Luna fell silent after hearing this.A split second later, she could not help sighing. "What on earth are you talking about, Joshua?"Gwen hasn't even claimed that Luke is still alive; the only thing she ever mentioned was dreaming of him. Why would you, out of all people, think he is?"Besides, weren't you the one who brought Luke's body out of the operation theater with my brother and buried him? You said that his body was already charred…so how can he possibly still be alive?"Joshua closed his eyes as a bitter smile crept across his face.Luna was right…He and Jim were the ones to bring Luke's body away.However, at that time, they were both so overcome by their grief that they could not bear to even lay a second glance at Luke's body.Not only that, but they had no idea that Luke even had a twin brother, so none of them ever suspected any foul play at all.Luna realized that she had come off a little harsh when met with Joshua's silence. She bit her lip nervously and sai
He was here to help Thomas fight for his inheritance and retrieve evidence of his mother's murder.However, because of Luna, he wasted much of his precious time.Even though they had been married for years, Luna still could not help feeling guilty for this.Joshua chuckled upon hearing this. "It's not trouble at all when it comes to you."Even after their many years of marriage—they already had four kids together, for God's sake—Luna still could not help blushing every time Joshua said something sweet to her like this.The two of them chatted for a little while longer before finally hanging up the phone.The moment Luna got off the call with Joshua, she also received a message from Lucas about the flight details.Lucas had been working for Joshua for so many years that he had picked up some of Joshua's thoughtfulness.He had deliberately booked a flight in the afternoon that allowed Luna and Gwen sufficient time to get ready and have lunch before departing.The next morning, L
"Yes, Sir," replied Steven Hughes' assistant on the other end of the line, nodding. "Dr. Liddell is very interested in your case after she studied your case. She's flying over here this morning from Merchant City. Based on the duration of the flight, she should arrive half an hour later."After that, the assistant reminded Steven again, "Sir, are you sure you won't be telling Ms. Miller about this? Her family and she had been responsible for your health when you were unconscious. They even bought several medical institutions because of you… I think it's not that nice if you don't tell them that you're looking for a doctor."Steven furrowed his brow and scoffed, "Are you Kate's assistant, or mine?"The assistant paused and did not answer the question."Don't you dare tell Kate or her family about this. I'll make sure you regret it if you do!" Steven hung up the phone and walked to the main hall of the airport.Lately, Steven felt like he was unhinged, having suffered severe headach
However, Steven stopped after taking a few steps.They did not know each other and were strangers to each other. Even when he thought he had crossed paths several times with her, there was a high possibility she did not notice him at all. He thought from her perspective and realized it was quite absurd for him to walk up to her and bid her goodbye.Suddenly, his phone rang. It was a call from Kate.He furrowed his brow as he stared at the caller's name on his screen before he made his way to the washroom at the side. The main hall of the airport was too noisy, and he was afraid Kate would suspect something.After Steven walked away, Gwen finally noticed him.'That person looks like Luke. His height, body, and even the way he walked,' she thought.Back in the past, she would have ran right up when she saw someone looking similar to Luke, but at this moment…she finally accepted the fact that he was no longer in this world. She also made it clear that no matter how similar Luke and
"I didn't know about this before. I've been looking for Rachel, and because Caleb couldn't stand me, he told me Rachel is on her way to Saigen City because she found an interesting case. He even showed me the patient detail Rachel received in her email. I opened it and took a look."That's…when I saw Luke's photo," explained Theo.He paused for a while before asking, "So, are you and Gwen still in Saigen City?"Luna bit her lip. She felt like something had hit her heart while her brain was in a mess. She turned and stared at Gwen, who was a safe distance from her.Gwen was still sitting on the luggage with a dumbfounded look, her gaze wandering aimlessly around the airport.It broke Luna's heart to see how dull Gwen looked. She bit her lip and said with a small voice, "Theo, are you sure? You know you shouldn't joke about this."Luna knew Steven Hughes was Kate's fiance. The doctors from the Miller family's medical organization were the ones who did Luke's surgery. If Steven and
As Luna thought of those possibilities, her heart thumped vehemently in her chest.Could Steven be Luke? This was the only explanation for why he was suffering from symptoms similar to a patient with amnesia. Luna's mother, Rosalyn, was in a vegetative state for a year too, but she did not experience the symptoms Steven described.Luna's hands trembled."Why was Theo looking for you?" Just then, she heard Gwen's voice.Luna paused and quickly put away her phone. She looked at Gwen with a smile. "Nothing; he's just asking if I'm still in Saigen City. He said Rachel will arrive half an hour later, and he'll arrive around the evening. He was asking if we're free to have dinner with him."Gwen chuckled at this, feeling sentimental at the thought. "Why did you think Theo tried to mess up his relationship with Rachel in the past? Look at him now. Rachel is now Caleb's fiance, and now she's not bringing him anywhere she does."She curled up her lips and looked at her watch. "It's almost
Gwen thought she was hallucinating again, but as she snapped out of her daze when the janitor called out to her again…She realized she was not dreaming.She bit her lip as she felt her figure shivering. She strode toward the direction Steven was in like she was running."Gwen!"Luna felt something was amiss when she noticed that Gwen had not returned after a while. She furrowed her brow as she called out Gwen's name. When she looked back, she saw Gwen running toward a man.She was shocked to see this and wondered what had gotten into Gwen again.Thus, she quickly chased after Gwen. As she got closer, however, she finally saw the man's face better, and her heart nearly leaped to her throat.'That's…Steven Hughes? No. That's not Steven Hughes! That's Luke! That must be Luke!'"Luke!" Gwen was running toward Steven like a deranged woman. She hugged the evidently stunned Steven when she reached out to him. "I knew you weren't dead! I knew it! Did you miss me? I missed you so much!
Hearing Steven's deep, low voice from above her head, Gwen's arm around his waist loosened. That voice…was Luke's. However, the way he talked, his tone, and his habits were a far cry from him.Luke would never speak to her in this way. Instead, he would use her finger to pinch her nose and say dotingly, "Silly, did you miss me? I know you can't leave me."To others, Luke was an apathetic man. To her, he was always a warm and caring man. The man that Gwen was hugging had a different tone, different way of speaking, and logic from Luke. Luke from the past would never address a woman so politely, even if he was speaking to outsiders.Gwen took a deep breath and slowly loosened her arms around his waist. She cocked her head to look at the man in front of her.His brow, eyes, nose, jaw, lips… Even the scar on his forehead and the scratch mark on his neck which was caused by Gwen... They were all identical to Luke's.She bit her lip and looked at the man in front of her warily. "Luke, w
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