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The driver froze in shock upon hearing Nigel's words.

The factory manager, too, was rendered speechless by him.

Was he...truly a six—year—old boy?

Nigel frowned when he noticed how puzzled the driver was, staring at him. “What's wrong?“

He glanced at the cut cables and explained, “The wires were cut so haphazardly. It's clear that whoever did this didn't have much experience, so they failed to cut through them entirely the first try. Therefore, they had to cut it a second time.

“Someone as inexperienced as this wouldn't have thought to wipe their fingerprints off.“ With that, he turned to glance at the driver. “Don't you know how to extract fingerprints, Mr. Driver? Why don't I do it myself?“

The driver froze for a long while, then hastily let out an awkward cough. “I —I know how! “

He quickly crouched down and did as Nigel told while thinking to himself, 'Young Master Nigel is undoubtedly Joshua Lynch's son... He's only six, yet he's far more level-headed and detail-oriented than most adults!'

As soon as Nigel instructed the driver to extract any fingerprints from the brake cables, a red Ferrare zipped into the factory area.

Bonnie stopped the car and immediately leaped out of it. “Nigel, Nellie! Are you okay?“

She stormed over and pulled the two children into her arms. “I'm sorry I was late! “

Bonnie's grip on them was so tight that Nellie could not breathe. The two of them released themselves from Bonnie's grasp.

Bonnie gave each of them a once-over and, after making sure they were fine, let out a sigh of relief. “ Thank God you're okay. If you injure yourself in any way, I don't know how to explain this to your Mommy.“

With that, she seemed to recall something and turned to glance at Nigel and Nellie, her eyebrows raised questioningly. “By the way, what are the two of you doing here? Where's Joshua and Luna?“

Joshua should have let one of his men come with the children on any outing.

Nellie could not hold in her tears anymore when she heard Luna's name. She bit down on her lip and sobbed, clinging onto Bonnie's sleeve, “Aunty Bonnie, our car has broken down. Can you send Nigel and me to the hospital? Mommy... Something has happened to Mommy, and she's now in the ICU...“

Bonnie felt as though something had crashed into her head, and she asked in a shaky voice, “Luna is in the ICU? What's going on?“

Nigel let out a sigh, approached her, and handed her his phone.

What she saw on the screen made Bonnie's hairs stand on end.

It was a photo of Luna, looking limp and lifeless on the hospital bed, that was sent to Nigel by Aura, along with a message that read, (If you don't come to see her soon, you might never get the chance again!

Bonnie widened her eyes in shock. If it were not for the fact that this phone belonged to Nigel, she would have tossed it against the wall!

Bonnie clenched her teeth, then grabbed onto Nigel and Nellie's hands. “Come on! Let's go to the hospital right now! “

She could not believe that Luna, who had been drinking energetically with them just the night before, was in the hospital.

She wanted to see what that b*tch Aura did to Luna!

The hospital was an hour away from the factory area, but because of how enraged Bonnie was, she sped through the entire journey and managed to reach the hospital in half the time!

Half an hour later, her red Ferrare pulled up at the hospital entrance.

It was windy that day, and because of her speed, by the time the three of them got out of the convertible, their hair was already tousled by the wind.

They attracted a lot of attention with this when they stepped foot in the hospital.

However, none of them cared about what other people thought of them, and they did not have time to fix their hair anymore. Instead, they sprinted toward the elevator.

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“Don't worry, Joshua. They'll be fine...“

As soon as the elevator doors slid open, Aura's gentle voice floated out from inside.

Bonnie immediately furrowed her brows and lifted her head.

What rotten luck. The two people standing inside the elevator were none other than Aura and Joshua!

Their hands were intertwined, looking as happy as a newly married couple.

Aura could feel Bonnie's furious gaze on her, so she frowned and lifted her head to glance in the direction of the elevator doors.

The sight before her rendered her speechless.

Even though Nigel and Nellie looked unkempt...they were perfectly fine, without a single scratch on them apart from Nigel's nosebleed and Nellie's tear stains!

Aura's heart leaped into her throat, and her expression darkened.

How could this be? She had instructed Michael to cut the brake cables in the backup car.

At that time, after Michael did as she asked, he even sent her a photo of it triumphantly, which was why Aura was certain that this backup car's brakes would not work.

On top of that, there was a very steep downhill road on the way from Lynch Mansion to the hospital.

Because of the speed restrictions, the driver had to step on the gas while going down this slope.

Without brakes, everyone in the car would surely die going downhill at such a tremendous speed. Even if they somehow managed to survive, they would suffer terrible injuries!

