Looking at how puzzled Luna was, Joshua closed his eyes and changed to a more comfortable posture to rest on the leather seat. "First of all, me agreeing to sign the contract with Uncle Samuel doesn't mean that I'll let Malcolm go. I have men stationed inside and outside of the mansion. Once Malcolm leaves the mansion, my people will capture him. Secondly, do you really think that Samuel was trying to help Malcolm by giving the Quinn family to me? You're wrong."Luna was baffled at this. She furrowed her brow to look at Joshua while more questions popped out. "Why not?"Samuel only stopped Joshua and told him his intention when Joshua wanted to get near to the statue. Was not that for Malcolm?"He did want me to let go of Malcolm, but that's not the real reason." Joshua curled his lips. "Think about it: why would Malcolm rather give out his identity as the eldest young master of the Quinn family and be willing to work for Thomas?"Luna paused. "He wants to come back to Merchant cit
"Do you think I won't dare kill you, you old man?!" Malcolm pressed the knife against Samuel's neck, and the tip of the knife stabbed into Samuel's neck while blood oozed out from the wound.However, Samuel did not feel anything, even though his neck was injured by the knife. He leaned back on the couch and looked at Malcolm with a smile. There was, however, a glint of disdain in his eyes as he sneered, "I never thought that you won't dare kill me. On the contrary, I'll die in peace if I die by your hands."In his entire life, he had never done anything sinful. Even as a member of the notorious Quinn family, he could bravely and frankly say that he did not commit any sin. That was why he dared to become a priest; to help others overcome their sins as others referred to him as Father Samuel.However, was that truly so? Had he never committed any sins? In fact, he did.A year back when he was drunk, he had missed Lucy so badly that he treated Malcolm's mother as Lucy and bedded her.
Samuel furrowed his brow and looked at the man before him with ice-cold eyes. "Who are you?""Mr. Quinn, do you not recognize me?" Thomas felt like this was the best joke he heard so far. "My name is all over Merchant City today. How come you still don't know me? Maybe I didn't work hard enough."Samuel's eyebrows knitted together. "Who are you?""Let me introduce myself." Thomas stood up and walked to stand in front of Samuel, lightly grabbing Samuel's hand. "My name is Thomas Howard—your son, Malcolm's future boss. He must've mentioned me to you."Samuel was silent for a while before realizing what he meant.This man, who did not look well over 30 years old, had to be the man Malcolm told him about. He was the one who gave Malcolm a new name, the one who gave him a new place to stay, and the one who sustained him to live.Samuel squinted."You're just an actor. What makes you think you can go up against Joshua and Jim?"Joshua was the newest and most talented young man in Merch
Samuel lifted his head and looked at the man before him with a stupefied expression. After a while, he nodded vehemently. "I remember."Perhaps he did not remember Thomas, but he could not forget the incident that happened on that particular night one year ago.At that time, he was helping out a friend whom he had just known not long ago to replace his service at the outskirt village church, one that his friend used to take care of after his friend passed away not long ago. Coincidentally, a production team was filming a movie near the village.That night, Samuel had just finished his work for the day, and Thomas' production team sent Thomas to the church. The leader of the villager said Thomas got bitten by a very poisonous snake, and he needed a woman to help him to treat the poison.Samuel took a look at Thomas and instantly exposed the lie the leader told them. Thomas did not look like he was bitten by a poisonous snake but was more likely drugged! A person in the production te
"I heard from my assistant and the people from the production team that you were the one who helped me find a girl that night. I presume that you know that girl, right?"Thomas placed his hand on the armrest and supported his chin with one hand, looking at Samuel elegantly. "I want to find that girl now. Do you have any clue where she is?"Samuel squinted. "First of all, that night was purely an accident; I have no idea what happened between both of you. Also, I wasn't the one who found her for you. Secondly…"He took a deep breath, and his eyes gleamed coldly. "Everything that happened between you and her was a mistake and an accident. I don't know that girl, and I don't have her contact details. Mr. Howard, you've looked for the wrong person.""Is that so?" Obviously, Samuel's answer was not what Thomas was looking for. He curled up his lip into a smile. "Father Samuel, do you think that just because I'm an actor, you don't have to tell me the truth? There was nothing I could do
Samuel's eyes widened instantly at Thomas' answer. He knew that Yannie did give birth to Thomas' child at a hospital, but…he thought the child had died soon after.Yannie's mother, Mrs. Flores had captured the moment Yannie wailed while cradling the infant in the hospital and posted it to her social media account. Samuel also remembered the caption Yannie's mother wrote.[The child knew that he didn't belong in this world and left quietly.]Under the comment section of that post, Yannie's mother even replied to her friend's comment by saying the child who passed away was a boy.Samuel recalled how guilt-ridden he was when he first heard the news. He even took the time to pray for the child that died right after leaving his mother's womb.'But why does it sound like the child had survived, according to what Thomas had said? How is that possible?' Samuel took a deep breath while thinking. He assumed that Malcolm must have lied to Thomas and explained nicely to him, "Mr. Howard, I'm
Perhaps Joshua was right; he should probably leave.Staying in Merchant City would not only allow his ungrateful son Malcolm to continue pestering him…but he even had to worry about Thomas, too.He could not help feeling that Thomas would not let him off the hook so easily after what happened just minutes ago.Samuel sighed and glanced at the boarding time on the ticket.This was a flight ticket for the next day, so he had a day to say a proper farewell to everyone else.At the thought of this, Samuel rubbed his brows and contemplated this for a long time. Finally, he picked up his phone and dialed a number.…Joshua's house.At this moment, Mrs. Flores was helping Nellie organize her design sketches. "These sketches are absolutely stunning! You have such a natural talent at this, Princess Nellie!"Nellie glanced at her, grinning when she heard the compliment. "Mrs. Flores, do you want me to design some jewelry for you? I'm really good at this!"Mrs. Flores could not help smi
Luna could not help chuckling as she listened to her daughter's 'report'.At the restaurant, she had told Nellie that Mrs. Flores and her daughter, Yannie, were both kindhearted people.Not only did Nellie remember this, but she even began to place more attention on Mrs. Flores, so much so that she had watched and observed her every move.A surge of warmth spread into Luna's heart when she realized how kind and thoughtful her daughter was.At the thought of this, Luna's voice grew even more gentle and tender than before, and she finally hung up after reassuring Nellie some more.After she tucked her phone away, Luna leaned her head against Joshua's shoulder and said with a hint of pride, "Did you hear what Nellie said just now? She's such a good girl; she listens and pays attention to every word we say."Joshua nodded impassively and took her hand in his. However, his eyes were narrowed as he stared straight ahead, his gaze seeming to penetrate to some place far, far away. "Don't