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
Jim curled his lips into a bitter smile as he sat in the car, watching Bonnie and Harvey leave.Even though Harvey ran over and claimed he needed help from Mommy and Daddy, he had only talked to Bonnie from start to finish, without even giving Jim so much as a glance.Jim thought that under such circumstances, he should not even be helping Harvey if he did not ask for it, but…He let out a sigh.Even if Harvey did not come to him for help, how could he ignore his son?Besides, June was Christopher's daughter, and they had brought the two children home together from Banyan City.Even though she was not related to him, she was still Harvey's best friend, and thus, Jim knew he had an obligation to help find her.As soon as he thought of this, Jim rubbed his brows in frustration, picked up his phone, and dialed his assistant's number. "Assistant Coleman, help me track down the whereabouts of a doctor named Laura Suess."Then, after giving his assistant the instructions to do this,
Jim chuckled when he heard this. "I know I was blunt, but I'm just telling the truth, aren't I?"Then, he strode over to Harvey's side and gently stroked his hair in reassurance. "After all, you've read so many crime thrillers that you probably know I'm right, so don't get too wound up about your friend, okay?"Harvey finally stopped crying upon hearing this. He sniffed and bit his lip, staring at his father's face, then said timidly, "Daddy… Was it very unmanly of me to cry like that?"Jim chuckled. "A real man cares about the people around him, so it's okay to cry when you're sad about losing someone important to you. Don't worry about that."For a split second, Bonnie could not help being reminded of the old Jim when she heard these words.Jim's kindness, consideration, and soft, gentle voice made a surge of warmth spread through her heart, even though this kindness was not directed at her.She could not help remembering what Theo had said.Theo had said that the old Jim woul