The butler’s words made Joshua startle violently.He glanced at the butler with disbelieving eyes. “Come again… who’s back?”“Joshua, I’m back.”A woman’s voice rang faintly, clear and crisp.Joshua frowned, instinctively looking in the direction where the voice came from.His deep-set eyes paused, pupils shrinking violently.Luna Gibson!That’s right!The woman in front of him was Luna Gibson.He had been dreaming about this face for six years!Seeing him looking at her in a daze, a hint of self-satisfaction flashed through her eyes.Then, she cocked her head to the side, and smiled at him. “Why are you looking at me like that, don’t you welcome me?”“No…”For the first time, Joshua who was always cold, arrogant, and reserved, felt nervous.His heart beat wildly in his chest.After a long moment, he finally sucked in a deep breath, gathered his thoughts, strode toward her, and pulled her into his arms.“You’re finally home!”The warmth radiating off his body made a col
“She’s your biological mother.”“She’s not!”The little girl was so agitated she almost burst into tears. “My Mommy doesn’t look like that, she’s not!”Joshua frowned again, then turned to throw a glance at the woman in front of her. “Lulu, this…”The woman closed her eyes helplessly and sighed, “I knew this would happen…”She took out a tissue and wiped her eyes, looking at Nellie sadly. “After I gave birth to my two children Nellie and Neil, my body became so weak and I never had the chance to nurse myself back to health. Then, once, when I was distracted, someone kidnapped my children…” As she talked, she wiped at her tears. “She was a jewelry designer, I met her in the hospital. In the beginning, she was great to me, I trusted her completely, but I didn’t expect her to…when she found out you were the father of my children, she kidnapped them…”As she talked, her despair grew and so did her tears. “All these years, I hid my identity, changed my name to Alice, and searched ev
At this moment, Luna felt like her brain was exploding.This woman in front of her… who was she?“Luna.”The woman raised her head, looking at Luna with a face full of tear stains, “I treated you like my best friend, I told you everything, I even asked you to help me take care of my two kids… And this is how you treat me? How could you… you kidnapped my two children!”She glared at Luna, a hint of hatred flashing through her eyes. “You made my life terrible! How do you know how I lived for the past few years!”Then, the woman rushed forward and squeezed Luna’s neck as if crazed. “What do you want me to do for you to be satisfied? I want to break your bones and skin your body, to make up for the pain of losing my children that you have cost me these past six years!”Luna was pushed backward, her entire body rammed into the door behind her with a loud ‘bang’. The carved pattern on the steel door pressed into her back, hurting her.The woman in front of Luna was still squeezing h
“Ms. Luna.”After settling ‘Luna Gibson’ down, Joshua approached Luna coldly, his gaze ice-cold, looking pompously at Luna who was currently sitting on the floor. “Do you know the sentence for kidnapping?”Luna raised her head, a cold sneer raising the corners of her lips, “Kidnapping?”“Didn’t you?”He kneeled down, his eyes seemed to contain the harsh cold of the winter frost. “Neil and Nellie are my and Luna Gibson’s children. Six years ago, when she wasn’t paying attention, you stole two of her children and raised them as your own. Isn’t this the truth?”He lowered his eyes and glanced at the steel watch on his wrist. “The police will be here soon. Seeing as you never hurt Neil and Nellie, and even risked your life for Nellie, I will put in a few good words for you in court. But the punishment you deserve… you will have to suffer through every single one of them!”The moment his words left his mouth, the wail of police sirens drifted in from outside.Luna laughed bitterly, “
Luna was taken away by the police.Nellie struggled furiously in Joshua’s arms. “Let go of me, I want Mommy!”“Nellie, your Mommy is right here.”The woman who had been sitting on the sofa throughout the incident smiled and walked over, gently catching Nellie’s waving arms. “She’s a fake, I’m your real Mommy.”“Nonsense!”Nellie flung her hand away, glared at her in anger. “You’re not my Mommy! My Mommy doesn’t look like this!”“Nellie, this is what your Mommy looks like.”The little girl’s consistent struggles made Joshua slightly displeased.He set her down, turned, and looked at Lily who was standing in the distance. “Nellie is emotionally unstable now, bring her upstairs.”Then, he turned and looked at Neil who remained standing. “You should go too. I have something to say to your Mommy.”Neil glanced at Joshua coldly, then turned his gaze to the woman claiming to be their mother.“Bah!”He spit at her harshly, then held Nellie’s hand. “Let’s go!”“They still don’t wan
Aura yawned. “After all, the current Alice Gibson was my sister Luna Gibson.”Luna paused.“So, her name is Alice Gibson.”But that was strange. She was certain she did not have a twin sister.But how come the woman named Alice Gibson, looked exactly like how she used to before the accident?“She’s Alice Gibson, but she’s also Luna Gibson.”Aura changed into a more comfortable position and leaned on the bed. “Ms. Luna, can you guess, among the two of us, which one of us will be the first to leave?”Luna glanced at her, then turned and returned to her bed and lay down. She did not have time for Aura.She needed to organize her thoughts.This woman named Alice Gibson… who was she?…In the children’s room at Blue Bay Villa.Nellie lay on her bed, buried her head beneath her pillow, and wept for a long time.Lily patted her on the back helplessly and comforted her. “Ms. Nellie, don’t cry… crying won’t help solve the problem…”At her words, Nellie’s cries intensified.“Ni
“Joshua, I missed you so much.”In the bedroom back at the villa, Alice closed the door and hugged Joshua tightly from behind.“All these years out there, a few times, I almost wanted to give up, but at the thought of you and the children… You’re my motivation that kept me alive… Luckily the children and I are back at your side now.”Her tears soaked through Joshua’s shirt and into his bare back.His heart felt as if it had been harshly grabbed and squeezed by an invisible hand.He turned and pulled her into his arms. “Don’t worry, from now on, I won’t let you suffer anymore.”“Okay.” Alice sniffed, “I hope the woman that stole our children… will soon be punished by the law.”She lay on his chest, her tears falling in rivulets. “You saw the situation too, Nellie and Neil are both on her side, they don’t even want to acknowledge me as their mother. The sooner she’s convicted, the sooner the children will grow to accept me…”Joshua frowned.The hopelessness that was written on h
Then out of nowhere, two children, a boy and a girl appeared, and Luna Gibson after plastic surgery.She closed the door, took out her phone furiously and dialed a number. “Hello, Mr. Walter. Make some arrangements for Luna die in jail.”Right then, a series of knocks sounded on the door.“We’ll talk later.”She put down her phone and forced a smile onto her face, then opened the door, “Who is it?”“Ms. Gibson, it’s me.”Outside the door stood Neil in his pale-yellow pajamas. He cocked his head to the side, looking at her innocently, “I went to look for Daddy, Daddy said he’s accompanying Nellie tonight, so he asked me to come accompany you.”Under the shine of the lights in the corridor, the little guy looked cute and innocent, like he would not even hurt a fly, she could not help but like him.Alice hesitated for a while, but finally tilted her body to the side. “Come on in.”The moment Neil entered the room, Alice shut the door.The little guy wiped the smile off his fac
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