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 dawn the next day, Joshua was awakened by Nellie who was lying in his arms.The little girl poked her finger into his cheek. “Daddy, why are you so handsome?”Her childish ways drew a chuckle out of him. With sleep still in his eyes, he ruffled her hair softly. “Isn’t it nice to have a handsome Daddy?”“Of course, it is!” Nellie smiled, her eyes slanting upwards into little crescents, and held his face, planting a kiss on his cheek. “You’ll look even better if you can release Aunty Luna.”At the little girl’s mention of Luna, Joshua’s gaze turned dark. He glanced at Nellie. “Do you want her to be released so badly?”“Yeah!” Nellie hugged his arm. “Since I could remember, she was the one who has been taking care of me, if she wasn’t nice to me, I wouldn’t appear in front of you, happy and healthy, am I right? She’s so nice to me, I can’t bear to see her suffer.”He frowned. He saw with his own two eyes how nice Luna was to Nellie. She was actually a kind woman. But, why did she
Joshua frowned but remained silent.“I gave it a lot of thought last night, even though Luna made a mistake all those years ago, but she did treat the children well. It’s partly because of her that our children are so good and obedient. She’s made up for her mistakes, I just want to move on.”Joshua frowned. “Is this really what you think?”“Yeah.” Alice reached out her hand and held Joshua’s. “The children like her so much, I don’t want them to get sad because of her. Besides, she’s the Design Director of the Lynch Group now, a rare talent, your company needs her. That’s why, I was thinking, maybe we should give her another chance to turn over a new leaf.”She sounded so sincere even the children playing with legos on the floor could not help but admire her.No wonder she dared to become an imposter and take someone else’s identity.Her acting skills were superb!“Lulu, I’m glad you agree.”Sighing, Joshua pulled her into his lap and hugged her tightly, “You’re as kind as you
“Nellie.”When the little girl was agitated, Neil grabbed her hand. “I’m sorry, she’s too agitated.”The little guy held onto Nellie then turned and looked coldly at Joshua. “Since you already made this decision, we don’t have the right to oppose you. Children’s words are not worth much anyway. But you have to promise, Aura won’t appear in front of us ever again for the rest of our lives. Otherwise, we won’t acknowledge you as our father.”Then, he pulled Nellie’s hand and went upstairs.Alice narrowed her eyes and watched the two siblings retreating backs, then smiled wryly. “This child.”Joshua sighed, “You really plan to… send Aura to Europe?”“Yeah.” Alice smiled faintly. “Aura has been spoiled by our parents, she stopped studying after graduating middle school. Why not enroll her in a boarding school, let her catch up on her education, maybe she’ll then become more cultured?”Joshua sighed, “Your plans are still the most well-rounded.”Not only could they ensure his in-l
“In exchange, she promised to release me.”In an instant, Luna’s face turned pale as a ghost. She had been working so hard and finally, Aura was in prison. But alas, once that Alice appeared, everything she did was in vain.“I told you, you’re too stupid.” Aura whistled, “You purposely erased all physical traces of Luna, you didn’t want to admit you’re Luna Gibson. If you don’t want to be Luna Gibson, tons of people are willing to take your place. Now, Alice Gibson has become Luna Gibson but you have no way of proving your identity. Say, how pitiful are you? You spent so much time and effort to get me in here, and for what? All she needs is a few whispers in his ears, and I’m out of here.”With that, she yawned. “Say, when she gave him her suggestions, do you think they just slept together?”Luna’s heart squeezed in her chest.It hurt.But she still forced a calm smile onto her face. “What does it matter if they’re together? Do you think he hasn’t been with many women?”Aura
Standing in the cold wind, Luna stared as the three members of the Gibson family climbed into their car and drove away.Since they were children, their parents’ love was focused solely on Aura. She did not get a single bit of it.“Luna!”When she was stuck in her daze, Anne had already rushed toward her.“Are you okay?”“I’m fine.”Anne hooked an arm through hers intimately and said, “Come on, we’ll go to my house for soup!”The three of them boarded John’s car. On the way, Anne chattered non-stop about the coincidence that day.That day, because of Luna’s pregnancy tests, a misunderstanding was caused between Anne and John, and that later led to his promotion.Luna looked outside the window, the scene from that day appearing in front of her eyes.The night before, she and Joshua had slept together for the first time in six years.But sadly, she did not get pregnant. A surge of sadness gushed in her chest.Now that this new unknown ‘Luna Gibson’ had appeared, it would be al
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