Nikki scowled at Bonnie. "Tell me; which part of that was a lie? The fact is, you're trying to steal my brother away from me, Bonnie!"Nikki, who was already dressed, stood up and stared at a pale-faced Bonnie from her great height. "Let me tell you this, Ms. Craig, Sean belongs to me and only me!"From the first time we met, I've already told you that he's not my real brother. Even though the two of us grew up together and claimed to be siblings, he and I aren't blood-related at all!"I thought that as a woman, you'd be able to understand what I was trying to say about me and my brother's relationship!"I don't know if it's because you're too dumb to understand what I meant, or if you were deliberately ignoring me so that you can steal my brother away from me!"No matter what, Bonnie, my brother still cares about me more than you. After choosing to save you over me, he's guilt-ridden by his actions, so you'd better give up right now!"Kneeling on the floor, Bonnie could feel the
"I'm fine…" Bonnie slumped against Sean and said weakly, "I just need to rest for a while. You should take care of Nikki…"With that, she propped herself up, trying to stand.However, she had overestimated her strength.Not only did she fail to get up, but because of the gravity, her body quivered and slumped back into Sean's arms.Sean managed to grab hold of her once more. "Stop trying to push yourself. You were unconscious when I brought you to the hospital just now, so I know how your condition is now!"Then, he let out a sigh of regret and added, "I shouldn't have let you come in to see her!"A surge of emotions spread through Nikki's heart at the sound of Sean's concerned voice. She bit her lip, staring at Sean as he carried Bonnie to the door, and suddenly felt as though an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.Just as Sean was about to reach the door, Nikki chased after him and grabbed his arm. "Sean! Why do you only care about Bonnie? What about me? I'm your sister, a
It was all Bonnie's fault!Nikki glared in Bonnie's direction.One day, she would take Sean back, no matter what it took!…"Put me down," said Bonnie as soon as Sean walked out of the room.Sean furrowed his brows, a displeased look on his face. "Do you think you'll be able to walk if I put you down now?"Bonnie curled her lips into a smile. "What if I can?"Sean shot her a helpless glance, then carried her into an empty ward and said, "You wait here; I'm going to find you a doctor."Bonnie sighed. "You should go back to Nikki after this. She…needs you right now."Sean furrowed his brows once more upon hearing this. "I think you're the one who needs me more."Bonnie let out a bitter chuckle. "I have Luna…""She's gone." Sean shrugged and explained, "I don't know what happened, but she took a call and left the hospital after getting into an argument with whoever was on the other end. I don't know where she went."He stroked Bonnie's hair gently and added, "So you need me mo
Jim, dressed entirely in black, stood at the door, staring at Bonnie and everyone else with a gaze as cold as ice.When he saw Bonnie looking at him, he curled his lips into a smirk and slowly walked over to her. "Ms. Craig's heart already belongs to someone else, and she was just putting on an act with Mr. Wheeler just now."Then, he stared at Bonnie from his great height, his gaze so cold that she could not help shuddering. "Am I right, Ms. Bonnie Craig, future heiress of the Landry family?"Bonnie furrowed her brows upon hearing this, then narrowed her eyes at him. "Who are you talking about, future heiress of the Landry family?"She had never agreed to marry Jim at all, despite this being Charles and Rosalyn's wishes."You, of course." Jim strode over, tilted Bonnie's chin up, and forced her to stare straight into his eyes. "Haven't you been playing hard to get with me all this while Bonnie? You've been trying all sorts of ways to get me to marry you, right? Isn't that what yo
"So, Bonnie, I won't marry you, no matter how hard you try to make that happen. I'll never marry you out of responsibility, and I believe this is only fair to you and me.""Alright." Bonnie curled her lips into a contemptuous smirk. "I understand, Mr. Landry, but I still have to remind you—"She let out an exhale and continued impassively, "Firstly, the people who have requested you to go through with your promise are your parents, not me. Prior to this, I had never met them at all, and thus, I would never have been able to plot this."Secondly…"She chuckled, fixing her smiling gaze on Jim's handsome face, and added, "Sean and I are dating now, and from the moment I agreed to be his girlfriend, I've already given up pursuing you, Mr. Landry."Therefore, you should stop being so arrogant and think that I'm still in love with you."Then, she turned to glance at the nurse, who was stunned by this entire exchange. "Didn't you ask me whether my boyfriend is good in bed? Well, I'll te
When he saw how much Sean treasured Bonnie as though she was some rare valuable, Jim's expression darkened, and a hint of frustration surged through his heart.He furrowed his brows and shot Sean a cold, disapproving glance. "I wonder…what crime of mine are you going to expose to the world if I don't stay away from Bonnie?"Sean narrowed his eyes and lifted his head to stare at Jim. "How about the fact that you almost murdered someone?"As he said this, he glanced at Bonnie, whom he held gingerly in his arms, and said tenderly, "She kept calling for help while she was trapped in the car, and I know for a fact that I wasn't the first person she called; you were."However, you never took notice of her calls for help at all, and by the time I reached her, she was barely holding on. The doctor said that if I had arrived even a minute later, she wouldn't have survived!"He lifted his head to glare at Jim. "I know you don't love her, and no matter what she does, you think she's doing it
"Bonnie, I don't wish to get in the way of your happiness, but…"He glanced at Sean who, at this moment, was furious, and added impassively, "It's incredibly irresponsible of you to take such a young, handsome man as your rebound."Bonnie pursed her lips.She knew and had already thought of the things Jim was saying, even before he mentioned it.However, it was one thing for her to think this and another thing entirely for Jim to bring it up in front of Sean."I'm willing to be her rebound," Sean said curtly.He stared coldly at Jim and continued, "Not only am I willing to become her rebound, but I welcome it more than anything in the world. Even if she doesn't want to spend the rest of her life with me, I'm willing to take care of her during our time together."With that, he curled his lips into a smirk. "Is there anything else you'd like to say, Mr. Landry?"Sean's words made Jim swallow everything he wanted to say.He fell silent for a moment, then turned and stomped out of
Bonnie stared dazedly at the man kneeling before her.Sean's eyes were glossed with earnestness, as though every single word out of his mouth came after careful consideration.Maybe other women would feel nothing but happiness when a young, handsome, and responsible man said something like this to them, but at this moment, all Bonnie felt was guilt, helplessness, and fear.She was guilty because she knew she should not have dragged Sean into the drama between her and Jim, and she should not have given him the wrong impression.She felt helpless because no matter how well Sean treated her, she knew she would never be able to fall for anyone else apart from Jim.Finally, she was scared.She was scared that Sean would never be able to move on from her.If that happened, it would only add to her guilt and regret toward him."Bonnie." Sean curled his lips into a bitter smile when he saw Bonnie staring at him in silence. "You don't want to be with me, do you?"I can tell that the on
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