Luna initially thought that Christian taking her for a ride meant that the hood of the convertible would be down and they would be on the circumferential highway, experiencing the night breeze. She never expected for him to speed when they got to the highway.This was a speed that Luna had never imagined before.She felt as if her body was not her own. Her heart was beating so hard that it almost broke through her ribcage!Luna grabbed onto the door handle and turned to look at Christian.“Slow down!”“It’ll be fine, don’t worry!” Christian smiled. “You can only relax like that!”Then, he sped up once again.The night breeze harshly blew by, and Luna’s hair fluttered with the wind. Under the intense excitement, Luna actually started to adapt to it. She calmed down a little.In the end, she was even enjoying the thrill such extreme speed brought to her.“It feels great, doesn’t it?”Seeing how she was not so against it, Christian chuckled a little.“Doesn’t it feel like all
“You’re gonna have to give me the highway tonight.”How could those young men take such ridicule? Thus, they surrounded Christian and yelled at him, wanting to beat him up.Luna helplessly rubbed the middle of her brows.When those men surrounded them, she was afraid that Christian might end up in this sort of conflict with them.Her worries came true.However, Christian was not afraid at all. Not only was he not afraid, but he also raised his eyes at Luna. “Fighting is also a form of releasing stress. Do you want to join in? It’s fine if you don’t want to. I’ll be quick.”Luna sighed.Although she did not like to fight…Back then, after her surgery, the doctors advised her to learn kickboxing to amp up her recovery.Although she had never done it in real life, she could not let Christian get beat up alone that night.After all, Christian brought her out to race for stress-alleviation.Luna took a deep breath and moved her limbs a little. Then, she got out of the car with
When the clock struck 11, Luna finished giving her statement. She and Christian were sitting together with the youths they had fought.Looking at each one of them calling their parents to bail them out, Luna was troubled. Who was she going to get to bail her and Christian out? It was almost 11 at night, and Anne and Bonnie must have been asleep already. Shannon and Arianna would not be awake, too.Samson or Zayne might have the time, but…Luna thought that it was rather embarrassing to get them to bail her out.Just when she was in a dilemma about what to do, a policeman entered.“Luna, Christian Moore, someone is here to bail you out. You two can go.”Luna furrowed her brows and subconsciously looked at Christian.Christian looked stumped, too.“I didn’t contact anyone.”Both of them followed the policeman with an innocent expression.The moment they exited, they saw a tall man standing in the corridors. He was in an ash-gray-colored trench coat, his expression so fierce
“I like that he’s young. Can’t I?”Then, Luna yawned. “Just like how you like Ms. Blake, Mr. Lynch, I also like the young and youthful.”Joshua narrowed his eyes fiercely.“Just because you like young men, you follow them racing and fighting so late at night when you’re already at this age?”He snickered and said, “You were still obedient and good when you were younger, yet when you got older, you got more and more immature.”Luna could not help but laugh at Joshua’s words. She turned to look at him.“Mr. Lynch, do you truly think I was mature and obedient when I was nineteen? I just didn’t have the chance to live. I met a fool when I was nineteen. All I could think of daily was how to make the scumbag happy. I tried my best to become the person that he liked, but he still didn’t like me. He has never liked me. I finally have the chance to become my true self. Can’t I do that?”The night breeze blew by her long dress.Luna lifted her gaze and looked at Joshua. Her smile was fil
Where?Luna did not know either.No matter what, she did not want to go back home.“Forget about it.”Christian sighed and immediately started the car.“It looks like Joshua’s appearance made you in a foul mood once more. Should I take you to relieve you of some stress?”Luna furrowed her brows. “Racing again?”Christian started driving. “No, we’ll use a different method.”Christian took Luna to Banyan City’s busiest bar and drank with her.Initially, Luna refused to drink, saying that her alcohol tolerance was not great and she might talk nonsense when she got drunk.However, when they reached the bar, Luna could no longer hold back. She started drinking with Christian.By the third round, Luna opened up and became chatty.“Joshua was love at first sight. The moment I saw him I liked him. I wanted to marry him no matter what. I wanted to grow old with him, look at what happened…”Luna said while crying involuntarily.“I bore him three children and got into an acciden
“Also, according to seniority in the family, you’re my older cousin, so don’t you dare have eyes on my Mommy.”Christian was amused by Nigel’s serious look.He smiled, walked over, and bent down so that his eyes met with Nigel’s on the same level.“Dude, has your Mommy ever told you that kids should not meddle in adults’ affairs?”“Nope.”Nigel blinked his eyes, pretending to be innocent.“My mommy said that in our home, the adults and children are equal. Her matters are our matters too.”Then, he yawned and looked at Nigel seriously.“My Mommy has said that if she were to look for a boyfriend, she would discuss it with us. I would not let my Mommy be together with a murderer, okay?”Murderer.The moment Nigel said that word, Christian’s face instantly turned pale.He instantly stood up and took a step back. His expressions were filled with urgency.“W-What do you know?”“Not much,” Nigel pursed his lips and said, “I’m a hacker. I still found some rumors about you when you
The next morning, when Luna woke up, she had a splitting headache.She did not even remember how she returned home from the bar.She only remembered Christian saying he wanted to take her to release some stress, then they went to a bar…After that, she had no memory of it at all.“Mommy.” Nellie carried a bowl of soup. She passed the bowl to Luna and could not help but pursed her lips.“You shouldn’t drink that much in the future. Christian had to take care of you at home until late at night.”Luna immediately took over the soup and drank it down.After her headache was slightly relieved, she thanked Nellie while furrowing her brows. “Why is there only you? Where is Nigel?”Ever since Neil passed away, Nigel and Nellie made a pact that no matter where they go or what they do, they would do it together.Why was Nellie alone that day?“Nigel is still sleeping.”Nellie pursed her lips. “Last night, when Christian was here taking care of you, Nigel was afraid that Christian
Nigel’s doctor also expressed that Nigel was recovering well. He should not show any signs of rejection anymore. Nigel would only get healthier from then onward.At that moment, she also received the good news of Nellie’s recovery.Thus, on the way to work, she even bought candy and chocolates, wanting to share her excitement with others.Nigel and Nellie were recovered.This was the best news she has received after Neil’s death! Luna went to the office with excitement. However, when she arrived, she realized that the design department had changed to a completely different look.The moment she entered she heard voices coming from Fiona’s desk.“Ms. Blake, here is the tea I brewed!”“Ms. Blake, I have completed the form you asked for.”“Ms. Blake, is there anything else you need help with?”Almost everyone in the office was surrounding Fiona, serving her.The members of staff that used to be attentive to Luna pretended that they did not see her when Luna arrived.Not only d
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