Jim froze, unable to believe his ears.He instinctively inched closer to Joshua and whispered, "Are you saying that…Malcolm kept some of the poison with which he was instructed to kill Bonnie and even stashed it somewhere?"Joshua nodded, staring out in the direction in front of him.He persistently prodded and provoked Malcolm so he would finally relent and hand over the poison.Joshua had mentioned that he did not need Malcolm to expose the identity of the mastermind. That was because both he and Jim were capable of finding out who this person was eventually.Not only that, but he even had a suspicion as to who it was already.Nonetheless, it was not enough to find this person.As Malcolm said, this person had minimal contact with him, and even if they managed to find who it was, it would be hard to pin it on her because she had plenty of reasons and evidence that would help her evade responsibility.Because of this, Joshua had to find even more evidence to prove her crime.
Just as Malcolm contemplated the options he had, Lucas and his men dug out a small chest from beneath the tree.Jim immediately lunged forward to open the chest.There was a small box engraved with the letter M, in a plastic wrapper inside the chest.Jim opened the box, frowning, and discovered a small pill wrapped in aluminum foil."She had given me only one of these pills, but…I told her I had lost it so that she'd give me another one," Malcolm explained timidly. "Initially, I had planned to use this to escape…"He lifted his head to stare at Joshua. "You mean what you said, right, Mr. Lynch? You told me that as long as I handed over the pill…you'd let me go.""He promised that he'd let you go, but I never did." Jim tucked the box into his pocket, stomped back toward Malcolm, and landed another punch on his already swollen face."That's enough." Joshua furrowed his brow, reached out to stop Jim, and said impassively, "We have to stick to our word."He shot Malcolm a contemptu
Jim fell silent upon hearing this.He knew that Joshua was right. To find the person who tried to kill Bonnie, they had to do more than find the poison used.They would have to obey Joshua's plan and make it evident that they had sought out Malcolm, then release him as though nothing had happened.That way, the mastermind behind all this would become flustered and eventually find a way to get rid of Malcolm to prevent herself from being exposed.With this, they could use Malcolm as bait to lure the person into the light.At the thought of this, Jim scoffed and glared at Malcolm. "You got lucky this time!"Then, he turned and stomped away.After Jim left, Joshua glanced impassively at Malcolm, then ordered Lucas, "Get the news out there about Malcolm's interrogation and make it clear that we released him, even though he didn't offer us any useful information."Lucas nodded obediently. "Yes, Sir."Joshua turned to smile at Malcolm. "Good luck."With that, he left.Staring at J
All of them had perfect reasons to suspect Kate.After all, Bonnie had known Joshua and Jim for a long time, and never once had their suspicions been proven wrong.Therefore, when Kate sobbed to her about being wrongfully blamed for attempted murder, there was nothing Bonnie could do except console her.She could not find it in herself to believe Kate, nor could she forgive her.At the thought of this, Bonnie rubbed her brows in frustration and said, "Ms. Miller, I just woke up from a coma, and I'm still very tired now. I'm sure that a beautiful girl like you will surely have an equally kind and pure heart, so I'm certain you'll find a way to prove yourself innocent."I'm sorry but…I'm too exhausted now."Kate's eyebrows furrowed at this, and a glimmer of malice flashed through her eyes when she sensed Bonnie's refusal to get involved in this.She had been here for about half an hour, and apart from thanking her, Bonnie had not offered her anything useful at all, much less helpe
Kate instinctively narrowed her eyes when she heard this, and relief surged into her heart.The only thing she was afraid of was Gwen finding out about her and Luke's plan and spoiling it.However, since even Gwen's best friend intended to hide the truth from her, she was safe.Kate suppressed the relief in her heart and feigned a look of helplessness. "Well…do you know about her upcoming organ transplants?"Luna nodded somewhat hesitantly. "Yes, I do."Kate sighed and lowered her head. "Well, since you already know, there's no point hiding anything anymore. The truth is…"The reason Luke kept me by his side and continues to treat me so well is because Gwen's surgery is set to be performed under the care of a hospital that my family owns."We have the best medical personnel and equipment in the world specialized for organ transplants, and Gwen was the reason Luke had gotten in touch with us in the first place…"She lifted her head to stare at Luna. "Even though I'm in love with
Bonnie, who had been lying on the bed in silence, furrowed her brow and asked this question.Luna immediately came to and quickly explained everything to Bonnie."Luke is such a great liar. I used to think that she got sick because of her already poor health combined with Luke's maltreatment of her. It was only until Dr. Liddell told me the truth that I realized how serious this is…"The entire room fell silent.A split second later, Bonnie closed her eyes and sighed. "I guess Luke proved himself once again. In the past, I used to think that there was much more underneath the surface that we didn't know of, and that Luke's love toward Gwen ran much deeper than what he showed, but…"She lifted her head to stare at Luna. "Are you sure you don't want to tell Gwen the truth?"Luna slumped onto a nearby sofa, letting her entire body sink into the soft cushion. "I don't know."She had rushed here immediately after making sure that Gwen was alright.Luna was worried that she would not
Luna furrowed her brow in confusion. "What're you talking about, Yannie?"Why was she saying this all of a sudden?Yannie continued to sob, "I… Haven't you seen the news yet, Ms. Luna? Someone took a photo of me and Mr. Lynch and put it on the news!"You have to believe me, Ms. Luna; there's nothing going on between me and Mr. Lynch! I… You know full well how I'm doing now, and I haven't even moved on from the guilt of losing my child yet…so how could I possibly have tried to sleep with another man?"Besides, you've always treated me kindly, and Mr. Lynch isn't only your husband but the father of your four children, too… I'd never, ever try to sleep with him! You have to believe me!"Tears slid down Yannie's cheeks as she said, "Ms. Luna, I never knew something like this would happen! I—I don't know how else to explain it to you… Please… Please just trust me, and trust Mr. Lynch, okay?"Luna furrowed her brow upon hearing this.No matter how clueless she had been initially, she
Yannie immediately nodded. "That's right! Ms. Luna, you have to believe me!"I met with Mr. Lynch because…because we had some business to talk about!"Luna replied in a whisper, "Yannie, I trust that both you and Joshua are innocent, but even if you are, you have to tell me the truth—what were you and Joshua talking about that day?"Unless you tell me the truth right now…I won't be able to believe you fully."Yannie curled her fingers tightly around the phone.Truth be told, she wanted nothing more than to tell Luna that she and Joshua were just business partners—Joshua had promised her money, and her task was to get close and spy on Thomas!However, she could not tell Luna this.According to Joshua, she was forbidden to talk about their deal to a third person without his permission, and if she violated this, she would have to pay double in retribution.This meant that if she told Luna the truth, not only would she fail to receive the money Joshua promised, but she would even h