As soon as Luna said that, she heaved a deep sigh and tilted her head away from Joshua, signaling she did not want to continue the topic any further. Instead, she said, “I remember when we were in Sea City, you said something about Hailey Walter. You suspect the woman who died isn’t the real Hailey and, instead, was an imposter.”Joshua nodded. “Yes, I did say that to you.”He had also sent people to find evidence to support his suspicions. However, his men did not manage to find anything. The Walters were the most influential family in Sea City, so it was natural they would have done anything to cover their tracks. Luna let out a sigh and glanced at him. “I believe you now.”“What?” Joshua “Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?”Luna narrowed his eyes and was about to say something when she heard a knock on her door. A moment later, Alice’s voice rang out, “Luna, are you in there? I heard you passed out. I was so worried that I rushed over from Blue Bay Villa as soon as
Tears welled up in Alice’s eyes. She bit down on her lip and shot Natasha and Joseph a disconcerted glance. “I already told you guys to let me come alone. Now, look at what you’ve done. Joshua has misinterpreted my intentions!”Alice sniffed and handed the thermal food container to Joshua. “I made some soup for Luna. Since you think my parents and I have ulterior motives for visiting her, then we’ll leave right now!”With that, Alice turned around. Just as she was about to leave, however, Joshua frowned and grabbed her wrist.“Since you don’t have any ulterior motives for visiting Luna, why are you leaving now? I’m sorry I misinterpreted and misunderstood you,” said Joshua, his gaze fixated on Alice.Luna’s heart turned cold as soon as she heard that.In all the years she had known Joshua, whether as his wife or as her new identity, she had never heard him speak to anyone so tenderly. Joshua had also misunderstood Luna this morning, but he never admitted his mistake, even though
Natasha scoffed and tilted her head away, her eyes full of contempt. “What a waste of good soup!”Alice sighed and grabbed Natasha’s hand. “Mom, please don’t say things like this. The whole reason why Luna is in the hospital right now is because of work. She put in too much effort into work and overexerted herself, so making her soup is the least I can do.”With that, she shot Luna a disdainful glance. “Am I right, Luna?”Luna bit down on her lip but did not say a word. She felt like someone churned her heart with a knife. She finally got to taste her mother’s cooking but could not display her delight for fear of exposing herself.Her birth mother stood right before her. However, not only did she ignore her, but she was also showing her affection toward someone else—an imposter. Alice caught sight of the anguish in Luna’s eyes and smirked. She had planned all that on purpose.Alice had visited Natasha in the morning and found out that Luna Gibson loved drinking Natasha’s soup
Luna took the tissue from Joshua and wiped the tears from her face. “I don’t care what they think,” she sobbed softly.It was not the first time Natasha and Joseph had misunderstood her.“I just…” Luna sniffed and tilted her head up to stop the tears from falling. “I just miss my mother.”Joshua’s entire body stiffened. He frowned and turned around to look at her. “You miss your mother?”“Yes.” Luna nodded. “Whenever I got sick, my mother would always make me chicken soup. She said chicken soup is good for our body, so I’d get well quicker if I drank a lot of it. When I was a kid, I didn’t like drinking chicken soup, and she’d always spend a long time convincing me to drink it. I ended up liking it as I grew up, but I couldn’t drink it anymore.” With that, she heaved a deep sigh and added, “Drinking the soup that Mrs. Lynch cooked for me just now…reminded me of my past. I couldn’t help crying a little. I’m sorry you had to see that, Mr. Lynch.”Joshua frowned. He fixated his penet
By the time Luna finally woke up, it was already evening.She could smell the faint, distinctive scent that belonged to Joshua and hear the click-clack of someone’s fingers on the keyboard.Luna frowned and opened her eyes with some difficulty. The first thing she saw was Joshua’s sharp and chiseled side profile. He was doing some work in the car, his laptop propped up in front of him. He had a pair of defined eyebrows, long lashes, and perfectly shaped lips. Luna had to admit that even though Joshua was a scumbag, he was certainly a handsome one. No wonder Alice was willing to give up her old identity and pretend to be Luna Gibson just to gain his love and affection.Luna stared blankly at Joshua, deep in thought, when he suddenly smirked. “What are you looking at?”His low voice made Luna jolt in shock. When she finally came to, Joshua had already turned his head around and was looking at her. “Did you get enough sleep?”Luna froze for a moment, then nodded. “Yes, I did.”
Luna opened the door. When she turned around and noticed that Joshua was staring blankly at her, she frowned. “Come in.”Joshua fixated his steely gaze on her. “Last night…”“Stop,” Luna interrupted him. “Joshua, I don’t care whether or not you remember what happened last night, but it doesn’t matter anymore. I don’t feel like talking about this with you any further.” With that, she sat down on the sofa and picked up her laptop. “I have something else to discuss with you.”Joshua narrowed his eyes, entered the apartment, and closed the door behind him.“I’m assuming these are your men, right?” Luna pulled up all the information that Malcolm had sent her and showed the photos to Joshua. Joshua’s brows furrowed. “Yes, you’re right.”However, Joshua had not seen these men in a while since Adrian had requested them to help him ever since he returned to Blue Bay Villa. Adrian’s reason was that he needed them to help him take care of some stuff. Since he was his father, Joshua did not
Joshua shifted into a more comfortable position and leaned against the sofa. “You went to all this trouble just to ask me for the children back?” he said lazily.“Don’t forget that even though Neil and Nellie call you Mommy, Alice and I are still their birth parents, after all.”The room fell silent.Finally, Luna let out a sigh and chuckled. “If even their birth parents don’t seem to care about them, why should we force the children to continue living with their parents?” Joshua raised his eyebrows, turned his head around, and fixated his deep, penetrating gaze on Luna. Then, just as Luna began to feel uneasy from his stare, Joshua replied, “I still care about Neil and Nellie. I never sent these men over to guard Aura.”“How do you explain the photos, then?” Luna clenched her teeth. She could feel her fury beginning to rise within her. He dared to shift the blame?Did Joshua genuinely think he could do whatever he wanted to the children since he was their birth father?“If you d
The entire atmosphere in the room was so awkward that it bordered on suffocating.Luna let out a sigh and glanced at Joshua. “I admit that I misunderstood you, but…” She lifted her head to look at him. “I don’t think it’s entirely my fault. After all, these men were once under you, weren’t they?”Joshua nodded. “Yes, that’s true, but that’s not what I’m talking about, Luna.” His gaze never wavered from her face. “You’re Neil and Nellie’s adoptive mother. I’m glad that you care so much about them, but you must remember that ultimately, they belong to Alice and me. Therefore, you have no right to say we don’t deserve to be parents.”Joshua then smirked and continued, “Take this misunderstanding, for example. I wasn’t the one who sent these men over to protect Aura, but even if I did, what gives you and Malcolm the right to target me on behalf of my children?”Luna froze at that. She felt as though every joint in her body stiffened, and her blood had turned into ice.Joshua’s words f
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