"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
Neil could not help laughing when he saw how frightened Nellie looked.He was just about to say something when Nigel, too, shot him a cold glare. "You, too. Some things are meant to be joked about!"I know that Daddy and Mommy are in love with each other and won't be affected by your jokes, but what will happen if an outsider overhears this? What will other people think of Daddy and Mommy?"What if Aunt Yannie found out about this? Do you think she'll be able to work for Daddy and Mommy in peace after she finds out? Not only that, but have you considered Mrs. Flores' feelings?"If Aunt Yannie were to quit her job because of your 'harmless' joke, Mrs. Flores would do the same. Is that what the two of you want?"Nigel's words were sharp but struck like a hammer on a nail.Neil and Nellie instinctively exchanged glances, then sighed and clamped their mouths shut in unison.A split second later, Neil put down his cutlery and declared, "I'm sorry, Mommy, Daddy."Then, he turned and
Luna was still a little puzzled by this. "Why have you been searching for a woman who lost her two-month-old child?"As soon as she finished her sentence, however, her mind connected the dots.She lifted her head to gaze intently at Joshua. "Are you…searching for Riley's mother?"Joshua nodded. "I've been investigating this for a while now. Malcolm and Heather must've planned to take our daughter away from us a long time ago so they could use her to threaten us."However, something unexpected must've happened in this process, which led to Riley winding up in Malcolm and Heather's hands."The day you went into labor, Malcolm and Heather chose to pretend that Heather had done the same to make the story more believable. Therefore, on the day our daughter got kidnapped, both Heather and Malcolm had been in the hospital."I managed to get my hands on the surveillance tape, which showed that Heather had been in the delivery suite the moment your water broke, while Malcolm, on the other
"I guess you're still the thoughtful one in this relationship."Luna used to think that since Riley was separated from her birth parents, her only obligation was to treat the poor child like her own, but after hearing Joshua's explanation, she could not help thinking he was right.The two of them had been frantically searching for their daughter after finding out about her, and Riley's parents must be doing the same.Helping bring Riley back to her parents would be a more noble thing to do than keeping her by their side.Luna had to admit that at certain times, Joshua was much more thoughtful and detail-oriented than she was.At the thought of this, she turned to look at him. "So, have you…found any clues as to who Riley's parents might be?"Joshua shook his head.This was the only thing that baffled him: no matter how hard he looked, he could not seem to find any trace of a couple that had lost their two-month-old daughter.Hunter had even offered him the location of the hospi