After Yannie left Thomas' mansion, she called Luna excitedly."Ms. Luna, you don't have to worry anymore. I've requested the person who spread the video and photo to delete everything. The information on the internet will disappear very soon!"You have to believe in Mr. Lynch. Please don't fight with him. I promise that nothing suspicious is happening between us."On the other side of the phone, Luna grasped the phone and looked at Joshua, who was in front of her. She furrowed her eyebrows. "Yannie, what did you do?"Nigel had found out that Thomas was the person who spread the news. If Yannie said she had settled with the origin of the news, did she mean that she had settled things with Thomas?However…Luna knew from the start that Yannie and Thomas did not like each other.How did this naive woman manage to make Thomas pull back the news? Thomas was a cunning man, and it was not easy dealing with him."You don't have to worry about this." Yannie smiled happily on the other end
All Luna knew was that Yannie must have paid a big price to persuade Thomas in revoking the news and discussion online.If Joshua continued with his plan to stir up the internet and let the rumor brew, it would tarnish Yannie's reputation. In addition, Yannie would think Thomas was the one behind it and thought her sacrifice was useless. She would be hurt!"In that case, tell Yannie that I'm the one behind it." Joshua shifted into a more comfortable position and added, as though able to read Luna's mind. "I believe she'll understand it."Luna sighed. "I don't think telling Yannie that will solve the problem. She tried her best to prove you're innocent, but you continue to make it worse online. What do you think she'll feel?"Regardless of what it was, Luna did not think it was appropriate. However, Joshua disagreed with her. "I know you're worried about Yannie, Luna, but…" He looked up and gazed at Luna with his deep, dark eyes. "This is the best thing to do for the moment. Don't y
Back in Luke's house, Luke and Kate were discussing Luke's impending surgery."I still think it's best to move the surgery forward." Kate looked at Luke's face helplessly and reluctantly added, "Luke, you saw it yourself how Gwen's body deteriorated a lot because of Bonnie. Now, she's still in the dark about Joshua and that woman. Once she finds out, she'll be devastated because she and Luna are best friends, and that'll worsen her condition."Moreover, you've been hiding her condition from her, and not only does she not understand what's been happening all this while, but she's not in, and won't be able to, control her emotions."Kate looked up with eyes glossed with tears. "I can't bear to see you leave, and I don't want to see you leave so soon, but…"She dabbed away her tears. "I hope the best for Gwen, too. You've worked so hard and are willing to sacrifice everything just so she can live. I'm afraid all of these will cause her body to deteriorate even more. What if… What if h
Luke nodded. "Kate is on her way to the airport to pick up the surgical specialist team now. It's going to happen tomorrow morning."For a brief moment, silence hung on both ends of the call until Joshua sighed. "Let's meet and have a drink.""No." Luke smiled. "The surgery is tomorrow. It's not good to have high alcohol content in my blood."Joshua sighed helplessly. "You can drink water, you know.""I don't have the time. I need to prepare for the aftermath," declined Luke indifferently. "Joshua, I'm happy to have made friends with you…but we're both men, and there's no need for remorse or sadness about one's departure. Let's not meet. When…"He paused. "When the surgery is finished tomorrow, you and Jim can send me away one last time."I've had a bad life. I wasn't born into a good family, had one too many bad experiences, and was never blessed with a proper status or job. There's not a lot I can give Gwen, so hopefully, she won't meet me again in the next life."He took a de
Kate furrowed her brow when she heard what Jim said and looked at Jim coldly. "Mr. Landry, I think you know very well why the specialist team is here. Are you going to be responsible for delaying the surgery and Gwen's condition?""Ten minutes won't affect anything." Jim looked at his watch. "If you get in the car and talk to me, we can settle it within ten minutes. If you don't…"Jim curled up his lip and smiled. "If the surgery is delayed and affects Gwen's condition, you'll bear half of the blame, too."He then took out his phone and talked to the assistant at the airport. "Ms. Miller doesn't look like she's going to cooperate. Why don't you let the specialist team stay a bit longer to have some coffee? There's no need to rush."Kate's expression faltered instantly upon realizing how serious Jim was. If she refused to cooperate, he would make use of his promise and stop the specialist team from leaving the terminal. If this delayed the surgery tomorrow…Kate did not dare to imagi
"Ten minutes, and I won't do anything to you. I'll settle the score with you sooner or later, Ms. Miller, but I know what takes priority. I won't cause you any trouble now."Staring at Jim's stern expression, Kate took a deep breath and got into the car."Well? Start talking," she scoffed impatiently once she sat down.Jim could not bother to waste any time with her and threw a file her way. "Joshua and I want you to sign this."Kate's eyebrows furrowed at the file. When she opened it and read its content, she guffawed. "All for this?"The file contained an agreement document that stated Kate Miller must guarantee the specialist team from the medical organization sent by the Miller family would treat and portray a professional attitude during Gwen's surgery.Not only did they want the surgery to be filmed, but they also demanded that if Kate or her specialists did anything suspicious to Gwen or even kill her…she would have to bring the specialist team to the police and confess th
Silence fell within the car. Jim's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Kate from the rearview mirror, his gaze whirling with doubt. "You… You stayed for over a year with Luke because of that?"This was out of his expectation. What a coincidence this whole thing was!However, after thinking deeply about it, it made sense.More than a year ago, Luke did seek help from the Miller family because of Gwen's illness. He needed help from the Miller family's medical organization.Before that, the Miller family and Luke had never been in contact. Luke was a gang leader of Merchant City and Sea City, and the Miller family was a large family dominating Europa. There was no benefit involved in their relationship at all.If Luke did not promise the Miller family something, why would the family help him? The Miller family even entrusted Kate to Luke and sent out the most powerful specialist team to do the surgery for Luke and Gwen.This was what Joshua and Jim could not understand, but with Kate'
Even after Gwen and Luke's surgery, they would not be able to escape.Jim Landry…would never let her off the hook!Kate bit her lip and, not daring to spare another glance at Jim, fled and entered the airport.The driver, in the driver's seat, looked at Jim exasperatedly. "That was a good chance, Sir! How could you let her run away?"Jim narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction in which Kate was leaving. He took a deep breath. "I know that. Still…"He closed his eyes."Gwen's and Luke's life are now in Kate's hands."He could not ruin the plan Luke had set up for almost more than a year just because of his grudge."But…" The driver sighed. "She'll leave Merchant City after the surgery is done, right? By then, are you not going to avenge Ma'am?"When he heard the driver calling Bonnie 'Ma'am', Jim smiled a little."I still need to avenge her; they can't escape from this." He narrowed his eyes. "Even if she leaves Merchant City, I'll still look for her. I'll head to the Mi