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
Luna thus sighed, squeezed Joshua's hand, and said gently, "We've already wasted plenty of precious time, and I'm worried that Sean and Jim might be angry at us for this."An hour ago, they had been notified of the news that Sean was found, and even then, they had promised to rush to the hospital as soon as possible.More than an hour had passed since this happened, yet they had not shown up at Sean's hospital room. Even if Sean was courteous enough not to mention it, Luna was sure he would be displeased about this delay.This was why she had been so impatient to get out of the car."They won't be." Joshua chuckled and walked into the hospital hand-in-hand with Luna.Inside the room, Sean was still describing to Jim—in animosity and great detail—how he had been kidnapped."Kate told me she was tired and needed a nap, so I agreed to let her sleep. After all, I had only gotten my hands injured, whereas the rest of my body was fine, so I didn't need someone to keep an eye on me 24/7
Luna furrowed her brows in surprise. "Those people…kidnapped Sean and Kate while they were under your watch?"Luke's expression darkened upon hearing this.He shifted into a comfortable position in his chair, placed his arm elegantly on the back of the chair, then shot Luna a cold glance. "Why are you so shocked?"He glanced at the glass window, which offered a full view of Kate in the next room, being examined by the doctors, and said calmly, "I've already told Jim and Joshua about Kate's true identity, so surely you must know, too?"Luna paused for a moment, then nodded.She had indeed heard Joshua and the rest mention Kate's background before.Kate had hailed from a rich and noble family from Europa, and even though she had left her home country, her family had secretly been keeping tabs on her.If they found out that she had gone missing or had been kidnapped, they would fly to Merchant City and would not cease to turn the entire place upside down in search of her.This was
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