Luna had not told Joshua how Thomas threatened her to sign the agreement for Sean and Kate's safety.Joshua furrowed his brow and shook his head. "Not yet. Luke and Jim are still searching for them." He then sighed and grabbed Luna's hand. "I don't know where they are now. Merchant City is in chaos today because of Thomas, and it complicated the search for Sean and Kate."Luna stayed quiet for a moment before she carefully lifted her gaze to look at Joshua's face. "Actually…"Before she could finish, however, Lucas called."Sir, we found them! We found them! Three minutes ago, Mr. Sean and Ms. Kate showed up at the entrance of Central Hospital! I checked the surveillance camera and saw they were dumped there by a van. They're still unconscious right now, and the doctors are doing their best to sustain them. Nonetheless, the attending doctor said that they were only knocked out, and they're not in any permanent danger."Luna furrowed her brow when she heard the voice from the other
For a moment there, Luna felt like she was in a dream while facing Joshua's calm, sharp, and clear thoughts.'Why… How can this man conclude the entire incident based on the little information he had?' She even spurted out in shock, "W…Why are you so smart?"Joshua was amused by Luna's adorable look. He reached out his hand to rub lightly on her head while speaking in a soft voice, "How can I protect the silly you if I'm not smart?"Luna unconsciously nodded after hearing Joshua's answer, but she quickly realized something suspicious among the lines. She lifted her head and glared at him angrily. "Who is silly?""You." Joshua gently smiled and pulled her into his arms. "Spill: what promise did you make to Thomas?""Nothing, really…" Luna took a deep breath and told Joshua everything that happened in the private room, including how Thomas said he liked Nellie but actually was not the case, and how he said he would let her know his intention after working with her in the future and
'Serves you right, you old man!'Samuel had outcasted Malcolm from Merchant City just when he was about to attack Joshua. With a new name and strong support, however, Samuel was no longer his opponent.Malcolm burst into cackles. "I'm a devil? If that's true, why do you still do such a thing to my mother when you still have feelings for Lucy? Do you even remember that you're a priest? If you had just controlled your nether regions, I wouldn't have existed in the first place! Am I right?"He got on his feet and stood before Samuel while taking a piece of tissue from the table and passing it to him. "Here, wipe off that blood. Why did you vomit blood? You can't die so early in life. If you die too early, then everything this family has will be mine once more!"Placing his mouth closer to Samuel's ear, he whispered coldly, "The first thing I'll do when I regain control over this family is to declare war against Joshua. I'll use all the resources in this family to defeat Joshua, even i
Samuel looked sick, and there had to be a reason for that.He looked at Joshua and forced himself to smile. "I thought that only your assistant was coming when the butler said Lucas was here. I didn't expect to see you two."Joshua smiled and looked at Samuel politely. "I intended to have him come here and ask you something, but…"He stayed silent for a while. "I think that it's quite rude to let my assistant come ask you the thing I want. After talking with Luna, we decided to come here to show our sincerity."Samuel sighed as he heard what Joshua had to say.Joshua was almost the same age as Malcolm, and Malcolm had nearly stolen Joshua's wife from him. However, his son was not nearly half of Joshua in terms of manner and politeness. He figured it must have something to be with how his family brought him up.Joshua and Malcolm were both brought up by their grandmothers and without their parents beside them. Joshua had taken after Granny Lynch, making him an elegant, caring, and
It was just a simple question, yet Samuel's expression changed instantly. He looked at Joshua quietly and nodded his head.'Joshua isn't a man devout to God, yet he asked me if he could pray at the statue the moment he came.'In truth, Samuel knew Joshua's true intention. He looked at the tall, strong man walking slowly toward the statue, and he felt his heart softening when Joshua was about two meters away."Joshua," Samuel called out to Joshua. "You can pray later. I have something to talk to you about."He took a deep breath and looked at Joshua. "It's about…giving all of the Quinn family's valuables to you."The living room plunged into an eerie silence with those two simple sentences. Luna thought she heard it wrongly, while Joshua furrowed his brow. Even Malcolm, who was hiding behind the statue, paled in shock."You're giving me all of the Quinns' resources?" Joshua was the first one to react. His eyebrows knitted together as he looked at Samuel. "Uncle Samuel, did you mak
Luna was shocked by the sudden turn of events. She subconsciously turned to look at Joshua and then at Samuel, feeling that this was a fever dream. 'But…we're here to ask about Malcolm.'Joshua said that Samuel had ordered a few people to monitor Malcolm at all times. If they wanted to know if the person with Thomas was Malcolm, it would be the easiest to ask Samuel.Originally, they wanted to send Lucas to ask a few questions in their stead while they visited Sean and Kate in the hospital. However, Joshua felt that it was better for them to come personally, hence their arrival.All Luna thought of was asking questions. Who would have known that Joshua, who had never been one to pray, actually volunteered to pray at the statue? More shockingly, the priest himself stopped Joshua from praying and said he wanted to give all of the Quinn family's valuables to Joshua.Was Samuel crazy, or was Joshua? Was she the crazy one instead? Why could not she understand anything that was happening
In comparison, it was better to apprehend Malcolm than to accept Samuel's gifting. Malcolm was an unstable variant to them. He could use Riley or use the information he had about them to cause trouble anytime, anywhere.For example, Thomas Howard. He could only have understood so much about her and Joshua from Malcolm. Malcolm must have played an important part to incite Thomas."I'll explain it to you later. It takes more than one or two sentences to sum it up," murmured Joshua under his breath before he took out his phone and called Lucas. He said he was not feeling well and wanted Lucas to bring over some medicine for him.Looking at how Joshua was talking on the phone with his back against her, Luna pursed her lips silently. This man had been acting very mysteriously ever since he stepped foot in the mansion. She looked at his angular face, wanting to say something, but she was cut off by the lawyer who was a considerable distance from her."Mr. Quinn, are you sure you want to
Luna could imagine the twisted look on Malcolm's face when he heard what Samuel said. She nearly burst out laughing at the image.Soon, Samuel and Joshua started with the procedure. To retain the evidence, Samuel allowed Luna, the secretary, and the lawyer to record the process from the side.When everything was done, Joshua passed the medicine Lucas had brought to Samuel with the document Samuel had authorized. "I noticed how unwell you looked when he first walked in. This is the medicine I had my assistant take from my mother-in-law. It's good for your health."Samuel, though momentarily stunned at this, accepted the medicine from Joshua and grabbed it tightly. "Thank you.""I should be the one thanking you." Joshua looked at Samuel again before turning to grab Luna's hand. "It's getting late. We don't want to disturb you anymore."Let's go," he said to Luna.Luna bit her lip when she felt Joshua's large, warm hand holding hers. She subconsciously looked in the statue's directi