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
"Yeah, you were too tired." Joshua looked at the time. "Wait here. I'll go talk to the doctor and have you discharged."Luna paused and answered, "Alright. And hurry up. Isn't Adrian's wedding starting at eight tonight?"They only had three hours left.Joshua paused and nodded. "Okay."He turned around and left the ward.…In the doctor's office."Based on what you said, Mrs. Lynch passed out after she was informed of her best friend's death, and she can't remember anything after she woke up…"The doctor looked at him and sighed deeply. "She's having a stress response after being traumatized. The news of her best friend's death was too shocking to her, so her brain decided to remove this memory after she passed out."The doctor wrote a few words on the chart. "Nonetheless, this is just temporary and won't last for a long time. Typically, she should have her memory back within seven days unless she's triggered again within these seven days. For example, someone emphasizing to h
"Don't worry."Frowning, Joshua approached Luna and hugged her to ease her nerves. "The wedding is starting in less than three hours, so we'll need to head there first. Once we settle things with Adrian, I'll bring you to go look for Anne, alright?"The doctor mentioned it was necessary to keep Luna in the dark about Anne's death. Thus, he was not about to inform Luna about what happened to Anne yet."No." She bit her lip and extended her arms, wrapping them around Joshua's body. She feebly said, "For some reason, I'm worried about her. I feel like I've forgotten something, and it's related to her."She looked up. "Joshua, can you please bring me to her? I'll only feel okay when I see her with my own eyes."Joshua's face looked terrible after hearing that. 'Anne is…'"I have a better idea." After a moment of silence, he said, "I'll send people to Anne's house for protection. After we're done at Adrian's wedding, I'll bring you to her right away."Frankly, Joshua did not know wha
After reading the text message, Joshua's brow furrowed vehemently. Theoretically speaking, John was either handling Anne's funeral in the hospital or was at home comforting Sammie while taking the time to inform their relatives.'Why did John leave with Sammie, as well as Anne's body?' he thought to himself.Jude sent another text message when Joshua did not reply. [What should we do?[I think John is going to leave the city with Sammie, as well as Anne's body. I've already sent people to search at the airport and bus station. I don't think they can leave in such a short period.]Joshua replied, [Don't do it.]With a frown on his face, he nonchalantly added, [If John wants to leave with Anne's body and Sammie, don't stop him.]Maybe it was a good choice to let John leave this city with Anne and Sammie. At least, Luna would not be able to find Anne after John left, and it could stall her memory from recovering.[Should I recall my men, then?] asked Jude.Although Jude did not kn
The scenery outside the window was a blur.Startled, Luna looked at Joshua in confusion, and her lips stretched unnaturally. "Joshua, what are you talking about? How is it possible that you'd do anything I can't forgive?"Seven years ago, she mistakenly thought he had wronged her, something she just could not forgive.After seven years, she finally knew the truth and that it was just a misunderstanding. The man she was looking at never did anything that would truly hurt her. Even if he did, it was not his intention.Thus, Luna found it hard to imagine what Joshua could do to result in her not forgiving him.Joshua paused when he saw Luna's confused eyes. In the end, he could bear to tell Luna the truth and sighed. "What I mean is…we have a whole lifetime ahead of us. During these periods, would you forgive me…if I did something you deem unforgivable?"Luna stopped. She took a deep breath and started to give Joshua's question some serious thinking."Joshua." She gave him a seriou
When Bonnie noticed Anne's virtual absence, the others in the group chat also realized something was wrong.[Yannie: I called Anne just now, but she didn't answer. Is she busy?][Bonnie: Impossible. She's not working, and Sammie is just an infant. Normally, she's the first one to reply in the group…][Rachel: Maybe she's doing something. Don't worry. What could go wrong when she's in her house? Besides, Luna is in Banyan City too. She should know if something is wrong with Anne.]It reminded Bonnie that Luna was in the same city as Anne. Thus, she quickly asked in the group chat.[Bonnie: Hey, Luna. Anne isn't replying to any messages. Is she with you?]After changing into another evening gown, Luna left the fitting room and wanted to send the photo to the group chat again. This was when she saw the messages in the group chat. She paused and did not know what to reply.In the end, she simply texted, [We're not together. I think she's busy with her stuff. I'm going to look for he