"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
"I never thought that…"When he saw the look of despair in Neil's eyes, Joshua was unsure of how to console his son.He could understand Neil's disappointment and sorrow, considering that the three children had, at one point, thought Malcolm was going to be their new stepfather.However, this was not the children's fault; it was Malcolm who had fooled everyone."How about this?" Neil lifted his head to stare at Joshua. "I'm familiar with Uncle Malcolm, so I think I'd better stall him while you stay by Mommy's side."Neil tried to explain this calmly and clearly. "I heard you say you wanted to go to Thomas' house and demand he hand Uncle Malcolm over, but I think this is a risky decision, Daddy."It's unlikely that he'll hand Uncle Malcolm over, and if you went, it'll only aggravate the tension between you and Mr. Thomas even more."Even though you don't care that he's your cousin, he's still Mommy's future business partner, and this added tension won't benefit anyone."Joshua n
Rosalyn was in the midst of performing CPR on Bonnie with the help of Yannie and a few other servants.A thin film of sweat coated Rosalyn's pale, feeble-looking face while Jim glared at Charles in the distance, his entire stance defensive."Father, Mother, what the hell is going on?" Jim demanded coldly. His hands were clenched into fists as he fixed his bloodshot eyes on Charles."Jim, don't blame Father and Mother for this; they didn't know this would happen…" Luna was holding onto Jim in an attempt to calm him down.However, the more she tried to do so, the more agitated Jim became."What do you mean they didn't know this would happen?" Jim narrowed his eyes, his face clouded with hatred. "All of you knew that Bonnie would awake from her coma tonight but decided not to tell me, didn't you? And now that something terrible has happened, you finally decide to tell me the truth? If I had known…"If I had known Bonnie wouldn't die and would wake up eventually, I'd put even more ca
"It was all because of you."Every word that came out of Joshua's mouth was sharp and cruel as he continued staring at Jim coldly. "It was all because of you. You couldn't accept the fact that Charlotte had tricked you, you couldn't accept that you had been hurting Bonnie all this while, and you couldn't accept the truth that you had been abandoned by my Aunt Lucy…"You were speeding on the highway because you didn't have the guts to face the truth. Bonnie was worried about you and followed you in her car to ensure you were safe."You knew fully well that she was following you and that everything was your fault, but you were so selfishly absorbed in your emotions that you didn't even stop."You should've known from the start that an accident would eventually happen, but at that time, you were so absorbed in yourself that you couldn't even consider other people, and that led to Bonnie's downfall, so how dare you blame other people for your mistakes?"Every word felt like a sharp kn
Jim's clenched fists finally began to relax.He lifted his head to shoot Joshua a helpless glance. "Bonnie…must be disappointed in me right now."Seven years ago, Bonnie had given birth to his precious son, and a year ago, by a twist of fate, she had fallen hopelessly and selflessly in love with him.Not only that, but even after he lost his memories, she still believed in him and believed that eventually, he would regain his memories of her.Alas, Bonnie never got to hear his apology, much less listen to him declare his love toward her even until the end of her days…Bonnie was probably utterly disappointed in him, was she not?Perhaps she would be so devastated that she would not want to see him again in her next life.Jim, on the contrary, had constantly blamed other people for what happened to Bonnie but failed to reflect on his mistakes.If…it were not for him, she would not have ended up like this in the first place, so what right did he have to point fingers at his paren
"Truth be told, you're such a hypocrite. You keep telling me that choosing to end your own life is what a coward would do, yet you choose the same thing."Did you think that I don't know about—"Before he could even finish, a woman's voice rang out in sheer disbelief, "Is Bonnie breathing? Is she?!"The shriek came from none other than Kate, who had been helping Rosalyn all this while.As soon as she said this, everyone in the room seemed to freeze.Jim, on the other hand, sprinted in their direction before anyone could even blink. "My B! My precious Bonnie! Are you awake?""She is." Rosalyn heaved a sigh of relief as tears pooled in her eyes. "It's a miracle; it really is!"From Rosalyn's expertise, she knew that as soon as she stopped CPR, Bonnie's life would end on the spot.Even if she continued doing CPR on her, Bonnie was not actually breathing on her own, and there was no changing her fate anymore.However, when she saw the devastation on Jim's face, Rosalyn knew that s
Jim stared at Bonnie in disbelief. Despite looking pale and feeble, she was grinning and staring at him with a look of anticipation, and a wave of emotions surged into his heart when he met her gaze."Bonnie!" he lunged forward and pulled Bonnie into his arms so forcefully that it was as though he would break her bones. "This is the best day of my life! You're finally awake…"He began to plant kisses all over her face—from her forehead to her eyelids, to her cheeks, lips, and finally her jaw—as he gushed, "I love you, Bonnie. Can you hear me? I love you. As long as you never leave me again…I'll do whatever you want! I mean it…" Jim, who was usually haughty and collected, seemed to have lost his sanity as he continued pressing kisses all over Bonnie's face.Bonnie felt that her face was covered in slobber, and if Jim had done this to her in the past, she would have snapped at him immediately.At this moment, she did not have the strength to yell at him…nor did she want to.If she
"I…I won't touch her anymore…"Can you…can you please check her again and double confirm if she needs to go to the hospital?""Of course she'll have to go to the hospital." Luna, who was still leaning against Joshua's body for comfort, wiped the tears from her eyes and added, "But that won't happen unless you do it."The ambulance is already on its way here, and are you honestly going to let someone else take her instead?"As soon as she finished her sentence, the sound of sirens echoed from outside the gate.Jim's face flushed scarlet once more. "You're right."With that, he strode over to Bonnie and gingerly picked her up from the wheelchair. "I'll bring her to the hospital right now."When he reached the front door, carrying Bonnie in his arms, Jim suddenly froze and said, "No matter what, I still want to thank all of you."If they had not planned this wedding for them, he would have chosen to give Bonnie a quiet and private farewell.He was not trained in emergency medicin
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