Lucas was frozen in shock as he watched Luna saunter away.After Luna disappeared into the elevator, he finally broke out of his stupor. He glanced first at the food container in his hands, then at the sight of Joshua chatting with the woman in his office, and immediately understood what had happened.He smacked his forehead in regret and quickly strode into the room."Mr. Bean, why did you bring an extra portion of food when Joshua and I are almost done with our meal?" the woman asked, frowning as she glanced at the container in Lucas' hand.Lucas rolled his eyes at her—just out of her sight—and placed the container in front of Joshua. "Sir, I ran into Ma'am outside the door just now. She came to bring you your lunch."With that, he glanced at the woman and added with a hint of contempt, "I'm thinking that Ma'am must've arrived just in time to see you enjoying your lunch with Ms. Moore here and got the wrong idea."As he said this, he could not help rolling his eyes at the woman
By the time Joshua made his way to the building lobby, the driver from Lynch Mansion had just pulled the car over.Luna opened the door and was just about to get in when someone grabbed hold of her arm.She turned around with a frown and came face-to-face with Joshua's chiseled face.Luna rolled her eyes as soon as she saw who it was. "What are you doing here?"He sure seemed to be enjoying his meal with that attractive young woman, so why was he here all of a sudden?"Lucas told me you came and left without saying another word, so I came to see what was happening." Joshua gestured for her to get in the car. "Why did you leave without saying hi?"Luna rolled her eyes, then got into the car and turned to shoot him a murderous look. "Well, I saw how engrossed you were in that conversation with the charming young girl and didn't think it was my place to interrupt, Mr. Lynch."Then, she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and added, "Is that your new secretary? I've never se
"She's my cousin."These three words rang in Luna's ear and seemed to make all her boiling rage disappear. She furrowed her brow, shoved Joshua away, and gaped at him incredulously. "You have a cousin sister?"Joshua smiled, then reached out to pull her back into his embrace. "Hey, you have a brother that you didn't know about, so why can't I have a cousin sister too? Besides, didn't I tell you this back in Saigen City?"My mother and Aunt Eanne are twin sisters born into the Moore family. It's just that both of them ended up rebelling against their family and chose to marry outside of their homes. Aunt Eanne chose to be with Thomas' father, whereas my mother ended up with Adrian."Luna could not help sighing when she heard this. "Rianna and Eanne are both decent women. It's just sad that…"Unfortunately, neither of them had good taste in men. Thomas' father, Howard, and Adrian were equally sly, deceitful, and cunning.Joshua knew exactly what Luna was talking about even before s
Luna was immediately intrigued by the prospect of being able to see John and Sammie again, despite Gwen having shot down this idea of hers just a few hours ago. She bit her lip and glanced at Joshua. "Can I do that? Are you sure no one will catch wind of where they are and find them? I-" "No one will." Joshua knew precisely what she was worried about. He curled his lips into a smile as he pulled her closer to him and replied, "Don't worry. We have Tara to help us." Luna froze in surprise. "Tara? What does she have to do with this?" Joshua smiled again. "Well, the Moore family owns plenty of businesses in Sharnwick City, and that's exactly where John and Sammie are now. "This was also one of the reasons my uncle sent Tara over to visit us; to act as a cover-up for when we travel to Sharnwick City. That way, even if anyone intends to take revenge on me by targeting the people around me, no one would dare to lay a finger on the Moore family. "You should come with me to Sharnwick
"If so, you have to promise to listen to our every word." Stefan did not try to stop Gwen from coming. Instead, he chose to share the details of Tyson's mission with them with her. Tyson was sent to Sharnwick City with a group of his subordinates. This was because he still did not trust Stefan and Kurt a hundred percent, especially considering Kurt was loyal to Luke before this. However, Stefan and Kurt were so outstanding in combat that no one could match up against them, which was why Tyson had no choice but to send them to Sharnwick City on this crucial mission. He was so eager to send them over as soon as possible because he heard through the grapevine that Joshua was about to visit Sharnwick City. Tyson was worried that Joshua would attempt to rescue Andy from captivity, so he decided to entrust Stefan and Kurt with the crucial task of protecting Andy. "Joshua's going to Sharnwick City?" Gwen widened her eyes in shock when she heard this. "Yes," Stefan glanced at her,
"Oh, Ben!" "You slut!" the woman's moans of pleasure were interspersed with Ben's lustful growls. Gwen wanted nothing more than to storm out of the room and strangle these two! There was only half an hour away from Luna and Joshua's stipulated arrival time, and yet these two were still messing around! Why did she never notice it lasting this long, even when he was with her? Did he take some sort of pill before this? "The pill is working splendidly!" the woman piped up as though she sensed Gwen's exact thought. "You're doing so well, Ben!" "I told you; I had this within me, I just needed the pill to help me bring out my potential!" Ben snickered gleefully. Gwen rolled her eyes at this. All of a sudden, her phone buzzed with a message from Luna. [Gwennie, we're almost there. Are you ready?] Gwen needed to learn how to respond to this. She paused, then replied, [Um, I have a situation.] [What happened?] [Something weird. Can you guys come a little later?] It was
Gwen felt her heart skip a beat. All the cells in her body seemed to be screaming in fear. How could, how could this be? How could Tyson have discovered her hiding spot? What was she going to do? Would Luna and Joshua make it here in time if she were to call them now? "Gwen's friends have arrived in Sea City, and our boss picked up on that immediately, so he deliberately caused a traffic jam to stall them!" the man outside declared as though he could sense Gwen's thought. Gwen felt her heart sink. No wonder Luna got caught in a traffic jam without warning/ It was all Tyson's doing! Gwen bit her lip and placed her entire weight against the door, closing her eyes and awaiting her inevitable fate. This house was not big at all, and with careful searching, the men would find her sooner or later. With Stefan and Kurt out of the picture, there was no way she could make it out alive. "There's no Gwen Larson here!" Ben's voice rang out. "You must be mistaken! Gwen's m
Gwen closed her eyes. Thank God. Thank God none of Luke's old subordinates remembered what she looked like. Gwen let out a sigh of relief amid Ben's howls and the woman's wails of agony. She wondered why Ben decided to bring the woman here, but now, it turned out that Ben saved her life. If they did not show up here, Tyson's men would have turned the entire place upside down to search for her, and she would surely be caught. The car started, and the woman's howls grew further and further away. Finally, after the car was out of earshot, Gwen let out another exhale of relief and texted Luna. [You can come over now.] Before this, Stefan specifically warned her not to leave the room, not before Luna and Joshua arrived. Taking his instruction to heart, she decided to continue waiting for them in the little room. Luna's reply came quickly. [The jam has subsided too. We'll be right over!] Gwen felt as though a weight was lifted off her shoulders. "Gwen?" all of a sudde
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