“Why is Nellie suddenly designing again?”When Nellie was diagnosed with autism, she would hug her sketch board and design every day. She would not interact with anybody.Thus, later on, the doctor forbade Nellie from designing, forcing her to put her focus on something else. That was also why when Nellie recovered, Luna also did not allow her to continue designing.Nellie was also understanding, and she did not continue sketching. However, why was she already sketching designs only after being with Joshua for less than two days? Was it because it was too boring there?“It’s not because I’m bored,” Nellie’s child-like yet honest voice rang through. “I promised Great-Granny that I’d design a set of jewelry especially for her.”Nellie sounded happy. “Great-Granny has been living with Fiona for the past few days. She already starts to think that you’re a good person, Mommy. She even praised you for your exceptional character, that you could actually educate me so well, to actively
“Sure, let’s invite Luna over tonight, then.” Granny Lynch did not even give it any thought before agreeing to Fiona’s suggestion.On one hand, she was really heartbroken for Nigel and Nellie. They had been living with Luna all this while before they were abruptly brought over to take care of Fiona, the ill woman.On the other hand, Granny Lynch also wanted Fiona to see for herself, when Luna came over, what it took to be a woman worthy of helping Joshua take care of his children.“But…” At that moment, Nigel, who had been silent all this while, lifted his gaze and looked at Fiona.“Aunty Fiona, although we miss Mommy, I don’t think she’ll want to come here to see you being together with Daddy.” Nellie, by the side, also pursed her lips and nodded.“If you really think that us being apart from our Mommy is terrible, why don’t you be charitable? Try talking to Daddy. Persuade him to send us back to live with Mommy.” Fiona furrowed her brows at what the children said. She sighed
Nigel only took a step when he suddenly thought of something and turned around.“If you can’t let us go back to our Mommy, we’ll still be happy to see her for a while.”Nigel, Nellie, and Granny Lynch then left, hand in hand.Fiona was rooted where she stood as she watched the three of them leaving, gritting her teeth harshly as she did.Previously, she only wanted to go along with Aura’s plan to say that Luna was mentally ill and had her children taken away from her.However, she did not expect that Granny Lynch would come with the two kids!Granny Lynch had a weird temper and was also rather passive-aggressive. Too bad she was Joshua’s elder, whom Joshua had always respected.It turned out, at that moment, Granny Lynch, Nigel, and Nellie joined forces and were on the same side. She had become the one being bullied at home! At that thought, resentment rose in Fiona’s eyes. She narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists tightly.Thank goodness she was prepared! She was going to
“What nonsense are you talking about?”Joshua furrowed his brows and glared at Fiona. He also knew that Fiona did not have much time left, but it was for that very reason that he felt she should not say such ominous things.After a while, Joshua sighed heavily.“Since you want Luna to come over, I won’t stop you.”Fiona bit her lip a little at Joshua’s words. “But, Joshua, I need your help…”Joshua could not help but furrowed his brows at Fiona’s words.“You want me to help?”“Yes.” Fiona walked to Joshua’s side. She reached out and tugged on Joshua’s arms, gently swinging them.“You know about our feud. If I’m to look for her and contact her on my own, she’d definitely think that I’m up to something and would flat out refuse.“Also, I want to apologize to her after we meet. I want to give her a surprise. I’d seem more sincere, too. So…”Fiona sighed and said, “I think it still should be you inviting Luna over.”Then, Fiona blinked her innocent eyes at Joshua. “I’m sure yo
It looked like Aura was right. All her hard work all this while has gone to waste.No matter how hard she tried, she was no match for Luna in Joshua’s heart. He only had Luna in his heart and eyes. All the things he did were for Luna.Why?Why would such a good man like Joshua have a b*tch like Luna in his heart?Fiona was unwilling to accept the fact. She could not accept it.She secretly clenched her fists.That night, she wanted Joshua to see for himself how the woman he adored the most killed his grandmother, whom he respected the most!By then, she wanted to see whose side Joshua would pick when the two most important women in his life went up against each other!…It was 10 in the morning. The sun was bright.Luna was in a good mood. She brought out her easel and paint supplies from the villa to the little gazebo in the backyard garden. She was about to paint the scene of the garden when her phone rang.It was from Shannon.“Director Luna.” Shannon, on the other end
Luna gracefully picked her bag up and left, all while Lily watched her in shock.Before she left, she did not forget to stuff the medication she bought the night before into her bag.Half an hour later, Luna was already outside Joshua’s office. She took a deep breath and adjusted her breathing before lifting her hand and knocking on Joshua’s office door.“Enter.”She only knocked a few times when Joshua’s low voice came from inside. Luna smiled and walked in with a rather mocking expression.“I heard Shannon say that you have a lot of places that you don’t understand regarding our design this time?”Joshua looked at her calmly and responded. He pointed at the seat in front of him.“Have a seat.”Luna gracefully sat down. “I thought that a smart person like you would be able to understand a simple design of mine. It looks like I’ve overestimated you, Mr. Lynch.”Joshua narrowed his eyes. He could hear the mockery in Luna’s tone.He raised his eyebrows. “Every person has their
Joshua was already by the door when he noticed that Luna was still standing in the same spot. He could not help but furrowed his brows. “Why aren’t you going?”Luna came to her senses. She took a deep breath and immediately caught up with him.“I’m coming.”Joshua took Luna to Bamboo Palace, which was one of Banyan City’s best restaurants. It had an elegant environment and was famous for its dishes.Luna thought that it was a little insulting and ironic that Joshua brought her there. The previous few times that she went to the restaurant were with Theo. Theo even confessed his love to her there, too.Joshua knew about that, too. Luna could not comprehend why he would bring her there. Was he trying to get back for her mockery a moment ago, or did he really think that this was the suitable place?“Didn’t you say not to simply brush you off?”Once they entered the private room, Joshua immediately passed the menu from the waiter to Luna.“The food in Bamboo Palace is no joke. I’m
Luna inwardly sneered.As expected, it was just like she had guessed. Joshua and Fiona, those two pretentious adults, would use Nigel and Nellie as an excuse to invite her over.Luna smiled.“What if I refuse? I spoke to them last night. I never heard that they missed me nor hoped that I’d visit them at Orchard Manor.”Luna leaned back gracefully on the chair and crossed her legs elegantly. “So, is it the kids that want me there, or is it you and Ms. Blake?”If Joshua could tell her the truth and told her that it was Fiona who wanted her there, Luna might still respect him for being an honest man.However…Joshua still respected Fiona’s wishes, saying that she wanted it to be a surprise for Luna, to apologize to Luna in person.Thus, he squinted. “Of course, I’m the one who wants you there.” After all, in her eyes, he no longer had a good image. He did not care about this anymore.Luna laughed out loud.Joshua indeed loved Fiona a lot. As long as Fiona wanted something, no ma
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