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
Laura, on the other hand, was a successful woman.She thought that the higher she climbed the career ladder, the more men would notice her.However, when she met Joshua, she discovered that this was not the case at all.No matter how outstanding her performance was, Joshua had never given her even a second glance.Not only Joshua, but his friend, Jim, and even the artist Theo; none of them even expressed interest in her before.Laura could not help doubting herself and hating this unfair world.Why was it that successful women did not deserve to be fancied? Why, on the other hand, were beautiful women with no brains like Luna and Bonnie so popular among men?"Dr. Suess." Luna smiled and fixated her gaze on Laura. "I know you must be angry at the world for being so unfair, and you're frustrated because you don't think you received anything in return for your hard work. Am I right?"An elegant smile crept across Luna's face as she continued, "Well, there's one thing I'd like you
Laura's face broke out into a triumphant grin at Luna's question. "Are you scared, Luna? It's true; you're not obliged to prove anything to me. What difference does it make, anyway? Whether you prove it or not, you're still a useless bimbo who relies on men to live her life."The only thing that makes you better than me is your pretty face."With that, she yawned and lifted her head to glance at Joshua. "Even though today will be my last day of work, I still have to go upstairs to check on June."She remembered, despite everything, that she came as a doctor first.As soon as she finished her sentence, she turned and went up the stairs.However, after taking just a few steps, Laura paused and added, "I thought you'd at least have some guts to stop me and prove me wrong, Luna, but I guess I overestimated you."Then, she continued up the stairs.Luna remained motionless and curled her lips into a smirk as she watched Laura leave. "Your reverse psychology doesn't work on me."She c
Luna could not understand why Joshua had to hide from her while taking his call.They had been husband and wife for so many years; what did he have to hide from her?After God knew how long, Joshua returned.He strode over to Luna and said, "Go upstairs and get changed and do your makeup; I'm going to bring you to the hospital."Luna immediately furrowed her brows upon hearing this. "Get changed and do my makeup…to go to the hospital?"Why did she have to dress up?Why were they headed to the hospital?Joshua could not help smiling when he heard this. He reached out to gently stroke Luna's cheek and replied, "Things have gone ahead of schedule, just trust me. Go do your makeup and put on your best dress. I'm bringing you to see someone important."Luna could not help frowning in confusion upon hearing this.She bit her lip and shot Joshua a helpless glance.She had wanted to ask him more, but in the end, she swallowed her questions.After all, she would be able to find out s
Luna could not help feeling that Caleb was acting a little strange, but at the same time, she could not tell what was wrong.At the same time, Joshua called her name, so Luna followed Joshua into the hospital after bidding Caleb a quick farewell.Caleb could not help curling his lips into a small smile as he watched Joshua and Luna enter the hospital.He had already known since the moment he met Joshua and Luna that these two would eventually end up together, but he was surprised by how fast the day had come."Who are we here to visit?" Luna asked in a low voice as she followed Joshua.There was a hint of a smile in Joshua's tone as he led her past the hallways, hand-in-hand. "We're visiting the woman I was on the phone with."Luna's body stiffened slightly when she heard this.She bit her lip and shot Joshua a nervous glance. "Who…is she?"She had not even brought up anything about that woman yet, and all of a sudden, Joshua brought her over to introduce them.Luna could not
There was a hint of excitement in Rosalyn's voice as she hugged Luna's trembling body. "I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you about it when I first woke up."It was only after Dr. Liddell checked me to make sure I'm fine and also after I helped Christopher control his mental state, I rushed back here to Merchant City."She cupped Luna's tear-stained face and said, "You're not mad at me, are you?"Luna shook her head furiously as tears continued to pour down her face. "Of course I'm not."Why would she?After being in a coma for more than a year, the first thing Luna wanted to do was spend time with her mother, so how could she possibly stay mad at Rosalyn?"Thank you for understanding." Rosalyn let out a sigh and continued hugging Luna for a long time before finally bringing up Joshua. "Joshua is a good man."As she held Luna's hand, she gently spoke, "Your father has filled me in on what happened during this past year."I know that you thought Joshua was the one who
Luna's heart leaped into her throat.She bit her lip and stared nervously at Rosalyn's pale face. "But… But, what?"Luna's face was etched with despair, worried that Rosalyn would reveal some truth about Joshua's involvement in her demise.Rosalyn could tell exactly what Luna was thinking. She let out a sigh and reached out to hold Luna's hand gently. "Don't be nervous; what I was trying to say is that…"She sighed. "Even though Joshua has never done anything to hurt me before, that doesn't apply to me."She stared earnestly at Luna and said in a soft voice, "No matter how much we try to ignore the truth, the reason Joshua's grandmother passed away…was because of the drug I invented."Luna immediately relaxed when she heard this.She fell silent for a moment before finally lifting her head to gaze at Rosalyn and asked the question that had been stuck in her throat for a long time, "Mother…can you tell me…were you involved in Granny Lynch's death?"Luna's nails dug into her palm
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