Joshua fell silent when he heard Luna’s question.After a long while, he chuckled and said, “I don’t think you’re that desperate.”Luna snorted in indignation. “Well, since you don’t believe that I’m having sexual relations with Zach and Yuri, why did you fire them?”“You think I fired them?” Joshua lowered his head to glance at the time. “We can still make it if we leave now. Why don’t I bring you along to find them?”Luna frowned. “Why do we need to find them?”“You’ll know soon enough.” Joshua did not feel like explaining things to her over the phone. “Where are you? Lucas and I will come to pick you up.”Luna paused for a moment, then finally gave him the address of the restaurant she was at.She hung up the phone, let out a sigh, then returned to the booth.The atmosphere in the room was pin-drop silent.Samson sat on the chair, staring at the rest of them sternly.Irene sat in a corner, so nervous that she did not dare speak, while Arianna and Zayne kept mum.When Luna
Joshua had gone to meet up with that b*tch Luna again!She had ‘slept’ with Theo just two days ago and even publicly announced they were dating just the day before!Why was Joshua still so fixated on this woman?Alice’s face contorted with rage and jealousy. She had spent six years changing her appearance to look like Luna and take over her identity, all because she wanted to gain Joshua’s love and affection.All that, and he was still obsessed with that b*tch!The more Alice thought of it, the more furious she got, so she picked up her phone and called the Walters’ butler.“Richard, help me kill Luna! I want her dead!”Richard chuckled from the other end of the line. “Ms. Walter, what’s wrong? Why are you so angry? Even if you kill Luna now, Joshua won’t return to your side anyway.”Alice rolled her eyes. “What should I do, then?”“Do you remember the time when you asked me to kidnap Theo? I sent some people over to Luna’s place at Swan Lake Residences.”Alice furrowed her b
The man shouted a reply and strode in their direction.As soon as Luna caught sight of the man’s face, she felt her blood run cold.She was right.This man named Jason…was the same person who had hit her with a truck and removed her hand from the railing. This was the man who had caused her to fall into the sea!“Hello, Ms. Luna.” Jason lifted his head and smiled at her, revealing a row of white teeth. He looked exactly the way she remembered.Luna could not fight back the shriek that escaped her lips as she instantly backed away from him.Joshua quickly laid a hand on her back and asked, “What’s wrong?”Luna opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She was so frightened that she could not even say a single word.This was the man who almost killed her!He was her greatest fear!“Maybe Ms. Luna is just too excited to meet me.” Jason gave Joshua a respectful smile. “My sister used to be friends with Ms. Luna. She’s always wanted me to return so that I can take
Which meant that…her suspicions were right.Joshua had indeed sent Jason to kill her. Otherwise, he would not have said that. They talked for a while more after that before Jason glanced at the time and said, “Well, it’s almost time to send Zach and Yuri to the airport now.”He shook the car keys at hand and extended an invitation to Luna and Joshua. “There are still empty seats in the van. Would you two like to send them off at the airport?”He even shot Luna a faint smile. “I’m a pretty good driver. Would you like to see for yourself, Ms. Luna?”Luna frowned and immediately shook her head. “It’s getting late now. I have to go home and get some rest.” With that, she walked over to Zach and Yuri and shook hands with them, respectively. “Help me take good care of Neil and Nellie.”They grinned and shook her hand in return. “Don’t worry, Ms. Luna. Neil is our boss, and Nellie is his sister. We’ll definitely take good care of them!” Then, they bade Joshua farewell and got into th
The atmosphere inside the car grew quiet.Luna curled her lips into a smirk and gazed at Joshua with clear eyes. “Mr. Lynch, what kind of man do you think would make me fall so hopelessly in love with?”She stared at him with a gaze so intense and cold that Joshua felt as though he was the man who had disappointed her. He could not help but feel uneasy by her stare.He tilted his head away from her and chuckled. “Well, I know he probably isn’t someone like me.”Luna felt like laughing at his response. Instead, she turned away from him and instead stared in front of her. “You’re right. He wasn’t like you at all. He was someone irresponsible, selfish, and didn’t take responsibility for the people around him at all.”Luna snuck a meaningful glance at the man next to her and could not help noticing Joshua’s sharp and chiseled side-profile. “He was totally different from you, Mr. Lynch. You’re responsible and loyal both to your family and your wife. How could anyone possibly compare th
She feigned innocence and questioned Joshua, “Why are you asking me this, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua narrowed his eyes. “No reason.” With that, he slammed the door shut, and the car pulled away.Luna gazed in the direction the Maserati had left and furrowed her brows.Did she…get too carried away back there?…“Where are we going, Sir?” asked Lucas as he drove the car out of Swan Lake Residences.Joshua, who sat in the backseat, rubbed his eyebrows and said, “Let’s go to Jude’s place.”Lucas paused. “Sir… Are you sure?”It was already 10 p.m., and Jude was an early riser, so he would have already gone to bed.“Yes, I’m sure,” Joshua replied impassively, then picked up the phone and dialed Jude’s number. “Hey, I’m heading to your place now. You don’t mind, right?” “I do, very much,” replied Jude with a yawn. “It’s so late now. Why are you coming over at this hour?”“I don’t have anywhere else to go, so I’ll be sleeping at your place tonight.”Jude froze for a moment, then chuckled.
Joshua curled his lips into a faint smile and sat down across from Jude. “What you’re suggesting is that Luna sent these men to beat Irene up to get back at her?”“Well, who else would it be?” Jude smirked and continued, “This little girl said that she hadn’t offended anyone lately apart from Luna. Why would the Walters’ men beat her up, if not on Hailey Walter’s orders?”Joshua closed his eyes slightly as he answered, “You’re right about one thing. These men were definitely acting on Hailey’s orders, but it doesn’t mean Luna…is Hailey Walter.”With that, he opened his eyes to glance at Jude. “You mentioned that your men are sending Irene to the police station?”“Yes.” Jude lowered his head to glance at the time. “They should be there by now.”“Alright.” Joshua smiled and got up from the sofa. “Lucas, let’s go to the police station.”Jude’s entire body stiffened at his words. He quickly got up and stopped Joshua. “Just because you’re going to the police station now doesn’t change
The cop stood up and said, “Actually, I’ve already finished recording her statement. It’s just that she kept on insisting that we arrest her boss…”Joshua smiled at him. “Thank you so much, officer.” Then, he lowered his face to glance at Irene. “Ms. Cook, shall we go now?”Irene was already excited by the fact that Joshua Lynch, the richest man in Banyan City, wanted to send her home, but with him directly talking to her, she felt as though she was on cloud nine.She stood up somewhat dazedly and replied, “Okay…”Because she had been so badly beaten up, coupled with her excitement, Irene almost fell as soon as she stood up.Joshua immediately grabbed hold of her. “Be careful.”Irene was so overjoyed by his reaction that her entire body felt light as if she was about to float off like a balloon at any minute.Was this a dream? Why else would Joshua Lynch treat her so kindly all of a sudden!Joshua dragged her out of the police station. Irene was so overcome by delight that she
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