The room was in silence for a few seconds.Joshua lifted his head and looked at Luna. “Jason has nothing to do with me.”Luna laughed. Did he still intend to keep up with the pretense, even at this stage?Nothing to do with him, he said?“If he had nothing to do with you, how did he get out of the mental asylum?”Luna looked at Joshua coldly, her smile drenched in mockery.“Don’t tell me that a person whom you locked up could come out from the mental asylum without your approval!”Joshua furrowed his brows. “He might’ve escaped.”It has been a month since that dark day.Luna had been unconscious that whole time. Once Joshua made sure that Luna was no longer in danger, he started getting busy with the three children.He dealt with Neil’s funeral, helped Nellie get a psychologist for therapy sessions, then went to Malcolm to see Nigel and brought him back to Banyan City. He got all the best specialists in the world to treat Nigel.He never cared to deal with an unimportant per
Then, Joshua strode away.Luna leaned against the head of the bed, her eyes narrowed as she watched Joshua leave. She sneered.She did not believe a single word he said.At that moment, no one knew where Aura was. With no one to prove his words, he could naturally come up with nonsense and blame everything on Aura.He said that he would find men to bring Aura back, and Luna would hold him to his word—she did not believe that Joshua could do it.After all, if Aura came back and they failed to be on the same page, Joshua’s lies would be easily exposed.How would Joshua dare to bring Aura back? Coming out of the hospital, Joshua immediately got in the car. “Lucas, to the mental asylum.” Joshua also wanted to know how Jason escaped from such a tightly guarded mental asylum.Lucas immediately drove away.“By the way.” Joshua, in the back seat, closed his eyes and rubbed the middle of his brows. “Is there any news on the men we sent to follow Aura?”Lucas’s hands which were ho
Lynch Mansion.Granny Lynch was in the courtyard with a lollipop in one hand and a teddy bear in the other, trying to cheer Nellie up.“Be happy, my precious darling. Come on, smile. Smile for Great-Granny!”Nellie, dressed in a pink princess gown and sitting on the lawn, tried to squeeze out a smile but could not do it no matter what.When she finally could, it looked worse compared to when she was crying.Adrian furrowed his brows. “Mom, stop making it difficult for her. The doctors already said that her mental illness was due to the brain not secreting enough dopamine. You can’t make her smile happily just by asking her to smile.”He glanced at Lily, who was waiting in the distance. “Take Nellie back. Remember to feed her her medication.”Lily nodded. She cautiously walked over, carried Nellie, and took her back into the mansion.“How unfortunate.” Granny Lynch sighed. “I never once liked that kid Neil, but who would’ve thought that he’d die at such a young age of six. My pr
The only thing Adrian could do was to prevent Luna from marrying into the Lynch family! At that moment, a black Maseratee stopped at the entrance of the Lynch Mansion.The huge gate was opened, and a man in black entered majestically.Adrian came to his senses and gracefully got up, turning to look at the man behind him. “Why are you only back now? Nellie has just slept.”Joshua glowered as he sat down opposite of Adrian, flatly sweeping Adrian a glance.“I’m not here to take Nellie away. I’m here to look for you, Dad.”Joshua’s tone and gaze were so cold, Adrian could not help but slightly furrowed his brows. He smiled and sat back on the bench once more.“Is there anything?”“Of course.” Joshua took a picture from his pocket and placed it on the table. “Mr. Lynch, do you recognize this man?” Adrian calmly swept a glance at the photo. It was a photo of a fierce-looking man.He furrowed his brows and hesitated for a while.“He looks familiar, but I don’t remember where I s
Joshua was unable to refute Adrian’s rhetorical question.Joshua closed his eyes. The disappointment in him washed over wave after wave.“I’m your biological son.”Why did his thoughts and feelings not matter in Adrian’s heart? Only Hailey’s was important.Adrian smiled. “It’s because I know that you are my son, that is why I hoped you could be with the best girl on earth.”Adrian looked at Joshua with bone-chilling iciness.“It’s true. I don’t really like you that much. I had a good relationship with your mother, but your mother died while she gave birth to you, and I was quite reluctant to see you after that. I left Banyan City and left you for your grandmother to bring you up. No matter what, you’re still my son in the end. I also hope to see you being happy. However, only the girl I arranged for you can bring you happiness, yet you defied me over and over again…”Adrian sneered. “I thought that you were only blinded, and that was why I helped Hailey, time after time. I never
“So, you have to bear this bite.”Joshua’s words seemed to have encouraged Nellie. She held onto Adrian’s arm tightly and bit him hard. She was so exhausted that sweat started to form on her forehead.Adrian was in so much pain that he was in cold sweats, too.He tried his best to struggle, but he could not break free of Joshua’s clutches.Just when Adrian was about to pass out from the pain, the door of the mansion opened once again.Granny Lynch stood by the door with a wan expression and calmly remarked, “That’s enough. Even if you bite him to death, Neil won’t be resurrected from the dead.”Upon hearing Granny Lynch’s voice, Nellie paused for a while before letting go of Adrian’s arm.Nellie’s mouth was covered red with blood, nearly biting off a chunk of Adrian’s flesh at his hand.He was in so much pain that he sweated profusely. He slumped and sat on the ground as he panted heavily.“Are you alright?” Joshua ignored Adrian, went around him, and approached Nellie. He pic
Looking at the photo of Jason and Bonnie, who stood happily in a wedding gown, Luna found it taunting.She lost two children, with one still on the brink of death.However, Jason, the man who almost killed her and her three children six years ago and also killed her child a month ago, could happily stand next to Bonnie in a wedding photo, having a huge wedding ceremony.The internet even came up with a beautiful childhood sweetheart love story for both of them.Looking at the articles, Luna only thought that the romantic love story was rather insulting.Why did this happen? Why did Jason get to have such a beautiful happy ending when he hurt her and her children?Why did she have to suffer so much when she never harmed anyone? Luna took a deep breath and looked at Jason and Bonnie’s wedding date seriously.It was a week later.Meaning, she still had a week to get Bonnie to see Jason’s true colors! Luna gripped her phone tightly.Those who had previously hurt her and her
“As long as he is still alive, I’ll never give up hope of curing him.”Malcolm, on the other end of the line, was silent for a while. “Luna, I know that you might not be able to accept this fact, but you just had a miscarriage a month ago. Even if you try hard with Joshua, it might not be in time…”Luna closed her eyes. “I don’t want to argue with you.”She tried her best to reign in her emotions.“Malcolm. I just lost two children, yet you’re here discussing with me when I’m going to lose my third child. Do you think it’s appropriate?”Malcolm paused a little. He said nothing.“I know you’re being kind, but you really can’t understand what I’m feeling right now. I don’t want to argue with you, so I’m going to hang up.”Once Luna hung up and lifted her head, she saw a scrawny figure by the door.Nigel was much skinnier compared to when she first left him and returned back to the country. A light breeze blew by Nigel in his hospital gown. It emphasized how skinny his body and li
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