In the past, Bonnie never had kids of her own and she did not know about Harvey, so she could not understand the pain and struggles of being a parent.Now that she had Harvey, however, as well as the little fetus growing inside her, she finally understood what it was like to be a parent.A monster like Quentin did not deserve to be someone's father!"What the hell are you talking about?" Quentin could not help frowning when he heard this. He swept his cold gaze over the two women who were restrained by Jim's men.One of them had their head lowered, whereas the other met his gaze head-on, with a hint of resentment in her otherwise fearless gaze.He narrowed his eyes. "That's utter bullshit! How can I possibly have a daughter? I haven't even taken a wife, so where would my daughter even come from?"Granny Quinn, who was still lying in the bed next to them, could not help sneering when she heard this. "That's right; how can Quentin possibly have a daughter? That's nonsense!"Quenti
"Why do you say this, Mr. Simms?" Jim narrowed his eyes. "Would I have declared it so confidently if I didn't have the answer myself?"When they were in the dungeon, he had secretly marked the two women to tell them apart.Jim had secretly ordered his men to 'accidentally' tear the shirt of the one who claimed to be Quentin's daughter while dragging her up the stairwell.At the thought of this, Jim got up and strode over to the servant with the torn shirt, a cold sneer playing on his lips. "Whether it was me, Joshua, or Luke, none of us had managed to understand why Charlotte was so close with the Quinn family, so much so that they were willing to steal her from us at the expense of breaking the law."As he said this, he glanced coldly at Quentin, whose face was pale. "What this servant just said reminded me that…"He chuckled and continued, "Charlotte was an orphan, and if she were your daughter, Mr. Simms, everything would make sense."The color drained from Quentin's face.A
If even Jim, the man who had laid by Charlotte's side for many months, could not bring out any evidence to tell them apart, then no one could.As soon as he thought of this, Quentin could not help bursting into laughter. "Well, well, not sure how to go about lying anymore, huh, Mr. Landry?"He plopped down in a nearby chaise lounge, shifted into a more comfortable position, then swept his cold glance over Jim. "Mr. Landry, you and Ms. Craig disrupted my godmother's rest, went into the dungeon, and finally found two servants who we can't even tell apart."Now, you're even claiming that one of these servants is not only Charlotte but my daughter as well… You have such a vivid imagination. It'll be such a pity if you don't become an author!"Jim narrowed his eyes when he heard this.Suddenly, he realized that he had no comeback for Quentin.He turned around to stare at the two women, who not only were identical in height and build, but both had faces mutilated beyond recognition.E
Lo and behold, there was an ugly red birthmark on the servant's left shoulder.After a brief moment of shock, Bonnie came to a sudden realization.It turned out she was right; Charlotte had faked the birthmark to pass herself off as Number-9.However…she had misremembered the position of the birthmark!Bonnie's birthmark was on her right shoulder, but Charlotte had mistaken it as being on the left shoulder and thus faked a birthmark there!Charlotte narrowed her eyes as soon as she realized she had been exposed, then quickly took a step back and feigned anger, pulling her sleeve back up to cover her skin. "What the hell do you think you're doing? How dare you violate me like this?""Why are you still pretending, Charlotte?" Luna said, frowning. "Your identity has already been exposed, and there's no use pretending anymore.""I disagree." Charlotte sneered and lifted her head to shoot Luna a cold look. "I still have a fighting chance."Then, she took a knife out of her pocket an
Bonnie could not help thinking that the knife Charlotte had used had not been clean, so she would not stop worrying until a doctor checked Jim's wound.Jim furrowed his brows but did not reply and instead allowed Bonnie and Gwen to take him out of the room.After the three of them left, Luke glanced coldly at a pale-faced Quentin and said, "Mr. Simms, they've already given you the evidence you wanted."Even Charlotte herself admitted her true identity, and she even attempted to harm someone once again."With all this in mind, you must agree that Bonnie has won the bet, hasn't she?"Quentin narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.A glimmer of hatred flashed through his eyes as he glanced at Charlotte, who was being restrained by the guards.He should not have taken pity on her!He had known since the start that this daughter of his was utterly useless, yet he still took pity on her and tried to help her!Not only had he failed to protect her, but their relationship was exposed, to
Based on how Luna looked at Riley, Quentin knew that he made the right choice in keeping Riley. At first, he had meant to use the baby as leverage for other means, but all thanks to Charlotte, his plan had gone down the drain.He glared at Charlotte, musing to himself how she was a prodigal daughter.He would have continued keeping Riley secretly as leverage against Joshua, using the infant especially when a more dire situation arose, had it not been for her antics. Charlotte could have the chance to escape, but she had to be a busybody and forced him to use his last card at hand!Joshua frowned and looked at the baby in Quentin's arms. Subconsciously, he stood in front of Luna and said indifferently, "Mr. Simms, are you going to use the girl to exchange for Charlotte?"Quentin smiled. "I think it's fair that I exchange your child with mine, isn't it?"This comment, however, took Granny Quinn by complete surprise as her expression contorted as miserable as sin. "Quentin, are you s
