The Hughes family was truly grateful to Kate for waking up Steven, and when they heard Kate mentioning it again, Steven's parents exchanged looks with each other.Eventually, Mrs. Hughes walked toward Kate and held her hands closely. "Kate, I know you're upset. I think Steven is just not in his right mind now because of that b*tch. Don't you worry, though, because we're on your side. We'll make him change his mind. He won't break up with you."Mr. Hughes nodded vehemently. "That's right, Kate. Don't feel sad. As long as we are still alive, you are the only daughter-in-law we approve of!"Kate pursed her lips and stopped crying. "Thank you, Mr. Hughes. Thank you, Mrs. Hughes.""Sweet girl." Mrs. Hughes was relieved to see Kate stop crying. She held Kate's hand and wanted to bring her to look for Steven together."Nevermind." Kate sniffed, her voice croaky due to her crying. "You should all go without me. I don't think I should go. I'm…sure he doesn't want to see me."She withdrew
The man tumbled onto the ground and landed so hard that he could not get up.After a long time, he finally picked himself off the ground and lifted his head to reveal his bruised face. His face was so scarred one could barely make out his appearance. "Ms. Miller, I've already tried my best to choose the right person for the job. I never thought Steven would appear at the last minute and end up colliding with the truck…"I'm sure you think it's my fault, but you yourself have to admit that this was not part of your plan, too, right? I followed all the instructions you gave me…"The man climbed up from the ground and plopped back onto the sofa. "I've already sent some people to keep an eye on Joshua and Thomas, and I even specifically picked a time when they wouldn't be around to do this."It's not my fault that things didn't go as planned…"Kate's rage slowly subsided when she heard this.She rolled her eyes at him and said coldly, "Thankfully, Gwen didn't seem to realize that we
Thomas narrowed his eyes. "Malcolm is here in Saigen City?"His men had been trying to track down Malcolm in Merchant City, and initially, they could still trace his phone signal. About a month ago, however, the phone signal disappeared without a trace.No matter how hard he tried, he could not seem to locate Malcolm's whereabouts after that. It was as though he had disappeared into thin air.Nonetheless, Thomas had no intention of letting him go.Because of Malcolm's meddling, Thomas ended up misunderstanding Joshua and Luna for so long that he almost got into trouble. Not only that, but he almost had Bonnie killed, too!Even though Thomas had not taken part in this directly, he still could not help feeling remorseful for his actions.If he had not believed Malcolm and brought him back to Merchant City, Bonnie would not have gotten into that situation at all.Therefore, he had to make Malcolm pay the price, and because of this, he had assigned some of his men to keep an eye on
Thomas narrowed his eyes when he heard this. "Is that true?"This was new."Of course it is!" A glimmer of triumph flashed through Tina's eyes when she sensed Thomas' attitude letting up. "Of course it's true. I know I lied to you before, Thomas, but I wouldn't dare to do it anymore."After all, you know how good that helper of yours, Joshua Lynch, is at his job—he's already claimed most of the family inheritance. Your father knows that if he doesn't admit his mistake now, he won't have any way to fight back against you."At the same time, he's still holding onto his ego, so he insisted I call you and persuade you to come home. Then, he'll apologize to you, and you can discuss everything together."Tina was trying her best to coax Thomas to come home.Thomas narrowed his eyes at this.A split second later, he curled his lips into a smirk and scoffed. "Well, he should've thought of this in the first place."This was why he had enlisted Joshua's help—to get back what was rightful
Yannie was at the hospital with Luna and Rachel in the midst of comforting Gwen when she received Thomas' call.From the moment she returned to the hotel, Gwen had been sitting in silence in front of the window, staring out at the view.No matter what Luna and Rachel did, Gwen would stare out the window blankly as though she could not hear a single word they said—until Yannie arrived.Yannie held her hand and patiently described everything that had happened to Steven to her.This was when the familiar gleam in Gwen's eyes began to return.She lifted her head to stare at Yannie in puzzlement. "Are you saying that Steven and Luke were possibly brothers or even twins?"Yannie nodded. "I overheard Thomas' spy saying this. Apparently, the Hughes family had been blessed with a set of twin boys, but for some reason, the boys had been ill since birth, and one of them even almost died."Therefore, they sought out the help of a fortune teller who foretold that…"Yannie paused for a momen
Yannie paused and instinctively glanced at the closed door. "I'm with Gwen—""I need you, Yannie," Thomas interrupted before she could even finish her sentence. There was a hint of excitement in his tired voice as he said, "Because…this could turn out to be one of the most memorable days in my life, so I want you to witness it with me."Yannie bit her lip and fell silent upon hearing Thomas' earnest request, then finally agreed. "Alright, I'll come with you."She agreed to go with him not because she was fine with leaving Gwen but because…Gwen had Luna and Rachel with her, but she was the only person Thomas had. Even though he was a world-famous celebrity with good looks, wealth, and good family background, Yannie knew better than anyone just how lonely he truly was.Ever since his mother passed and his father remarried, Thomas had always felt abandoned and spent most of his time alone.She and Riley were the closest people he had to a family.Thomas rarely told Yannie things l
Yannie lifted her head to gaze at Thomas' handsome face, smiling. "Not too long ago.""Liar." Thomas sighed, gently wiped the sweat off her forehead with his sleeve, and then helped her get into the car. "Let's go."Sitting in the front passenger seat, Yannie buckled her seatbelt and turned to stare at Thomas. "What are we doing this afternoon?"Thomas curled his lips into a smile and said, smiling, as he started the engine, "You'll find out soon enough; I've been waiting for this day since ages ago."Even though Thomas knew that his wretched father was not apologizing out of genuine remorse, due to the situation at hand, the fact that he was willing to admit his mistake was enough.When his mother's birthday rolled around, he could finally visit his mother's grave and declare to her that her son had finally helped avenge her death.Yannie sighed when she saw Thomas smiling but did not ask further questions.Since he was not willing to reveal anything yet, she would wait patient
Tina let out an awkward chuckle. "Your father had been waiting for you at home, but an urgent situation arose at the company branch, so he had to leave early…"Tina could not help sighing as she added, "You of all people should know what's happening with our company right now. That friend of yours, Joshua Lynch, is so good that even after handing over the company to you, he can't manage the branch all by himself either…"Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to resort to inviting you here to apologize."Thomas furrowed his brow dubiously.He hesitated for a moment, then sent a quick message to Joshua before taking Yannie's hand and following Tina and Denise into the dining room.The servants were busy setting the table, and Yannie could not help pursing her lips when she saw all the lavish food on the table.This was her third time coming to Howard Mansion. The first time, she had come with Thomas, and the second time, Tina had forced her here without Thomas' knowledge to attack her al
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