The entire table grew silent, apart from the sound of Gavin sipping his water.Alice stared at Joshua with an expression of disbelief and horror, unable to trust her ears. Was Joshua suggesting that another woman feed him in front of his wife?“I don’t want to do that.” Luna shot Joshua a dismissive look before she glanced at the frozen-in-shock Alice. She then lowered her head and picked up her phone, about to read the news.Alice smiled. This was the first time she and Luna agreed on something. “Alright. Since Ms. Luna refuses to do so, I guess I should feed you.” “What right does she have to refuse?” Joshua tapped against the table with his left hand. “I injured myself because of her. I had to get stitches! It’s not too much to ask her to feed me in return, is it?”Luna was still reluctant to do so, but she did not have much of a choice. She lifted her head to glare at him. “Mrs. Lynch is already feeding you, isn’t she?”“Yes, but she hasn’t eaten yet. Since you’re already do
Joshua narrowed his eyes. “Is this how you treat someone who saved your life?”Luna forced a smile and continued to feed him. “If something similar happens again in the future, I hope Mr. Lynch won’t do this again. Firstly, I’m just an ordinary employee, and I don’t need the CEO to protect me. Number two, even if I got hurt, you can just give me a few days’ leave or even monetary compensation. I don’t need anyone to rescue me.”Luna shot Alice a glare. “I’d rather get hurt than be misjudged for something that wasn’t even my intention.”Alice’s face was ashen at Luna’s words. She frowned and was about to say something in defense when Joshua cast her a meaningful look that stopped her right in her tracks.“I’d still save you if this happens again in the future.” Joshua turned around and smiled at Luna. “Alice was right. A boss should always protect his employees, especially since you’re one of our star workers.” He observed Luna’s expression for a while before he added, “Although I d
Hearing what Alice had said, Mr. Scott immediately set the glass down in front of Luna. “Here you go, Ms. Luna.”Luna frowned and glanced at the glass of liquor but made no move to pick it up. “I’m just an ordinary employee. Isn’t it inappropriate for me to accept a toast from you, Mr. Scott?” She glanced at Joshua before she added, “Besides, I don’t tolerate alcohol that well. I’m afraid that I might do something stupid after I get drunk.”Seeing how Luna glanced meaningfully at Joshua, Alice tightened her grip on his arm. “I beg to differ, Ms. Luna. Mr. Lynch has risked his life to save yours, so what makes you think you’re just an ordinary employee? Besides…”Alice glanced at the glass that clearly contained hard liquor and sneered. Then, she lied through her teeth, “It’s just one glass. How could you get drunk from that?”Luna smirked and looked at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, are you sure you want me to accept this drink on your behalf?”Joshua smiled and lifted his head to glance at
At that time, they had also encountered a potential client who insisted that Luna drink. As her husband, Joshua knew that Luna could not tolerate alcohol very well, so he got angry and wanted to leave the party.However, Luna was afraid that the Lynch Group would lose a client because of her, so she stood up and downed the entire glass in that instant. Joshua could still remember the pained yet somehow determined expression on his ex-wife’s face. It looked exactly like the expression Luna wore.Joshua frowned and immediately lowered his head to glance at Alice, who stood right next to him. She watched Luna somewhat triumphantly, with a hint of contempt in her eyes. Joshua felt like an invisible hand had squeezed his heart. What happened to the Luna Gibson he had fallen in love with? Since when did she turn from the woman who willingly drank and suffered a whole night of vomiting for him into someone who coerced others into drinking against their will? Luna finished her drink an
The restaurant fell in instant silence. Mr. Scott’s eyes widened. He did not know what to say at that moment.He did give his word that he, no matter what, would be responsible for Luna’s actions if she got drunk.However, at that moment…The person Luna hit was Joshua Lynch’s wife! Who was Joshua Lynch? He was the king of Banyan City! Although he was in Sea City at that moment and he did not seem that baleful, that did not mean he could be bullied! On one hand, Mr. Scott was frantic. He stuttered and could not form his sentences.On the other side, Alice buried herself in Joshua’s arms with teary eyes. “Joshua, it hurts!”Joshua furrowed his brows. He lowered his head and carefully pried Alice’s hand away from her face.A red handprint was visibly imprinted on her petite face. A hint of rage flashed across Joshua’s eyes. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied that Alice kept urging Luna to drink…Alice was his wife, no matter what! He gently hugged Alice in his arms
“Joshua Lynch, how heartless are you?”Joshua and Alice’s faces simultaneously turned green at Luna’s words.He glared at Luna and said nothing.Luna smiled as she picked up the wine glass once more. With the help of the alcohol, she sneered. “Six years ago, you hurt Luna Gibson so much that she almost lost her life, but now you’re putting up this act of loving Alice. Who are you pretending for?”Luna managed to utterly aggravate Joshua. “What nonsense are you talking about?”Alice gritted her teeth. She immediately got out of Joshua’s arms while he was in a rage.She could not let Luna continue talking! Luna had to stop talking! She was afraid that the next sentence Luna said would be confessing to Joshua that she was the real Luna Gibson.That would be a real catastrophe then! At that thought, Alice gritted her teeth, lifted her hand, and slapped Luna brutally on the face.Her slap was vicious and heavy.The drunken Luna lost her balance. She hit the chair behind her a
Theo’s hand that held Luna stalled a little.“Joshua, I want to go home…” Luna, in Theo’s arms, subconsciously muttered once more.She sounded wasted in her drunken state. What she said before, only Theo could hear, but what she muttered the next time, everyone heard it clearly.Mr. Scott was stunned.Alice’s face started to turn pale, and she cautiously looked at Joshua at the corner of her eyes.Joshua looked at Luna, and his gaze was deep.“She’s drunk.” Theo furrowed his brows and hoisted Luna upward instantly. He shot Joshua a glare before he walked off with Luna in his arms.Joshua’s gaze remained in the direction where they left, brows tightly furrowed, even when they had left. “It looks like Luna truly is drunk…” said Alice tentatively as she observed Joshua’s reaction in fear.Joshua flatly responded before looking elsewhere. He lowered his head and continued eating.Looking at his perfectly handsome side profile, Alice smiled on the surface, but she inwardly gnas
Joshua’s low voice was aloof yet determined.Alice gently chuckled. “Joshua, if Theo isn’t her boyfriend, why did she not deny it vehemently when Theo claimed he was her boyfriend?” Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at her. “Why did Luna not refuse you vehemently when you made her drink? Did she want to drink the alcohol?”Alice’s face turned a little pale. She wanted to say something else, but Joshua interrupted her.He took a deep breath. “No matter what, I was the one who took Luna out on this business trip. She got drunk because of me. If anything is to happen to her tonight, I can’t shed myself of the responsibility.”Then, Joshua swept Lucas a cold glance. “What are you still standing here for? Go and search!”Lucas hesitated for a while before he left quickly.Alice inwardly gritted her teeth.“Joshua, you treat your staff so well…”“Not good enough.” Joshua’s voice was cold. “If I did, she wouldn’t have to drink on my behalf, ending up in this state.”He shot Alic
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