"Admit it, Rachel. You still have feelings for me, don't you?"'She's not a heartless person; I'm still in her heart! Even if she's engaged to Caleb now, even if she is Caleb's fiancee, that's just a measure of expediency because I hurt her. She still has feelings for me!'With that thought, Theo's eyes brightened. 'I still have a chance, don't I? I have a chance to ask for forgiveness and be with her again!'The warmth from his hand and his passionate eyes got Rachel furrowing her brow. She remotely withdrew her hand and replied apathetically, "Theo, I admit that I'm not over you, and I'm not truly elated being with Caleb, but this doesn't mean anything. It only proves that I'm a very sentimental person, or perhaps, I'm a very loyal person when it comes to relationships."She lifted her head to stare at the man in front of her coldly. "You know me. Once I make a decision, I won't easily regret it. Marrying Caleb is a choice that I make after deep thought, and since I've agreed on
Theo receded as though his body was out of strength after hearing what Rachel said. While he did, Caleb quickly grabbed Rachel and walked past him before leaving altogether.All the time, Theo's eyes had been focused on Rachel, but she never once turned to look at him…not even once.His heart felt so crushed like it had been slammed by a heavy hammer.Looking at how dreadful Theo was, Joshua and Luna looked at each other. Just when they were about to walk over, a small figure dashed over before them.It was Neil.The boy reached out and grabbed Theo's hand. "Don't be sad, Uncle Theo. You still have me."The young-sounding voice startled Theo, making him look down unconsciously. Neil, in return, looked at him with clear doe eyes."Uncle Theo, Mommy had told me what happened between you and Aunt Rachel. I know you were wrong, but you still have a chance to save your relationship before Aunt Rachel gets married. Don't give up so easily," he spoke, all while he grabbed Theo's hand t
Seeing how Luna hesitated, Nellie quickly got on her feet from behind. "Uncle Theo, I promise that I'll help you get Aunt Rachel back!"Nigel, too, joined in as he closed his laptop and said, "I can help too, when you need me."As they finished expressing their willingness to help, Nellie looked back at her eldest brother unconsciously. They made eye contact, and both of them could see helplessness appearing in their eyes.They had eaten the blueberry cheesecake baked by Neil himself last night. Ever since Neil lost his memory a year ago, he started to develop an interest in cooking. Very often, one would find him meddling in the kitchen and trying new recipes. After a year, he was already capable of cooking delicious, tasty food that was serviced by restaurants.Since Nigel and Nellie understood there was no free lunch available in this world, they were willing to adhere to Neil's wishes.Luna sighed and looked at Theo remotely upon noticing both Nellie and Nigel offering to help
Rosalyn's frantic-sounding voice startled Luna.Theo's matter was no longer on her mind as she quickly walked to another side to continue talking on the phone. "Mom, calm down. What happened?"Sobbing, Rosalyn said over the phone, "Christopher has gone crazy!"You know he used to suffer from mental illness… Jim called him over today to study the antidote for the poison in Bonnie's body, but then…"Her sobs grew louder. "W—When he came back and saw June, he…"You know June had wounds all over her body, and Charlotte and Sirius had shaved her head. The people Christopher cares about the most are June and his father."Before he came back, I was worried that Christopher wouldn't be able to handle what happened to June, but your brother insisted on calling him back to study the antidote. Although June had prepared herself earlier by putting on a cap with a wig and said she accidentally fell down, causing the injuries on her arms…"Luna, Christopher is a doctor, and he could tell June
Joshua furrowed his eyebrows upon hearing Rosalyn's words, then added impassively, "Don't send any more of your men to go after Christopher. I'll take care of this. "As for June and Harvey, you'll have to help us take care and comfort them as best as you can. Luna and I are on our way to the church right now. Don't worry; we'll take it from here."Then, he hung up the phone. "I've managed to track down the taxi Uncle Christopher is in," Nigel declared calmly as soon as Joshua put the phone down."The car is only two blocks away from the church, and judging by the distance, he'll probably arrive in ten minutes."I've gotten in touch with the church, and according to them, all of the wedding guests are already seated. Uncle Jim has just gotten his hands on the marriage certificate and is preparing for the ceremony backstage."All of a sudden, Neil, who had been watching the wedding live stream on his screen, piped up, "By the time Uncle Christopher arrives in ten minutes, it'll b
Joshua's eyebrows frowned when he heard Luna's voice but did not even turn around. "It's too dangerous, Luna. You should stay home with the children and await my news."Then, he strode out the door.Luna immediately grabbed hold of his arm, frowning in disapproval. "Anything that has to do with Christopher has to do with the Landry family, and I'm a part of the Landry family, too."She stared at Joshua with an earnest yet solemn look. "I want to go with you."Joshua furrowed his brows even more when he saw how tightly Luna gripped his hand. "Luna, do you have any idea what we'll be facing today? We're talking about a mentally ill man on the verge of going insane, and he has a weapon with him!"We can't afford to hurt Christopher because of his relations with the Landry family, and the only choice we have is to try to coax him to put down the knife."Do you even know how difficult this is going to be? Do you have any idea how dangerous this is and how many people might be hurt as
"It's a Wednesday! It's not like it's Monday, where everyone would be on their way to work, or a weekend, where the roads will be filled with people out and about, so what's the congestion for?"As he said this, he glanced in the rearview mirror at the aggressive-looking man sitting in the backseat. "Sir, I'm so sorry. I know you're in a rush, and I already took a shortcut to get you here, but look at the traffic outside. It's not that I don't want to help you…"Christopher sneered as he stared out the window at the heavy traffic. "They're getting married; of course there would be such a bad jam."Then, he handed a crisp dollar bill to the taxi driver and said, "It's okay. I'll get off here and make the rest of the way by foot."Then, he opened the door and got out of the car, lugging his backpack with him.The driver rubbed his brows in frustration as he watched the man leave.'What a nice man,' he could not help thinking to himself. 'I didn't manage to send him to his destinati
Christopher was dressed in a white shirt stained bright red with blood, and was standing at the church entrance, clutching a green canvas backpack.Amid the screams of the startled wedding guests, he unzipped his backpack, revealing a fruit knife with a blade that was almost half a meter long.The shiny blade was stained with blood, and as Christopher slowly removed it from his bag, droplets of blood trickled down the edge and onto the floor.The wedding guests erupted into screams of terror, and in a split second, the entire hall was reduced to chaos as everyone flurried about, trying to escape.Onstage, Jim narrowed his eyes as he stared coldly at Christopher. "What's wrong with you?"Having known Christopher for so many years, he could tell at once that something was not right.Christopher's attitude, as well as the crazed look in his eyes, seemed to suggest that something unusual was going on."What's wrong with me, you ask?" Christopher slowly made his way toward the stage,