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
"You can take care of yourself?"Bonnie followed his gaze, and when she caught sight of what he was staring at, her expression darkened. "This was an accident."Sean chuckled, a hint of contempt in his laughter. Bonnie could not tell whether he was taunting her of her fragility or laughing at himself for his wishful thinking.He stood up and said, "Alright. I understand, Bonnie. I won't disturb you ever again."Then, he turned and strode out the door."Sean!"As soon as he pushed the door open, Nikki, who had been waiting outside patiently, lunged into his arms, crying. "Sean… I'm sorry!"I've reflected on my mistake, and I now understand I shouldn't have done this to Ms. Bonnie…"It's just—I was so upset after what happened to me today that I…"Sean could not help feeling a little annoyed at the sight of Nikki sobbing in his arms. He glanced at her and replied, "Well, you shouldn't have treated her like this no matter how upset you were. Is this how I raised you?"Tears brim
If she remembered correctly, the name list that Paul Duncan possessed…was the name list of all the children who had been under his care at the orphanage!Previously, while trying to piece together Roanne and Charlotte's true identities, Bonnie had sought out a former worker of the orphanage for help.However, the worker told her that since everything had happened such a long time ago, no one knew the names of the children at the orphanage, nor where each of them had ended up.Nonetheless, the owner of the orphanage, Mr. Duncan, had a name list that recorded the names of all the children and their whereabouts after leaving the orphanage.Because of this, Bonnie had intended to track down Mr. Duncan to retrieve the name list from him, but…He had left Merchant City a long time ago, and no one knew where he had gone nor when he would return.Bonnie had no choice but to give up on her plan.However, she did not expect that Mr. Duncan would return to Merchant City all of a sudden and
After listening to Bonnie's plan, Joshua immediately sent a few of his men to pack Bonnie, Harvey, and June's bags and send them to Tea Cottage.When Bonnie finally finished her IV fluids in the evening, she felt a lot better.With Joshua and Luna's help, she finally returned to Tea Cottage.Standing at the gate, a bitter smile crept across Bonnie's face as she stared at the familiar building.She still remembered…This was the place where Jim and her first slept together, a place that held too many memories of her and Jim.This was where they first met and started dating.The first time they cooked together.The first time they showered together…All of these memories surged into her mind as she closed her eyes.The image of Jim's cold and hostile attitude toward her that afternoon appeared before her eyes.'Forget him,' Bonnie thought to herself.It was time to let go.In a few days, after the person who raped Nikki was captured, and after she settled the issue of Harvey
Christopher's entire body stiffened when he heard Bonnie's response.He stared at Bonnie dazedly, his eyes etched with sheer disbelief. "Haven't you always wanted Jim to remember you? You…""I changed my mind." Bonnie curled her lips into a smirk. "It doesn't matter whether he remembers me or not; it won't change our outcome anymore. You don't have to waste your time and effort anymore."Then, she let out a sigh and continued, "I accept your apology, Christopher. Since you haven't fully recovered from your episode yet, you should focus more on getting your rest instead of worrying about Jim and me."When… When your condition is stable, I'll send June back to your side. After all, you're her father and legal guardian, so I shouldn't keep her by my side for too long."Besides, the baby in her belly would be born eventually, and not only would she return June to Christopher, but she would also try to track down Shelly's birth parents.Bonnie did not think she was capable of taking c
Christopher then hung up the phone without even sparing Jim any time to think, much less respond.Sitting in his study, Jim could not help sneering as he stared at the phone.Christopher had not changed at all; he would always retaliate whenever he felt he had been mistreated.Jim had just hung up on him because of his bad mood, and within minutes, Christopher had called him again to do the same thing in revenge.However, on the flip side, this meant that Christopher had recovered greatly and was more and less back to his normal self.Jim sat in his chair, contemplating for a while more, before finally standing up.He had yet to find any clues about Number-9 from the information his assistant had gathered, and he knew that it would not be easy trying to track down Number-9.Since that was the case, there was no harm in meeting Christopher for a quick drink.Besides, he was convinced that Bonnie had sent Christopher to talk to him about her and was curious to find out what he ha