Luke's brows knitted tightly together. How could a person go missing in the mansion?At that moment, Lucas came running in and approached Joshua, whispering into his ear, "Sir, we can't find June. We searched everywhere, yet we spotted neither Charlotte nor June."Joshua squinted his eyes slightly. He was so keen on searching the mansion because not only did he want to find Charlotte, but he wanted to find June, above all.He knew what the Quinn family was up to. June was Christopher's weakness, and if the Quinn family had control over June, it meant that they could get Christopher to do everything they wanted. Christopher was, after all, in the process of creating an antidote that could help Jim recover his memory.More importantly, Christopher possessed the prescription of the poison created by Rosalyn. It was a poison that made Jim lose his memories and be subjugated into a state where he could be brainwashed.The Quinn family was not only trying to stop Christopher from creati
However, Quentin was not swayed at all. "I'm in the middle of a conversation with Ms. Craig, Mr. Landry, and I don't think it's your place to intrude."Then, he fixed his gaze on Bonnie and added, "I was talking to you, Ms. Craig."Bonnie was a little uneasy about Jim's actions.This man had claimed that he did not care about her, but his actions said otherwise. Despite calling her manipulative and deceitful, he insisted on marrying her against her will, and at this moment, he even suddenly appeared to be concerned about the 30% of Craig Group's shares that were on the line.Even though she despised Quentin more, he at least did not try to hide his intentions.She and Jim were not even together anymore!Bonnie paused for a moment, circled past Jim, and strode over to Luna's side. "Mr. Simms, I am a woman of my word, but my people aren't finished searching the house yet."You'd have to let us conduct a thorough search before calling it a day, right? If you force me to sign the co
Luna's entire body froze when she registered the bright red words on the paper.Bonnie quickly got closer to her side when she saw Luna's shocked look and glanced at the message written in blood.[There is a secret door hidden in Granny Quinn's bedroom.]All of a sudden, Bonnie could feel the blood rushing to her head.There was a hidden door in Granny Quinn's bedroom!Granny Quinn's room was the only place in Quinn Mansion that was off-limits to everyone.She was almost 80 years old and had only two sons—one had died, whereas the other had devoted his life to priesthood. Her only two grandsons did not fare well either. Hunter Quinn was in prison, and Malcolm was on the run, a fugitive that was cast out of the Quinn family.As a result of these emotional repercussions, she had fallen gravely ill and was now not even capable of getting out of bed anymore.Despite this, she was well-respected by everyone she met. Not only were Joshua and Luke's men careful not to disturb her rest
"Are you worried about us harming her, or are you worried about us discovering the hidden door in her room? Don't worry, Mr. Simms, we'll sort this out after we search the room."Then, he grabbed Bonnie's hand once more and walked away.A group of men dressed in black promptly followed them.As the warmth of Jim's palm spread into her own, Bonnie stared at the strands of his hair picked up by the wind and suddenly felt as though she had been transported to a year ago when she first saw him.At that time, she and Jim were both standing next to the ruins of Blue Bay Villa, which had been destroyed in a fire of Aura's doing.His tall, slender frame was perched alongside Harvey next to the ruins.The wind had picked up a few strands of his hair, blowing it gently about his face and framing it in a delicate way that contrasted his sharp, arrogant-looking features.He had turned to look at her, a hint of surprise in his gaze, and she would never forget that first glance.She had fall
Granny Quinn's attitude had indirectly confirmed Jim's suspicions, and he narrowed his eyes. "All I want is to look at your bed, Granny Quinn. Why are you so hostile?"He chuckled and inched closer to Granny Quinn. His voice became more stern as he added, "What are you hiding underneath your bed?"Granny Quinn's expression darkened when she heard this. She let out a slight cough, then smiled awkwardly. "Pardon me—I may have overreacted just now."She continued to cough into her fist, feigning frailness, and said, "I was just surprised, that's all… This is the first time you and your little girlfriend ever came to my room, Mr. Landry, and you even demanded to look at my bed!"To be honest, I'm an old lady now, and naturally…I was a little shocked by this request."After all, what is there to look at on a frail old lady's dirty, messy bed?"Then, she shot Jim a somewhat pleading look and added, "Please don't do this to me, Mr. Landry. My health has been declining day by day, so muc
However…Bonnie had the same idea as Jim, too.This unknown darkness that was before them could be the most dangerous thing they would ever face, so how could she possibly allow Jim to face it himself?She still remembered…When they met at the orphanage, Jim had told her before that he was secretly afraid of the dark.During the past year they had been together, Bonnie would sometimes tease him for being afraid of the dark.Even though her feelings toward Jim were more governed by disgust rather than love at this moment, it did not change the fact that the past Jim and the current Jim were the same people, so they shared the same fears.As soon as she thought of this, she grew even more determined to go with him. "If you don't bring me along, I won't let you go in there."A surge of warmth spread through Jim's heart at the sound of this.He turned to stare at Bonnie, whose eyes were etched with determination and worry.He knew she was not throwing a tantrum or deliberately t
Bonnie's heart leaped into her throat at the sound of this.She was more than familiar with this voice.During the past year that she had spent with Jim, Harvey had clung to her as well, and therefore, his best friend, June, also spent almost all hours of her day with Bonnie.There was no way Bonnie could not recognize June's voice!"Help me—""Help me, please—!"June's screams grew even louder and shriller than the last.Bonnie could feel all the nerves in her body tighten, and she could not help quickening her pace as she strode in the direction of the voice.All of a sudden, Jim furrowed his brows and squeezed her hand. "Don't act on impulse."He took a step forward to shield Bonnie's body behind his, then continued to make their way toward the direction of the voice.Soon, they arrived at a dungeon, and the door leading to it was left ajar.The closer they got, the louder they could hear June's cries for help.Jim slowed down and, still holding Bonnie's hand in his, slo
"It hurts, Aunt Bonnie… It hurts so much…"Bonnie's heart broke at the sight of this. She held June close to her and glared at the two servants, who were restrained by the guards. "Who the hell ordered you two to do this? How can you do this to a six-year-old child?"The woman leaning against the cushions shot Bonnie a cold look but did not reply.The other one, however, stammered, "W—We were just following Mr. Simms' orders! He told us to cut the flesh off her arms…and then…mail them to her father…"That way…her father will be willing to hand over what Mr. Simms wanted to save his daughter!"Jim furrowed his brows upon hearing this. "What does Christopher have that's so important to Quentin that he'll do anything to get him to hand it over?"Jim did not understand this.Christopher was just a doctor, so what did he have with him that was so irresistible to Quentin?"I…I don't know." The servant lowered her head. "All I heard is that…this little girl's father possesses the reci