"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
At the pub, Christopher was dressed in a green shirt, sitting in the corner of the room as he sipped his beer while glancing at the time.He emanated an aura of elegance and aloofness that drew women to him, but even as countless women walked past him, he gave neither of them a glance and instead waited patiently for his mate to arrive."What is he doing here?"In the distance, Laura picked up her glass and took a sip from it as her gaze landed on Christopher.She had come to the pub that night to drown her sorrows alone.Initially, she thought that if she remained by Joshua's side long enough, he would realize how successful and attractive she was and see that she was so much better than Luna.She never thought that someone as handsome and successful as Joshua would turn out to be such a simp!He loved Luna so much that he would not change his mind about Luna no matter what Laura said.In Laura's mind, if this were directed toward her, she would call this devotion, but if it w
A young girl about five or six years old with big, beautiful eyes, rosy skin, and who loved wearing traditional dresses…This was June, no doubt.As soon as he thought of this, Christopher's gaze on Laura softened as he asked, "You say you came across her recently as a patient? What's wrong with her? Where did you see her?"Laura sighed. "I saw her at Mr. Joshua Lynch's house."That poor child. She doesn't have a mother, and her father recently left her too. She had no choice but to be put under the care of her father's friend, where she had to beg for her meals…"If this friend of her father's hadn't treated her so terribly, she wouldn't have fallen ill so easily."I hear that she came all the way from Banyan City. That poor child…"Then, she glanced tentatively at Christopher, trying to observe his expression. "Don't you agree, Dr. Roberts?"Christopher narrowed his eyes and replied impassively, "Yes, indeed. What a poor child; I especially pity her for having such a bad doct
"Me?" Jim snickered and glanced at Christopher. "I didn't think you'd care about anyone else but Bonnie now."Then, he shifted into a more comfortable position, leaning against the bar table, and added, "When you brought her up immediately after calling me, I thought you were here to speak on her behalf.""No, I'm not. She doesn't need to be friends with someone like me who hurt her in the past, much less…speak to you on her behalf." Christopher sported a self-deprecating smile, then lifted his head to stare at Jim. "Jim, I'm in the middle of something important now, and as soon as I'm finished, I might bring June with me to someplace up north."Aunty Rosalyn had already given me the recipe to formulate the drugs for my illness, and I'll be able to produce my own medicine in the future. I…"He paused for a moment before continuing, "I want to bring June with me to someplace where nobody knows us and start a new life there."Jim's entire body stiffened when he heard this.He lifte