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
"He'd better watch himself."With that, Luke stood up, opened the door, and walked over to the room next door.The glass window between the two rooms was soundproof, and even though Luna could not hear any sound coming from the room next door, she could see that Kate had been squirming and writhing in pain as the doctors examined her wounds. However, as soon as Luke stepped in, she stopped.The moment she caught sight of Luke, the painful grimace on her face dissipated and was instead replaced by a gentle smile.Luna could see Kate talking calmly to Luke through the glass window.This discovery made Luna furrow her brows in disapproval.Even though she had never been fond of Luke, he was still Gwen's boyfriend.However, judging from the way Kate behaved in front of Luke…she could tell that she liked him.Luna's heart sank at this realization.As she turned around, she came face-to-face with Sean.At this moment, Sean was watching Kate and Luke through the glass windows with a
"There are other people following him?" Joshua furrowed his brows and turned to glance at Jim. "Did you send your men to follow Samuel Quinn?"Jim shot him a perplexed look. "What for?"Then, he pondered this for a moment before lifting his head in sudden realization. "Could Sean and Kate's kidnapping have had something to do with Father Samuel?"At the thought of this, Jim narrowed his eyes and glanced at Joshua. "Where's Samuel Quinn right now? what is he doing?"Joshua narrowed his eyes.He should not have asked Jim in the first place. Jim had not known about anything Malcolm did to him or Luna, so why would he suspect Samuel in the first place?Joshua sighed, then tried to reassure Jim. "Samuel had nothing to do with Sean and Kate's kidnapping. I just sent my men to keep an eye on him because of a potential business opportunity. I thought perhaps you might've done the same to help me solve the problems my company has been facing recently."Jim rolled his eyes at him. "Don't
"How can you even tell that Kate is in love with Luke?"In Joshua's opinion, this was just a conversation between a disapproving boss and an employee trying to defend herself."Can't you tell?" Luna pursed her lips and shot Joshua a helpless look. "It's so obvious!"The expression on Kate's face was one that every woman reserved only for the man they loved.Luna was more than familiar with this!Joshua furrowed his brows and observed for a little while longer, then finally shook his head. "I can't tell."Luna pursed her lips and decided not to pursue this any further. "Alright. Let's go home."Joshua nodded, took her hand, and finally left.As soon as they returned home, Luna went up to the bedroom to rest.She was exhausted from dealing with the family butler that morning and her encounter with Thomas the same afternoon.It was already 5 p.m. by the time Joshua returned to his study after tucking Luna into bed.Lucas had already sent the recording of Samuel and Mrs. Flores'
Mrs. Flores gaped at Samuel, unable to comprehend why he was so angry at the mention of the Lynch family.In her memory, Father Samuel had always been kind and easygoing, and even though he used to be the Quinn family's heir, he treated everyone with kindness after becoming a priest.He had always treated her and Yannie well despite knowing how harsh their upbringing had been.This was why, out of all the priests at the church, Samuel was the only one she had remained in touch with through these years.However, this usually gentle and easygoing man had suddenly turned fierce and hostile after hearing about her and Yannie's involvement with Joshua and Luna."Don't ask why!" Samuel furrowed his brows and gazed intently at her. "If you still think of me as a friend, you'd better take my advice and stay away from the Lynch and Landry families!"Then, he closed his eyes and let out an exhale. "This is the only piece of advice I have for you and Yannie before I leave Merchant City. Of
Therefore, after leaving Merchant City, he vowed never to return to this miserable place again.Samuel sighed and turned to look at Mrs. Flores. "Don't worry. When the time has come for my passing, I'll be sure to send someone to notify you of the news so we can say goodbye one last time."Then, he smiled at Mrs. Flores, took a step back, and waved at her before turning and walking away.Mrs. Flores remained motionless for a long time, watching him leave, before finally letting out a sigh.When Samuel's figure finally disappeared from view, she sighed and dialed Yannie's number as she strode away from the bridge. "Yannie… Father Samuel came to say goodbye to me just now because he's leaving Merchant City very soon."He wants me to tell you that you should stay away from the Landry and Lynch families. Not only that, but he wants us to steer clear of someone with the name Howard… Do you know who this is? I had no idea who he was talking about at all."Yannie froze in shock upon hea
Luna's mind was filled with questions when she noticed this stark contrast between Joshua's current attitude and just hours ago.That afternoon, Joshua had expressed repulse and disgust toward Yannie, so why had he changed his mind about her in just a few hours?"Daddy must've noticed how pretty Aunt Yannie is, so he wants to keep her by Mommy's side." Neil, who had been eating his dinner in silence all this while, pursed his lips when he sensed Luna's puzzlement. "All men are the same! Even someone like Daddy has gotten tired of staring at Mommy for such a long time!"He let out a sigh and added, "We're so disappointed in you, Daddy. Even if you thought Aunt Yannie was pretty, you shouldn't try to find excuses to keep her by Mommy's side."If you visit Mommy at her work in the future, there's no way to explain whether you're there to visit Mommy or Aunt Yannie!"Joshua's expression darkened upon hearing this. "What nonsense is this?"What was this boy talking about?He turned t