Still...the two children were perfectly fine! How could this have happened?

Nigel could tell that Aura was surprised by this, so he smiled and said, “What's wrong, Aunty Aura? Why are you staring at Nellie and me like this? We're not ghosts; we're still alive.“

Nellie, too, pursed her lips and shot Aura a murderous glare. “You're disappointed, aren't you?

Well, too bad Nigel and I are like cats with nine lives! “

The color drained from Aura's face as soon as she heard this.

Joshua, too, furrowed his brows. Then, he released his grip on Aura and crouched down to look at Nigel and Nellie. “Why are you talking to Aunty Aura like this? She's just startled by how unkempt you look right now.“

With that, he reached out a hand to stroke Nellie's hair, which had been blown in all directions by the wind. “Look at how messy your hair is after sitting in Aunty Bonnie's convertible. Why didn't you tidy yourself up a little?“

Bonnie shot Aura a disdainful look, then glanced at Joshua, who was kneeling in front of Nellie. She immediately dragged Nellie behind her and snapped,

“What right do you have to accuse the children of not tidying themselves up? They almost died just now! Do you still care about their hair, knowing that?“

Joshua immediately furrowed his brows upon hearing this. Then, he shot Bonnie a look of displeasure and asked, “What do you mean?“

“What do I mean, you ask? “ Bonnie sneered, then took out her phone to show Joshua the photo of the cut brake cables. “This is the backup car at Lynch Mansion! Nigel and Nellie wanted to come to the hospital, but the usual car was already here, so they came to the hospital in the backup car instead. They nearly died on their way here!

“If it weren't for Nigel's quick wit, you'd be looking at two dead bodies right now! “

Joshua frowned when he saw the photo of the cut brake cables. “Who did this?“

As soon as he finished his sentence, Nigel raised his hand while staring at Aura's face at the same time. “I know who did this.“

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As soon as he finished his sentence, the three adults fell into silence.

Bonnie crossed her arms in front of her chest confidently, waiting to see what would happen next.

Joshua stared at Nigel with a frown, waiting to hear what he had to say.

As for Aura...

Her face was as pale as the wall behind her. She glared at Nigel in malice, worried that he would say something he should not have.

Nellie could not help but curl her lips into a smile when she saw Aura's reaction.

She smoothed down her hair and clothes, pattering over to Aura and stared at her with watery, innocent eyes. “Why are you sweating, Aunty Aura? Are you feeling hot?

“It's already autumn, though. Are you sick? You look very pale. Do you want me to bring you for a checkup?“

Aura's expression darkened when she heard this. She shot Nellie a murderous glare but did not reply.

Bonnie noticed the hostile expression in Aura's eyes and immediately picked Nellie up, afraid that Aura would hurt her. “Don't be troublesome, Nellie. Aunty Aura is just nervous.

“After all, she and your father are so close now. She must think of both you and Nigel as family, too. She was just excited to hear what Nigel had to say and find out who was the one who attempted to kill you.“

Nellie clapped her hands and shot Aura a mocking glance. “How kind of you, Aunty Aura! “

Aura knew that Bonnie and Nellie were not complimenting her and instead were being sarcastic, so the look in her eyes grew even more spiteful and malicious than before.

Seeing that Nellie and Bonnie had quieted down, Nigel smiled and lifted his head to glance at Joshua. Then, he took out the fingerprint specimen that the driver had handed him earlier from his pocket. “ Daddy, this is the fingerprint that was found near the cut brake cables. This is just a backup car, and it's not in regular use, so apart from the monthly maintenance crew, no one else would touch this car.

“If you take this fingerprint to the police station to do a cross -check, you'll be able to find out who had cut the brake cables.“

Joshua frowned and took the fingerprint specimen from him.

He could make out the rims and edges of the fingerprint in the sunlight.

It was clear this fingerprint belonged to a man. On top of this, there was a chunk missing from the left fingerprint, as though it had been burnt off.

Joshua suddenly remembered Michael. If he remembered correctly, Michael had a large scar on his left hand!

According to Adrian, Michael had acquired this scar from accidentally burning himself trying to cook when he was young.

The burn mark on this fingerprint...clearly showed who was the culprit behind the cut brake cables.

Joshua narrowed his eyes and tucked the specimen into his pocket. “I'll ask Lucas to look into this today.“

Nigel let out an exhale, then lifted his head to smile at Joshua and Aura. “Well, I don't have any more questions for now.“

Aura felt a surge of relief pass through her body.

Fortunately, Nigel only handed Michael's fingerprint to Joshua and did not tell him that she was the one who had sent him Luna's photo.

