Luna bit her lips. She looked at Rowena in disbelief.“I…know the donor. It’s impossible for the donor to not agree to the surgery.”Christian even came over to visit Joshua that morning. He even chatted with Nigel for a very long time. He agreed to give Nigel the latest model of computer and keyboard after the surgery.Only more than 10 hours have passed and he has reneged on his deal? “You must be mistaken.” Luna pursed her lips and looked at Rowena seriously.“The donor, me, and the children’s father are friends. How could this have happened…”Rowena thought back about how Fiona was hysterically saying how Nigel’s death had nothing to do with her. She could not help but sigh heavily.“I know that the donor and you all are friends, but Ms. Luna, it’s the truth, You have to face it. The fact is we have already signed an agreement with the donor twice. We even took video footage of how the donor is willing to donate the bone marrow. “However, when our staff went to pick the d
“My child and I have prepared everything. I have even managed to borrow a lump sum from my friend to pay your medical bills. Now that you’re regretting it, what should we do?”Previously, Luna did not expose the fact that Christian was the donor because she respected the fact that the donor was not willing to reveal their identity.However, it was already a desperate situation at that moment! Luna could no longer care that much! Christian, on the other end of the line, was silent upon Luna’s words.He pursed his lips. He suddenly did not know how to explain it to Luna. He did not know how to say that the donor was Fiona.Previously, the deal Fiona made with Joshua was that if Joshua were to be together with her, she would donate her bone marrow to Nigel.At that moment, it was almost surgery day, yet Joshua was still unconscious, unsure if he was dead or alive.No one could do anything about Fiona running away. Unless Joshua were to wake up at that moment.Christian closed his
Luna instantly tensed up when she heard Joshua’s voice.She felt as if she was trapped in a sculpture. Even moving a part of her body was a luxury.Christian, on the other end of the line, wanted to mention Fiona’s name when he heard Joshua’s feeble voice.Fiona’s name did not come out of Christian’s mouth in the end.He pursed his lips. An overwhelming feeling of elation washed over him! Joshua was truly awake! It was neither too early nor too late! It was just in time! Thus, Christian took a deep breath.“Luna, am I hearing my uncle’s voice?”Perhaps, Joshua was trying to respond to Christian’s question. When Christian asked Luna the question, Joshua, on the bed, could not help but yell out once more, “Fiona…”Christian was sure that Joshua had already come around! He held his phone and could not hide the excitement in his eyes. “My uncle is awake! Luna, go take care of him! We’ll talk later!”Then, Christian did not wait for Luna’s reply. He immediately hung up.Lun
Thus, his hands were trembling when he picked his phone up. His phone almost fell to the ground a few times.However, Joshua did not mind it at all. He picked his phone up with difficulty and called Lucas.“Lucas, I’m up. Come and pick me from the hospital immediately. I want to head to Orchard Manor and pick Fiona up to head to the hospital.”Lucas, on the other end of the call, was stunned for a while. Upon remembering that Nigel’s surgery was the next day, he instantly understood what Joshua meant.“Sure, I’ll be there!”Upon receiving Lucas’ promise, Joshua let out a sigh of relief. He changed into a more comfortable position and placed his phone by the side.Looking at him, Luna felt that she was pathetic and comical.She had been working so hard taking care of him for the past three days yet this was what she got in return? She initially wanted to tell Joshua about the fact that the donor pulled out last minute.However, looking at how he was so concerned for Fiona the
Nigel and Nellie were instantly stunned at Luna’s words.They looked at each other. They did not know why Luna suddenly said those words.In the end, Nigel, who was the more mature one, furrowed his brows. He leaned his emaciated body against the wall.“Mommy…did something happen with the bone marrow transplant?”Nigel’s question hit the nail on the head.Luna closed her eyes and sighed heavily. She nodded.She let go of Nellie and said seriously, “The donor pulled out last minute. They are not willing to undergo the surgery. I’m planning to look for a doctor right now. No matter what, I have to talk to the donor tonight.”Since the donor was willing to donate their bone marrow without any reward, that meant that they were willing to help Nigel.The situation at that moment might be perhaps that they have encountered some problems in life.Actually, while Luna was crying in the elevator, she had also made up her mind.It was almost seven in the evening at that moment. The doc
“The donor hopes that you and your relatives would stop finding out their identity. Whether it be now or after the bone marrow transplant.”Then, Rowena patted Luna on the shoulders.“Can you do that?”Luna furrowed her brows. “That simple?”She thought that the donor would pull out suddenly because they have encountered an unsolvable problem.Luna speculated that it was most probably financial problems. She was even ready to borrow another lump sum from Bonnie.However, Luna did not expect that the request that the donor came up with was just to forbid her to look for the donor? “Yes.”Perhaps, Rowena has long guessed that Luna would react this way. Rowena nodded.“The donor already knows that you previously tried to investigate them, so this is a warning.”Luna paused for a while.“Okay, I understand.”Luna only wanted to find the donor so she could do something to express her appreciation.Turns out, not only did she find the wrong person, she nearly made a gross mista
When Luna brought the ice cream back to the ward, Nigel was already asleep.Nigel was very understanding. To not let others worry for him, he has long tucked himself in bed and fell asleep.Luna placed the ice cream in front of Nellie. She opened one and passed it to Nellie.“Mommy, Dr. Rowena said that she was looking for you just now.”Nellie obediently accepted the ice cream from Luna. She ate and said, “She asked you to look for her once you return. I think it has something to do with Nigel’s surgery tomorrow.”Once Luna heard it had something to do with Nigel, she did not dare waste another second. She got up and headed out to Rowena’s office.Turns out, Rowena was not at her office.The intern doctor got Luna to sit down. “A patient just arrived just now. Dr. Rowena went to attend to them. Please wait for a while.”Luna nodded. She sat on the chair waiting while sending messages to Bonnie and Anne.She thought that Rowena would return soon, but she waited for half an h
Luna narrowed her eyes and looked at Joshua, who was leaning by the bed. Her eyes were filled with mockery.The real reason was that he hoped that she continued staying in the Lynch Group so she could be bullied by his beloved Ms. Blake, right? Joshua was still the same as before. Cold and heartless.To make his lover happy, he was willing to spend a huge amount of money to continue torturing his ex-wife.The ex-wife that took care of him for three days and three nights when he was unconscious.“Okay, I understand.”Luna took a deep breath. She swept Joshua a cold glance and smiled at Rowena.“It’s late. I should head back and rest. I’ll come to find you tomorrow to deal with the refund.”Then, Luna turned around and was about to leave.“Hold up.”Luna only turned and took two steps when Fiona’s sweet and gentle voice rang. Fiona pursed her lips and said in a very light and gentle tone, “Ms. Luna, I have something to say to you.”Luna furrowed her brows. She did not want
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