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
When Rosalyn said that, everyone in the living room fell silent as they focused on Kate.Luke furrowed his eyebrows and looked at Kate suspiciously. "You gave Bonnie some medicine?"This stumped Kate. She had been extra careful and did not think Rosalyn would see it!She bit her lip and unconsciously took a step backward. "I…""Kate, what's going on?" Gwen's eyebrows knitted together as she sternly spoke, "Did you really give Bonnie a potion or something?"Kate merely took another step back as her face turned pale. This, however, only fueled everyone's suspicion.Since Luna had never liked Kate, she was more agitated to hear her mother saying Kate gave Bonnie an unknown medicine. "Kate, what's going on? Tell us. Even if you don't…"She took a deep breath and looked at her three kids, who were discussing among themselves some distance away. "Nigel, get me the surveillance footage."Joshua frowned. He pulled Luna into his arms and said with a low voice, "Regardless of whether Kat
"I did it because I meant well. I believe Mrs. Landry knew this, too. Looking at Ms. Bonnie's situation, her life will end if the CPR stops. That's why I decided to try the pill as a last resort and gave Ms. Bonnie the pill."I just can't believe…"Her eyes were cold and filled with hatred as she looked at Luna. "I never thought all of you would think I'd want to murder Ms. Bonnie. Do you think I need to murder her, given the situation she was in?"She looked at Luna disdainfully. "I understand that Ms. Luna was worried about her friend, but your friend was so close to death during then, yet you could think that I wanted to murder her. And when I kept quiet, you wanted to check the surveillance footage!"I think that's too much for me to accept."She sneered and turned around, wanting to leave. "I never wanted to come today. Gwen was the one who asked me to come with her, and since Sean is in the hospital, he requested me to come to witness his brother and sister-in-law's wedding.
"What do you mean?" Gwen's eyebrows furrowed tightly by what Joshua said. "What could Kate be up to?"Kate had been by Luke's side for more than a year, and Gwen had been in contact with Kate for quite a while already. After the time they spent together, Gwen did not have an extremely good impression of Kate, but not one too bad as well.From the numerous women who liked Luke, Kate was the most suitable one for him. Her family, her background, her personality, and also the feelings she had for Luke… All of those made Gwen feel that Kate was the perfect future match for Luke.If she had to choose someone to take care of Luke upon her departure, she would not hesitate to choose Kate.When Luna said there was a problem with Kate, Gwen thought that Luna was feeling pity for her and was biased. However… Why did Joshua share the same notion Luna did? Joshua was never a slave to his emotions, that much Gwen knew.Joshua looked at Gwen. "Do you wish that she has a problem or not?"Up unt
"They're very smart, so don't compare them with regular seven-year-old kids," added Luna.A year ago, Nellie, Neil, and Nigel helped her overcome danger and risks while one of them was far away and the other two beside her. From then on, Luna no longer viewed them as ordinary children.Thus, when Neil requested Joshua to find a quiet place for them to stay, she just asked a question and was not worried. After all, they were smarter and more mature than anyone else.Rosalyn sighed and shook her head faintly. "I'm still not that close with them yet, so I don't know how talented they are.""You'll know it soon." Joshua's lips curved into a smile as he politely bade Rosalyn and Charles farewell. "I still have things on my plates. I'll leave now."He did not forget to leave a group of bodyguards to protect Luna, Gwen, Rosalyn, and Charles. "I think Bonnie, Jim, and Harvey won't take too long to catch up. All of you could go over an hour later."Luna was touched by Joshua's attentivene
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