If Joshua found out that she was the one who had sent Nigel a photo asking them to come to the hospital...

Judging from how smart Joshua was, he would be able to put two and two together and guess she was the mastermind behind this.

As soon as she thought of this, Aura let out an exhale and said smilingly, “Well, it'll be great if you can find the person behind this. Please punish this person severely for attempting to kill Nigel and Nellie! “

With that, she snaked her arm around Joshua's and said, “Joshua, let's go home first. We still have to find information on Granny's illness so we can cure her.“

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Aura clung onto Joshua’s arm, signaling for him to leave.

Bonnie furrowed her brows at this sight and was about to say something when Nigel piped up, “Alright then. Goodbye, Daddy, Aunty Aura. Nellie, Aunty Bonnie, and I are going to visit Mommy now. I can’t stop worrying about Mommy knowing how sick she is!”

With that, he let out a sigh and grabbed Nellie’s hand. “Don’t cry. You’ve been crying the entire journey.”

Joshua, who had been just about to leave, stopped in his tracks when he heard this. He turned around to look at Nigel and Nellie. “Aren’t you here to visit Granny?”

Nigel blinked innocently and replied, “Yes, we are, but we’re mainly here to visit Mommy.”

He cocked his head to one side and continued with an innocent expression, “Daddy, weren’t you the one who asked Aunty Aura to text me saying we should come over to visit Mommy? Why are you so shocked?”

Aura’s entire body stiffened when she heard this.

Joshua furrowed his brows once more, and he turned to glance at Aura. “What’s going on, Aura?”

The color had drained from Aura’s face entirely. She bit down on her lip and wrapped her hands together, picking at her nails nervously. “I — “

“Aunty Aura was too kind, “ Nellie interjected.

Initially, she had been puzzled as to why Nigel did not bring up Aura's message at all, but it was then she knew that Nigel had left this until last on purpose!

He knew that as soon as Joshua found out they were here to visit Luna, he would ask how they learned about Luna's condition.

If Nigel brought up Aura's message at this moment, not only would it seem impromptu, but it would leave a greater impression on Joshua and give Aura the false hope that she had gotten away with this!

As soon as she thought of this, Nellie raised her voice and said, “She even especially reminded both Nigel and me to come as soon as possible. She said that if we don't come immediately, we might not have the chance to see Mommy ever again.“

With that, she even took Nigel's phone away from him and handed it to Joshua.

Joshua's entire body stiffened as soon as he laid eyes on the photos and messages on the phone screen.

It was a photo of Luna, looking limp and lifeless, and not just one.

Aura had taken multiple photos of Luna from different angles.

A pained expression crept across Joshua's face as soon as he saw these photos. His breath grew even deeper when he thought about Luna, still lying on her bed in the ICU upstairs...

A taunting message from Aura at the bottom of the screen read, (If you don't come soon, you might not be able to see your Mommy ever again!]

Joshua's expression darkened, and he turned to stare at Aura with an icy look. “Did you send this, Aura?"

Aura bit down on her lip and took a step back. “I..." She tried to come up with an excuse to explain her behavior.

Joshua narrowed his eyes as he stared at her pale face. “Nigel and Nellie are just six. What were you thinking, showing them a photo of their mother looking like this?

“They were worried and immediately came to visit Luna, which was why they had gotten into the car with the broken brake cables and almost lost their lives! "

He fixed his penetrating stare on Aura's face. “Or have you been in on this—along with whoever cut the brake cables—since the start?"

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“No, no, no! “ Aura immediately tried to deny everything. She was so agitated that tears started streaming down her face. “How can you suspect me, Joshua? I'm really...“

She bit down on her lip nervously. Her face was already red from the crying, and it made her look exceptionally pitiful. “I was just afraid that the children wouldn't be able to see Luna for the last time...“

She lowered her head and continued in a sobbing voice, “If I had known there was only one car—one that had broken brake cables—left at Lynch Mansion, I wouldn't have asked them to come in the first place! “

She turned and shot Nigel and Nellie an aggrieved look as she said, “It's all Aunty Aura's fault. Can you forgive me?“

Nigel narrowed his eyes and turned to glance at Joshua.

He knew that Joshua had no intention of punishing Aura for this. Even though he felt a little displeased by this, he still knew that there were reasons as to

why adults choose to do certain things.

Therefore, he stopped Nellie, who was just about to reprimand Aura, and glanced at Aura, smiling. “Since Aunty Aura didn't do this on purpose, of course we have to forgive you! “

With that, Nigel blinked innocently and fixated his big, dark eyes on Aura. “But please remember to think things through before you do anything in the future, Aunty Aura!

