Joshua narrowed his eyes in a threatening manner.He fixated his cold stare on Luna and said, “Technically, I have.”He had indeed drunkenly slept with Luna before, not just once, but multiple times.Luna chuckled.Even though this man was a scumbag, at least he was honest about it. He still remembered that he had cheated on her with Aura.Luna let out an exhale and stood up, clutching the gift that Big Brother had given her. “Well, since the show is over now, it’s time for me to go back and rest now.” With that, she let out a yawn.Last night, Theo had departed abroad to find Neil and Nellie. However, the journey was a long and lonely one, so Luna had spent the entire night talking to him to keep him company.This morning, Gwen had called her first thing in the morning and insisted that she get ready for the wedding.Now that the wedding was over, Luna felt exhausted and starving. “Why don’t I send you back?” Joshua suggested, catching sight of her weary face. She looked as
She grabbed hold of Luna’s hand and said graciously, “How can you take a taxi back when you’re so exhausted? That would be extremely dangerous. We’ll send you home instead. Don’t worry; it won’t take us much time.”Then, she turned around and glanced at Joshua, a smile still hanging on her face. “Isn’t that right, Joshua?”Joshua nodded, then opened the passenger side door gracefully. “Get in.”Luna let out a sigh. As much as she was reluctant to do so, she had no choice but to get in the passenger’s seat while Joshua and Alice got into the backseat.Lucas started the car.The car ride from Ocean View Hotel to Starhill Hotel, where Luna was staying, took almost 40 minutes.These 40 minutes felt like torture to Luna.“Joshua, are you busy lately? When are you free? I want to take you to have some local delicacies here in Sea City.”“Joshua, we haven’t gone traveling in a long time now. Shall we go out this weekend?”“Joshua, I’ve made you your favorite chicken soup. Let’s go ba
Alice searched Joshua’s hotel room for an hour and even sifted through every single piece of paper in his briefcase, but still could not find anything.The divorce agreement papers seemingly vanished into thin air without even a single trace.An hour later, she heard someone knock on the door, followed by Lucas’ low voice. “Sir, it’s time to go to Larson Group for your meeting.”“Sir?” After waiting for a long time but heard no response, Lucas frowned and fished out the backup keys in his pocket. Then, he shoved it in the keyhole, about to open the door.Alice immediately panicked when she heard the sound of keys jangling outside and exclaimed, “Don’t come in! Joshua and I are in the room together!”Lucas immediately stopped in his tracks. “Ma’am, it’s time for Sir to attend his meeting. Everyone from Larson Group is waiting for him.”Alice frantically put everything back in their place. “Alright!” With that, she quickly walked over to Joshua and rocked him awake, calling his nam
Luna put her towel back in the bathroom and gave Gwen a sheepish smile. “I was sleeping so soundly that I didn’t hear my phone at all.”Gwen pursed her lip and let out a sigh. “So…you’re not mad at me for what happened today, right?”Gwen knew fully well that the wedding she was invited to was Ben and Clover’s.She had been in love with Ben for so long that she had to see him marrying another woman with her own eyes to give up and move on from him. However, Luke banned her from attending the wedding altogether, refusing to let her go in fear she would feel humiliated.Therefore, she had no choice but to ask Luna to go on her behalf. Luna shrugged. “I’m fine with it.”Gwen lowered her head and said, “Luna, sometimes I really admire you… You moved on from Joshua entirely, and even though you spend a lot of time with him now, you can still maintain indifference…”She sighed and lifted her head to gaze at Luna. “Don’t you even feel agitated whenever you look at Joshua? Don’t you fe
“We’re…going to the hospital.” Gwen turned around and glanced at Luna. “Luna’s sending me back to the hospital…”Joshua nodded and strode into the elevator, pushing Gwen along in front of him as he lifted his head to glance at Luna. “This is the information that the supplier in Sea City gave me. I think there’s something wrong with the data, so I wanted you to have a look at it.”Luna frowned and followed the two of them, skimming through the document Joshua had handed her.Joshua was right. According to this document, the mineral content within the gemstones did not match up with the previous data.Luna furrowed her brows, took out her phone, and started calculating the financial losses these discrepancies would cost the company. Then, she asked coldly, “Is this the only supplier list with problems? What about the previous ones?”“Lucas is still comparing them. I don’t think we should collaborate with this vendor again in the future, and I want to sue them for the losses that hav
Luna gripped the hem of her shirt tightly.Although she was not certain if she was pregnant yet, what if she really was? What would Joshua think if he found out that she got pregnant with his child?Luna gritted her teeth.Although Joshua was unfaithful, he was still a responsible father. Even though he was not fond of Luna Gibson, he still convinced himself to treat Alice well, thinking that she was Luna Gibson, the mother of his two children.If he found out that Luna had gotten pregnant with his child, would he…Luna did not even dare to imagine what would happen.She watched the scenery outside the window pass by and felt inexplicably anxious and agitated.She could not let Joshua know about the baby…Luna knew she had no way of convincing Joshua she was fine and that she did not have to go to the hospital. On the contrary, he might even grow suspicious if she continued to persuade him.However, she did not dare jump out of the car for fear of hurting the fetus inside her…
Luna paused, then let out a sigh and glanced at the doctor. “I’m not sure yet. It’s just a suspicion.”“Are you planning to abort the fetus if you’re pregnant?”Luna shook her head. “I want to…give birth to it without him knowing.”The doctor nodded, then scribbled something else on her notes, her brows furrowed. “So I take it that you want to do a blood test and test your hormone levels? If you don’t want him to find out, I suggest we do some other checkups just to throw him off the scent.”Luna nodded and smiled at the doctor before her. “Thank you.”The doctor beamed at her. “It’s no big deal.” Then, she glanced at Luna and asked, “Are you friends with Gwen Larson?”Luna froze, then nodded. “Yes, I am.”“You two are an interesting pair. One can’t afford to have an abortion but still insists on it, and the other can but chooses to keep the baby instead. It’d be perfect if you two could switch.” The doctor tore the prescription note out and could not help adding, “She’s a lucky
Seeing that Luna had come out of the room, Lucas immediately stood up and asked, “Are you okay?”“I’m fine,” said Luna impassively as she put on her jacket. “The results are coming out in a while more.”Luna had already discussed with the doctor and knew her blood test results would not be coming out with the rest of the checkups she had done. She glanced at Lucas and asked, “Where’s Joshua?”Lucas gave her a faint smile in response. “Mrs. Lynch called just now, saying that she needed him, so Sir went back to check on her.”Luna paused. This explained everything.Joshua was so worried when he brought her to the hospital and even insisted on listening in while she told the doctor her symptoms. However, when she came out, he was nowhere to be found. The only possible explanation to this was that Alice had summoned him.After finding out that she was pregnant, Luna no longer felt bothered by things like this. She smiled and glanced at Lucas. “Alright then. It’s good that Mr. Lyn
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