Both Jim and Sean were stunned by Samuel's words.Sean gazed at Jim, then at Samuel. "F—Father Samuel, there must be a mistake! How could I and Mr. Landry be…""That's right." Jim frowned. "My mother died twenty years ago, and I can't possibly have a brother. Did my mother rise from the dead?""She didn't rise from the dead. She didn't die."Samuel sighed, took out a disk from the box, and gave it to Malcolm. "Play the video."Malcolm frowned and hesitated before accepting the disk. He found a laptop in the room and turned it on, wanting to play the disk straight from the laptop.Frowning, Lucas passed a small projector to Malcolm, which Malcolm accepted and connected to the laptop.Seconds later, a video started playing on the white wall in front of them, revealing a woman with a pale face, smiling at the camera."Hello everyone, I'm Lucy Hamilton."Jim, still seated, felt his whole body freeze as he stared in disbelief at the woman in the video. He felt like all the joints i
"After Samuel saved me, I lost my memories, and despite him wanting to help me regain my old memories, I refused to let him do so."I didn't have the courage to face my past, nor was I willing to come to terms with the hurt I've caused other people, but most importantly…"Lucy Hamilton sighed and continued, "I broke my vows and fell in love with Richard, the man who took care of me. Because of this, I wasn't willing to return to Charles, the husband with whom I had no memories. That's why…"She closed her eyes. "For the sake of my happiness, as well as me and Richard's son, Sean…I chose to become an irresponsible mother."Even though I had been living in Merchant City all this while, I had never reached out to my son. I never even gave him so much as a hug."Lucy sniffed and wiped the tears from her cheeks. "I can't express how sorry I am for being such a coward. I didn't have the courage to face my past and regain my old memories. If…"She lifted her head to stare straight at th
Jim's voice faltered as he stared at the space in front of him. "She was alive all this while…"His mother, Lucy, had been alive.She had been living in the same city as he was all this while, but even until her death, she had never attempted to see him at all, much less reclaim him!Jim's body started to shake at the thought of this.When he was a child, he thought Rosalyn was his mother, and because of this, he had always been content with his life.However, after discovering that he was not Rosalyn and Charles' son, he started secretly trying to track down his birth mother.The reason he had agreed to help Harvey search for his birth mother was that he did not want Harvey to end up a motherless child like him.However, no matter how hard he tried, Jim could not find any trace of his mother's true identity.It was only after Rosalyn volunteered this information that he finally found out the truth.Rosalyn had been honest with him about everything, including how jealous she h
With that, Jim turned and strode away.When he reached the door, Luna could not stop herself from running after him and stopping him. "Jim! What the hell are you talking about?"Even though Aunt Lucy didn't fulfill her responsibilities to you as a mother and abandoned you, you still have Father, Mother, and me!"Not only that, but you have Bonnie and Harvey with you now! Why do you think you're a loser?"She could not understand why Jim was so oblivious to the blessings he had in his life.Jim sneered. "Get out of my way, Luna."Luna had suffered an ill fate in her past, but at present, she was the happiest person she knew.What about him?Jim used to think he had a perfect life, but now…When he noticed that Luna refused to move away from the door, Jim immediately reached out and shoved her out of his way. "Fuck off!"Luna's skinny frame was no match for his strength, and she almost fell.Riley was startled by this sudden commotion and immediately burst into tears.Luna qu
Sean was a little puzzled by Luna's question. He lifted his head to stare blankly at Luna. "Yes…that was what happened."He remembered the look of disbelief on Bonnie's face when she laid eyes on the photos of Lucy, and she bombarded Nikki with questions about their mother afterward.Sean froze at the thought of this.Bonnie's reaction… Had she already suspected that he and Jim were brothers at that time?If she had, why had she not brought this up to him before?Not only did Bonnie keep this secret to herself, but it seemed she did not share her suspicions with Jim either.Sean furrowed his brows and instinctively glanced in Luna's direction.Luna's eyes were etched with the same puzzled expression as his."Mr. Lynch." All of a sudden, Samuel curled his lips into a smile as he watched Joshua going through the documents from the box. "If you're interested in reading them, you may bring these documents home with you."After all, these belong to Lucy, and in a way, they should r
"You became a priest to protect Lucy, so why should I do the same? I don't want to!" Malcolm shot Samuel a murderous glare and continued, "I can't believe that as a Quinn, you're not even thinking of continuing the family legacy."Granny is dying now, Quentin has been dead for many years, Sirius is in jail, and Hunter is serving his life sentence! I'm the only remaining heir to the family fortune now! I don't want to become a useless, good-for-nothing piece of trash like you."He sneered and added, "I knew that one day, I'd be able to reclaim my throne. So what if Quentin was after me? Didn't I manage to crawl back in the end?"Just you wait. One day, I'll reclaim my rightful throne as the master of the Quinn family, and I'll make us even more powerful and successful than ever!"Samuel furrowed his brows upon hearing this.His eyes were etched with pain as he stared at the man before him.He had been so preoccupied with caring for Lucy and Richard Wheeler all these years that he
Seeing that Rosalyn was about to walk to the side of the road herself, Gwen immediately frowned and stormed forward to grab her arm. "Mrs. Landry, you still haven't fully recovered yet, so you'd better not…"Rosalyn had been in a coma for more than a year, and as soon as she woke up, she rushed over to Merchant City to help Christopher formulate a drug that could help him stabilize his mental state. Therefore, she was already exhausted beyond measure.She had not yet had the time to recover, and at this moment, she was about to hobble to the side of the road to stop Jim and Bonnie…This was a highway, and because of the two speeding cars, Luke had ordered his men to clear the roads for fear that an accident would happen.If Rosalyn were to stand by the side of the road, what would happen if one of them accidentally crashed into her?"Thank you for your concern." Rosalyn smiled at her. "I know you. You're Gwen."Rosalyn had not met Gwen before this, but during her comatose state,
Bonnie knew that Jim was racing around the track to release his pent-up anger, but she did not want him to do this alone.If he wanted to speed, she would join him.She did not want him to feel alone, and she did not want him to feel abandoned by anyone.She wanted him to know that no matter what happened, he would not be abandoned!At least…At least there was one person out there—a woman named Bonnie Craig—who would always be there with him and never give up on him.At the thought of this, Bonnie stepped on the gas and gave chase in Jim's direction.However, Jim's car was already very far away, and to keep up with him, Bonnie had no choice but to accelerate at full speed.However, she had overestimated herself, or rather, she had overestimated her capability to stay calm in such a stressful situation.As she circled a bend in the road at breakneck speed, she lost control of her steering wheel, and the car pummeled toward the pillar at the side of the road.The car slammed i