“Mommy!”Once she got in the car, Nellie immediately buried herself in Luna’s arms. “Are you alright?”Neil, on the other hand, was carefully placing the groceries in Luna’s hands properly. Then, he checked her for any injuries.“That woman just now was Alice’s friend,” Joshua said coldly while sitting at the driver’s seat. He started the car.Luna shuddered a little.Before Joshua came, that woman was the one who led the attack and bullied her. The scratches on her face were made by that woman too.Joshua said that she was Alice’s friend, but that woman had a fluent Banyan City accent. She was local.What about Alice? Alice was not from Banyan City. She has never even stepped foot in Banyan City before.The chances of them being friends were extremely slim. It was more like a client and the employed.Luna dug her fingernails deep into her palm. First, she slandered Luna for ruining Theo’s artwork, then she used the power of the internet, releasing the surveillance footage h
Looking at Luna and Nellie’s back, Joshua pursed his lips tight. His gaze was deep and cold.“Mr. Lynch.”Neil, behind him, passed the groceries and stuffed them into Joshua’s hands. Then, he intentionally laughed. “What a joyous occasion. Mr. Lynch, you have Ms. Alice the pretty lady while my Mommy has the good-looking Theo! It’s great that the both of you are happily in love!”Joshua’s face turned blue.He swept Neil a cold glance and walked away with the groceries and a displeased face.Leaning against the car, Neil smiled and looked at Joshua’s back.‘Scumbag, you’re suffering, aren’t you?’ Neil thought.…“Mommy, where is the first aid kit?”
“Of course it is because of their daughter.” Luna smiled. “They announced on my behalf that they will be holding a press conference to properly explain the incidents today. “But.” Luna smiled and looked at Joshua. “They want me to admit during the press conference that I seduced you and had an affair with you. They also want me to explain that I was the one that released the surveillance footage, instigating the bully against Alice online.”Joshua furrowed his brows. He continued disinfecting her injuries. “What nonsense.”It did not matter whether Luna did those things that they claimed or not, she has no obligation to help Alice clear her name.Were they nuts or did they think that Luna was crazy?“I’m planning to go.” Luna lifted her head and looked at Joshua. “Since they want me to go, I’ll go.“But, I plan to clear my name.”Joshua furrowed his brows. He grabbed her arm and continued the disinfection of her injuries. “Clear what?”“To clarify that I did not seduce you n
Joshua lowered his head. He looked at Neil’s face, which was barely bigger than his palm, with a flat gaze. “What answer are you expecting by asking me this question?”Joshua’s gaze was so sharp it felt extremely dangerous.Even if he was a scumbag, Neil could not help but admit that Joshua’s gaze seemed to be able to see through someone.He looked away. He did not dare to meet Joshua’s eyes. “I’m just casually asking.”“If you’re casually asking, I’ll casually answer.”Joshua changed into a more comfortable position on the sofa. Joshua smiled flatly. “I’m still in love with her.”He closed his eyes and said flatly, “I’m still in love with the old her.”Neil’s eyes widened. He loved the old her? The old Alice Gibson was his Mommy, Luna, right? Neil immediately turned around and looked at Joshua seriously. “What about her present?”The present?Joshua changed into another posture. His eyes were still closed. He said nothing.Some questions, even he had no clear answer for th
There were still a few dishes on the counter which had not been placed on the dining table.Luna came to her senses, turned around, and entered the kitchen. She carefully carried each dish out.In a blink of an eye, the small dining table was full of dishes.There were four dishes and one soup. It was a feast.Joshua stood in the same spot, looking at the dishes on the table and Luna being busy setting the table up. His heart tightened a little.Back then, when he and Luna Gibson were still together, she would cook a feast for him almost daily and wait for him to come home.Sometimes, she would even wait until the middle of the night. When he came home, she would either be falling asleep by the dining table or lying on the sofa.That time, although he kept saying that he did not like her, seeing her this way, he would be incredibly moved.Then, he would carry her upstairs. He would get the butler to reheat the food, then he would eat the food alone at the dining table.Althoug
Joshua paused for a while holding the glass.He did not expect that Luna and Malcolm had such a relationship. He looked up at Luna, his gaze deep and endless. “How popular you are, Ms. Luna.”Luna slightly furrowed her brows. She smiled. “Thank you, Mr. Lynch.”She did not deny her relationship with Malcolm Quinn. This made Joshua slightly more annoyed.Overseas, there was Malcolm Quinn who was missing her, yet here next door, there was Theo.At that thought, Joshua was even more annoyed. He picked up the wine glass and downed it all in one go.Seeing how fast he drank, Nellie was stunned. Before she could pour more for him, Joshua immediately took over the wine bottle. He drank it straight from the bottle.Luna and the two kids were stunned, looking at Joshua finishing the bottle in one go.Thud! He placed the empty wine bottle on the dining table. “Is there more?”Neil and Nellie looked at each other. “Yes!”“I’ll go get it!” Neil immediately got down from the chair and
“You’re so nice. I almost…” He did not finish his sentence.Facing Luna’s inquisitive gaze, Joshua drunkenly chuckled. He hugged her tight in his arms. “Let’s go to sleep.”It was a night of infatuation.The next morning, Luna was woken up by the ringing of her phone.It was no one else but her own mother, Natasha.“Ms. Luna.” Natasha sounded somewhat agitated. “This morning at nine. I have already gotten people to set up the venue of the press conference. Nine o’clock at City Sports Center. You have to be there. You promised me.’Luna furrowed her brows. She had a little headache. “Yes.”“Don’t forget about it! Don’t be late and don’t miss it!”Natasha reminded her. “I recorded the conversation between you and Theo at your office yesterday! If you don’t attend today, I could only release the recording to the media!”Luna’s hand clutching the phone trembled a little.Her heart turned cold. “You recorded our conversation?”“Of course.” Natasha took a deep breath. “I don’t tru
Luna rolled her eyes at Joshua. She snatched the photo album back and put them back on her nightstand. “It's nine this morning. Mr. Lynch, you can choose to hide, but not in my house.”Then, she strode to the door and opened it. “Please.”Joshua furrowed his brows a little. “Are you trying to chase me off?”Luna sneered, “Am I not making myself obvious enough?”Joshua was silent for a while. Then, he grabbed his clothes and put them on before walking out of the door.When he walked past Luna, he stopped in his tracks. “You’re a changed woman once you put on your pants.”Luna was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, Joshua was already washing up in the washroom.She glared at him fiercely before turning around and headed to the other room.The apartment has a two-bedroom one-hall setup. She knew that Nellie and Neil were coming, so she simply made up the room next door for them to sleep in.She did not leave her bedroom because of Joshua last night. She did not kn
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