Steven's entire body stiffened upon hearing this.He knew that Joshua was talking about Luke.A split second later, he curled his lips into a bitter smile. "You're confused, Mr. Lynch. I'm Steven, not Luke.""I know." Joshua narrowed his eyes, fixating his stare on Steven's face. "But I still know that you'll help me."Steven was silent for a moment, then finally sniffed and chuckled. "You're right; I'm willing to help you, but it has nothing to do with Luke at all. I'm just…"He glanced first at Gwen and Luke, then at Joshua. "I just like helping people in need."Then, he shot Joshua a glance and asked, "What do you need me to do?"Joshua had seen this coming. He curled his lips into a smile. "Follow me."With that, he turned and led Steven into the elevator.Gwen instinctively followed.However, Luna caught her just in time, and as soon as the elevator doors closed, she pulled Gwen aside and whispered, "Remember, he isn't Luke."She was worried that Gwen would be swept awa
Luna was worried that something would happen if she left Gwen and Steven to their own devices.She was just about to stop them when Gwen lifted her head to fixate her gaze on Steven's face. "Sure.""Gwen." Luna furrowed her brow and instinctively grabbed hold of Gwen's arm. "You…""I know what I'm doing." Gwen knew what Luna was concerned about. However, it was as though she was drawn to Steven like a bee was drawn to nectar.She wanted to find out what kind of person Steven was, and she wanted to know if she had been hallucinating or if Steven was really gradually becoming Luke.This was something she would not stop until she found the answer.When she saw the determination in Gwen's eyes, Luna fell silent and finally let go.After Gwen and Steven left, Lucas led Luna to Joshua's office.This was Luna's first time visiting Joshua's office here in Saigen City. This office was far smaller than Joshua's offices in Merchant City and Banyan City.After being used to sitting in J
Dan's outburst did not faze Joshua at all. Instead, he smiled naturally. "Well, well. I don't know if Mr. Dan Howard is the right person to make such a comment. Compared to you, I'm not as shameful as you are."The reply had pushed Dan to his limits. "What are you saying?!""You conspired with your mother to kill your own father. How could you not understand what I'm saying?" Joshua's tone became colder as he held his phone to his ear, his voice so remote and indifferent that the temperature felt like the cold wintertime. "Do you truly think no one knows what you and your mother did? Sooner or later, the truth about you and your mother killing Senior Howard and how you wronged Thomas will be out. By then, everyone in this city will know the most shameless and vicious people you both are!"There was no reply from Dan, and the conversation became dead quiet.After a while, he screamed out hysterically, "That's a false allegation, Joshua Lynch! My mother and I did nothing to the old g
Joshua smiled when he saw how excited Luna was. "What kind of people do you think Shelly's parents are?"Luna never expected Joshua to ask her this question. She paused and thought for a while before chuckling. "I just hope her parents are just an ordinary couple. It'll be best if their family is a happy one."The sentence was followed by a sigh. "I hope Shelly can be lucky like Riley; to be reunited with parents that love her like Thomas and Yannie."Joshua curled his lips into a smile at Luna's words. "Yes. We'll go back in a week, and I'll take you to meet Shelly's parents."Luna furrowed her brow. "We're going back in a week?"Although she missed her children, could they truly finish up Thomas and Steven's matter in a week's time?"Yes." With Luna in his arms, Joshua cocked up his head and looked to the front as though he had the ability to look through the wall and into a greater distance. "I'll settle all the problems within the week. Then, we'll go back to Merchant City."
Looking at the handsome man with dark skin and a rather 'unruly' personality, Denise frowned. "So you're Nigel's uncle?"Nigel's uncle had to be either related to Joshua or Luna…but this man's temperament was far different from them both!"Yes." Sean curled up his lips and smiled. He pointed at the seat in front of him and hinted to Denise to sit.Once Denise sat down, he waved his hand at a waiter to order a beverage for Denise. After the beverage was served, he looked up and took a good look at Denise before talking, "Nigel asked me to come to go look for Riley with you. Where is she now?"Denise picked up the hot beverage and felt the warmth radiating from the glass. "She's in my brother's mansion in the countryside now. I think my brother has gone to help Joshua and is not in the mansion now, but…"She looked at Sean. "There are people guarding the mansion. Do you…"After taking a good look at Sean's thin figure, she frowned. "Don't you have any helper? If you are alone… I do
The atmosphere of the car became dead silent as Sean spoke his mind. There was only smoke and silence filling up the closed space.After a while, Denise looked at Sean with a bitter smile. "Did Nigel tell you all of that?""Half from him, and half from my own doing," Sean answered.Denise frowned and did not understand. "You found out by yourself? You're from Merchant City and are not related to anything here in Saigen City. Why do you want to investigate my family?"Sean curled up his lips and took a huge puff of his cigarette. "Yes, neither my family nor my friends are related to Saigen City. This is also my first time here, and your family has nothing to do with me either. But…"He looked to the side at Denise with his bright eyes. "Not long ago, I joined a gang in Merchant City. Every brother in the gang treated me very nicely, and they were very willing to accept me as one of them. However, there is a scar in their hearts that they can't heal."Upon rolling down the window,
Not long after, their car arrived at Steven's mansion in the countryside.Everything was as Denise said: Steven was not in the mansion, but the guards in the mansion were not to be underestimated. There were many muscular men standing guard everywhere.Upon parking the car at a corner, Denise pointed at the mansion not far away from them and asked, "Are you sure you can go in and bring the kid out?"Before they arrived, she had already felt Sean could not accomplish the mission. Once they arrived, she was certain of her judgment. The mansion was guarded heavily, and it would be a miracle a thin, fragile man like Sean could succeed.Sean squinted and looked at the mansion. He said with a smile, "Let's make a bet. If I can bring Riley out, you'll have to treat me to beer tonight."Denise snorted. "If you can accomplish the mission, it doesn't matter if I treat you to beer for the whole month.""Forget about it." Sean rubbed his knuckles. "I need to take care of Riley starting tomor
Luckily, Riley did not make a sound from the moment Sean picked her up as though she truly understood what Sean said and stayed quiet. With Denise's interruption, he was able to bring Riley to the car swiftly.As he was back in the car, he pointed at Riley's nose lightly. "Good girl."When everything was done, he looked at the door of the mansion. At that moment, Denise was being held up by the guard. They were working hard to stop her from going inside. "Not bad."He curled up his lips and smiled. Taking out his phone, he called Denise.At the door of the mansion, Denise was still fighting endlessly with the guards. "This is my brother's house. What's wrong with me going inside? Who dares to touch me?!"Suddenly, her phone rang. She furrowed her brow and, upon noticing it was an unknown number displayed on the screen, warily answered."You can come back now," Sean's cheerful voice came from the other side of the phone. "Don't overdo it. They might suspect you when they find out