The wait felt excruciatingly slow. Felix turned toward the window, trying to occupy his mind.Outside, he heard the sound of laughter floating up from the garden below.He opened the window, and the view expanded before him, the joyful sound of laughter carried clearly by the wind.A little boy was giggling, clutching a ball as a young man chased him, both of them lost in their playful game.“Daddy, come catch me!” The boy giggled, darting behind a tree. He quickly covered his mouth with his hand, his eyes wide with mischief as he scanned his surroundings.The young father pretended to be puzzled, calling softly as he walked past the tree, “Where could you be, little one? You’re hiding so well.”The boy’s face lit up with delight, barely able to contain his laughter. Just as he was about to laugh out loud, his father spun around, swooping him up in his arms, making the boy burst into even louder, contagious laughter.Snap.The window handle broke off in Felix’s grip. He looked
In a nearby city, Golden Bay Gardens, the street was deserted, not a soul in sight. Occasionally, the wind stirred, sending leaves swirling through the air. One gently landed on a young man’s head.He reached up, plucking the leaf between his pale fingers. As the sunlight filtered through the leaf, a smile, warmer than the sun itself, spread across his face.Bailey glanced at the takeout in his hand, his smile growing even softer as he walked toward his destination.He stood at the door of Apartment 301, Building 6, and pressed the doorbell. Footsteps hurried inside.“I’m coming,” a familiar, cheerful voice called. The door opened, revealing Luna’s smiling face.Bailey stepped inside, placing the takeout on the dining table, moving with a practiced ease. “Luna, how are the kids doing? Any discomfort today?” he asked softly.Luna rubbed her temples, looking exhausted but smiling gently. “No, the baby was good today. Lily, too. But seeing her take so much medicine at such a young a
Heaven sure knew how to play tricks on people. In Luna’s darkest moments, she was reminded that she had a daughter.Was this some kind of compensation?Luna gazed at Lily’s innocent little face, gently kissing her forehead and cheeks. With their foreheads pressed together, she laughed and cried at the same time. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to call me ‘Mom.’ As long as you’re by my side, that’s all I need.”Lily blinked her big eyes, staring up at Luna’s tear-filled gaze. She didn’t quite understand why Aunt Luna was acting this way or how she suddenly became Aunt Luna’s daughter.Seeing the confusion in Lily’s expressive eyes, Luna wiped her own tears and hugged her tightly again, her voice hoarse. “Lily, it’s okay if you don’t want to call me ‘Mom.’ It’s my fault for not being there for you all these years. But from now on, I’ll always be by your side.”In her heart, Lily softly whispered the word, “Mom.”Somehow, Aunt Luna becom
On the 28th floor of City Center Tower, Felix sat behind his desk, his pen moving swiftly across document after document. Each one, once signed, was shifted from his right to his left, creating a steadily growing pile of completed work.Knock, knock.The office door opened, and his assistant entered holding a package. "Mr. Lincoln, your package."Felix didn’t look up until he signed the last document. Tossing the pen onto the desk, he leaned back in his chair and gestured toward the stack of papers. "Send these to the departments immediately. By ten o'clock, I want the Quinn Corporation acquisition contract on my desk."The assistant nodded, gathered the documents, and left.Felix reached for a cigarette and was about to light it when the package caught his eye. Casually, he picked it up and opened it.One glance, and his entire body froze. The cigarette slipped from his fingers, landing silently on the carpet.Inside the package was an ultrasound report.And the name on it was
On the 28th floor of City Center Tower, sunlight streamed through the windows, stabbing into Felix's eyes like needles. His hands pressed hard against the desk, his face twisted in anger.Orion was gone. Luna had disappeared. And now, Lily was missing too. He had no idea where his other child was.Suddenly, a thought struck him. The hospital had to know where the child went.At Sunshine Hospital, Felix stood in the hospital director’s office, glaring at the sweating middle-aged man before him. His icy gaze grew colder with each passing second. “You don’t remember?”Sweat dripped into the director’s eyes, stinging. He quickly wiped it away, only to meet Felix’s sharp, hawk-like stare. The heat soaking his body turned to an icy chill, freezing him in place.Instinctively, the director stepped back, forcing a nervous smile. “Mr. Lincoln, it’s not that I don’t remember. It’s just that I’ve never dealt with this personally. I’m trying, but I can’t recall the details.”As soon as the w
At Riverview Villa, Felix leaned against the bar, gripping a glass of red wine. He tilted his head back and drank it in one gulp.In front of him, a massive screen played a video of the small cabin. In the footage, Luna carried Lily, her expression a mix of relief and joy. She looked into the camera and smiled brightly, "Felix, I’m taking Lily with me."Even after she disappeared into the cabin, Felix’s gaze stayed fixed on the screen, unblinking.The scene repeated, showing Luna holding Lily and walking toward him again.Smash.The wineglass shattered in his hand, shards falling to the floor. Red wine mixed with fresh blood as it dripped from his fingers.But Felix didn’t seem to notice the pain. His bloodshot eyes stayed glued to the screen, his voice low and hollow. "Luna, where did you go?"Ding. Ding. Ding.His phone lit up, vibrating on the bar as it spun. It was his private phone.Who the hell was messaging him now?Felix shot a glance at the phone, irritation flashing
At the villa outside the city, Stella walked in, massaging her neck. Her once flawless makeup was now smudged, and the fine lines around her eyes only made her look more disheveled.Damn it. If she ever found out who had set her up, she wouldn’t let them get away with it.She kicked off her high heels with frustration, her cold gaze landing on a photo hanging on the wall.In the picture, Lily was holding a bouquet of purple flowers, her big eyes curved like crescent moons as she beamed, showing off her perfect, white teeth.It felt like she was cursed when it came to this child. Ever since Lily had gone missing, nothing had gone right for her.Felix had finally stopped bringing up the DNA test. But out of nowhere, she was inexplicably knocked out and dumped at the hospital. Someone told the doctors that her eyes were ruined, which led to her being mocked by a group of people.Anger rising, Stella reached up to grab the photo, ready to throw it across the room. But then she stoppe
Stella clutched her forehead, crying out in pain, her body trembling in disarray.A document slipped into her line of sight, and it was as if her voice had been cut off. Her cry was abruptly strangled, and panic washed over her face.How could this be?She had just come from the hospital. How had this medical report ended up in Felix’s hands?Her head shot up, and she grabbed onto the edge of Felix’s jacket, her tear-filled eyes pleading. “Felix, you have to believe me! This report is fake, someone’s clearly trying to frame me! How else could it have gotten to you right after I left the hospital? It has to be her! She must’ve altered the results just to trick you. Please, don’t…”Before she could finish, Felix cut her off sharply. “Shut up!” His voice, cold as ice, echoed in the room, filled with pure fury.“Still lying? Even now?” he thought.The redness in his eyes caught Stella off guard, and fear gripped her as she leaned back against the wall. Her mind raced, trying to find