Catelyn hoped that the Hughes family would pay for what Denise did."Okay." After Luna kissed him, Joshua chuckled and gently hugged her. If Thomas was not there, he would have hugged her and kissed her for a while more.Joshua's hug made her feel safe and warm, so much so that when Joshua let her go, she was blushing."I'll be leaving now," said Luna and quickly left.Hearing her footsteps vanishing in the corridor, Thomas changed into a more comfortable position and looked at Joshua calmly. "Are you two that close?""And what of it?" Joshua smiled and leaned back, looking Thomas in the eye. "We're an old couple but are still head over heels for each other. Seeing you and Yannie, on the other hand…you two don't look like a couple that has just gotten together."Yannie was indeed always obedient toward Thomas, but something seemed to be missing.From how Joshua saw it, for the past few days since they arrived at Saigen City, he had always been busy with Thomas. However, he reali
Luna wanted to laugh, but she did not dare to when she saw how pitiful Gwen looked. She refrained from laughing and walked over to Gwen to hold her hand. "Then tell me—where did you go?""How would I know…" Gwen pursed her lips. "I only remembered having a weird dream. When I woke up, I'm already here."She continued as she glared at Luna to voice out her dissatisfaction, "I was drinking with you, wasn't I? Why didn't you take care of me? Why did you let those people do whatever they want with me and say I went into the dumpster?"Luna was amused. "So you're blaming me because you ran away by yourself?"Gwen furrowed her brow and wanted to say something before she spotted Yannie standing behind Luna. Thus, she let go of Luna and stood up to strode at Yannie and looked at her with a serious face. "Yannie, I know you won't lie to me. Tell me what happened last night in detail."Yannie did not expect Gwen to ask her this. She was caught off-guard for a moment before she lowered her h
Luna sighed and laid next to Gwen. She placed her head against Gwen's and stared at the ceiling with her. "You…still can't forget Luke, huh?"Gwen closed her eyes as tears rolled down her face. "Yes."She smiled bitterly with her eyes closed. "Actually, I know everything. A long while ago."Luna's heart skipped a beat when she heard that."W… What do you mean?""I know Luke is no longer with us." Gwen curled up her lips bitterly. Her voice sounded weak and faded as though it came from far away. "You've all been lying to me in hopes to protect me from the truth. You want me to believe Luke is still alive and that he doesn't want to be together with me anymore, but…"Her voice choked. "I knew he's long gone for a while now. He gave me his heart and wants me to live a happy life together with him…but he forgot how much I love him. How can I live happily without him?"Luna was so shocked by this news that she did not know how to respond. She sat on the bed and looked at Gwen with pi
Steven's secretary was the one who opened the door to the conference room. Steven took a deep breath and entered the conference room.He thought Thomas was attending the meeting on his own. To his surprise, another man was with him, possessing a powerful aura and a cold-looking face—Joshua. The man looked tall and strong, his head lowered as he skimmed through the documents at hand."Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hughes is here."The man cocked his head at the announcement. When he saw Steven, Joshua, admittedly, was taken aback.This man…was the spitting image of. Even the unnoticeable scar at the corner of his eye was exactly the same as Luke's! Perhaps others would not take notice of the scar, but not Joshua. He remembered very vividly how Luke got that scar.It was when Luke teamed up with him during a mission in Sea City to rescue Luna. Luke accidentally got hurt when he was fighting with the enemy.After that, they became best friends. Luke even joked with Joshua saying that the scar unde
From this point, it should be just a coincidence for this man to look identical to Luke. Both men were far different in terms of their behavior.Joshua was a typical businessman. Since Steven already held a sort of apprehension toward him during their first meeting, it also showed Joshua that Steven was not good with business dealings. After the negotiation, not only did Joshua have what he wanted, he even obtained a huge profit from Steven. In the meantime, Steven did not know he suffered a big loss, even though he was on the winning side.After the negotiation was completed, Steven wanted to treat Joshua and Thomas to lunch excitedly."I don't think that's necessary. I've another schedule on hand, and Mr. Howard needs to rush to his next appointment." Joshua stood up and looked at Steven with a remote expression. His voice sounded very flat as he added, "Wasn't Mr. Hughes the one who said you didn't like to make friends?"Steven looked embarrassed when he heard that. He tried to
The assuring tone from Thomas had Joshua furrowed his brow. He massaged his aching temple with frustration. "Are you that sure he's Steven Hughes and not Luke?"How could two people look so identical with the same scar on the forehead? It was understandable that they could look similar from their appearances and figure as they came naturally. Nonetheless, it was a whole different story for the scar as it was only formed due to other external factors. Even if it could be at the same place, the shape could not possibly look the same too.Thomas sighed. "You saw it too, Joshua. The way Steven talks, his temperament, and the way he thinks is far different from Luke's. Even if your suspicion is correct, then how do Kate and the Hughes family manage to turn Luke into this person in one month and more? That's impossible!"He patted Joshua's shoulder. "I really don't think Steven is Luke. You shouldn't think too much. The most important thing for you to do now is let Luna bring Gwen away. L
[Yeah!] Luna shifted into a more comfortable position as she laid on the chaise lounge. She continued to reply to Joshua's text message.[But Gwen said she dreamed of Luke last night. In her dream, Luke nearly hit her with his car and that he brought her into his car afterward. She recalled hugging Luke, crying and laughing as she did, but Luke said he didn't know her, even saying he has a fiancee. No matter how Gwen cried and begged, he kept on saying he didn't know her.][After that, he even had his driver drive him to his fiancee's house, and Gwen didn't remember anything later. She added that since she was found in the dumpster when she woke up, Luke's fiancee's house must be in the dumpster in her dream!][What do you think? Do you think she has let it go or not after having such a dream?]Luna was under the impression that this was all a light texting session with Joshua over the phone. Nonetheless, Joshua entered a moment of deep thought after reading the text messages Luna
When Luna finished texting Joshua, Gwen and Yannie had just left the sauna. The three women continued to enjoy their time and talked until it was time for lunch. They had their meal provided by the resort in a buffet.Gwen and Luna did not prefer the lunch provided. After a discussion, they left the resort and were going to find a restaurant to have their lunch.As they left the resort in their car, a black Pursche stopped at the entrance of the resort. The door opened, and Steven got down from the car elegantly. He walked to the other side of the car and opened the door."Thank you for bringing me to enjoy the hot spring, darling."Kate, getting out of the car, grabbed Steven's arm with a happy look on her face. She mentioned how she felt like going to a hot spring this morning during breakfast, and Steven remembered it. Now that he had finished with his work, he had brought her here to enjoy the hot spring.'He's so good to me. It just proves that I'm in his heart!' Kate thought
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