“It’ll happen sooner or later.” Luna laughed lightly, her smile not reaching her eyes. “Since Mr. Lynch can fall in love with you at first sight, would a proposal be far off in the future?” At her words, Joshua frowned, so slightly that the action was barely seen by the naked eye.Jude immediately stepped in to play mediator. “Hahaha, Luna is such a smooth talker.” With that, he glanced at Joshua then switched his gaze to the folder in Luna’s arms. “Right, Luna, you’re here to discuss work?”Luna nodded. “Yes.” She swept her eyes at Joshua coldly, her tone as ice-cold as her gaze. “But it looks like I arrived at the wrong moment.” She glanced inside the office, at the half empty glass of milk on the coffee table. “Are Mr. Lynch and Ms. Bailey continuing with your breakfast? I can come back later.” Joshua’s expression turned ugly. He frowned, then glanced at Luna coldly. “It’s fine.” With that, he lowered his eyes and looked at Fiona who was standing beside him and said to her gen
With a bang, the door to the office was closed. Luna and Joshua were the only two people left in the room. Frowning slightly, he turned and sat down in his president’s chair, gazing indifferently at the folder in Luna’s arms. “After being on leave for so long, you have a report to make the moment you return to work?”“Yes.” Luna recovered herself, then looked at Joshua tauntingly. “Unlike you, I neither have the time nor the money, or the beautiful woman by my side. I’m just a poor woman with two sick children, of course I have to pour all my efforts into my work.” With that, she walked forward and flipped open the folder in her arms, placing it in front of him. Then, she said in a cool and indifferent tone, “This is a proposal that I came up with last night. I would like to deal with you.” Joshua raised his eyebrows, lowering his eyes and flipped through the document on his desk. Then, he opened his mouth and said coolly, “You want me to pay you 600,000 in advance for your labor
The air in the office instantly turned deadly silent. Joshua narrowed his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him with unfeeling eyes. “Luna, you’re the one who needs my help now.”He tapped the tabletop lightly with his long fingers. “You need my help, and yet you proceed to belittle me, is this how you conduct yourself in society?” Luna laughed lightly, “I’m just telling the truth. Besides.” She lifted an eyebrow and glanced at the document on the table. “I’m cooperating with you as equals. If I really requested your help, I would ask you to pay for the children’s medical bills directly, wouldn’t I?” The corners of Joshua’s lips rose in a smile, raised his hand and picked up the document on the table, then proceeded to read through it seriously. “That’s true. Even though the children are mine too, I already gave you a villa and paid for all their medical bills up to now…”As he spoke, he raised his deep, fathomless eyes and glanced at Luna. “That should be enough, right?
She sucked in a deep breath, held the fountain pen, and wordlessly signed her name on the contract. She thought to herself sadly, maybe this was the first time this pen had been used in its entire life? Just like how her utter devotion to Joshua only succeeded in moving herself and no one else. After completing the signing, she clicked the cap back onto the pen and raised her eyes, glancing at him with detached eyes. “Mr. Lynch, I remember I bought this pen with my prize money. Since you’re not using it, I’ll take it.” With that, she made to leave but was stopped by Joshua with a hand on her wrist. His pair of black eyes were as deep as the bottomless night sky. He looked at her with narrowed eyes. “You gave it to me as a present. Do you think you can take it back so many years later?” With that, he plucked the pen out of her hand and held it firmly in his palm. Luna was surprised, only recovering her wits after he took the pen from her. She turned, a taunting sneer in her eyes
Listening to Fiona’s sweet, whiny voice drifting out of the office, Luna frowned harshly. Joshua’s previous gentle tone as he spoke to Fiona in his office appeared in her mind’s eye again. “Now that you’ve finished your milk, go back to your desk. It’s best if you get to know your colleagues and the working environment on your first day.” She furrowed her brows together slightly. So, for her first day of work, Fiona was stationed in the design department which Luna was in charge of? Did Joshua do this on purpose? “Ms. Blake, why would you say that, we are the ones who need your help. Besides, Director Luna is a very nice person, seeing as you’re so gentle and cute, Director Luna will definitely like you!” Shannon patted Fiona’s shoulder lightly as she spoke. “I heard you arrived at the office in President Lynch’s car?”Fiona lowered her head quietly at Shannon’s words, her voice soft and gentle. “Who did you hear this from…I tried my best to avoid any gossip, and didn't get ou
Fiona obviously did not expect Luna to appear at this moment. She widened her eyes in shock, but the surprise in the bottom of her eyes vanished in an instant. The next second, tears were already swimming in her eyes. “I… That’s not what I meant!” She bit her pale, bloodless lips, a sob in her voice. “I really thought that you would definitely hate me if you like Joshua…”“I don’t have feelings for Joshua Lynch, and neither do I have the time to hate you.” Luna walked past her coldly, raising her legs and heading for the door to her own office. When her hand rested on the doorknob, she paused. Sucking in a deep breath, she turned and swept her gaze coldly over everyone else in the office. “This is an office, I hope everyone here will focus on work instead of discussing gossip about who likes or hates anyone else."Finally, she glanced at Fiona stoically. "I don't care who you are. Since you are now working in the design department, you must remember that you are just an employee
Luna laughed coldly, “You can do that?” Samson rolled his eyes at her silently. “I’m an expert at dealing with little two-faced b*tches like her! Do you need us to chase her away for you?”“No.” She raised her hand and flipped open the document on the table, saying faintly, “Maybe before you chase her away, Joshua would have already chased the three of you out of the company.”With that, she took out the proposal and threw it in front of Samson. “This is your work itinerary for the next three months.”Samson frowned, lifted the proposal, and glanced at it. “We are taking on another major project? Our last major project ended less than two months ago, right? Why are we taking on another tiring and time-consuming project again?” “Because I need the money.” She rubbed her aching temples. “My son is undergoing a major operation in two weeks, I need money for his medical bill. So I signed a death contract with Joshua, he’ll advance me a one-off payment of 600,000, and I have to make
As she spoke, tears swam in her eyes. “I didn’t do it on purpose…and I was hurt too!” Zayne glanced at Fiona’s chest then at Arianna’s back that was practically drenched, then said coldly, “Is your injury anywhere as serious as Arianna’s?” Fiona bit her lip pitifully. “But…”Shannon raised her head, took one look at the situation in front of her eyes then at the coffee mug in Fiona’s hands, and felt guilt well up in her chest. She hurriedly stood up and rushed over, standing in front of Fiona, protecting her. “Ms. Blake didn’t do it on purpose, why are you pressing her?”Even though Shannon did not like Fiona either, the incident only happened because she was bringing her coffee. Of course, Shannon had to protect her.“Ms. McCartney.” Fiona sobbed pitifully. “It’s my fault, they’re right for scolding me… Don’t argue because of me…I’m fine.”As she spoke, she lowered her head and looked at the coffee splashed onto her chest, a hint of a sniffle in her voice. “I’ll be fine af
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