"That's right. We also have ample time to nurture feelings with Ms. Riley," said Thomas' assistant.Thomas curled up his lips and glanced at his assistant. "This is the best thing you've said today."The assistant chuckled awkwardly and lowered his head.The fact was…he and Xander did not lie to Thomas at all. The woman he saw that morning was Yannie!When he saw Yannie for the first time since he was here in Merchant City, he thought she looked familiar. It was when Xander mentioned that Yannie could be the woman who had slept with Thomas a year ago that it sprung into his mind.Yannie was that woman!However, since Thomas did not want to accept that fact, he could only keep the truth to himself.On the way to Riley's ward, the three of them continued talking. When they arrived, the nurse at the ICU requested them to put on clean gowns before entering. They did what they were told as they then entered the ICU, the door closing behind them.Through the glass window, people from
"Why do you need to go look for Joshua?" Sean furrowed his brow as he looked at Kate. "Riley isn't in a good condition. She's still in the intensive care unit, and they still haven't found their daughter until now. He's very busy and can't help you handle your problem, so…"Kate's eyebrows knitted together as she turned and looked at Sean in bewilderment. "Why do I need Joshua's help?"She discovered Thomas' secret! She bet Joshua and Luna had no idea that Riley was Thomas' daughter.Before this, she had heard from Luke saying that Joshua and Luna were looking for Riley's biological parents. If they knew Thomas was Riley's father, they would not need to look any further!"You…" Sean furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at Kate. "Aren't you going to look for Joshua so he'd say something good about you with Luke—""Is that what you think?" interjected Kate before Sean could finish, smirking coldly as she looked at Sean with an icy expression. "Why do I need to get Joshua to put in the
Joshua furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at the butler and Kate. In the end, he burst into laughter. "Alright, you don't need to look anymore. Just come back home."Luna, on the other end of the call, rolled her eyes. "What do you mean, 'come back'? I called you because I want you to help me. It's fine if you have no intention to help, but why do you ask me to go back?""That's because…" Joshua curled his lips into a smile and said with a low pitch, "Ms. Kate Miller is in our house now.""What?!" Luna widened her eyes. "I'll be home!"She hung up the phone immediately and left the control room.Back in Joshua's house, Joshua languidly sat on the couch as he gazed at the woman before him. "What brings you here? Is there something you want to tell me?"Kate frowned and sat on the couch. "Yes, there is."Then, she took a sip of coffee and looked at Joshua. "Should I wait for your wife, or should I tell you now?"Joshua smiled, but there was an undeniable gleam of coldness in his
Joshua curled his lips and sneered as he shifted to a more comfortable posture. "I understand it now."From the looks of it, Thomas did not simply take Malcolm in and let Malcolm change his name to Lucifer Howard because Thomas was a philanthropist. Both of them must have had a deal where Malcolm provided information about Riley to Thomas, and Thomas would take Malcolm in and give him a new name so that Malcolm could return to Merchant City legitimately.However, was Riley genuinely Thomas' daughter?Could there be such a coincidental event in life, or did Malcolm deliberately stir up the conflict between him and Thomas?"Mr. Lynch, what do you understand?" For some reason, Kate was afraid as she looked at the mysterious man in front of her.Although Joshua was a handsome and good-looking man, he reeked of prominence and arrogance. The only time that aura would soften was when Luna was around.However, Luna was not here at the moment. His powerful, suppressive aura scared Kate a
Kate paused for a moment and failed to come up with a further explanation. Even though she said nothing, Luna understood what she was trying to convey.Luna was right on the money; Kate liked Luke.Kate bribed the people in the room so no one could find her, all so she would stay hidden from Luke. It was purely a little tactic that she used on the man she liked. She knew Luke cared about her and that he had promised her family to stop her from missing and losing contact. This was probably why she liked to use these little tactics to stop Luke from locating her and worry about her in return.With that, Luke would have to take some of his attention away from Gwen to look after her.With that in mind, Luna disliked Kate even more, especially since Luna was a friend of Gwen. Should there be a woman like Kate with Joshua… She would have picked a fight with Joshua because of that woman.Nevertheless, Gwen never fussed about it. In fact, Luna never knew there was such a person besides Lu
Luna was startled by Gwen's invitation. She had just driven Kate away with her sarcasm, and all of a sudden, Gwen wanted her to go shopping with Kate!Was Gwen really a person with a big heart, or did she not care about Luke at all?Luna knew that Gwen hated Luke and always tried to escape him, but Luna would not believe it if someone told her that she had no fondness for Luke whatsoever.When Luna delivered her baby, Gwen came all the way from Sea City to look after her. There were many nights when Luna would listen to Gwen crying and calling Luke's name. Although Gwen said she no longer yearned for Luke's love, her eyes would still sparkle every time she mentioned Luke.A person's eyes and emotions would not lie, which was why Luna was left baffled. If Gwen liked Luke, how could she accept having Kate linger around Luke?Inhaling deeply, Luna walked to the side with her phone at hand and lowered her voice, replying, "Gwen, what are you thinking? You know Kate has feelings for Lu
Meanwhile, Joshua was typing a message to Lucas, a small frown present on his face as he did.He looked up and smiled gently at Luna. "Go. Shopping may help you feel better."Luna nodded. Just as she was about to go upstairs to change her clothes, Joshua called out from behind her, "You have Yannie's number, don't you? Can you give it to me? I need to look for her."Luna paused in her tracks, frowning as she turned to look at Joshua. "You don't have Yannie's number?"Who was Joshua Lynch? The man who had Merchant City under his control. If he wanted to know Yannie's number, Lucas could easily get it within minutes. He did not need to ask her at all."Lucas is quite busy." Joshua curled his lips, his deep, dark eyes seemingly smiling. "Plus, here I am, telling you that I need to look for Yannie."Luna was at a loss for words as she glanced at Joshua helplessly. "Why do you need to tell me? I'm not going to overthink anything."She had nothing to worry about, whether it was with J
Stunned by Joshua's request, Yannie stared at Joshua in disbelief. "Mr. Lynch, are you…serious?"That morning, Luna had just told her to keep her distance from Thomas, and she refused it. All of a sudden, Joshua wanted her to get close to Thomas?"Yes. After much consideration, you're the perfect person to do it," replied Joshua.Joshua had seen how Yannie blatantly crossed Thomas in the morning. Thomas even took the initiative to suggest having more contact with Yannie in the future while making them promise that Yannie had to be around when he discussed business matters with Luna.Yannie would have ample time and reason to get close to Thomas. Moreover, Thomas would loosen his guard on her because Yannie hated him. It would not cross Thomas' mind that Yannie wanted to be close to him because of another reason.Thus, Yannie was the best choice.Joshua stood up and took out a black card, placing it on the coffee table. "This card has seventy-four thousand dollars in it. This is t
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