Lucas was standing by the entrance of the Lynch Group building, looking troubled as he talked to the other person on the phone. He did not notice the car nearby nor Thomas, who was in the car."Sir, it's useless to threaten me. You know much better than me what Mr. Lynch's temper is like. If an assistant like me could easily sway his decisions with a few words, he's not Joshua Lynch."Then, Lucas sighed. "Mr. Lynch has agreed to give you fifteen thousand, and I advise you to take it. Because of you, he has been misunderstood deeply by other people. He has already contacted the Moore family. You should…pray for yourself."Then, Lucas sighed and hung up the call immediately.He kept his phone. When he turned around and was about to head back into the building, he noticed the car parked nearby. He furrowed his brow and subconsciously walked over to the car as if he wanted to spot to see if there was anyone in the car.Right at that moment, the car window suddenly rolled down, reveali
Lucas looked up at Thomas seriously. "If there is anything you need my help with, tell me."Of course, he knew that Thomas had taken such a huge effort to see him. It was not purely to chat with him. He did not have the time to chat with him either.Looking at Lucas' serious face, Thomas narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "I overheard some of your conversation with Adrian Lynch a moment ago."He lowered his head and stirred the cup of coffee, calmly adding, "Does Joshua have a bad relationship with Adrian?"Before seeing Lucas that day, he did not know that Joshua had such a terrible relationship with his father.He did research it before, of course. The outside world has always said that Joshua and Adrian did not have a good relationship. He also found out that Joshua has publicly condemned Adrian before.However, when he asked Malcolm about this, Malcolm said a different story. "What we see is what Joshua wants us to see. He always told the public that he didn't have a good r
"What is Lucifer doing recently?" said Thomas into the phone as he walked out of the cafe.Lucifer Howard was the new name he gave Malcolm when they made a deal. After all, back then, Malcolm had been kicked out of Merchant City by the Quinn family, and he could not possibly stay in Merchant City with his original identity. Thus, Thomas gave him a name and a fake identity. Lucifer thus followed him and his management company team to Merchant City.That was why Thomas' subordinates had never heard of Malcolm Quinn. They only knew that he was Lucifer Howard."He hasn't returned in a long time."The driver sitting at the driver's seat drove while furrowing his brow. "Didn't you instruct us not to care about him anymore? He was initially living with us, but a month or so ago, he accepted a call, and he suddenly became rich. He treated us to a meal and said that he was going to do great things, so he left our team."Then, the driver could not help but lament, "Later on, I heard that he
Luna stopped breathing the moment she heard Thomas say those words.After a while, she took a deep breath. "Impossible."She did not believe that Joshua would not discuss with her letting Riley leave with Thomas."If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself," said Thomas, his voice sounding as though he was smiling. "I just came out from Joshua's office."Luna could not help but furrow her brow. She stopped her work and leaned back in her chair. "What are you trying to do? Fine, even if you're Riley's father and you use your right as her father to take her away, why are you taking Yannie away?""Because…" Thomas was silent for a while. "Because of yesterday's incident. She's now rumored to be my girlfriend, so we have to play the part."Then, he paused for a while. "Actually, it's fine if you don't see me. I just wanted to apologize to you in person."Luna's eyes widened. She was in a daze. Did she mishear him? Was Thomas Howard apologizing to her?Perhaps he could guess
The sun had set.When Luna returned to Joshua's house, Joshua was on the sofa hugging Nellie, looking at her latest design.Nellie was dressed in a white billowy dress, fit for a royal, and had a huge bow on her head with her hair slightly curled. She was nestled in Joshua's arms, smiling. "Daddy, what do you think of my design? Will Mommy like it?""She will."Joshua looked at Nellie's designs seriously while smiling and ruffling her head gently. "Your Mommy will like anything you make."Nellie pursed her lips. "Daddy, you're brushing me off! You think it doesn't look nice!"Joshua smiled a little. "I am not.""You are!" Nellie puffed her cheeks.Neil, who was by the side, helplessly looked at his father and sister bickering before looking at Nigel, who had his head buried in a book. In the end, he pushed his drink to Nellie. "I'm sure you're thirsty after quarreling with Daddy, right? Drink up."Nellie pouted. She took the drink and looked at Neil unhappily. "You must think
Walking to the courtyard in front of the mansion, the cool night breeze cleared Luna's mind up a little.She sat on the bench by the side and said calmly, "Yannie, I want to know your thoughts about Thomas."She already knew about Thomas' feelings toward Yannie. However, she did not know if Yannie was willing to give birth to Riley for Thomas back then because she liked Thomas or because she just liked children.Perhaps Yannie did not expect that Luna would suddenly ask her about her love life that she fell silent. The quietness lasted for a long few seconds before Yannie depressingly replied, "Luna, why are you…suddenly asking me this?"Luna leaned back. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the night breeze. "I'm just curious. Now that you know that Riley is your child with Thomas, what are you planning to do next? Thomas isn't going to let Riley go, and if you don't want to give Riley up, it seems that you can only…continue to be with him. Which is why, Yannie, I want to know your tho
Luna did not open her eyes. Instead, she cradled the hand that wiped away her tears and buried herself into that person's arms.She did not need to look at him to know what he looked like and what his expression was at that moment.Joshua hugged her tightly. His voice was rather hoarse. "You heard about it?"He meant about Thomas leaving with Riley and Yannie."Yes." Luna nodded and said, her voice cracking, "Riley is leaving. That's good, too. They're actually related and are a family. I…I'm only with her for a short while."She understood this, but…She thought that if she could not find her daughter, raising Riley would be good too. Alas, this would all be mere wishful thinking.She should wish Yannie and Thomas well. She should be happy for Riley, but she felt…empty inside.Joshua sighed. He hugged her tightly and said calmly in a low voice, "I know what you're thinking, so…"Joshua smiled and said, "I plan to take you along to Saigen City next week."Luna's eyes instantl
Joshua smiled. "Don't worry, I'm only going to Saigen City with you two. Once we're there, I'll be busy with my work while you both go sightseeing. No interference."Luna furrowed her brow and looked at Joshua, who was hugging her. "What are you busy doing there?"Joshua reached out and gently ruffled her head. "I have a business deal with Thomas."Luna was stunned before she recalled that at the studio when Thomas called her, he seemed to have vaguely mentioned his business deal with Joshua.Back then, Luna was filled with the reluctance of Riley and Yannie leaving with him, so she did not pay attention to that topic.Thinking back about this, she furrowed her brow and looked at Joshua. "What…deal did you two make?""You'll know once we're at Saigen City."Joshua lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently. "I was the one who suggested Thomas take Yannie and Riley along."Under Luna's stunned gaze, Joshua let out a sigh and slowly said, "Lulu, Riley and Yannie are going to
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