Quentin clenched his fists tightly. He never thought that he would be forced to prove his relationship with Charlotte by someone younger than him.Someone like Joshua.He glared daggers at Joshua, knowing at that moment that Riley was no longer the trump card he could rely on.Despite having Riley with him for so long, Joshua never expended much effort to search for Riley. Even when Joshua knew that Riley was with him, Joshua never rushed to him and demanded the child be returned.Joshua must have known that he would use Riley as a bargaining chip, but Joshua did not panic at all.In a situation like this, using Riley as leverage was a dangerous move, but he could only take the risk because of Charlotte.At this moment…The silence prolonged for several seconds before finally, Charlotte broke the silence before Quentin could say anything."I have the evidence!" Charlotte struggled and yelled hysterically, "There's a DNA paternity report of me and Mr. Simms; it's in my left pock
Everyone, except for Joshua, was shocked by Granny Quinn's order.Luna stared at Granny Quinn, wondering if she had heard her words wrongly.Did she just ask to capture Quentin and Charlotte? Why? Quentin is Granny Quinn's godson, and Charlotte is Quentin's biological daughter! Why is she treating them like this?Granny Quinn was very supportive of Quentin even before Luna finally held Riley in her arms, and the elder even looked at Charlotte with vague affection and warmth.It was not only Luna who was dumbfounded. Even Butler Barton, who had served Granny Quinn for many years, was startled at Granny Quinn's sudden change of reaction."Old Madam Quinn, are you mistaken? Why are you asking the man to capture Mr. Simms and his daughter? You—""You don't know anything!" Granny Quinn sneered and glared at the bodyguards, who had been standing at a fair distance, unmoving, even after she gave an instruction. "I know that all of you take orders only from Quentin now, but don't forget
At that, he looked at Gwen. "Actually…"Steven found himself unable to finish his sentence. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled. "Forget about it.""Steven…" Gwen looked at him, and her tears fell.Her heart was not made of stone. How could she not know Steven's feelings toward her?She was silent for a long while. In the end, she stood up and slowly walked over to Steven with arms opened wide. "Give me a hug."Steven hesitated for a while, but he still stood up.They hugged."Gwen." Steven hugged her thin figure. "I have to meet you earlier in the next life so I can compete fairly with my brother."Gwen nodded with tears streaming down her face. "Okay."They thus hugged once more. Minutes later…"He's gone," said Stefan.Tears kept falling.They hugged for a while longer before pulling apart. Gwen looked at Stefan with her tear-stricken face. He had tears on his face as well.She bit her lips and reached out to wipe his tears. "A—Are these tears…yours or his?
The next day, Rachel flew from Merchant City to Sharnwick City to diagnose Anne's condition. Theo tagged along as well because he had another identity, Rachel's boyfriend."According to the report, Anne's condition is slowly recuperating." Rachel was relieved after assessing the report. "Although she is very weak, she is going to get better with lots of rest."There is nothing wrong with her vocal cords too. It could be a psychological thing that makes her lose her voice. A knot in her heart that causes it." She looked at Luna, then at John. "Considering all factors, I think that knot is Luna."Rachel continued, "John, I know Luna is the root cause of all these bad things. Being away from Luna, Joshua, and other people is going to guarantee a safer life for you and your family. But have you thought about it from Anne's point of view? Other than you and Sammie, she has her own life and her circle of friends. Never has she blamed Luna for what happened, yet you forced her to leave Lun
It was almost a miracle for Anne to willingly leave the house just to visit him!Robyn, meanwhile, sobbed at the sight.The nurse who accompanied Anne to the ward was puzzled. What was going on with these people?She snuck her phone out of her pocket and took a photo of this surreptitiously. Then, she sent it into the nurse's group chat with the caption, [What a strange family I met today.]The nurses in the group chat began gossiping about this. One of them tagged a fellow nurse named Daisy and said, [Hey, isn't this the guy who saved the old man you're looking after? What a hero!]Daisy was, at this moment, walking into Andy's room to help him change his wound dressing. She saw the message but was not able to type on her keyboard to respond, so she recorded a voice message instead. "Yes, that's the man. What's wrong with his family? What are you guys talking about?"As soon as she finished her sentence, she lifted her head and finally realized that Andy was not there.Instead,
