"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