Luke was surprised to receive Luna’s request.He lifted his lips in a cold smile, gaze studying Luna’s expression from top to bottom. “You have Joshua, why would you need my protection?”Luna remained silent. Luke raised an eyebrow. “Why, did you have a fight?” “Luke.” Noticing Luna’s ugly expression, Gwen hurriedly interrupted him. “Why are you asking so many questions? It’s not difficult for you to arrange for a few men to protect Luna.” The moment Gwen said this, sure enough, Luke stopped his questioning. He smiled faintly. “It’s no big deal, I’ll transfer the man who was in charge of keeping an eye on Gwen to make sure she didn’t commit suicide again to protect you.”Gwen frowned. “Is it enough?” Somehow, she remembered he only arranged for a middle-aged caretaker to watch over her and prevent her from committing suicide again.“Eight men still isn’t enough?” Luke lowered his head and held the sandwich gently with his hand. “Come on, open your mouth.” Both Luna and Gwen
Luna accepted the invitation and laughed helplessly as she tore it apart, “I’m afraid the clan member from back then must have forgotten me a long time ago."In high school, in order to play with Gwen, Luna downloaded Lost and registered for an account, even creating a character. As a rookie in the game, she stumbled around in the game, even walking was difficult for her. Later, she met a clan member from the clan that she later joined. He taught her how to play the game, helping her level up and fighting bosses in dungeons, the two of them had a good time playing together. During that time, Luna gradually started to have feelings for him, and he too told her she was very special.Later on, he said he only played the game to try it out, he was too busy with his job in real life and would stop playing. Since then, he never came online again.After he left, Luna was upset for a period of time, so she too put aside the game. The last day she logged onto the game was the day she reg
The next day, Luna was rudely awoken by Gwen early in the morning.“Don’t forget you have a wedding to attend today! Remember to dress nicely, you still have to meet your clan members!”Luna was amused by how excited she sounded. “Judging from how excited you are, I’m starting to wonder if you’re the bride today.” Gwen rolled her eyes. "Damn you." Luna shrugged, climbing out of bed to wash herself. “Do you want me to bring you back a present, a souvenir or something?” Gwen pondered her question for a while. “Then take some photos to show me, and bring me the door gift that they give out to guests!”“Okay.” After agreeing, Luna changed into some clean clothes and entered the taxi heading for the Ocean View Hotel. On the way, she switched on her phone and found the number that she just added last night, sending him a message. “I’m on my way, when will you be there?” His response came in the form of a photo. The photo showed the wedding hall, beside it was his table number, 5
“I’m glad she’s beautiful! I knew she would be a very beautiful girl! Don’t forget to take more photos of the wedding and show them to me once you’re back! Oh right, have you met that clan member yet?” Luna paused, then instinctively looked into the wedding hall. Table number 55 was empty. She licked her lips. “He just sent me a photo saying he’s already at the wedding hall… but I think he walked out for a moment…”“I’m glad he’s there! I was worried you would feel bored attending the wedding alone, with someone to talk to and reminisce with, I’m sure you won’t feel lonely! I’m not as lucky as you, Luke sent me medicine to stabilize the baby again today…” Luna sighed, listening to Gwen’s weak voice. Suddenly, she did not dare tell her the truth. Gwen obviously idolized the female clan leader. If she knew her groom was Ben… Luna could not bear to imagine the consequences.Sighing, she comforted Gwen for a few moments before hanging up. Putting away her phone, she turned and saw Jo
[How long more do you need?]Luna waited for a long time at table number 55 but still, no one came. She could not help herself and sent him a message to ask him about it. Very soon, a reply came from the man. [I’m sorry, a work emergency cropped up, I’m already at the airport.]From a near distance, Joshua clearly saw the dip in Luna’s shoulders after he sent the message. But still, she found a smiley face in the messaging app. [It’s okay, work is more important. Receiving your gift has already made me happy enough.] Maybe he was already here, but he was disappointed at her and did not want to see her? Luna was no longer an innocent teenage girl, she knew there must be a reason behind an excuse like this. But since he was not willing to tell her, there was no point in asking further. Not meeting in real life might be a good idea too, at least that way they could still maintain their original good impression of each other. That was good too. At this thought, Luna carefully pla
After all, Clover could still marry him happily even though she knew he was a jerk. Plus, she even invited Ben’s ex-wife under the name that they were virtual friends, to show off the fact that she married a jerk. She was a rare breed indeed.The wedding continued without a hitch. Finally, after the bride and groom exchanged rings, Ben lifted the microphone excitedly. “Everyone present is a witness to the love Clover and I share. Today, I would like to announce another piece of good news! Clover is pregnant! The baby is going to have a heartbeat soon!” The moment Ben’s words left his mouth, claps and the guests’ well-wishes rang out in the hall, making the atmosphere bright and lively. Instead, Luna frowned, somehow feeling a wave of disgust. Her reaction was not mental, but physical. She was going to be sick. And she did indeed get sick. She snatched the paper towels from the table and could not help but lean on the table and retched.She did not eat anything from morning till
The moment the words left Joshua’s words, the crowd exploded in an uproar. Everyone stared at Joshua, busy discussing the man’s identity. “Who is he, why is he so blatantly rude and arrogant…”“You don’t know, right? He’s Mr. Joshua Lynch from Banyan City, the man who destroyed the Walter family! He acquired the Larson Group, now the Larson Group is his… And the groom, Ben Zeller’s ex-wife, is the daughter of the Larson Group…”“He must be here to cause trouble, right?” “Who would’ve thought this president is quite humane, he would even avenge the daughter of the Lynch Group after acquiring it…”“Ben is doomed…”In the wedding hall, the murmurs of the crowd rose like waves. Seeing as everyone’s attention switched from his wedding to Joshua’s identity, Ben stood on stage, so furious that his face flushed red then purple. “Mr. Lynch.” Standing beside Ben, Clover raised her lips in a faint smile. “I know you’re powerful, I also know you did not attend our wedding to wish us we
It was true that Gwen could not move on from Ben after all.She had been in love with him since high school, which was almost ten years ago now. How could she possibly have moved on from him so quickly?“Maybe Gwen didn’t come today so that you two would have a peaceful and pleasant wedding ceremony. She’s just looking out for the two of you.” Joshua could not help but sneer when he saw that Luna had fallen silent. “Miss Bailey, don’t forget that Gwen and Ben have been together for almost ten years.“Ten years is a very long time. Gwen clearly hasn’t moved on from Ben yet, but how are you certain that he has moved on from her?”Clover clenched her teeth. “Of course he has! He and I have such a strong relationship!”Joshua snickered, “Since you’re so sure that Ben has forgotten all about her in three months’ time, even though they’ve been together for almost ten years… How are you so certain that your relationship with him can last? Considering you’ve been together for barely three
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