Luna's brow creased at Joshua's explanation, and it took her a while to fully understand what Joshua was planning."Are you saying…someone had impersonated Bonnie and sent Christopher an email to fool him?"Joshua smiled and smoothed Luna's head affectionately. His voice was as soft as the spring breeze as he spoke, "What else do you think? Do you truly believe Bonnie would suddenly wake up in the middle of the night and send him an email?"After listening to Joshua's answer, Luna bit her lip and realized her question…was ridiculous to begin with."You're so silly, it's cute." Joshua sighed and trapped Luna tightly in his arms, saying, "You used to be so smart and independent, solving all the problems on your own. So good to me and never asking anything in return. Not only that, but you also didn't want to trouble me or allow me to share some of your burdens. You never showed your silly side to me."I thought you'd be a silly, dumb woman who doesn't know how to ask for love and af
Luna gazed at Joshua's back and reminisced on the time she asked him about hacking skills and if he could attempt it. Joshua, back then, told her that there was nothing special about hackers and that it was just like being a programmer, all while adding that she had a boring type with a discerning face.Luna was taken aback by this and never brought up these things to Joshua ever again.Six years later, they had finally reunited. However, there was a point in time that she was heartbroken upon learning that Joshua was, in fact, skilled in hacking into things and thought he did not bother to show it to her at all. Even when she had mentioned that she thought it was cool to be a hacker and would be thrilled if her other half was one, he refused to show it to her.The reality struck Luna; Joshua learned these things because of her!Albeit having a discerning look on his face, he remembered what Luna said. Not only that, he even took the time to learn it. All this while, it was just a
Christopher did not lie after all. He did receive an email from Bonnie.The impersonator explained in detail Bonnie's situation: drugged, wounded, and forced. She wanted to deny the marriage arrangement with Jim, but she did not know how to refuse. Her only hope rested with Christopher as she requested him to come to Merchant City to rescue her.The details in the email were just the same as Bonnie's current situation, except for the part about being in a coma. Not only did the impersonator know of Bonnie's condition, but they also were well aware of the relationship between the Landry family and Bonnie. The perpetrator even knew which media companies were informed of Jim and Bonnie's wedding! Even Luna did not know about those details.Luna repeatedly read the email to spot any blunders, but there were none. The impersonator knew all of Bonnie's habits, word choices, and tone in structuring the entire email. It made sense why Christopher would believe that it was indeed Bonnie who
Luna's heart fluttered as she read what Gwen was implying. 'Was it Sean after all?'Undoubtedly, Luna was not willing to believe it. A couple of hours ago, Sean had stood between Jim and Christopher and intercepted the stabbing attack that could have wounded Jim. If the perpetrator was truly Sean, why did he need to stop Christopher?[Gwen: Maybe he never expected it'd get so serious.][Gwen: I think Sean isn't a bad person. Maybe he thinks that by telling Christopher about it, he can stop Jim and Bonnie from getting married.][Gwen: He couldn't have thought Christopher would go crazy and attempt to kill Jim, I think.][Gwen: Maybe he stopped Christopher because he felt guilty and sorry.]Luna bit her lip and grasped her phone tightly as she read the messages. She knew Gwen was just analyzing the whole incident without any prejudice. However, she felt hurt when she read these speculations.Jim and Sean's relationship had gotten better because Sean had saved Jim. She was unwillin
'The Landry Mansion?' Instantly, Luna gathered all of her senses. She jumped up from the couch and looked at Joshua in shock. "Are you sure?"Did the IP address truly show the email was sent from the Landry Mansion?"It shows right here." Joshua took a sip of tea, and his dark eyes squinted. "This IP address was faked multiple times. It took me great effort to decipher it. The Landry Mansion is exactly the location of this real IP address."Then, he furrowed his brow and looked at Luna. "Who do you think has sent the email?"Luna was out of words. She bit her lip and shut her eyes to think back.Ever since the misunderstanding between the Landry family and the Lynch family was cleared, she had been staying together with Joshua at his house. Basically, she had not stayed in the Landry Mansion.Other than the butler, maids, and bodyguards, only Jim, Charles, and Rosalyn stayed in the mansion. Of course, Jim could not have been the one who sent the email, but neither could it be Cha
Having said that, Luna sighed. "Moreover, the result from the IP address showed that the email was sent from the Landry Mansion. Coincidentally, Sean just moved in yesterday."Luna sighed again and stood up to walk right up to Joshua, staring at the numbers she had no idea what it meant on the laptop. "Can it estimate which room the email was sent from?"Joshua furrowed his brows and hastily drew out the floor plan of the Landry Mansion. "It should be from the last room of the second floor… The one Heather stayed in?"The answer startled Luna, so she inhaled deeply. She bit her lip. "Butler Fred said Sean is staying in the room where Heather used to stay."Joshua's brows were still squeezed together. "Maybe someone else had sent it from his room. I don't believe it's him."Luna pinched her glabella to ease the pain from her headache because of Joshua's reaction.She had expected this reaction. Sean was his cousin, so it made sense he would choose to believe Sean was innocent.Im
Joshua's eyebrows creased as he stared at Luna's adorable face helplessly. "It's not because we're biologically related…""What is it, then?" Luna sneered. "How long have you and Sean known each other? About the same time as me, no? How could you be so sure that he's a good guy? I was just acting in your best interest. I hate to see you grieve in sadness when he used you to fulfill his wishes, and that's why I want you to keep a distance from him. Not only did you not appreciate my gesture, you even told me you believe in him."Luna took a deep breath. She took her phone and turned around. "Fine. You can believe in him. I won't say anything about this anymore!"With that, she opened the door and walked away.Joshua pinched his glabella because of a headache as he watched Luna leave.…All Luna could think of was what Joshua said as she left the hospital. The more she thought about it, the angrier she was.She did it in his best interest because she was scared Joshua would put to
'Four in the morning? That was the time Christopher received the email! Requesting for the wifi password as soon as he arrived and using the excuse to post something online… Asking Fred multiple questions and even staying awake at four in the morning…'Every piece of information suggested that Sean was indeed the one who imitated Bonnie and sent the email to Christopher, and the thought of it riled up Luna. "What else do you remember, Butler Fred?"Since Joshua did not believe that Sean was a scheming person, she would just prove it to him. Then, when she gathered all the information, she wanted to see Joshua begging for forgiveness."Let me think…" Fred went silent for a moment before a thought crossed his mind. "He had asked me which church was chosen for the wedding ceremony and which media companies were contacted. I really have no idea what he was thinking. How very mysterious."Fred sighed and said, "Ms. Luna, do you know what he's up to?"Luna squinted—of course she knew wh
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