Anne stared at John for a long time before forcibly smiling and told him in sign language, "Robyn didn't return after so long, so I got worried and came by to check on her.""Daddy, Aunt Robyn, are you two hugging?" Sammie asked, blinking innocently as she raised her head in curiosity.John and Robyn turned pale at this.It was understandable for such a young child like Sammie to misinterpret them as hugging, but what would Anne think of this?John leaped off the bed and staggered toward Anne. "Anne, it's just a misunderstanding…"However, he was still so weak that his legs could not hold up the full weight of his body at all, and he almost crumpled to the ground.Quick-witted Robyn managed to catch him before he could fall, but this gesture appeared once again rather intimate to both Anne and Sammie. Sammie furrowed her brow and asked rather indignantly, "Are you hugging again? Daddy, how can you hug Aunt Robyn like this when you've never even hugged Mommy and me like this befor
When the nurse pushed Anne to John's ward, she overheard John and Robyn fighting from the door. The fight was about how John was anxious to return home because he was worried about Anne and Sammie.However, as someone who used to work as a nurse, Robyn knew John should not leave the hospital after being shot by a gun. At least, he needed to stay in the hospital and be observed for 24 hours to make sure that he was fine before leaving the hospital. If an infection happened, John's body would crash easily and he would become weak just like Anne.In the ward, John frowned and talked with a serious tone, "I'm really fine. Get me my clothes so I can go upstairs to thank Miss Andie and go back home immediately. If Anne knows that I'm hurt, she is going to worry. She will easily be suspicious since you haven't gone back home for a long time. What if she worries about me and brings Sammie to the hospital to look for me? Can you bear yourself even just thinking about it? She's weak and Sammie
Sammie's soft and cute babyish voice melted Stefan's heart immediately. It had been quite some time since he actually put a smile on his face. "Hi, there. What's your name and how old are you?"Sammie tilted her head to look at Stefan's handsome face and smiled sweetly, "I'm Samantha but everyone calls me Sammie."Then she did not forget to introduce Anne to Stefan too. "This is my Mommy. Her name is Anne."At this point, Stefan had given all of his attention to Sammie and did not notice Sammie mentioned that her mother's name was Anne. He pinched Sammie's cheek and said, "Your Mommy is not feeling well. You have to be a good girl and take care of her, do you understand?"Sammie nodded seriously and said, "I will.""Alright, sir. I will bring them to where they want to go," the nurse saw Anne signing to her anxiously. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. I will take good care of them."The promise from the nurse gave an assurance to Stefan that they would be well taken off. He smil
This was the first time Anne brought Sammie out. Ever since she escaped from death, she became a different person—a recluse and was afraid of the sun. This situation became even worse after she became mute.The last time she left the house was two weeks ago when she had to go for surgery.However, she worried about John. In the morning, Robyn told her John was hurt and needed to stay in the hospital to rest. However, she had a hard time believing what Robyn said.After spending so many years together with John, Anne reckoned she was the one who knew John the most. If it was a minor injury, John would never want to stay in the hospital. He cared too much about her and Sammie, so he never dared to let her worry about him. Therefore, it just did not sound reasonable if John would stay in the hospital because of a small injury.Furthermore, Robyn had not returned home since the morning, which was nearly three hours since she left the house. After much consideration, she decided to call
Tara fell silent upon hearing this. She bit her lip nervously and shot Gwen a tentative glance. "I didn't mean to offend you, Gwen…" "I know." Gwen let out an exhale and interrupted Tara before she could finish, "I know you meant no harm, but I can't deny that this is something I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around. In the future, neither of you—even you, Luna—should bring this up again." Her love life was such a mess that not even she could unravel the ties, much less expect other people to understand. Tara pursed her lips and did not reply. Luna stared at Gwen in silence for a while before finally saying, "But you have to face this eventually, Gwennie. After all that you've been through with Luke, all of us hope for nothing but the best for the two of you. Even if you avoid it now, you'll have to face the truth eventually. Otherwise, are you planning on spending the rest of your life in this complicated relationship with Luke? Can you bear the thought of not being
Stefan was mildly amused by the look on her face. He extended his arms out in a gesture of defeat and said, "I never intended on ratting you out to Joshua. You three spoke about these secrets in my presence." With that, he shot Andy a rather helpless look. "Don't you agree, sir?" Andy was surprised to be called out all of a sudden. "Of course!" Although Gwen and Luke had been together for a long time, Luke had never much cared for maintaining good relations with his future father-in-law. He always thought his relationship with Gwen did not concern anyone else outside of the two of them. Combined with the fact that Andy had done some hurtful things to Gwen in the past, Luke grew even more disdainful of his future father-in-law. Because of this, he had never given Andy as much as a second glance throughout their relationship and rarely ever addressed him directly like this. The truth was, Stefan had already called out to Andy once before, during their rescue mission the day befor