Butler Fred squinted sharply after listening to Luna's words. "I'm impressed. Ms. Luna is no doubt the sole heir of the Landry family. You're so calm with the sharp observation that scares many people."After a sigh, he took out a recording device from his pocket. "Of course, Ms. Luna has the right to suspect me. How would I dare try to ruin Ma'am's reputation without the evidence?"He walked toward Luna and bowed respectfully at her while placing the recording device in Luna's hand. "You can play the recording. If you still think I was talking nonsense after listening to it, there's nothing more I can say."Luna furrowed her eyebrows and squeezed the recording device tightly. She looked at the device in her as her heart pounded faster. All this time, she thought that Butler Fred and Mickey did not have any evidence to prove the things they said.Just as Joshua said, if they were unable to present any evidence, Rosalyn would not be able to take the fault. However…this recording dev
"Luna, from now on, don't believe anything they say and just listen to me. You just have to repeat the things I'll say, alright?" Joshua sounded anxious as he talked gently. "I still don't believe your mother would say those things, not even if she was drunk, so please don't be disappointed in her, and don't think that you can't face me. Do you hear me?"Even if it was your mother's idea, it was influenced by the feud from the previous generation. It had nothing to do with you."Luna shut her eyes and bitterly smiled. 'Is that so? Does the feud from the previous generation have nothing to do with me and Joshua at all? If it is that easy to let go of the feud between them, then why does Joshua have to live with me in Merchant City for more than a year? Why did Joshua want to settle the deal with the Landry family and the Quinn family? Why did Joshua have to leave again and again?'The reason why they were back together was not that their love for each other was bigger than the feud b
Rosalyn then opened her eyes and looked at Luna apologetically. "Luna, I only knew about it today. Butler Fred told me that you, Joshua, and Jim were investigating the truth behind Granny Lynch's death, and that was why I called you so urgently this morning and refused to let Joshua tag along. I wanted you to know the truth."She meaningfully stared into Luna's eyes. "Ask Joshua to stop the investigation. I'm the culprit behind it. If he continues to investigate, he'll discover that Butler Fred and Mickey were the ones that…"But Butler Fred only did what I told him to. They're not bad people, and they've been working for us for so long. At the very least, they deserve the credit for their efforts."Luna squinted at this as she slowly pieced the information.Butler Fred and Mickey found out that Joshua, Jim, and her were investigating it, so they told Rosalyn in advance and had Rosalyn take all the blame so Joshua, Jim, and her would give up on the investigation.It was a good pla
Rosalyn's face scrunched upon hearing Luna's words, her back straightening against the wheelchair as she glared at Luna. Her hands balled tightly into fists as she slammed one against the armrest of the wheelchair. "What nonsense are you talking about, Luna? How did Butler Fred brainwash me? I meant everything that I said. Jim always has been unfaithful, but you were never aware of it!"She reached out her hand at Mickey in anger. "Give it to me. I want to show it to her!"Mickey sighed and opened the briefcase full of documents that he was holding.Rosalyn took a deep breath. After she had the documents, she slapped them at the stone table in the pavilion. "Have a good look at it. If Jim is that loyal to us, then he'd treat everything in the family as his own. But what is this?"Rosalyn sneered and looked at Luna as she sneered, "How long have you known Jim? When he used up the tricks in his sleeve to force other companies into bankruptcy, you never knew him!"Luna furrowed her e
"After all the outrageous things Young Master Landry did, I finally decided to give all of these documents to Ma'am," explained Butler Fred.Luna bit her lip harshly. She looked at Butler Fred as she tried to come up with something to argue with, but she came up empty. In fact, she was made clear.Before she came back, Butler Fred knew that Jim had his own career outside the Landry Group but never exposed Jim, and it was not because he trusted Jim, but instead…At that time, Butler Fred knew that Heather could never defeat Jim, and sooner or later, Jim would take charge of the family. Thus, Butler Fred never thought of telling Rosalyn about it and had only hidden those documents.In that case, when Jim was in charge of the household, he would have leverage on Jim, and Jim would have to keep him and his son working in the mansion. They showed the documents to Rosalyn now and had Rosalyn show them to Luna because at this moment, Butler Fred and Mickey thought that Luna, the biologica
"The reason why I'm so disappointed is precisely because of the recording." Luna let out an exhale, fixated her penetrating stare on Rosalyn's face, and took out the recording device once more.She pressed the play button, and the voice of a younger Rosalyn rang out from the speaker."Tell me, Butler Fred: how can Granny Lynch be so cruel? Is she still unsatisfied with what she did to us and how hard we're trying to get by now?"You're right—you're absolutely right. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be in this situation now. I wouldn't even have lost my daughter in the first place!"…Rosalyn's voice echoed through the entire garden.Luna stared impassively at Rosalyn's pale face as she played the audio. "You think I've never heard what your voice sounded like when you were younger?"With that, she took out her phone, located the audio file she wanted, and played it. An equally clear but almost entirely different voice rang out."Samuel, I don't think we should be keeping in to
"It's not because you don't love Luna, but because you naively thought that my relationship with Luna is so strong that even with this family vengeance between us, I'll still be able to brainwash both myself and Luna into believing our love can overcome all this."He strode over, stood next to Luna, and fixed his dark, penetrating stare on Rosalyn's face. "Unfortunately, Mother-in-law, every grievance should be traced back to its source, and there's no running away from the truth of my grandmother's death."We'll never blindly believe your words, even if you insist that you were the one behind this murder."Rosalyn sighed and glanced first at Luna, then at Joshua. "I thought…I thought that if I tried to make my voice sound young again and record it for Butler Fred, I'd be able to help them escape."Everything that happened that day had been a part of Rosalyn's scheme.She had planned this whole show after Butler Fred and Mickey admitted the truth to her that morning.Even though
The entire garden fell silent upon hearing this.Rosalyn turned to stare at Joshua, her face pale. "What… What do you mean?"Luna, too, turned and gaped at Joshua. "Joshua, did you just say that Butler Fred and Mickey…were taking their revenge on Granny Lynch?""Am I wrong?" Joshua stared coldly at Butler Fred and Mickey.Their expressions had darkened upon hearing this, and Butler Fred narrowed his eyes when faced with Joshua's steely, almost suffocating gaze. "What are you trying to say, Mr. Lynch? I don't quite follow.""Are you trying to play dumb with me?" Joshua leaned against the railing, took out his phone, and played a recording of Lucas' voice, which declared, "Sir, I've made a shocking discovery; Butler Fred…used to be a member of the Lynch family."He was an old relative of Grandpa Lynch's, back when he hadn't migrated to Banyan City yet. Grandpa Lynch had once made a promise to them that if they ever wanted to move to Banyan City, he'd welcome them with open arms."
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