Amid Yannie's hesitation, her phone rang.Luna was calling, and the mere name on the screen sent Yannie's heart racing. For a moment, she thought she was seeing things.Why would Luna be calling her at a time like this? Nonetheless, the called ID was real, and she was not hallucinating."Why are you not answering the phone?" Hugo furrowed his brow and asked when he heard Yannie's phone ringing.Yannie paused for a moment, her hands shivering as she did. After much struggle, she picked up the call."Luna."The instant she picked up the phone, her voice was hoarse. The emotions that had stilled after her conversation with Hugo roared to life upon hearing Luna's voice on the other end.She bit her lip and tried to say a complete sentence. Despite that, her throat felt constricted, and she could not say anything."Yannie, don't cry." Luna, reading the news from her computer in the studio's office, sighed. "Did the doctor who helped you betray you?"The information on the news was
Luna was startled by Joshua's words. For a minute, she could not register what he truly meant and thought Joshua was grieving for their missing child."Is…that so?" Luna sighed. She clicked open the news website again. "Oh, wow… I wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't tell me."Luna knew Yannie had a baby out of wedlock, so when she saw the news, her first thought was that Yannie got betrayed and did not pay attention to the information published in the news. It only came to her mind after Joshua mentioned it."What a coincidence for us to deliver on the same day," remarked Luna."It's not just that." Joshua, on the other end of the line, inhaled deeply before he solemnly added, "The hospital Yannie was in was the same hospital Hunter said he stole Riley from. The day Yannie delivered her baby was the same day Riley and our daughter were born."This took Luna by complete surprise, so much so that her phone nearly dropped to the floor. "Joshua… Are you saying…""Yes," said Joshua
Ever since the day Thomas arrived in Merchant City, he had been targeting Luna and Joshua, resulting in Luna's hostility toward Thomas. It amazed her to find out Thomas was the father of the baby girl she wanted to adopt."Did Yannie tell you this?" asked Joshua when Luna did not answer his question. He furrowed his brow."Yes," Luna answered faintly, "and I don't like Thomas."She did not think Thomas would treat Riley and Yannie kindly.At this moment, Yannie was in a partnership with Thomas, and she was one of the celebrities under his agency. She was helping Thomas to earn income as well.The news of Yannie's previous pregnancy was all over the city, yet Thomas did nothing. He did not even bother to take down the news after Yannie was that deep in trouble. If Luna did not think about letting Joshua take it down, who knew how this whole chaos would turn out?If Thomas could not even guarantee to protect Yannie, who was earning income for him, how could Luna believe Thomas coul
"Luna, I wanted to tell you about this after Thomas comes back, but…" Joshua paused for a while before he continued, "From the looks of it, maybe we can sit by the sidelines and watch for now. If Thomas can handle the matter this time, then we should trust that he has the ability to take care of Yannie and Riley."I know that you both aren't on the best of terms due to your past conflict, but if he can handle it well this time, maybe we should give him a chance. After all…"He sighed. "After all, Riley is his daughter. Maybe he and Yannie could give Riley something we can't."Luna's knuckles protruded as she gripped her phone tightly. She understood everything Joshua had said, but…"Okay," came Luna's simple reply after a deep inhale before she hung up.She closed her eyes and adjusted her sitting posture to feel more comfortable after putting the phone down.Her feelings were tumultuous at the moment, and admittedly, she was a little sad.They finally found Riley's parents…but
"You and Joshua… Is your baby…"Yannie furrowed her brow unhappily. "Hugo, I respect you because you've been a kind, good manager to me, but if you continue to say such nonsense, I won't be nice to you anymore."She took a deep breath and sternly declared, "I'm going to explain to you this once: Mr. Lynch helped me because I'm a friend of his wife, Ms. Luna. My mother is working in his house as a maid. That's why I was in and out of his house when someone took those photos. As for my baby…"She raised her head and looked at Hugo sternly. "If you truly take the time to understand Mr. Lynch and his wife's information, you'll notice he was never here in Merchant City when I was pregnant."She then closed her tired eyes and planted herself on the sofa. "That's all I want to say."Hugo furrowed his brow as he looked at Yannie. Finally, he sighed. "Yannie, please don't be angry at me. I was just talking crap. I won't say it again, knowing you'll get mad because of that."He turned arou
In her dream, Yannie vaguely heard Thomas saying he had a three-month-old baby, but she could not remember anything else. After all, she was dog-tired.It was 8 p.m. when Yannie finally woke up from her sleep. The first thing that popped into her head was her dream about Thomas telling Hugo he was a father to a three-month-old baby.She rubbed her throbbing head, but she could not tell if it was a dream or if she overheard it during her sleep when Thomas and Hugo were talking.After much thinking, she decided to go ask Thomas.When she got out of bed, she realized she had been sleeping on Thomas' bed. She clearly remembered falling asleep on the sofa in the mansion!Did Hugo have someone else carry her upstairs after seeing how tired she was? Nonetheless, Thomas had arranged a room for her ever since he requested her to stay in the mansion. If Hugo wanted to send her to the room, he should have sent her back to her room instead.Moreover, her room was on the first floor, and Thom
"Yannie sure knows how to act! She pretends to be innocent and weak, then pretends as if she has no connections to certain people and was born from poverty. Look at her now!"Wendy harrumphed. "She could buy off the entire hospital three months ago to cover the fact that she's given birth before. From the way I see it, Yannie's intentions weren't that innocent when she started approaching you."She's been planning three months ago, waiting for her chance to step into the entertainment industry. Who knew that she met a kindhearted person like you who'd be willing to give her a chance!"Wendy rambled on, but every word was like a sharp knife stabbing into Yannie's heart. She had to say something.None of that bullcrap was true at all!From the beginning, she never planned to enter the entertainment industry. It was all by chance that she did the shower gel commercial and she, oddly enough, got famous, and it was Thomas who initiated her into the entertainment industry.Initially, s
"So." Thomas stopped in his tracks and looked at Wendy's face indifferently. His tone turned cool. "According to your logic, Yannie must've known you'd give her the chance three months ago, so she's been waiting all this while?"Wendy's expression changed a little upon Thomas' words. She bit her lip.After a while, she finally thought of how she was going to reply to him. "No, no, no! That's not what I meant! I'm saying that Yannie has planned to enter the entertainment industry for a very long time already. Even if it wasn't you or me, she's set her eyes on this industry beforehand."Thomas raised his eyebrows and smiled. "If I remember correctly, Yannie was only Luna's assistant a month ago. If she planned on entering the entertainment industry a long time ago, why did she go and be an assistant to Joshua Lynch's woman? Or are you trying to say..."He bent down and locked his gaze on Wendy. "That Joshua Lynch's woman also wants to be in the entertainment industry? Otherwise, I ca