"It's not that simple." Jim smiled bitterly when Luna asked about Bonnie's condition. His angular face mellowed into faint hopelessness. "I talked for a long time last night, and I don't know if she can even hear me."Jim was looking at Luna, but it was like his sight bypassed Luna's body and gazed at another distant place. "Come to think of it, she only has four days remaining. Four days…"He smiled bitterly. "If she wakes up, I can at least say goodbye to her. If she doesn't…" After a sniff, he continued, "If she doesn't wake up, I can only apologize to her in person after I die."To be honest, I regret it all now. If we don't have Harvey, and if I didn't promise her that I'd take care of Harvey… I'd want to die with her. We could go to heaven together and maybe reincarnate together so we'd likely not lose each other in the next life. I want to know her before getting to know Number-9 in my next life. Then, there won't be any problem with Number-9 or Charlotte…"Despite bearing a
"Perhaps Bonnie may miraculously wake up after four days instead of dying."Jim sneered at Rosalyn's question. "Mother, you know I never believe in miracles; those illusory things are a distant concept to me. Moreover…"He lowered his eyes while peeking at Butler Fred, who was arranging for the maids to serve the dishes with intention. "I listened to you and asked Christopher to come back. I thought he could help me to manufacture an antidote for Bonnie, but I didn't expect…"He squinted, and there was hatred in his eyes while he looked at Butler Fred. "I didn't expect someone would use the problem with Christopher's mental state to trigger his mental illness. Now, Christopher has gone crazy and nearly killed me in the process. A person who has lost their sanity couldn't possibly manufacture the antidote."Jim closed his eyes and sighed. "If Bonnie dies, I'll never forgive those people behind all this!"At that moment, Luna spotted how Butler Fred trembled slightly. Mickey, who wa
Luna's hand that hovered over her cutleries froze the second she heard Rosalyn speak. She looked up and was dumbfounded by what Rosalyn said. Her face was so stiff that she could not force her expression to fall into normalcy.'How is that possible? From the investigation result Joshua received, the people behind it were Butler Fred and Mickey. The timing matches when Granny Lynch was poisoned, and Mickey left Landry Mansion to go back to his hometown. I refuse to believe that Mother was the one who did it.' Luna thought and she raised her head subconsciously to look at Butler Fred and Mickey.Perhaps Butler Fred never thought Luna would suddenly look at him because all this while, he stared at Rosalyn with a peculiarly pleasant gaze as though elated his plan had worked. Suddenly, he sensed that Luna was looking at him, and he quickly turned his body slightly to meet Luna's eyes.He was caught off-guard for only a moment before he offered her a flattering smile, one that made Luna f
Going through all those thoughts internally, Luna secretly pressed the mic on her collar and communicated with Joshua. "What should we do?"Joshua's calm, steady voice was heard from the concealed earbud. "I think we were too late; they've taken a step ahead of us. Still, it's okay."His low voice was very remote. "Mother-in-law would never discover Butler Fred and Mickey's real identities if they don't fool her once. Just follow the things I say, and don't hint at Jim. I'm sure he'll understand what we're trying to get at."Luna bit her lip. "Alright."Joshua's voice slowly rang in the earbud, and Luna was stunned when she finished listening to Joshua's plan.She subconsciously turned to look at Jim, and moments later, she inhaled deeply and glared at him. "What are you trying to get at, Jim? Are you saying our mother isn't the mastermind? That she's framed? Who'd dare frame our mother?"Jim furrowed his brow tightly at Luna's abnormal reaction. He believed Luna knew the truth,
"Do you really think Granny Lynch isn't guilty of Uncle Colin Landry's death, even when the Quinn family had instigated everything? How many times has our business nearly entered into bankruptcy because of the Lynch family? Which of these had nothing to do with Granny Lynch?"She even sent an assassin to kill Father and Mother! Mother only sent someone to poison her in Banyan City, and she didn't die right away. Granny Lynch even lived for many years ahead even after being poisoned, didn't she?"Luna sneered halfway through the conversation. "Now that the feud between our family and the Lynch family is solved, are you not willing to admit the things that happened? If Mother said she did it, then she did it. No one is worthy enough that Mother would shoulder the blame for them, isn't that right?"She looked at Rosalyn's face seriously. "Mother, am I right?"Rosalyn's face looked terrible as she looked at Luna's sincere face. Somehow, she managed to muster a weak smile. "That's right
'How did it turn out like this? They were only back for just a bit,' Charles thought.It was just yesterday that Luna posted a photo of her, Jim, and Bonnie on her social media account. She even wrote a post, hoping that Bonnie would wake up quickly so her dearest brother would no longer be alone. How did this 'dearest brother' become an outsider just overnight?Charles sighed as he looked at Rosalyn. Finally, he sat back down on the chair. It was not that he listened to Luna and decided not to go after Jim, but he remembered how Jim never wanted anyone to show up to him when he was in a bad mood, so it was not a good choice to go look after Jim right now. It was better to leave him alone.The breakfast was awkward after the little fight they had. Everyone entertained their thoughts and was rather absent-minded during their meal.After breakfast, Charles suggested bringing Rosalyn to the garden for a walk to ease her mood."I'll go with Luna. You can go ahead and do whatever you w
Butler Fred's voice became hoarse and smoky as he continued, "Ma'am has always been a person of her word. Since she said she wanted to poison Granny Lynch when she was drunk, I thought she meant it for real. Hence…"Butler Fred stayed quiet for a moment and looked deeply into Luna's eyes. "Hence, Mickey and I had followed through with her order secretly. After many years, Ma'am had never asked us about the process of poison, and we, in turn, never reported back to her. After all, it was an offensive and harmful thing."Luna's face turned pale instantly after listening to Butler Fred's explanation as she quietly wrung her hands together under the table. Shivers ran across her skin.'So…that's the truth? Is this all there is to it? Mother was the one who said she wanted to poison Granny Lynch to Butler Fred and Mickey when she was drunk, so that's why they…' Luna's head could not process the truth."Don't fall prey to their words so easily," rang Joshua's voice from the concealed ear
Butler Fred squinted sharply after listening to Luna's words. "I'm impressed. Ms. Luna is no doubt the sole heir of the Landry family. You're so calm with the sharp observation that scares many people."After a sigh, he took out a recording device from his pocket. "Of course, Ms. Luna has the right to suspect me. How would I dare try to ruin Ma'am's reputation without the evidence?"He walked toward Luna and bowed respectfully at her while placing the recording device in Luna's hand. "You can play the recording. If you still think I was talking nonsense after listening to it, there's nothing more I can say."Luna furrowed her eyebrows and squeezed the recording device tightly. She looked at the device in her as her heart pounded faster. All this time, she thought that Butler Fred and Mickey did not have any evidence to prove the things they said.Just as Joshua said, if they were unable to present any evidence, Rosalyn would not be able to take the fault. However…this recording dev