Luna had no choice but to tell herself that this was perhaps just an accident.She…probably would not have gotten tricked a second time.At this moment, her phone chimed with a message from Joshua.She opened it, frowning.A single row of words was displayed on the screen, [Try to find out how Yannie and Thomas know each other.]She stared at this message, frowning as she felt rather disconcerted.The reason she had brought Yannie out of the house was so that she could avoid answering Joshua's question, so how could she ask her that?At the thought of this, Luna picked up her phone and replied to Joshua, [I won't do that. Since she doesn't feel like answering that, we shouldn't interrogate her any further.]Then, she tucked her phone away and was just about to turn around and continue her conversation with Yannie.Surprisingly, Yannie piped up, "I… Actually, I can tell you how Thomas and I know each other."Yannie stared at Luna's face with a gentle expression and curled her
The color drained from Yannie's face when she heard this.She bit her lip nervously, lowered her head, and said with a hint of sorrow, "The child…"She sniffed and said in a thick, nasally voice, "The child…died just minutes after his birth."Luna sighed when she heard this and reached out to pull the poor girl into her arms. "I understand exactly how you're feeling."On that fateful night two months ago, she, too, thought she had lost her child.Luna could still remember the sorrow and despair in her heart, so she could fully understand how sad Yannie was feeling at this moment.That night, the thought of ending her life had crossed her mind after finding out about her child's death.If it were not for the three children who still needed her, Luna would have killed herself just to join her baby in heaven.Therefore, Luna could understand Yannie's feelings like her own.She wrapped her arms around Yannie's trembling shoulders and said gently, "It's all in the past now, Yannie.
"Yannie is still too young; she hasn't even had a boyfriend before."If she's fortunate enough to get married to a nice man and have children with him, I won't even continue working as a babysitter anymore. I'll just stay home and take care of her children for her."Mrs. Flores' reply had left a lasting impression in Luna's mind that Yannie was a conservative and prim girl who would save herself for marriage.This was why Luna had been so shocked when she found out about Yannie and Thomas' illegitimate child."My mother…has no idea." Yannie bit her lip and shot Luna a pleading glance. "Ms. Luna, please…don't tell my mother. I—I've been hiding this from her all this while."Tears slid down her cheeks as she stammered, "You saw for yourself how traditional my mother's mindset is…"The truth is, I had gone to Europa in her stead, and if she found out that I've lost my virginity and even got pregnant with a stranger's child because of her…her blood pressure will skyrocket, and her he
Luna paused, glanced at Yannie's face, and finally nodded.Without them noticing it, the car had arrived at a clinic near the studio.As soon as they arrived, Luna pulled Yannie out of the car and into the clinic.As the doctor tended to Yannie's wounds, he could not help saying kindly, "I'm sure that there will be a solution to everything in life, so please don't hurt yourself like this anymore in the future. Do you see how badly you've injured yourself just by digging your nails into your skin? I would've been devastated to see this if you were my daughter."Yannie lowered her head, watching the doctor apply ointment onto her hands, but did not reply.Luna wanted to say something to Yannie, but no words seemed to come out.Initially, she had plenty of things that she wanted to tell Yannie, including her idea of matchmaking Yannie with Sean and words of reassurance that she wanted to tell her.However, after finding out that Yannie had given birth to Thomas' child, who died sho
Luna glanced at the surveillance footage and realized that the woman who had left with Sean was none other than Kate.Since Kate was the one who had brought Sean out, that meant he was not in danger.After coming out of the nurses' station, Luna shot Yannie an apologetic look and said, "My bad. I never thought that someone would take Sean away… Do you want to stay here and wait for him to return, or do you want to visit Riley with me?"Yannie glanced at the empty room and could not help feeling a little uneasy at the thought of waiting for a strange man she had never met before to return to his room.Therefore, she turned to smile at Luna. "I'll go visit the little girl with you, Ms. Luna."Yannie had heard plenty of things about Riley from her mother, and according to Mrs. Flores, Riley was the baby who had been switched out with Joshua and Luna's daughter.However, after finding out that Riley was not their daughter, neither Joshua nor Luna changed their minds about her and ins
Luna fell silent upon hearing this. Eventually, she lowered her head and sighed. "That sounds possible."She closed her eyes and muttered to herself, "I guess I'll have to ask Joshua to investigate all the doctors in Ample Hospital…"Yannie's entire body stiffened when she heard this, and she turned to stare at Luna in shock. "Ms. Luna, are you saying that…Riley was born at Ample Hospital?"When she heard this, Luna realized that she had accidentally muttered her thoughts, so she gave Yannie an awkward smile and said, "That's right. The person who switched out me and Joshua's baby admitted to us that he had simply grabbed a baby from Ample Hospital to take our daughter's place."Luna could not help shuddering every time she thought about Hunter.This was the man who had called her 'Lulu' so affectionately for the six years she had been living in Merchant City.Luna could not help recalling that at one point, she had been so close to Hunter that she wanted to matchmake him with on
"If I had lost my child after getting married, I'd be able to help you out by adopting Riley instead."We'd be able to heal together since I had lost a child of my own, and she had lost her parents."This will take some weight off you and Mr. Lynch's shoulders so that you won't have to take care of another baby while searching for your own."Luna could not help chuckling when she heard this. "It's not that bad. She's just a baby, after all."The elevator arrived at Riley's floor.Luna brought Yannie into the ward, and, with the nurse's help, the two women put on their protective suits and entered the room.This was the first time Yannie had ever seen Riley.Initially, she thought this would be an ordinary baby since she had been stolen out of the hospital, and there was no information as to who her parents were.To her surprise…She was entranced the moment she caught sight of Riley.Even though this two-month-old baby was sickly pale, her dark eyes were bright and shiny.Ri
"C—Can I?" Yannie lowered her head to stare at Riley's smiling face and blushed. "If Riley's parents decide they don't want her anymore, she'll officially become you and Mr. Lynch's daughter, Ms. Luna…so how can someone like me be her godmother?"When she grows up and learns who I am…"Surely Riley would not want to be associated with someone like her?Luna could not help curling her lips into a smile when she saw the look of self-doubt in Yannie's eyes. She gently patted her shoulder and said, "She won't. You'd be perfect as Riley's godmother."The two of them played with Riley for a while, and it was until the nurse knocked on the door, indicating that visitation hours were over, that they finally left somewhat reluctantly.When the two of them came out of the ward, having changed out of their protective suits, they immediately caught sight of a man standing at the end of the hallway, dressed in black.Yannie recognized this man; he was another one of Thomas' assistants.Ever
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