The entire room fell into pin-drop silence. As they had witnessed the extent of Joshua Lynch’s capabilities, no one in the audience even dared to gossip about him anymore. Instead, they all stared in silent admiration at the man who almost single-handedly bankrupted a company.Meanwhile, Fiona, who was sitting next to Joshua, clenched her fists in fury. She had witnessed firsthand just how powerful Joshua was. Not only was this man handsome and well-mannered, but most importantly, he possessed insurmountable wealth and resources.This was a man she wanted to rely on for the rest of her life, but everything he did this night was for Luna…Fiona narrowed her eyes and glanced at Luna, a glint of malice flashing through her eyes. Everything was settled for the time being.The emcee let out an awkward cough and tried fervently to salvage the situation. “Hahahaha! What an exciting night, isn’t it? Since we’ve moved on from what happened just now, let the festivities begin! Please e
Luna clenched her fists. As much as she wanted to hurl something at the couple sitting before her, she stifled her temptations and replied, “Thank you so much for your support and admiration, Mr. Lynch.”With that, she picked up a glass of wine that was sitting on the table and drained it under Joshua’s watchful gaze, slamming the glass back down as she remarked, “Please enjoy the party.“Oh, by the way...” She turned around and smiled at Fiona. “Ms. Blake, you mentioned that you wanted to learn from me. Well, let me tell you this: I don’t think you’ll ever have the opportunity to do so because I don’t take apprentices like you. You don’t have any talent whatsoever, and you’re not even willing to work hard to make up for it. Goodbye.”With that, Luna turned around and strode away.Joshua remained motionless and watched the hem of Luna’s blue satin dress sway with her every step. Then, he narrowed his eyes.“Ms. Luna must really hate me…” Fiona suppressed the jealousy and hatred sh
No matter how much she wanted to help Luna, Bonnie still had Craig Group as well as its employees to think about.She could not afford to provoke Joshua even further.After coming out of the hotel, Luna let out a sigh and headed to the roadside to hail a taxi.However, she seemed down on her luck that night because not a single taxi passed even after waiting for almost ten minutes. Finally, a black BMV pulled up in front of her. The passenger side window rolled down, revealing Jude’s smiling face. “Need a ride?”Luna glanced at the time. It was already past 9 p.m., and if she did not get home quickly, Nigel and Nellie would have waited past their bedtime for her.She hesitated for a moment, then opened the door and got into the backseat.“What an exciting night,” lamented Jude, crossing his arms in front of his chest. “The richest man in Banyan City almost bankrupted Craig Group, the third wealthiest company, in a matter of ten minutes. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have ha
Luna’s words sounded harsh and spiteful to Jude’s ears.He furrowed his brows and glanced at the stone-faced woman through the rearview mirror. He wanted to say something but could not seem to find the right words for it.She and Joshua’s relationship had become so complicated that Jude no longer knew how to help them maintain their peace anymore.He let out a sigh and rubbed his brows in frustration. “I know that you think both Joshua and I are liars, but there are some things I can’t explain to you just yet. You’ll find out the truth when it’s time. I never lied to you at all.”Luna scoffed when she heard this; she clearly did not believe him.The car soon arrived at Blue Bay Villa.Luna let out an exhale and, after thanking Jude, turned and got out of the car. As soon as she opened the door, she spotted Lily cleaning the house while trying to persuade the two children sitting on the sofa to go to bed. “Young Master Nigel, Princess Nellie, Ms. Luna has informed me that she’s
Lily nodded. “You’re right. As soon as Young Master Nigel comes out of surgery, it doesn’t matter which doctor is taking care of him anymore.”She lifted her head to glance at Luna. “By the way, Ms. Luna, I had a chat with Dr. Rowena today, and she told me that the person who will be donating their bone marrow to Nigel isn’t from Banyan City at all. When they found out that Young Master Nigel was in Banyan City, they immediately came so that he wouldn’t have to travel long distances.“When I tried to ask Dr. Rowena who this donor was, she told me it’s a secret, and she can’t tell me anything. Ms. Luna, do you think we should try to find out who this donor is so we can visit them before Young Master Nigel’s surgery? After all, not only did they not ask for anything in return, but they came all the way to Banyan City for the surgery, too.” Luna’s hand, which was holding the bowl of soup, stiffened when she heard this. “I’ll look into this.”She, too, was curious about the donor’s id
Luna did not sleep well the entire night, so even though she had drunk soup before she went to bed, she still woke up the next morning with an ear-splitting headache.Despite this, she forced herself to crawl out of bed and glanced at her phone.There were two new messages from Joshua.[Fiona was fiddling with my phone just now, and she sent you a message by mistake.][Just pretend like you never saw it.]Luna felt like her headache grew even more severe. She felt as though someone continuously poked her scalp with a needle, and the pain was starting to irritate her.She tossed her phone aside and closed her eyes, recalling Joshua’s messages.Fiona had sent the message to her by mistake and wanted her to pretend like she never saw it. Joshua was a smart man, so Luna guessed that he probably knew what Fiona was actually trying to do: showcasing her authority. Despite that, he still tolerated her behavior, so what right did Luna have to object to this?Luna lied in bed for a
The person who took the glass away was Zayne.He glanced at the glass of water in his hand, which was still clear and uncloudy, and smirked. “What would happen if someone drank this, Ms. Blake?”An expression of panic clouded Fiona’s face. She bit down on her lip, her eyes turning red-rimmed. “Give that glass back to me.”Shannon scoffed. “Give it back to you so you can destroy the evidence?”With that, she picked up the phone and dialed the extension for Joshua’s secretary. “Courtney, ask President Lynch to come to the design department right now. His girlfriend Fiona got herself in trouble again!”Yesterday, Fiona had deliberately poured coffee all over Arianna and claimed that Luna’s assistants were trying to get rid of her. Today, she was caught red-handed trying to poison Luna. How was she planning to explain this? Was she going to claim that Luna’s assistants were trying to frame her again?“Shannon…” Seeing that Shannon had called Joshua’s office, tears welled up in Fiona’
The paint on the easel spilled all over Luna. The metal tools next to it had cut through her arm.A thin, long gash appeared, and blood seeped through.Shannon’s eyes widened. She subconsciously opened her mouth and said, “Director Luna, you…”“I’m fine.”Luna lifted her hand and picked up a piece of tissue paper to wipe the blood stains off of her arm. She raised her eyes and looked at Joshua, who carried Fiona while glaring at her.Luna smiled.Whether Fiona was hurt or whether Luna’s people did anything to her, Luna did not know.Joshua did knock against her, though, and she got hurt.Alas, Joshua did not notice it. He only had Fiona in his eyes.Luna smiled and lifted her eyes. She looked at Joshua with eyes filled with mockery.“Mr. Lynch, what do you think my staff and I could possibly do to Ms. Blake?”Joshua could not help but furrow his brows fiercely at Luna’s ridicule. He lowered his head and looked at Fiona in his arms, his voice gentle as he asked, “What happene
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