"Soon after, we found out that Nikki had been lying to us all along and that Terry was misunderstood."Because of this, Luke felt guilty that he acted out of impulse instead of trying to understand what truly happened first, so he sent some of his men to Terry's house with a doctor, hoping they'd be able to salvage the situation before it was too late."However, when they got there, they ran into Sean, who was kicked out of Terry's house. He even had a gift with him, as though he was there to apologize."Luna pursed her lips and glanced dubiously at Gwen. "Well… What time did Luke's men visit Terry?"Gwen shrugged. "Don't you know the answer to this? Gangsters always work at night, so I'm sure they must've gone around midnight."One of Luke's men recognized Sean and guessed that he was probably there to apologize, so they dragged him into the house alongside them."First, he apologized to Terry's family, then tried to explain to them that he had also been tricked by Nikki. The do
In the orthopedics department of a hospital in Merchant City."Mr. Landry, according to the x-ray, the laceration on your brother's hand is extremely deep and has penetrated down to the bone. If you look here, you'll see a jagged edge of the wound…"My suggestion is to let him undergo surgery immediately, and hopefully, he'll be able to recover soon."…A twinge of pain shot through Jim's heart as he listened to the doctor's explanation, clutching the x-ray film of Sean's hands. "Will he be able to regain the function of his hands after the surgery? Well, I mean…"He fell silent for a moment before finally finishing his sentence. "Will he be able to use his hands for work again?"The doctor paused for a moment, then asked out of curiosity, "Mr. Landry, may I know what your brother works as?"Jim furrowed his brows, glancing at the x-ray in his hand. "He's a driver and car mechanic."A glimmer of surprise flashed through the doctor's eyes. "Pardon me, Mr. Landry. Your brother is
"Christopher is an outstanding alchemist and has managed to come up with antidotes to all of the poisons my mother has formulated. The two of them have always worked together this way; one to poison and one to cure."Jim closed his eyes and let out a bitter chuckle. "I was so focused on getting Christopher to come to help me that I forgot I had failed to protect two of the most important women in his life. Perhaps this is God's way of punishing me…and I deserve this."I never dared to face my feelings toward Bonnie when she was alright, and it took her getting into a fatal accident for me to realize my true feelings."I just don't understand. If God wanted to punish me, why did he inflict this suffering on Bonnie and not me…"Leaning against the headboard and watching the remorseful look on Jim's face, Sean could not help feeling a little bitter himself.He suddenly recalled what Joshua had told him that morning.Perhaps Joshua was right; perhaps Jim was the only one who could ha
Jim did not see the sly look in Luna's eyes.Instead, he furrowed his brows and stared at Luna in puzzlement, suddenly realizing that he did not understand her.Even though he had lost his memories of their siblinghood over the past year, he had never once thought of her as a harsh, unkind person.However, every word coming out of her mouth was nothing but false accusations of Sean's integrity.Sean was injured, for God's sake!According to the doctor, he would have lost his hands if they did not perform emergency surgery on him instantly.Jim could not believe Luna would say things like this about an injured patient! Where was her conscience?Seeing that Jim did not react to her words at all, Luna bit her lip and glanced at the fire escape door out of the corner of her eye.The person standing there did not move even an inch.It seemed that she would have to take it up a notch."Jim!" Luna sighed and raised her voice in indignation. "You have to see through Sean's tricks! He
Luna stared dazedly at the determined look on Jim's face. "Jim."She sniffed and said solemnly, "You claim that you won't believe anything I say without evidence, but did you do the same when questioning Bonnie in the past?"She was curious to know the answer.Jim's expression darkened upon hearing this.Anger flashed through his eyes as he stared at Luna. "Why are you bringing up Bonnie all of a sudden? Are you just trying to distract me from the fact that you don't have any evidence against Sean? I never thought you'd stoop so low, Luna!"His steely gaze was fixated on Luna's face as he grew angrier. "There's no way to explain everything between Bonnie and me to an outsider! Besides, if you care so much about Bonnie, you shouldn't even be doubting Sean at all; he's the one who saved her life before!"You claim that Sean is manipulating us, but let me ask you this: do you think he was trying to manipulate the situation to his benefit by saving Bonnie in her time of need? Was he
"You're right; that is Mickey." Joshua glanced first at Jim, then at the phone.There was a message from Lucas, received a second ago.[We've cleared the entire floor, and Mickey has already left the hospital. I'm still following him.]Joshua narrowed his eyes at the sight of this, then lifted his head to stare at Jim's baffled face. "Mickey and Butler Fred are trying to drive a wedge between the two of you."To be specific, they're trying to turn you, Luna, and Sean against each other."Jim's mouth dropped open in shock, but not a single word came out.He stared dazedly at Joshua and Luna, but the confusion in his eyes only grew deeper. "What do you mean?"Why was Mickey eavesdropping on their argument?Why would Joshua say that Mickey and Butler Fred were trying to drive a wedge between the three of them?"Let me explain." Seeing how perplexed Jim was, Luna let out a sigh and plopped down on the bench, then told him everything, including her and Joshua's visit to Christopher
Jim lifted his head to stare at Joshua, his eyes dull and lackluster. "Why else would Mother do this, then?"He could not think of any reason to justify Rosalyn stopping Christopher from returning to help Bonnie."Perhaps she wasn't trying to stop Christopher from flying back to help at all, but just trying to prevent him from coming back during a time like this. After all, she knows better than anyone what condition Christopher is in…"She didn't want Christopher to return because she knew that if he saw the state Bonnie and June were in, it'd trigger a psychotic episode, and he'd blame everything on you."Rosalyn was just concerned about you and Bonnie, and she wanted nothing more than for you to have a happy, smooth wedding ceremony. This was why she chose not to disclose this to Christopher and even instructed him not to return home."Joshua's words made the glimmer in Jim's eyes return. He stared dazedly at Joshua and asked, "Are you… Do you think that's what happened?""Of
Sean's surgery went on for about 10 hours.The anesthetist topped up his local anesthesia over and over throughout the whole 10 hours.Initially, Sean was under the impression that this would only be minor surgery since he did not fracture his bones at all, and all the doctors needed to do was suture his nerves and vessels together, so it would not take too long.However, as the duration of the surgery lengthened progressively, even the surgeons began to slow down.Sean could not help wondering if he would lose his hands after all.Why was the surgery taking so long?10 hours…To his knowledge, not even a heart transplant would exceed 20 hours.Sean could not help asking the doctors how serious his condition was, slurring his speech a little because of the effects of the anesthesia.The chief surgeon glanced at him as though he wanted to say something but did not volunteer any information.Finally, after ten hours, Sean was wheeled out of the operation room.Strangely enough
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