“How are you planning to take care of this?”Joshua paused for a moment, then answered in a low voice, “I’ll go over tonight.” With that, he hung up the phone.Fiona wriggled into his arms and asked, “What’s wrong, Joshua?”“Nothing.” Joshua let out a sigh and gently patted her head. “I have some stuff to take care of tonight, so you’ll have to eat dinner by yourself. How does that sound?”Fiona bit down on her lip and stared at Joshua with her dark eyes. “What’s so urgent that you have to take care of it tonight? I think I heard you say something about a party… Can you bring me along with you?”Fiona then continued, her eyes glimmering with sorrow, “I’m new to Banyan City, and I don’t know anyone here. I’m just hoping to get to know a few people. Otherwise…”She lowered her head and said in a rueful tone, “It’ll just feel like I’m stuck in a hospital again, all alone with no one by my side.”Joshua let out a sigh. “Fiona, I’ve already allowed you to come work at Lynch Group, bu
Luna felt inexplicably puzzled when she heard Bonnie’s words.Bonnie was supposed to be the star of the show tonight, right? Why did she say she wanted to make Luna the most charming woman in Banyan City, then?Shannon did not seem to notice anything wrong and instead agreed with Bonnie, “That’s right! If Director Luna is the star of tonight instead of you, Bonnie, then she would really be the most charming woman in the city.”Luna’s elegance was unsurpassable. Bonnie curled her lips into a smile but said nothing in reply.After freshening up, the three of them made their way to Starhill Hotel.Initially, there were supposed to be photos of Bonnie and Jason together at the venue, but it had been replaced with a picture of Bonnie, standing alone in a wedding dress. The banner that initially read, [Congratulations, Bonnie and Jason,] was also changed to [Congratulations on your freedom, Bonnie.]The three of them had arrived early, so after settling Luna and Shannon down in the h
“No matter how hard I try, I can’t ever be as elegant and sophisticated as Ms. Luna.” Fiona let out an exhale and forced a bitter smile. “Thankfully, Joshua doesn’t seem to mind.”With that, she turned around to glance at Joshua. “Aren’t you going to say hello, Joshua? Ms. Luna’s here to attend the party with us.”Joshua paused for a moment, then strode in their direction. He stuck out his hand gracefully and said, “What a coincidence.”It was not a coincidence. He came because he heard Luna was going to be here.Luna glanced at Joshua’s arm, which still hovered mid-air, but did not reach out to shake it. Instead, she let out a chuckle and tilted her head away. “Yes. What a coincidence. No matter where I go, I seem to run into Mr. Lynch and Ms. Blake together everywhere. Anyone might think I was following the two of you.”She shot Joshua and Fiona a self-deprecating smile and said, “I’ll leave now so as not to bother you. Goodbye.”With that, she turned around and walked away.F
“Ms. Blake!”“Fiona!”Jude and Joshua both exclaimed as soon as they saw Fiona falling.Joshua immediately rushed forward to help Fiona up before lifting his head to shoot Luna a murderous glare. “You’ve already witnessed how weak Fiona is. She was just talking to you, and she didn’t even say anything that was out of line. Why did you shove her like that?”Luna stared at Fiona, who was slumped ashen-faced in Joshua’s arms, and smirked contemptuously. “She didn’t say anything out of line, you say? Joshua Lynch, she mentioned my son and even said she wanted to become his godmother. Don’t you think she’s trying to provoke me?“What does my son have to do with her? Both I and Nigel aren’t close with her, so why would she want to become his godmother? Why doesn’t she just voice out her true intentions? That all she wants is to take my son away from me!”Joshua, whose arms were wrapped around Fiona protectively, stiffened when he heard this.He did not know that this was how Luna felt
Joshua sighed and gently patted Fiona’s back to console her before they entered the hall with his arm around her.Following behind them, Jude looked at their retreating figures and let out a sigh.By the time Luna and Shannon returned to the hall, the party had already started. Bonnie was onstage, welcoming the guests along with the emcee. When she caught sight of Luna, Bonnie immediately leaped off the stage and scuttled toward her. As soon as she reached Luna, she grabbed hold of her hand and said, “Let’s go.”“Go where?”“Go on stage with me.” Bonnie winked at Luna and said, “Initially, there were going to be three of us: me, Jason, and the emcee, but now that Jason’s in jail, I want you to take his spot.”With that, she smiled and could not help teasing Luna, “Did you genuinely think I invited you here to mooch off my food like Shannon?”Shannon, who at this moment was mooching off the food at Bonnie’s party, was speechless to hear this. Luna lifted her head to glance at
The crowd in the hall burst into a flurry of activity, as though someone had tossed a grenade right into the room. Everyone gaped at this sudden turn of events, and some of the audience even screamed in horror.Was Ms. Craig crazy? Her family had spent generations accumulating their wealth! Even though Bonnie was the only heir to the Craig family wealth, she still should not have gifted it just like that!This was tens of billion dollars, not a few hundred!Shannon’s legs gave out beneath her, causing her to almost fall. Was this the shocking news that Bonnie had hinted to them about? Well, it was shocking, alright…Luna, still standing on the stage, felt her head ring. She could not believe her ears.She watched Bonnie, who was explaining the reason behind her decision animatedly, and suddenly came to a realization.This was why Bonnie wanted to make her the most charming woman in Banyan City.Considering she was suddenly ten billion dollars richer, she had indeed become ju
In reality…Bonnie wanted to transfer all her fortune over to Luna, then disappear from the face of this earth entirely. However, Luna was a calm and level-headed person. Bonnie knew that if she did not agree to Luna’s terms, Luna would definitely refuse to take the money.Bonnie bit down on her lip and remained silent. After a long while, she finally let out an exhale and chuckled. “Well, since Luna thinks that accepting all of the Craig family’s fortune is too much and insists on only taking one million dollars, I’ll gladly do so.“As for the rest…we’ll discuss this again in the future.” With that, she turned to glance at one of her lawyers, who had been waiting backstage all this while. “You don’t have to draft the transfer contract anymore. Just get me a contract for a transfer of one million dollars for now.”The lawyer nodded, and after a while, the contract was printed and passed over to Bonnie.Exhaling, Bonnie dragged Luna to a table on the stage and signed her name on the
“Luna…” Bonnie continued to watch the Craig Group’s shares plummet and began to panic.Even though she did not know much about finance, she could still figure out that Craig Group was on the brink of collapsing.All of a sudden, Bonnie’s phone rang. It was a call from the CEO that she had employed for Craig Group. “Ms. Craig, we have a crisis. A mysterious person has been attacking our company for ten minutes now, but we have no idea who it is.“Not only are Craig Group’s shares plummeting, but the company’s IT system has also experienced a crash. Our PR department has been receiving calls left and right from our vendors and suppliers, claiming that they don’t want to work with us anymore…”The CEO continued to spout explanations that sounded like gibberish to Bonnie’s ears, but there was one final sentence that she could understand. “If whoever is attacking us doesn’t stop us, Craig Group will be bankrupt in five minutes' time.” Bonnie, her hand still clutching her phone, star
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