However…She had forgotten he got injured because of her back there.She did not do it on purpose.“No need.” Joshua looked at her with darkened eyes. He then turned to the back compartment of the car and took a packet of tissues. He drew a piece of tissue out.Luna furrowed her brows and watched his every move, blurting, “You should deal with it once you’re back in the hotel. The tissue won’t be able to wipe it off cleanly.”Joshua could not help but snicker at Luna’s words.“There’s no water in my brain.”He passed the tissue to her. “Wipe it off.”Luna paused a little, not understanding what he meant.Seeing how she did not respond, Joshua furrowed his brows and turned around. He used the tissue and wiped Luna’s mouth with force.The white tissue was dyed red with fresh blood.Only then did Luna remember that when he kissed her with force a moment ago, he bit her lips.She pursed her lips and looked at him. She took the tissue and wiped off the remaining splotches of blo
Luna instantly blushed.She laid her eyes on the bite marks on Joshua’s left shoulder.When they were deep in the throes of passion, she bit his shoulder harshly out of anger for the things he did the night before. It left a mark.She did not know what went through her head back there. Perhaps she felt that since Joshua was willing to treat her that way all because of Alice, she was going to leave a mark on Joshua’s body for Alice to see! However…If the truth was as Joshua said, someone was impersonating him, hiring escorts to chase after her…She was at a huge loss.Not only did she make the first move, letting Joshua eat her up, but she also left a mark on his body.If Alice saw it and got angry, it would be huge trouble.At that thought, Luna’s eyes darkened. She carefully dressed his wounds as she murmured, “I was angry at that time…”“Mmh.” Joshua flatly smiled. “Just because of your momentary anger, you’ll have to be in charge of applying medication for me for the nex
“Why did she choose to protect you this time?”Luna turned her head aside; she did not dare to look at Joshua. “As I said, it’s because of Theo.”Joshua’s gaze was too aggressive.His dangerous gaze made Luna feel as if her secret would be exposed the very next second.“Do you think I’d buy that?” Joshua sneered. “Theo is indeed an artist that Gwen and Ben like, but the main reason they like Theo is because of Alice. Because Alice likes him, the two of them got to know Theo’s work and like his art.”Joshua looked at Luna’s face. He wanted to see what sort of person she was from her face.“Ben and Gwen wouldn’t have betrayed Alice because of Theo.”Luna bit her lips. She did not know how to answer at that moment, so she took a deep breath and turned to look at him. “You haven’t told me. Did you get those men to hurt Ben?”Joshua looked at her. His gaze was ice-cold and ambiguous. “What do you think?”Luna wanted to say that she thought that Joshua was the one who ordered them t
Luna browsed through the news once more. The more she read them, the more suffocated she felt.The news not only stated Gwen’s name, but there was even a voice recording of her.She played the voice recording with trembling hands.At that instant, Gwen’s calm and emotionless voice rang out throughout the room. “That’s right, I’m the one who exposed them. I’m willing to bear legal responsibility for these photos that I published. As for whether Luna and Joshua are having an inappropriate affair, I’ll hold a press conference tomorrow and explain everything to everyone clearly.“Tomorrow, nine in the morning, in the small auditorium near Sea City’s Ocean Ray High School, I’ll hold a small press conference. I welcome all friends who are concerned about Luna interfering with Joshua’s marriage to attend. I’ll answer all of your questions.”The recording ended there.Luna gasped as she held her phone tightly.Gwen just reunited with her the night before. She knew that Luna was Luna Gib
Perhaps realizing that the atmosphere was somewhat off, Lucas did not even say a single word. He put the lunch on the coffee table and ran off.The door was shut once again.Luna lifted her head and scanned the food on the table.It was food that she usually liked, yet she had no mood for food at that moment. Alas, she was far too hungry. She might be suffering emotionally, but that could not stop her hunger.Luna took a deep breath and got up from the sofa. She went over to the coffee table and sat down to take the food out.The aroma of the dishes awakened Luna’s appetite, and she immediately picked up her utensils and ate hungrily.Halfway through, she finally felt not so hungry anymore.At the same time, she suddenly remembered that Joshua, next to her, also had not had any food.She pursed her lips and subconsciously turned her head.Joshua elegantly leaned back on the sofa. One hand was next to him, while the other was on the sofa. He looked at Luna flatly.Seeing her
Luna could not help but pause a little at his words.After a moment, she came to her senses from those unpleasant memories.Luna looked up and shot Joshua a glance. “We’re in Sea City, not Banyan City.”Joshua gracefully took a bite. He sneered. “I still have my ways, even if we’re in Sea City,” he said as-a-matter-o-factly.Luna shook her head.“Whether or not you do, what about in the future? We still have to leave Sea City no matter what.”Luna took a deep breath. “While we’re still in Sea City, I still can retort to whatever she says, but if we leave and they bring this issue up again, we won’t be able to do anything.”Joshua furrowed his brows. His tone was cold and domineering as he scoffed, “Do you think I can’t handle a weak family like the Larsons?”As long as he wanted to, Joshua could do it even if they left Sea City.He could have had Gwen swallow this matter forever. Of course, Luna also knew of his capabilities.It was just that...“I don’t want to owe you to
“You’ll be reunited with Uncle Andy.”Hailey then kept her phone and left. The moment she left, Gwen received a call from Alice.“Gwennie...” Alice’s voice on the other end of the call sounded like she was crying. “Thank you so much for helping me! You’re my BFF!”Gwen gnawed more on her lip. “Don’t mention it…”Alice chatted with Gwen excitedly for a while before she ended the call.“Gwennie.”Ben, who was lying on the bed, looked at Gwen helplessly. “Are you really…planning to defame Luna in the press conference tomorrow morning?”Gwen closed her eyes. “I have no choice.”Even if Luna was her best friend in high school, they still did not have enough power to go against them.Alice had the support of Hailey, while Hailey had the support of the Walter family, who was powerful enough to control the entire Sea City.She could not be offended.…Luna laid on the sofa and fell asleep unknowingly.After a long while, her phone rang.It was a call from Theo.“Luna, where are
Luna was too lazy to continue the nonsense with Alice.She looked at the woman who blatantly tried to provoke her. “If that’s the case, Mrs. Lynch, you’ll have to keep a watchful eye on him. Otherwise…”Luna smiled as she walked up to Alice to whisper into her ear, “Otherwise, if another woman comes along and takes Mr. Lynch, all your lies will be in vain.”Luna turned and left, leaving Alice with shock and rage in her eyes. The latter was rooted where she stood and watched as Luna left. Her fists were clenched tightly.Luna grew even more arrogant! …Down at the lobby, Luna sat on the sofa in her trench coat and waited for Theo to arrive.She was a little sleepy, so she closed her eyes to rest a little on the sofa.“Where did our boss go today?”“I don’t know. No matter how we contacted him, his assistant was the one that replied, but we can’t take the assistant’s word as instructions from the boss. How annoying!”“Won’t Boss always come around during noon to make his rou
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