"I spent so much time and effort making Jim forget the past and drug him into listening to my every word, and now that Christopher is trying to formulate an antidote for the poison, you're asking me if I want to stop him or not?"She pursed her lips and added, "Sirius, if you want to hear me calling you Father in your lifetime, you have to do as I say!"Quentin sneered. "Alright then. We'll proceed with the plan."Then, he narrowed his eyes, walked over to Charlotte's side, and grabbed hold of her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. "I don't like the face you have now. Why don't I help you turn it into what it's supposed to be?"Charlotte widened her eyes in shock. "What…what do you mean?""What I mean is…" He chuckled. "Ever since you got that plastic surgery, you don't look like my daughter anymore, and I think you'd be better off having an ugly face."Then, without warning, he picked up a knife and slashed it across Charlotte's face."Aaahhhhh—!" Cries of agony echoed through
The entire room fell silent.Bonnie furrowed her brows and shot Theo an exasperated glare.She knew that Theo was acting impulsively because of his overconsuming guilt toward Roanne, that this was his way of compensating for Roanne's tragic death, but Rachel had been the love of his life before this!How could he say something so hurtful in front of her?Even if he did not want to be with Rachel anymore in the future, it did not give him the green light to treat her like this.As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie exhaled and lifted her head to stare at Theo coldly. "You don't think she has anything to do with this? Can you guarantee that you won't regret what you said today?"If you can guarantee that, then I'll let you do whatever you want, including marrying a dead girl that you won't be able to bring home to your parents. I don't care whatever you do!"If you can't guarantee that you won't regret your decision in the future, you should take back what you just said!"There
Harvey then handed the civil rights officer a blank piece of paper and pen. "Sir, can you please write an unofficial certificate of marriage for my Uncle Theo? Even though it won't be legally recognized, I'm sure he can still accept it."Everyone in the room froze upon hearing this.Bonnie understood what Harvey was trying to do and immediately glanced at Theo. "Theo, you're not a kid anymore, and you should know if the civil rights officer tells you he can't do this for you, he means it. If he's willing to write you a marriage certificate right now, at least it'll be something, right?"Theo froze for a moment, contemplating this, then nodded reluctantly, like a child who had to give in to an undesirable request.The civil rights officer had no choice but to do as Bonnie and Harvey said and scribbled a 'marriage certificate' for him, even drawing a fake stamp to add to its credibility.Theo held this certificate close to him, like a newly obtained treasure, and muttered, "Roanne…
Bonnie rolled her eyes.Perhaps to Theo, this was an impossible question to answer, but to her, she did not even hesitate."If I were you, I wouldn't have chosen a dead person over the people around me, knowing that my actions would hurt them, and besides…"She turned to shoot Theo a cold glare. "Even if Roanne were still alive, you wouldn't have loved her back, anyway. Your feelings toward her now are built on guilt rather than true love."I can never do what you did, blaming someone else's death on yourself and sacrificing everything just to make up for that. What happened in the past will always remain in the past, and since I can't change anything about that, I won't make myself miserable because of this."Bonnie sneered and added, "If I were you, this wouldn't even have been a choice in the first place.""Is that so?" Theo could not help snickering when he heard Bonnie's reply. He shot her a taunting glance and said, "What if Roanne was the old Jim, and Rachel was the new hi
"I've been waiting here for a while now, and I overheard everything you said to that Theo guy."Bonnie's entire body stiffened when she heard this.Her expression darkened as soon as she recalled the conversation she had with Theo.She…had been talking to Theo about Jim's amnesia.Not only that, but she had been so angry at him that she even insulted him directly before bringing Harvey into what she thought was a taxi. If Jim overheard everything…"I heard everything," added Jim, curling his lips into a small smile as though he could see through Bonnie's thoughts. "Were you and the old Jim very much in love in the past?"Bonnie fell silent upon hearing this.Someone had asked her this exact question after Jim lost her memories, and every time, her answer was the same. "Before Jim lost his memories, he and I had been so happy together, and if he hadn't suffered amnesia, we would've been married by now."Every time someone asked her this question, she would give this answer so
Harvey's video had finished playing.Bonnie's head was lowered, and she was silent.Jim, too, was fixated on his driving, pretending as though he did not hear anything from Harvey's video at all.The entire car was silent, as though everything that happened had just been a dream.Finally, they arrived at Tea Cottage.Jim unlocked the door and said, "Harvey, get out of the car first. I have something to talk to your mother about."Harvey sighed and glanced first at Bonnie, then at Jim. "Alright, but you two talk this out properly. Don't argue, and don't you dare get into a physical fight!"Then, he opened the door and got out of the door.As he did this, Bonnie, too, placed a hand on the door handle on her side and tried to slip out of the car unnoticed.She had nothing to talk to Jim about.In the past, when she had been desperately trying to salvage their relationship, he had chosen Charlotte over her and rejected her over and over. Time and time again, he had even insulted
Bonnie had been drowning in her imagination, in dreams of Jim recovering from his amnesia, so much so that she had been blinded to the fact that he despised her and even turned down Sean because of this.She had been so fixated on criticizing Theo that she forgot she, too, was caught in the same predicament.Therefore, she did not intend on continuing this cycle anymore."Do you have anything to say, Mr. Landry?" asked Bonnie in a low voice, seeing that Jim was staring at her through the rearview mirror in silence.Jim narrowed his eyes and continued to stare at her.He could no longer see the hopeful and tender look in her eyes that used to be there.At this moment, Bonnie's eyes were etched with coldness and determination, and he could not help feeling that…if he were to let Bonnie go at this moment, she…She would never return.He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one.Before he could even take a puff from it, Bonnie furrowed her brows and said, "My heal
June was missing?Both Bonnie and Jim froze when they heard this.Bonnie quickly got out of the car and pulled a sobbing Harvey into her arms. "Harvey, calm down and tell us what happened. How can June be missing?"Harvey wiped the tears from his face and said, panting, "Shelly's the only person in the house now! All the babysitters are protecting and looking after Shelly, but I can't find June anywhere!"Then, he explained what had happened in fits of sobs, "When I couldn't find her, I asked the maids and babysitters where she had gone, and they told me that…"They said that not long after we left, Dr. Suess arrived, saying she was there to check on June…"Since all the guards were transferred here from Uncle Joshua's place, they were naturally familiar with Dr. Suess, and on top of that, she had come here to see June on several occasions before, so they let her in without thinking twice… And then…"He sniffed and finally could not stop his tears from falling anymore.No matte