Luna stormed over and glanced at the location of the signal.She furrowed her brow when she recognized the familiar location.The location of Willow's phone signal, as shown on the screen…was near Orchard Manor!This was the manor that Joshua had built for her as a surprise, but because of Aura's deceit that resulted in Luna ultimately leaving him, the manor was then abandoned.Then, after getting together with Fiona to save Nigel, Joshua let Fiona move in there, and when Aura burned down Blue Bay Villa, Joshua, Luna, and the kids even lived there for a short time.A year later, after Blue Bay Villa was successfully restored, they moved out of Orchard Manor, and the place was then abandoned once more.Luna never thought that…Jacqueline and Willow would have trapped Anne there!Luna furrowed her brow as she stared at the familiar location.This was the place Fiona had lived in before her death, yet Jacqueline and Willow had brought Anne there… Was it because they did not think t
Then, Willow let go of the knife, allowing it to clatter on the ground, and strode away.The stench of blood soon filled the small basement.…Vanessa and Willow had agreed to meet at a small restaurant near Orchard Manor.Vanessa remained in contact with Willow ever since coming out of the police station, and with the policemen flanking them, she and Luna arrived at the restaurant, whereas John followed the rest of the cops to Orchard Manor to save Anne.Since Willow was just a lackey and was not the mastermind behind this kidnapping, after discussing with Luna, John, and the cops, they decided to let Vanessa continue stalling Willow while the rest searched for Anne.After 15 minutes, everyone settled in their hiding places around the restaurant, and Vanessa called Willow."I'll be there soon!" Willow sounded excited on the phone. "If it weren't for the traffic jam, I'd be there by now!"Luna could not help narrowing her eyes when she heard Willow's voice from the earpiece. Jo
Biting her lip, Luna found an excuse to slip out the restaurant's back door and dialed John's number.Willow was the one who had kidnapped Anne, and she was with her right before meeting with Vanessa.There were streaks of blood on her hands, and she even claimed she had been slaughtering a chicken…there was no way Luna would not overthink this.She clutched her phone so hard her palms were covered in sweat, and as she listened to the dial tone, she prayed silently over and over that Willow was just kidding and that Anne would be fine.Anne had gone out with her that day and had only gone to the bathroom to help her eavesdrop on Jacqueline's conversation, which was how she had gotten kidnapped.In her many years of knowing Anne, she had helped Luna through many hard times, and she rarely got the chance to reciprocate. If something terrible was to happen to Anne because of her, how was she going to face John and their daughter?How would she have the dignity to continue with her l
"What on earth are you talking about, Anne…" John started sobbing as he took off his coat and wrapped it around Anne's frail body. "Anne, please hold on just a little longer. I'll send you to the hospital right now! we still have the rest of our lives ahead of us, and Sammie is still so young, you can't…" His voice choked. "You can't just leave us! Anne, please hold on…" John picked her up from the ground and sprinted out of the basement like a madman, straight towards the police car parked outside. Due to the fact they were in a police car, no one dared to stay in their way, and the entire journey from Orchard Manor was smooth sailing. John carefully pulled Anne close to him and pressed kisses onto her pale face. "You're going to get through this, I'm sure of that. You're going to get through this like a champ. Anne, Sammie and I can't live without you, we can't…" He wiped frantically at his own tears as he said this. Ever since he met Anne, the two of them had sailed throu
Vanessa had just sent Willow away when Luna's phone rang. Both of them sat on the chair and prayed that Anne was alright while looking in the direction where Willow left.It was John calling Luna's phone."Is everything alright?" Once the call connected, Luna anxiously asked, "Did you find Anne?""Yes." John's voice sounded…cold on the other end of the line. "Anne is dead."Luna's blood froze upon hearing this information. She grasped the phone so tightly that her hand shivered. Tears poured out of her eyes, and her voice quivered as she said, "John, is…this some kind of joke?""Do you think I'd make such a joke with you?" snarled John. "When we arrived at the hospital, the doctor said Anne had lost too much blood and that we were too late. There was no use saving her anymore."Remember this, Luna: Anne's death is on you."If Luna and Joshua did not choose to return, and if Luna did not insist on going shopping…If Luna was not curious about what Jacqueline and James talked abo
Luna shivered violently when she heard the busy dial tone from the phone.Thump! The phone fell to the ground.The startled Vanessa quickly came over to catch Luna from falling. "What's wrong?""I…" Luna turned to look at Vanessa, and her tears started to fall. "I killed Anne."I killed Anne…"Had she not been so uselessly bored with staying in the small place with Joshua, and had she not asked Anne to go shopping with her, this accident would not have happened. If she stopped Anne before she attempted to eavesdrop on Jacqueline and James' conversation, none of this would have happened.She was the one who killed Anne. She killed her best friend—a very important friend.She bit her lip. A wave of sadness hit her. Her vision darkened before she passed out.Vanessa supported Luna's body and furrowed her brow vehemently. The police and storekeeper hurried and called 911. Later, they helped Vanessa to lay Luna on the floor by the side.Since Vanessa could not unlock Luna's phone,
Luna did not regain consciousness even when Joshua arrived at the hospital.He frowned and looked at Vanessa, who was standing at the door. "What happened?"Vanessa paused before she went through what happened and told the same things she told Jude."I'm not asking about this." Joshua's brow tightened. "I'm asking why you girls made that decision."Vanessa paused, and her face paled. "At that time, we thought…we just needed to lure Willow away and go save Anne."Joshua furrowed his brow. "Why didn't you two think before you decided that? If the mission James gave Willow is to kill Anne, what do you think she'd do to avoid Anne from escaping when you lure Willow away?"Vanessa lowered her head quietly after listening to what Joshua said. "She'd…kill Anne to stop her from escaping."She never thought of that. For the last 20 years, she had lived in a very simple world, having never experienced this sort of calamity. That was why Vanessa thought the reason Willow kidnapped Anne was
Joshua's brow furrowed vehemently at what Jude said. "Didn't you say you're not interested in Ms. Chance?"'Why is Jude so eager to protect Vanessa? It's like they're closer than a real couple.' he thought.Jude felt like something was choking him. Rubbing his neck, he replied, "I'm just being reasonable. You can't possibly blame everything on Vanessa just because she was kind enough to help. Maybe she is partly responsible, but the real villains are those people who killed Anne."He frowned and looked at Vanessa, who, in her shock, touched his back. "Joshua's not calm now. Don't mind what he said."He then grabbed her hand. "Let's go."He strode outside the hospital while holding her hand.Joshua stood still as he squinted, staring at Jude and Vanessa's retreating forms. When both of them were out of sight and were nowhere to be seen in the hallway, he turned and entered the hospital.He asked the doctor with a soft voice, "How's she doing?""Her emotions dropped severely in a