The first thing that came to Gwen's mind was the baby in her womb.Could Luke have found out about the baby and was bringing her to the hospital to terminate it?The moment this thought popped into her mind, Gwen immediately suppressed it.No, this was not possible; Luke could never have found out about the baby.Two weeks ago, when she first found out about her pregnancy during a routine checkup, she had used all her savings to bribe the doctor not to tell anyone about the baby.Despite this, she was still anxiety-stricken, as she could not guarantee whether the doctor, who had been assigned by Luke to look after her, would be successfully bribed by her 'gift'.After all, the people that Luke hired, whether bodyguards, servants, or policemen, held nothing but utmost respect toward him and thus would never dare disobey him.During that time, Gwen had lived her days in fear, terrified that Luke would force her to get an abortion after finding out the truth.However…A week had
The look in Luke's eyes, as well as the tone of his voice, seemed to be hinting at Gwen.At this moment, Gwen could clearly feel that Luke had somehow already found out about her secret pregnancy, and he was hinting at her to be honest with him!However…she did not want to.She could not help clinging onto that last sliver of hope.What if Luke was just testing her? What if he had no idea, after all?If she fell for his mind games and accidentally blurted out her secret to him, she would be the biggest idiot ever!At the thought of this, she pursed her lips and immediately clamped her mouth shut.Luke's expression darkened when he saw that Gwen refused to speak any further.He clutched her hand even harder and pulled her toward the direction of the dining room."Godmom and Uncle Luke are so cute together!" Nellie grinned at them, her little hands clapping in enthusiasm as she chirped, "I really hope that one day, I can call Uncle Luke my godfather, too!"Gwen finally began to
Luna immediately turned around.Behind her, Joshua stood at the kitchen door, smiling at her in a blue apron that had flour stains on it.Luna froze for a moment, staring at him in sheer disbelief.Joshua had always been cold and aloof, and she had never seen him look as homely as this, with an apron draped over his crisp white shirt.Besides…If she remembered correctly, he had never stepped foot in a kitchen in his life.More than a year ago, when Nellie first returned to his side, Nellie had recorded a video of him attempting to make her a meal in Blue Bay Villa.Today, this man was standing before her eyes in an apron as though he had been cooking.Joshua curled his lips into a smile as though he could see right through Luna's surprise. There was not a hint of embarrassment or humiliation in his dark eyes at all, and instead, he appeared calm and even a little proud. "Neil's cooking has been improving so much lately that both Nellie and Nigel are utterly impressed."Since
"That's right. It's quite delicious, but there's still some room for improvement."Joshua curled his lips into a smile, staring at the stubborn woman before him, then pulled her into an embrace and gently laid his chin against her shoulder.His warm breath and melodic voice brushed against Luna's ear. "Are you still mad at me?"Lune froze upon hearing this.She turned around to stare at him in disbelief. "You did all this…to make it up to me?""Why else would I be doing this?" Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and gently kissed her earlobe. "Why'd you think I wouldn't be trying to make it up to you, knowing how mad you were at me? Even though the cookies didn't turn out as good as I wanted them to, I can feel that you're probably happy, so that's why I asked you if you're still mad at me…"Luna bit her lip, suddenly unsure of what to say.When Gwen and Luke arrived that morning, she had indeed been furious at Joshua.She was angry that despite having his suspicions toward But
The warm afternoon sun seeped through the window and into the dining room.Gwen's tiny, pleading face looked extra endearing in the warm light.Luke turned around, but when faced with Gwen's hopeful gaze, the words 'in your dreams' got caught in his throat, unable to be enunciated.He froze for a moment and finally asked, "What…do you want to eat?"Truth be told, from the moment he rose and became the ruler of Sea City, he had sworn never to step foot in a kitchen again. It was not because he hated cooking, but because…the only reason he had learned cooking in the first place was to appease the men he thought were his friends.When he first joined the mob, he treated everyone like a friend and constantly cooked for them out of kindness, but what happened after that?When he was bullied for his size, his 'friends' had declared to everyone else that he was nothing but a slave to them.No matter how furious he was, Luke knew he could never stand a chance against them.At that time
As long as Bonnie remembered them, the happy memories still counted, did they not?If only it were possible, Gwen wished that she and Luke could take Bonnie and Jim's place.She did not care whether Luke still remembered her, and if it were up to her, she would rather her existence be wiped from his memories.She did not care whether Luke still loved her or not, and if she could choose, she would rather Luke never recall his memories of her at all.She and Luke would be better off existing on their own, like two parallel lines that never intersected."Alright." Just as Gwen's thoughts had drifted off to somewhere far, far away, Luke's low voice pulled her back to reality.He stared at her tiny face and added, "You can come up with a list tonight, and I'll cook them for you tomorrow morning. After that, we can go to the hospital together."Gwen furrowed her brows upon hearing this. She could not help repeating her question again, "Why are we going to the hospital so frequently no
Luna was outraged by Luke's answer.Even if Luke truly did not like children, and Gwen had simply made this casual comment without meaning anything, could he not have respected Gwen's feelings on this?He claimed to love and cherish Gwen above anything else, yet he was unwilling to show her basic respect in front of outsiders.Not only that, but Gwen was pregnant with his child, for God's sake!Was this the appropriate comment to make in such a setting?"Alright, alright, let's eat." Joshua could feel Luna's anger, so he gently patted Luna's shoulder, indicating her not to say anything impulsively.Luna bit her lip, and despite her fury, she knew she could not say another word lest everyone's mood be ruined.Nonetheless, as she ate, she deliberately rattled and clanged her silverware noisily against her plate in an attempt to express her rage.Gwen bit her lip and glanced first at Luna, then at Luke. This was all her fault; she should not have made that off-handed remark so n
When Riley first returned to their side, Joshua had arranged for a DNA paternity match test to be done on him, Luna, and Riley.According to the DNA results, Riley was not Joshua or Luna's child at all. The whereabouts of their daughter were still unknown.Luna knew about this a long time ago. Therefore, the doctor was a little puzzled by how worried Luna appeared.Since she knew this baby was not her biological daughter, why was she still so concerned about the child's health?"Even if she's not my daughter, I can't just sit around and watch her die, can I?" Luna replied curtly when she realized what the doctor was trying to say. "Besides, my husband and I still have no idea where our real daughter is or whether she's still alive or not, and so to us, we'll always feel like fate has put this child into our hands for a reason."As she said this, she closed her eyes and added with a hint of exhaustion, "I always tell myself that if we treat another person's child kindly, our child
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