Luna was instantly in a daze.Never would she have expected that Joshua would immediately guess that she knew who Hailey was when he was still suspecting her of being Hailey the day before.This man’s acuity… was way beyond her imagination.She took a deep breath and kept herself calm. She raised her gaze and looked at him. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr. Lynch. How would I know about the news on Hailey?”Joshua laughed. He leaned back on the sofa and elegantly crossed his legs. His gaze was calm. “She has been constantly targeting you. It started when we were in Sea City. For such a long time, every time she targeted you, she wanted your life. According to your character, it would be impossible for you to just sit and do nothing. However, from the information I have recently, you have never done anything to Hailey, who has been hiding somewhere in the dark. So, the only possibility is that you have long known the existence of Hailey. You also know all her current se
Coming out from the washroom, Luna heard a few female staff gossiping in the pantry outside the washroom.According to her previous character, when she encountered such incidents, she would pretend that she did not hear it and leave.Even if it was serious, she would remember which department they were from so she could pay back in the future.However, at that moment, she was not in a great mood.Luna took a deep breath and walked toward the pantry in her high heels. She crossed her arms around her chest and looked at those women.“She’s just relying on her face, nothing great about that…”“I heard that the face is not an original one, she had gone through plastic surgery…”“Even the cosmetic surgery was paid for by Mr. Lynch. She used to be extremely ugly…”The women were gossiping without realizing it.After a long while, someone finally noticed Luna by the entrance.“Stop talking.” The person that noticed Luna tugged on the others’ sleeves and said in a low voice.The wom
Joshua gripped the phone until his fingers were white.He played the video once more. Hearing Luna’s voice, he narrowed his eyes.He was not worthy? This was the first time in his life that he has heard someone saying that he was not worthy! The atmosphere in the office was extremely cold, filled with Joshua’s endless wrath.“Sir…” Lucas said cautiously, “the staff that had been splashed with water has brought it up to their managers. They said that if Luna doesn’t compensate them and apologize, they would report it to the police.”Joshua coldly raised his eyebrows. He returned the phone to Lucas. “Let them make the report. She should learn her lesson.”It was because he had been too lenient with her, that was why Luna would be so bold to do such things. She first hid about Hailey, then she tried to stir up problems between him and Alice. She also told others about how he was not worthy to be mentioned together with her. If Joshua did not let Luna learn her lesson, she would
“But we cannot just let this matter go like that.”Luna crossed her arms around her chest. “Is that so?”She graciously smiled and took a recording device out from her pocket. “Too bad, when you slandered me, I recorded everything you said. I welcome you to sue me. By then, I will make sure you get your just desserts.”That woman’s face turned pale. She furrowed her brows. “Yes, we shouldn’t have gossiped behind your back, but it was only this time. It is…”“Only this time?”Behind Luna, Samson, Zayne, and Arianna pushed open the door. The three assistants stood behind Luna and took out their respective recording devices from their pockets.“Ever since you all started spreading rumors about Director Luna, Samson suggested that we take our recording devices everywhere we go to gather evidence.”Arianna smiled and looked at the group of women. “You guys definitely bad-mouthed Director Luna more than once. I have recorded three times here.”Samson smiled. “I have it twice.”Zayne
“Did she really say that?”Joshua fiercely narrowed his eyes upon hearing what Lucas said in the president’s office.This woman has gotten audacious and unappreciative.How dare she flare her temper at him? He only previously said that he did not care what Hailey did to her, yet Luna told Lucas to tell him that other than her work, she did not want him interfering! Joshua harrumphed coldly, “I won’t bother her then.”Irene was going to hold a press conference tomorrow. He did not believe that without his help, Luna would be able to deal with this matter properly.…In the evening, once Luna exited the main entrance of the office, she was surrounded by a group of reporters.“Ms. Luna, did you know about Irene Cook jumping off a building?”“You made a young person in her prime jump off a building, do you feel guilty?”“Irene is going to hold a press conference tomorrow, will you be there?”“Could you give a statement regarding Irene’s incident?”Facing the reporter’s quest
That night, she had a realistic dream. She dreamed that Alice had fallen down from Bay Bridge, the place where she fell from.Before falling into the ocean, Alice glared at Luna fiercely.“If you don’t let me live, you and your children can stop dreaming of living!”Then, Alice directly pressed the button on the remote control in her hand.On the bridge, the three children that were running toward Luna were instantly blown to pieces.“No!”Luna woke up from the dream in a cold sweat.The startled woman took a deep breath. She got down from the bed, went to the kitchen to pour herself a cup of water, and went to the balcony.She initially wanted to calm herself down in the cold night breeze, but she was surprised to see a familiar black Maseratee downstairs.It was Joshua.She subconsciously looked at the time. It was almost 2 a.m.What was he doing here at that moment? The confused Luna habitually picked up her phone and searched for Joshua’s number.Just when she was a
Luna was silent for a while.“In that case, Mr. Lynch, are you willing to come up for a cup of tea?”Joshua’s voice was low and cold. “Forget about it. You’ve already asked me not to meddle in your affairs. I came over to help you tonight, only because Lucas has sent his men to follow Jason for the entire day. We’re finishing it off. From this moment on, other than work, I won’t meddle in your affairs anymore.”Then, Joshua hung up the call.Luna stood by the balcony, looking at the black Maseratee starting its engine and leaving.In the end, it was only a black dot in Luna’s eyes.Luna gasped. She did not know what he was being angry about. She had an impulsive moment that afternoon telling him how Alice was Hailey.However, not only did Joshua refuse to believe her, but he even said that if she were to continue keeping secrets for Hailey, he would not care for her in the future.That afternoon, she was pissed off, so she told Lucas that other than work, she did not need him t
Luna laughed helplessly, “I get it, Anne. I know you’re worried about me. I have made my arrangements.”After simply comforting Anne, Luna yawned and hung up.While brushing her teeth, she turned on her phone and roughly browsed through the news that day.The Walter family media company has been putting all their money’s worth into hyping Irene’s news. Almost all of the headlines in Banyan City had been taken up by Luna and Irene’s conflict.Alice was clearly planning to ruin Luna’s reputation completely.Luna smiled coldly and called Theo.…10 a.m.In one of the sports arenas in downtown Banyan City, it was extremely lively.A banner was placed in the most prominent place. It wrote, [Seek Justice for Irene Cook, Fight Against Evil].There was a crowded group of reporters.Every one of them had their heads lowered. They were busy dealing with the questions they were about to ask.In the corner, Luna, in a face mask and a cap sat together with Theo, who was equally dresse
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