joshua's place, or do you want to go home?"Even though
"I'll do as you say.""I'll drive you guys." Theo, who had initially wanted to leave, immediately got into the car. "Bonnie and I will return to Joshua's house as soon as we drop you off at your place, Sean."Sean glanced at Theo and nodded. "Thank you."The three of them got into the car.Sean's house was located in a secluded part of town, so far away from the city that Bonnie could not help thinking that this place would be a perfect spot to film a horror film.The night was silent apart from the faint chirping of birds and rustling of leaves. Finally, with Sean's directions, they arrived at his house, and Theo parked the car.The smell of rot and mold enveloped them as soon as they opened the door. Bonnie and Theo furrowed their brows in disgust.Bonnie immediately pinched her nose. "How can you live in a place like this, Sean?"Besides, did Sean not say that his sister was ill? If so, how was she supposed to get better when she lived in a place like this?Sean scratched h
The lighting in the house was dim, but Bonnie could make out that there were plenty of pictures hanging on the wall.All of the photos had Lucy in them.There were images of her with a younger Sean and some of her and a girl with pigtails.Bonnie recognized the girl as Sean's sister, Nikki.The photos on the wall were arranged according to chronological order, all the way from Sean's childhood to his pubescent years.The last picture was one of Lucy, Sean, and Nikki. In the photo, Sean looked about 14 or 15 years old, whereas Nikki looked about 10.Bonnie felt her blood run cold.How could this be?Did Lucy not die more than 20 years ago? Why did she appear in the photos with Sean, who, in the most recent one, appeared to be in his teenage years?Sean was only 20 years old at present, which meant that…Lucy had still been alive at least six years ago!Could it be that this was not Lucy at all, and instead, someone who looked identical to her?As soon as she thought of this,
Not only that, but Bonnie had even declared that she would give birth to the baby in her womb, hinting to Nikki that she was not interested in Sean at all.Nikki could not help feeling stupid in comparison to Bonnie's honesty.She lowered her head in shame and turned around. "Sean, I'm feeling a little unwell, so I think I'll go to bed now."With that, Nikki turned and left.Sean glanced helplessly in the direction she had left, then turned to glance at Bonnie. "Please don't take this personally, Ms. Craig. Her health hasn't been well, and it's not because she doesn't like you guys.""It's okay." Bonnie chuckled. "I never wanted a sick person to host me."With that, she glanced once more at the pictures on the wall. "Just now, your sister said that the woman in these photos is your mother."She peered at Sean out of the corner of her eye. "Do you mind if I ask…what was your mother's name?"Sean froze in surprise when he heard this.He never thought that Bonnie would be interes
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