"You're right; I was responsible for Roanne's death."Even though I had initially wanted to use her as a spy that I could plant by Jim's side to keep an eye on Charlotte, there's no denying that I had played a role in her death."Therefore, I'll do my best to find Charlotte and make her pay for this."Then, he turned and walked away, hand-in-hand with Luna.Luna bit her lip and glanced at Theo somewhat reluctantly.She had always thought of Theo as a calm, level-headed person, so how did he suddenly become such an illogical, irrational person because of Roanne?Luna was about to say something when Joshua patted her shoulder, signaling her not to speak.She bit her lip but did not say anything and instead turned to follow Joshua.Seeing that both Joshua and Luna were leaving, Caleb stood at the door in a stupor, unsure of what to do.He fell silent, then shot Theo a meaningful glance. "Are you sure you want to give up on someone like Rachel because of this woman?"Theo replied
Caleb was surprised that Rachel could have been so calm in all of this.Even Theo was a little stunned by this. He was silent for a short while before finally saying in a hoarse voice, "There's no need for that. I'll find her a burial place myself, and I'll pay you back for the funeral service out of my pocket too."Then, he let out a sigh as he glanced at Rachel. "I hadn't wanted you to pay me back at all for the portrait I painted of you; I had done that of my own accord."Please, keep it as a gift from me.""No need," Rachel interrupted him curtly. "I never accept gifts from strangers. You should know that whenever I receive gifts from people I don't know, I'd either throw them away or pay them back for their kindness."However, because the paintings are all of me, I don't intend on throwing them away, so I want to pay you back for your effort."She yawned and continued impassively, "Please don't reject my offer anymore, Mr. Allen. Otherwise, it'll put me in a very difficult p
Joshua tucked his phone away and fixed his gaze on Luna's face. "Maybe he's acting out because he feels responsible for her death."Think about this: You hadn't been fond of Cheryl when she was still alive either, but after she died, you couldn't help feeling sorry for her, even though you'd been blamed for her murder too."The same goes for Heather. When Heather died in front of you, you held her hand like you were best friends, but when she was still alive, you two hadn't been able to stand each other at all."Luna fell silent upon hearing this.Joshua…was right.However, even if Theo had felt sorry for Roanne's demise, it did not seem reasonable of him to cut off his friends and break up with his girlfriend because of her, right?Theo was too irrational.All of a sudden, Luna's phone rang. She furrowed her brows and glanced at the caller ID.It was Nathan, Theo's father.A bad feeling arose in her heart when she saw this name.Why was Nathan calling her all of a sudden?I
Joshua furrowed his brows and clutched the steering wheel tightly in his hands. "I guess we have to find Charlotte as soon as we can."He sighed and added, "My thought is that Theo doesn't really want to marry Roanne because he loves her, but because…"He narrowed his eyes. "Because he feels guilty for her death. He thinks that he played an undeniable role in Roanne's death, and thus he's doing all he can to make it up to her so that he'll be less burdened by his grief."This was why he broke up with Rachel, and I'm guessing this is the same reason he plans to marry Roanne."Luna bit her lip and lifted her head to stare at Joshua, still gripping her phone tightly. "Does this mean that if we find Charlotte as soon as we can and force her to admit her mistake and take responsibility for Roanne's murder…Theo's guilt may be lessened?"Joshua nodded and replied in a low voice, "That seems to be the way to go, logically speaking."Luna closed her eyes and sighed.She knew what Joshua
It was that same instance that had caused Rosalyn's condition to deteriorate and even lose her will to survive.If… If Quentin had been the one who told her about Sirius' involvement in Lucy's death, it would have likely caused her to be devastated and almost lose her life that way.However, on second thought, Luna shook her head and chased this thought out of her mind.Rosalyn had already said that Sirius had died more than 20 years ago, whereas Quentin was still alive.Besides, while watching the video of Lucy's death, not only were Sirius and Larry both in the clip but from certain angles, Luna and Joshua could clearly see Quentin at the scene as well.If Quentin and Sirius were the same people, they could not have appeared in the same place at the same time.However, if Quentin was not Sirius…then who was he?Luna could feel a headache coming on, so she closed her eyes, held her hand up to her forehead, and decided not to think about this anymore.All of a sudden, her phone
Meanwhile, in the Quinn Mansion's underground prison, Charlotte was lying on the bed, staring at the man standing before her with a look of repulse and contempt. "Are you going to let me live in this shithole?"As she said this, she started munching on some almonds in a bowl next to her and gave the man a once-over. "Sirius—oh, wait, you're called Quentin now."I thought that as the master of the Quinn family, you'd have plenty of power and influence over people, but it seems that I overestimated you."She tossed a few nuts against the man and added, "I haven't lived in such a shitty place for more than ten years now, ever since I was taken from the orphanage by Jim. How can you treat your own daughter like this?"Quentin narrowed his eyes when he heard this.He shot Charlotte a murderous glare and said coldly, "What the fuck do you want? Do you expect me to bring you home and declare that you're my daughter?"You're a fucking murderer, Charlotte, a fugitive now! Even though the
She, Charlotte, was his daughter, and his only daughter at that. He would protect her no matter what!Charlotte curled her lips into a smirk and repeated gleefully, "I said that you're an even bigger monster than I am, Quentin."Her triumphant smirk was nothing but a threat to Quentin.Quentin narrowed his eyes, lunged forward, and wrapped his hand around her throat, lifting her from the ground by her neck. "Charlotte, there's plenty of things that I choose to let go of simply because I know your mother never taught you any better when you were young, but some things aren't supposed to be said."He stared at Charlotte with a gaze so cold there was not even a hint of emotion a father was supposed to have toward his child in it. "Do you understand?""Ack!" Charlotte coughed. "I…I understand…" Her entire face had turned scarlet from the lack of oxygen, looking as though she would die at any moment.She struggled against his grip and begged for his mercy, "I…I'm sorry, Quen—no…Father
"I honestly have no idea what I'm doing here either."As soon as she saw Jim, Bonnie suddenly felt as though her heart could not even beat. She sported a bitter smile, then turned to glance at the two people behind Jim. "Mr. and Mrs. Landry, I don't think I came at the right time."Since Mr. Jim Landry doesn't want to see me, I should probably go wait outside. I'll come inside as soon as Mr. Jim is finished with his visit."With that, she turned and left without even giving the three of them any time to react.Jim furrowed his brows when he saw Bonnie leave but did not reply.Rosalyn almost leaped off the bed in alarm. "Jim, stop her! I invited her here to talk to her; please don't let her leave!"Jim frowned when he heard this, then turned to glance at Rosalyn. "Why did you want to talk to her?"Rosalyn rolled her eyes at him. "Just because you don't like her anymore doesn't mean I can't, right?"Charles quickly added, "That's right, Jim. Your mother has just woken up from her