Charlotte let out an exhale and said, "You're right; I was the one who killed Heather."She was the reason I almost died in that fire six years ago, and so I took my revenge on her!"Then, she shot Luna a pleading look and added, "But me killing Heather did help you in this, didn't it? If Heather didn't die, she'll only make your life even more difficult in the future!"In a way, I helped you, Luna! I don't ask for a lot in return; I just hope that…"I just hope you can talk to Mr. Lynch about not sending me to prison. If you guys let me go, this will be your payback for my kindness!""Your kindness?" Luna could not help snickering when she heard this.She curled her lips into a smirk and slowly walked over to Charlotte's side, her gaze fixated on Charlotte's eyes. "So you do know the concept of giving back to people who helped you, huh?"Well, you probably remember how kind Number-9 treated you back at the orphanage. She shared all of her food with you and even gave you her ext
"Sirius?"Charlotte's entire body stiffened when she heard this name.A split second later, she regained her composure and sneered at Joshua. "Who the hell is he?"Charlotte's gaze was filled with confusion as though she truly had no idea who this person was.Luna furrowed her brows and turned to stare at Joshua in surprise. "Do you think she knows Sirius?"Luna knew who this man was; he was one of Rosalyn and Larry's classmates.According to Samuel, the man named 'Star' who had appeared in the video of Lucy's death was Sirius.However, not only was he involved in Lucy's death, but he had also employed Todd to kill Colin Landry soon after.However…Luna did not understand why Joshua would ask Charlotte about this man.These two people…probably did not know each other, did they?"Of course she knows him." Joshua curled his lips into a smirk, ambled over to Charlotte, then lowered his head to stare at her. "After helping Sirius commit these murders, Todd followed him to Mercha
Todd had been living a good life in Merchant City, but his biggest secret was that he had helped Sirius kill Colin Landry in the past.Todd was terrified of someone else finding out about this. After all, the Landry family had become more powerful and influential over the years, and if his past crimes were exposed, he would never be able to survive in Merchant City anymore.Therefore, Joshua was confident that Charlotte and Sirius must have known each other. Otherwise, Todd would not have risked being exposed to help Charlotte kill Heather.At least, Charlotte must have some information about what Todd had done for Sirius in the past, and she must have used this to threaten him. This was why Todd had been forced to help her kill Heather at such an absurdly low price.Charlotte's denial had indirectly confirmed Joshua's guesses.According to Charlotte's personality, if she truly did not know who Sirius was, she would still have dragged this man down with her by claiming that he had
This sudden news made Joshua frown.Luna immediately bit her lip when she heard this. "Has Charlotte been involved with the Quinn family all this while?""Yes." Joshua narrowed his eyes, grabbed Luna's hand, and said in a cold, emotionless tone, "She has been in touch with Quentin all this while."If it were not for Quentin's help, Charlotte would not have been able to cause a traffic jam in the middle of the city to prevent Bonnie from reaching the DNA Diagnostic Center."Quentin?" Luna fell silent for a moment and suddenly recalled the surveillance footage she had seen at Dr. Liddell's research facility in Lincoln City.She would never be able to forget the face of the man named Quentin.She would never be able to forget the fact that…this man had visited Rosalyn in the lab under the pretense of being her brother.As soon as he left, Rosalyn's condition had deteriorated greatly, so much so that she almost lost the will to survive.If Jim had not successfully delivered Charles
"But…"Joshua's gaze turned dark as he stared at a distance. "If someone were to abduct her, this means that she has an accomplice."Then, he turned to glance at Luna. "Do you remember what I asked Charlotte just now at the orphanage?"Luna furrowed her brows and contemplated this for a moment. "You asked her if she knows someone named Sirius."Joshua smiled when he heard this.He reached out to gently stroke Luna's hair and replied tenderly, "You have a good memory."The reason I asked her if she knew him was not that I didn't have that information, but instead, I had already guessed it myself and was just giving her a chance to come clean with the truth."The fact that she refused to tell the truth means that she treasured this person so much that she was willing to go to jail than expose Sirius's true identity."And now that she has been kidnapped…"Joshua curled his lips into a faint, cold smile. "Even though Charlotte being abducted won't tell us who Sirius is nor will it
When Joshua and Luna returned, Bonnie was trying to get Shelly to sleep.When she saw them return, she immediately approached them and asked, "What happened?"Luna let out a sigh and explained everything that had happened to Bonnie.Bonnie could not help lamenting as she leaned against the sofa, still carrying Shelly in her arms, "I hope Roanne will be alright…"Even though Roanne had been helping Charlotte do plenty of bad things all these years, she still did not deserve to die.Luna pursed her lips when she heard this but did not reply.All of a sudden, Joshua's phone rang.A glimmer of delight flashed through his eyes when he saw the number on the screen.Luna could feel the excitement wafting off his entire being, so she, too, glanced at the screen.It was a number without a caller ID.Luna did not recognize the number, so could not tell who it was.Joshua smiled at her and said, "Excuse me. I need to get this."With that, he strode out into the back garden.Bonnie gl
She knew exactly why she looked ill.The night before, when Jim and Sean got into their fight, Bonnie had almost suffered a miscarriage from Jim's punch.Bonnie could not help recalling what the doctor had said to her at the hospital. "Ms. Craig, it's a miracle that your child is even still alive…"Even though you showed signs of a miscarriage, thankfully, the child managed to survive."Of course, you have to be more careful in the future."At that time, Bonnie had burst into tears. She was crying for her ill fate, as well as the strong will of the child inside her belly.Despite that, she did not feel like having Laura look after her at all.To put it simply, she did not trust Laura.She did not trust anyone apart from her obstetrician.It was already a miracle that the child managed to survive up to this point, but she was worried that if Jim found out about the baby's survival somehow…He would try to get rid of it or claim it for himself.After all, since he had already
Luna and Laura both stilled when they heard Joshua's voice. The color had drained from Laura's face. She pursed her lips slightly and glanced first at Joshua, then at Luna. "I…I said that I wanted to compete with Ms. Luna…for…""Compete for my affection?" Joshua strode into the room, sneering, and reached Luna's side. Then, he reached out and pulled her to his form. "Dr. Suess, Lucas was the one who persuaded me to employ you as the family doctor."Initially, I had wanted to find a male doctor, but since Lucas has worked for me for so many years now, I trust his instincts, so I didn't object when he recommended you."From the moment you stepped into my house, I knew you weren't content with our relationship as employer and family doctor, and because of this, I had deliberately been keeping my distance from you."He curled his lips into a smirk and glanced coldly at Laura. "I just never thought that you'd one day have the audacity to even challenge my wife so brazenly."He lowere