While Luna was drinking the coffee that Joshua brewed for her, she was searching the internet about Thomas Gerald.Luna asked, [When were you ever into superstars? How come I never knew about it?]Luna had known Anne for over six years, and it was the same woman who helped with Luna's first plastic surgery. After that, Luna required more and more plastic surgeries, and Anne's ability was limited. Nevertheless, she was humble to seek advice. From then on, she had been learning more knowledge and skills from the professional plastic surgeon in the industry with the excuse of taking care of Luna and as Luna's best friend.Slowly, Luna's impression of Anne changed from a plastic surgeon to a girl who was willing to work hard. During the darkest moment in Luna's life, Anne was there to give her comfort and warmth. As such, Luna always thought that she understood Anne very well, which was why it puzzled her to hear Anne had started to admire Thomas Gerald, an international superstar.Lun
Although Luna was unclear what was the situation between Thomas Gerald and his family, based on the information from Anne, she had no good impression of this international superstar at all.As such, she silently closed the search result on the computer and changed the topic of her conversation with Anne, which she noticed.She knew Luna was slightly older than her and had been through a lot more than her. Thus, she did not force Luna to admire the same thing as she did. However…[Anne: I saw Shannon, Zayne, Samson, and your assistant, Arianna the other day.][Anne: They said they were ready to go work with you again in Merchant City, but it seemed like something happened at your end. That's why they didn't go and are still waiting for you.][Anne: When are you going to continue with your career, getting back on track?]Luna turned silent when she saw that message.Anne was right. When she went back to Banyan City, she wanted to get Shannon, Zayne, and Samson to come and help her
Luna did not think much about what the nanny said.She gazed at the adorable infant sleeping soundly with her eyes shut, and a smile appeared on her face. "They do look similar, but…" She curled up her lips and looked at the nanny. "Shelly is the daughter of a relative from my brother's side of the family."Previously, Bonnie had tested Shelly's DNA when she brought Harvey to do the paternity test. Shelly's parents were related to Jim, but Luna did not know who they were. Since Shelly was related to Jim, that meant Shelly was somehow related to her or Joshua, hence it was normal for Shelly to look like Nellie.Maybe that was why Shelly also looked similar to Joshua. Perhaps Shelly was related to Joshua, too.The nanny was slightly disappointed with Luna's answer. She sighed and started to collect the toys on the floor. "I've been hearing Nigel, Neil, and Nellie mention that not only do you and Mr. Lynch need to take care of Ms. Shelly, but you also need to take care of the little g
It was rather mean of Luna to chastise the nanny for saying her thoughts as she had said it all with the best intention. Thus, Luna cast the nanny a gentle gaze. "What's your name? How long have you been working here?"Lucas was the one who hired the nanny to look after Shelly and Riley. Since every nanny was different and the children had their preferences, the nanny in their house constantly changed.However, Luna vaguely remembered this nanny had been working in the house for quite some time."My last name is Flores, Ma'am, but you can call me Mrs. Flores. I've been working for more than a week," answered Flores.Luna nodded and smiled at her. "Mrs. Flores, you say? I'll remember that. I'll tell Lucas to give you a raise. You've done a good job."Flores thought that she had upset Luna, but she was thrilled to hear Luna giving her a raise. "Thank you, Ma'am. Thank you so much!"Luna smiled upon seeing how happy Flores was. Just as she was about to say something, however, the na
Although Rosalyn had never specifically said it, Luna knew that Rosalyn trusted Butler Fred and Mickey a great deal. Otherwise, she would never allow Mickey to manage the most precious warehouse where she stored her poisons in.However, the things that Fred and Mickey did only placed Rosalyn at the heart of the fire. There were times Luna felt that somehow, both men knew what Charlotte was planning all along when she had lied to her, wanting her to help locate the poison. That was why they let her and Charlotte obtain the poison so easily.Based on Fred and Mickey's level of perceptiveness, they could not have located the poison so easily. However, Luna dreaded to know her baby's location and did not think carefully about the logic behind it.Thinking back at it, maybe Fred and Mickey knew it all along. They knew that Charlotte was using her and also knew that Charlotte wanted to get her hands on the poison to remove Jim's memory so he could be Charlotte's puppet.According to Char
"When it's necessary…" Joshua paused. "We could use our deadliest weapon."Luna's eyebrows furrowed at this as she asked, puzzled, "Deadliest weapon?"What kind of deadly weapon did she and Joshua have?"The deadliest weapon to make an old person happy." Joshua smiled lightly from behind. His low, deep voice rumbled against Luna's back. "Don't forget that we have three precious babies in the house, Harvey, June, and also Riley and Shelly."Luna finally understood what Joshua was talking about. 'That's right. Mom said she hasn't met her grandchildren yet." This was why Luna came up with a way to bring Neil and Nellie from Banyan City.However, many things have happened in the past few days. Plus, both Rosalyn and Charles' health conditions were not stable enough, so she had not brought the kids to visit them. If Rosalyn was too upset with Fred and Mickey's betrayal, she could bring the three children along with Harvey and June to visit her. Rosalyn would no doubt be thrilled to see
After a night in the throes of passion, Luna woke up from Joshua's kissing the next morning.He kissed her chin gently. "You're awake?" he endearingly greeted her with his morning voice.Luna's heart skipped a beat when she saw how close Joshua's angular face was to her. She bit her lip and slowly closed in on his handsome face to give him a peck.All in all, she had known Joshua for almost 10 years. Although they had spent most time apart throughout the 10 years, her feelings for him had never changed. She still felt the same with him when they first met; the admiration and her love for him never changed."Are you hungry?" Joshua softly caressed Luna's face.Luna mumbled in return."Take your time to wake up and freshen up. I'll make you breakfast." With that, he got out of bed.By then, Luna realized that Joshua had already freshened up and changed to his loungewear. That meant he did not wake up at the same time as she was. He woke up before her and did other things, only com
Luna's social media was full of Thomas' photos posted by Anne. Her captions clearly showed how excited she was.[This is what a perfect man should look like!][That face?! That's God's masterpiece, I swear!][What did he do to make God give him such perfect features?]…John liked every single photo that Anne posted and commented with the same sarcastic comment, [Dr. Anne, I want to look like him too.]Luna cackled when she saw this. While she was enjoying the interaction between the couple, she clicked on Thomas' photo to enlarge it. She had to admit it; Thomas was a nice-looking man.Although his face did not hold a candle to Joshua and Jim, he was a lot better than other men. Most of the photos Anne posted were taken during events or programs. Luna slowly looked through all of the photos.The latest photo was taken in an airport, and Luna recognized the interior design of the airport. It was the airport in Merchant City.Luna furrowed her eyebrows slightly. 'So this superst
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