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“One for Nigel, one for me.“One for Neil, one for me.“One for Mommy, one for me.“And the last slice is for me…”Neil, sitting in his wheelchair close by, watched his sister in amusement as his lips curved into a smile at the sight.Nellie was indeed the one who had resembled Daddy the most among the three of them. She was just as intelligent as Joshua.Luna returned home just as the three of them were playing.As soon as she entered the door, Luna hid the tired expression on her face and smiled at the three children in the living room. “Why haven’t you gone to bed yet?”Nellie pouted and proffered the plate of orange slices to her. “We’ve been waiting for you to come home.“I was worried sick yesterday, but Daddy didn’t let me go with Aunty Bonnie to visit you in jail, so I didn’t want to sleep until you came home today!”Luna took the plate from Nellie and was about to praise her when all of a sudden, Neil wheeled himself over and took the plate from her. “Get some rest.

Lily let out an exhale, clenched her teeth, and said in a choked voice, “I know she’s always been a light sleeper and that she’s been too exhausted lately…so I gave her some sleep-inducing tea to drink before bed.“If everything goes right, she’ll be asleep until tomorrow morning…”Nigel’s entire body stiffened when he heard this. After a moment, he pursed his lips and let out an exhale. “Alright then, Zach and Yuri, plan B. We don’t need to wake Mommy; we’ll take her away right now!”Yuri nodded. Then, as soon as he wrapped Luna up in a blanket, a smokey, burning stench wafted in from outside.“It’s too late…” Zach, who at this moment was looking out from the balcony, bit down on his lip with a pained expression. He stared at Aura, who was standing near the back door, brandishing a pair of hedge trimming scissors and forcing the butler, the servants, and the two children back into the house. “She’s discovered them.”Not only did Aura discover them trying to escape, but she even s

“As long as you’re still alive, you’ll be able to bear children for Joshua and live happily ever after! That’s why...”Aura narrowed her eyes and continued in a cold voice, “I’m willing to let all of them go, except you!”Her biggest wish since young was to see Luna dead, and with no other way out, she had to kill Luna. Otherwise, her life would have no meaning!Just as Aura was about four or five meters away from Luna, the electricity went out with a snap.The fire had probably spread to the villa’s control room, causing the main electricity circuit box to go out.Despite that, the villa was still as bright as day.The flames illuminated Aura’s face so brightly that it made her look grotesque. Luna clutched the railing so tightly that her hands were starting to sweat. She bit down on her lip and said, “Aura, you and I are sisters. How did we even get to this point? I’ve treated you as my sister all my life.”“Well, I never thought of you as mine!” Aura snapped as she glowered

“It’s all burnt down now… And Lily…”Nellie sobbed so much at this point that she needed to catch her breath. “I can never taste Lily’s homemade breakfast ever again…!”Luna let out a sigh and pulled Nellie into a tight embrace but did not say a word.Joshua gave Lucas some instructions to call a bus and send everyone to Orchard Manor. Meanwhile, he, Zach, and Yuri stayed behind to deal with matters regarding the fire with the firefighters.The fire went on for the entire night and was finally put out at sunrise.This fire—which had lit up Banyan City for the whole night—became the topic of attention online. However, with Joshua, Jude, and Bonnie’s influence, they concluded that this fire was due to human error and curbed any panic from spreading within the city.After the fire was put out, the firefighters found Lily and Aura’s dead bodies.The two corpses were found together, holding onto each other.The scissors which Aura had attempted to kill Luna with were still stuck w

Somehow, Jim thought that his son…bore a striking resemblance to this woman.Still...He sighed. Jim remembered that although Harvey’s mother was from Banyan City, like this woman, she was poor, skinny, and mute. The woman standing in front of him was the opposite of all that, obviously so.Jim walked toward Luna and Bonnie to greet them. He then lowered his voice and explained, “My son is a fan of detective novels. I saw that the police and firefighters had left, so I brought him here to have a look. Don’t worry, though. If we find anything, I’ll make sure to pass it to the police if I can’t return it to you.”This did not raise Luna’s suspicion. She held the bag that Harvey gave her and smiled at them. “I’m sure you mean no harm. However, this is a crime scene of arson. The fire was put out not long ago, so the air is still filled with the smell of burnt chemicals. Your son is just six or seven years old. It’s not safe for him to be here. It’d be bad if he accidentally hurt him