Luna's mind was initially filled with feelings of disapproval toward Kate, but as soon as she heard this, she lifted her head in delight. "You found them?""Yes." Joshua curled his lips into a smile and pulled Luna close to him, laying her head gently on his chest. He would always feel reassured by the feeling of her breath brushing against his chest."I've pretty much confirmed their identity, but I still need to wait for the DNA results."I need a little more time to obtain some DNA samples from Riley's parents, but after I get the results, I'll reveal their true identities to you."Luna bit her lip and nodded.To be honest, she wanted Joshua to reveal the identity of Riley's parents to her instantly, but since he had already made up his mind, she would respect his decision.However…She closed her eyes and laid her head against his chest, listening to the steady beating of his heart. "Since Riley's parents have been found… What about our child?"She sniffed, and a twinge of
At the thought of this, Joshua let out a huge sigh and pulled Luna closer to him. "What we have to do now is readjust ourselves in time for Bonnie and Jim's wedding."Luna froze when she heard this, then finally nodded. "You're right."Bonnie was going to wake up soon, and all of them had tricked Jim into thinking that they were hosting a wedding in lieu of Bonnie's passing, but the truth was…They had planned it so that Bonnie would wake up during the wedding itself.There were only two more days till the predetermined wedding day.Luna had handed over all her work and tasks over the upcoming two days to Joey while she used this break to help Yannie, Gwen, and the three children organize Bonnie and Jim's wedding.Sometimes, Rosalyn and Charles would join in on the arrangements too.As the stars of the show, Jim and Harvey were both fixated on spending as much time with Bonnie as possible.They were under the impression that she would die any minute and did not want to waste a
Jim lowered his head to glance at Bonnie, who was lying motionless on the bed with her eyes closed, then turned to glance at Harvey, whose face was plastered with a grin. "You… You felt it too?"If this were just a fluke, he and Harvey would not have felt it at the same time, so…Jim's excited gaze fell on Bonnie's face.Even though Rosalyn had told him before that Bonnie would only be able to make it to a week, she mentioned that miracles could happen!Was this a miracle? Was Bonnie waking up?Jim fixated his gaze intently on Bonnie's face in an attempt to find traces of her impending wake from unconsciousness, but…One minute passed, then three.10, which then became 30.Finally, an hour passed.Even until half an hour before the wedding, when Luna, Gwen, and Yannie arrived to help change Bonnie into her wedding dress, there was still no sign of her awakening soon. Bonnie's eyes were closed, and her face expressionless.The hope in Jim's eyes seemed to dissipate by the minu
Luna was worried that she would blurt out the truth by accident and ruin Joshua's plan.All of a sudden, Gwen noticed that Bonnie's eyebrows were scrunched into a frown, and her head was beginning to sag to one side. It seemed that she would wake up at any time!There were only 30 minutes left until the stipulated time of her awakening, but it was possible that she would wake up early.On top of that, she probably heard Jim's confession, too.Gwen pursed her lips, tugged Jim away in determination, and wheeled Bonnie past him. "Mr. Landry, it'll only take ten minutes to get changed, and if you want to pour your heart out to her, you can do so at the wedding. Please change into your tuxedo now, and you can give any lovey-dovey, disgusting confession you want at the wedding ceremony."Then, she glanced at Luna and said, "Let's go, Luna."Luna immediately came to and helped Gwen wheel Bonnie into the changing room."We almost gave it away." Luna slumped against the door as soon as s
Gwen's face was filled with doubt when she asked this.Luke could not help curling his lips into a smile as he met her nervous, darting gaze. "What is there for me to overhear?"Then, he shifted into a comfortable position as he leaned against the doorframe and gently tilted Gwen's chin up, forcing her to meet his gaze. "Did you say something to Luna about me that you didn't want me to overhear?"He was asking her this on purpose, but to Gwen, she thought this meant he had not heard anything at all.She let out a sigh of relief. "Nothing; I was just talking to Luna about women's stuff and didn't want you to hear."Luke curled his lips into a smirk and leaned forward to gently kiss her on the lips. "It's about time. You guys should bring Bonnie to the hall now."Then, he hovered close to her ear and said in a low, tantalizing voice, "If you want to talk about anything private, you can tell it to me in bed tonight."Gwen's entire body stiffened when she heard this, and a split sec
The sight of a father and son standing together at the altar would usually be an amusing one, but the solemn look on their faces made it hard for anyone to laugh.The atmosphere in the room felt heavy and suffocating.When he saw Bonnie coming, Jim let out an exhale and strode toward her, holding the bouquet in his hands. Finally, he got down on one knee in front of her and said, "Bonnie, if I ever get the chance, I hope I can meet you again in my next life."If that opportunity arises, you can lose your memory and forget everything about me; you can do anything you want to me because this is what I owe you."I promise that no matter how you treat me, I'm going to stand by your side until the end of time."With that, he placed the bouquet in Bonnie's lap, closed his eyes, and gently kissed her hand.Watching this, Luna could not help laying against Joshua's chest in comfort, her eyes tearing at the sight before her despite knowing that Bonnie would not die.In the past, she used
This sentence seemed to put everyone on their toes.All of a sudden, Luna felt as though an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.How could this be?Did Rosalyn not say that Bonnie was not poisoned at all and could wake up tonight? Why was Bonnie still unconscious and worse…had stopped breathing altogether?"Bonnie…" Jim, who had already prepared himself for this moment, tried to feel for Bonnie's breath. After doing so, he remained silent and instead wrapped his arms around Bonnie's legs tightly.Apart from Jim and Harvey, everyone else in the room had expressions of shock plastered across their faces, including Rosalyn."No—this can't be!" Rosalyn narrowed her eyes and stood up from her wheelchair.Her drug could never go wrong! Unless…Unless Nikki had added something else into the syringe when poisoning Bonnie!However, Nikki had always thought this was a real poison and could not possibly have added anything else into the concoction.At the thought of this, Rosalyn tri
"Where are you going?" a crisp, childish voice rang out from behind Joshua before he could hang up the call.He immediately turned around and came face-to-face with Neil, dressed in a dashing suit. "Daddy, don't you think it's a little inappropriate for you to leave at a time like this?"Joshua furrowed his eyebrows before a small smile spread across his face.He ambled over to Neil and squatted so that they were at eye level with each other. "What's inappropriate about that?"Neil's breath caught in his throat when he met his father's cold gaze, but he still replied obediently, "Daddy, Aunt Bonnie in is a life and death situation now, and Mommy's entire family is trying their best to save her…so it would come off rude if you were to leave now."Joshua narrowed his eyes and glanced helplessly at the boy before him.Out of the three children, Nigel was always the silent one, and even though he was a mature and trustworthy child, he never seemed to care about maintaining harmony in
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