Gwen's surgery was at 10 in the morning. Thus, Luna brought Bonnie along to her ward early in the morning.Blame it on her illness or heartbreak. Whichever it was, Gwen did not rest well for the entire night and looked worn out.The moment Luna entered and saw her in that state, she anxiously rushed over and held her hand. "Gwen, a—are you alright?"She knew that Gwen was having a huge surgery, and an organ transplant surgery at that.The night before, Luke had already left Merchant City. The person who was donating organs to Gwen had already arrived. Joshua and Jim were overseeing the other side of the surgery, while Luna and Bonnie were keeping watch on Gwen and her surgery."I'm alright." Gwen smiled feebly at Luna. "The doctor said that after the surgery today, I'll slowly get better. I won't feel so terrible in the future."Then, she turned to look at Bonnie. "Are you alright?""I'm doing quite well." Bonnie, in the wheelchair, smiled a little at Gwen. "Have a good surgery.
At ten in the morning, in Merchant City's Central Hospital, two surgeries were conducted at the same time.One was an organ transplant surgery for Gwen. The other was the removal of organs from Luke.Joshua and Jim stayed outside Luke's surgery room with a heavy expression on their faces.The most helpless thing in the world was to helplessly sit and watch one's friend dying. They could not stop Luke from trying to save Gwen, and neither could they wipe away his deep feelings for Gwen.The only thing they could do was wait for his lifeless body to be wheeled out and give him a proper burial."If only Luke had a twin brother," muttered Jim while leaning against the chair.If Luke had a twin brother, would his twin brother's organ be a successful match with Gwen's, too?Could it be…Joshua turned and swept him a cold gaze. "What does it matter if he has a twin brother? Are you planning to get Luke to convince his twin brother to die for the woman that he loves, just so that he co
"Lulu, is there…any news?"Before undergoing her surgery, Gwen passed her phone to Luna, asking her to keep an eye on it. She was worried that she would not be able to answer Luke's call, fearing that he would be worried about her.Looking at Gwen's hopeful gaze, Luna could not help but look away, not daring to look her in the eye. "No. Luke…is probably busy."He did not call nor send a message.Little did Luna know…Luke was already buried, alone in a grave. She thought that Luke had simply gone to Sea City to deal with his business and wanted to give Gwen a chance to leave, so he did not contact her.She did not want to disappoint Gwen, so she could not help but add, "He should contact you after he finishes his business.""Hopefully." Gwen shut her eyes in despair, letting the wheel push her back to her ward as she felt her heart turning cold.Somehow, she could feel that Luke might never return. He might never look for her again.To him, maybe she was not important. Perhaps s
Sean's words made Luna and Bonnie furrow their brow tightly.Sean had asked her if Luke was already dead instead of questioning why Luna would say Luke was 'probably dead'.From his question, it meant that he seemed to know a thing or two about Luke's odd disappearance, which was why he asked them.Luna narrowed her eyes at Sean suspiciously."Yes, Luke is dead. Didn't you realize that Luke hasn't returned to Merchant City for more than a month?"Sean had been recuperating in Merchant City all the while. He had no channels to learn about news in Sea City.Luna only said that to lie to him. She wanted to know why his response was that straightforward as though he knew a different reality.However, she did not expect that Sean would sigh and lament regretfully, "I kept thinking that the transplant agreement was fake because I never thought that someone would choose to die just when their life took off. I never would've thought…"Then, he looked at Luna seriously. "Do you know whe
"I don't have anything going on for me, and my education level isn't high either. I can't be like my brother Jim or Joshua, a genius in business, but I have the strength to fight. Still…"Sean sighed. "Too bad Luke is gone. He's still so young…"Then, he looked up at Luna seriously. "Has Gwen recovered? She's not too depressed and self-blaming herself after Luke's heart transplant, right?"Sean innocently thought that when Luna said that Luke was dead and Bonnie mentioned that Luke transferred his heart to Gwen, they would have already known about the contents of the agreement.Even though Luke made him swear to secrecy, Sean felt that since Luke had already died and that Luna and Bonnie already knew about it, he had no reason to keep it a secret.However, he did not know that Luna and Bonnie were tricking him."Gwen is…doing well."Luna clutched her chest. She suppressed the raging emotions in her heart."Did… Did Luke really show you the agreement before his death?"Sean nod
Seeing Luna about to leave, Bonnie furrowed her brow and grabbed Luna's arm. "I'll come with you."I'll get Jim to go to Joshua's house. We'll have a proper talk."Luna paused for a while before finally nodding. "Okay."Seeing the women about to leave when they had just arrived, Sean was a little lost. "I—Is something going on?"He was silent for a while, pondering his conversation with Luna and Bonnie."You two… Don't tell me that you didn't know anything about Luke?"Otherwise, why were they so anxious to look for Joshua and Jim after hearing him talk about Luke?The more he thought, the more he felt that this was the reason.He panicked a little."You two said you want to come to visit me, but it's just to trick me into telling you all this?"Bonnie stopped in her tracks and turned back to look at Sean. "No, Sean. We're here to see you, it's true. After all, you've been recuperating here for more than a month. We thank you for telling us the truth. We…only want to go back
Kate brought the Miller family's medical team and left Merchant City, returning to where they came from.Moreover, she left in a hurry, not even bothering to explain what was happening to him properly.As Luna's thoughts wandered, Sean stepped out, having changed out from his hospital gown into comfortable casual wear.Seeing Luna looking at him in a daze, he smiled a little tensely. "Is something wrong?""Nothing." Luna paused for a while before coming to her senses. She took Bonnie and Sean along, asking while leaving, "By the way, Sean, did you contact Kate this whole time?"Regardless, Kate was once someone he had interacted with before in Merchant City.Alas, this was the same woman who had hurt Bonnie before, almost causing Bonnie to never wake up. Moreover, she had spread the rumor about Joshua and Yannie's nonexistent affair to Thomas Howard, and the rumor took off instantaneously.Luna remembered all the scores she needed to settle. She had asked Joshua more than once t
Luna was taken aback by Sean's words. "You saw Yannie on television?"How could that be possible?Yannie was her assistant, but after a while, she resigned.After all, it was tough for her because she was not familiar with jewelry design. Nonetheless, she found a job more suitable for her with good pay, too.Luna had seen how Yannie struggled to work with Samson and the others in the studio before. Working among a group of young talents was indeed tough for Yannie.Every day after work, she was the last to leave. Typical Yannie; ever the hardworking and serious one.However, there were a lot of things that could not be achieved just by hard work.Thus, when Yannie resigned, Luna did not stop her. She even sincerely wished that she would be better in the future.Later, Luna asked Mrs. Flores about how Yannie was doing a few times, having been fond of her. Mrs. Flores always said that Yannie was doing well.After a few times, Luna stopped asking. She was afraid that Mrs. Flores
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