“If everything you did just so happened to coincide with what bad people do, then even if we choose to forgive you, Daddy will eventually start to think this isn't all just a coincidence! “

Nigel let out an exhale and added, “Alright then. Let's not disturb Daddy and Aunty Aura anymore. We're going upstairs to see Mommy now! “

With that, he grabbed onto Nellie with one hand and Bonnie with the other and strode in the direction of the elevator.

Bonnie furrowed her brows at this. As she stepped foot onto the elevator, she could not stop herself from letting go of Nigel's hand and storming toward Joshua.

She fixed her cold glare on Joshua's equally cold face and snapped. “What's going on with you, Joshua Lynch? You were treating Luna so well and even claimed that she was your world, but now that she's fallen ill and stuck in the ICU, you're out here being intimate with this woman!

“What are you—“

“Joshua and Luna were just acting, that's all, “ Aura interjected before Bonnie could even finish.

She extended her arm to grab onto Joshua's and continued, a small smile playing on her lips, “The only reason he treated Luna well was that she's Nigel and Nellie's mother, that's all.

“I'm the only woman he loves. Otherwise, he wouldn't have decided to get together with me after he got drunk...“

Bonnie felt as though she would vomit at this sight. Instead, she swept her cold glance across Aura's face and ignored her entirely. “I'm talking to you, Joshua Lynch! “

Joshua shot Bonnie a meaningful glance, then curled his lips into a smile. “I believe Aura's explanation was already clear enough.“

With that, he held onto Aura's hand, which was wrapped around his arm, and turned to leave.

Bonnie furrowed her brows as she watched the two of them leave and felt as though there was a fire burning in her heart.

She stepped forward, about to grab onto Joshua's arm to protest further, but Aura slapped her hand away.

“What a crude, vulgar imbecile! “ Aura raised her eyebrows and looked down at Bonnie's frustrated face, her arms crossed in front of her chest. “No wonder Jason didn't like you and even sent you into another man's arms! “

Bonnie's eyes widened upon hearing this. “What on earth are you talking about?“

“What am I talking about?“ Aura snickered. “Please don't tell me you haven't remembered anything. “

She stared at Bonnie coldly and continued, “Many years ago, Jason sent you into the arms of an old, dying man and made you think that you slept with him.

”After that, you gave birth to this old man's son and was taken back to his village by the old man's parents.”

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“After that, you started to go crazy because you missed your child too much, so Jason had no choice but to contact me. We had to go through many connections before we could finally find some medicine to wipe your memory and let you forget the past.

“If your child is still alive now, he'd be the same age as Nigel and Nellie now, but... Tsk, tsk. Too bad you won't be able to see him at all.“

Aura turned around and grabbed hold of Joshua's arm. “Since you're so free, why don't you mind your own business instead of sticking your nose into everyone else's?“

With that, Aura turned and strode away with Joshua. Bonnie stood in the same spot, frozen in shock.

Then, after a moment, she reached out a hand to knock on her head.

Aura was right...

Six years ago, before Jason left Banyan City, Bonnie had indeed lost about a year's memory. However, Jason had told her this was due to a fever, which led to a concussion and subsequent memory loss, but it seemed that...

“Aunty Bonnie.“ All of a sudden, Nellie tugged on Bonnie's sleeve. “Are you alright, Aunty Bonnie? “

Bonnie wiped her face, then lowered her head to smile at Nigel and Nellie. “I'm fine.

“Aura thought that she'd get to me by making up a fake story. Well, she's wrong.“

With that, she picked Nellie up in her arms, grabbed onto Nigel's hand, and entered the elevator together.

Bonnie had seen the photos of Luna on Nigel's phone. She thought that Luna's condition would be similar to what she had seen in the pictures.

However, it was only after making it upstairs and looking through the glass window in front of the ICU that she discovered just how serious Luna's condition was.

Bonnie had seen her fair share of dying people. She still remembered how Grandpa Lane, the grandfather who had raised her in the village, looked just moments before his death.

At this moment...Luna looked almost exactly like how Grandpa Lane looked.

As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie felt as though an invisible hand squeezed her heart.

How could this be?

Luna was fine the night before, so how could she...

Even though Bonnie was upset by this, it was still nothing compared to how Nigel and Nellie felt.

Nellie slumped against the glass window and started crying until her cheeks turned red.

Nigel, too, was just as devastated. Even though he did not say a word, his eyes had turned red, and his small hands were clenched into fists.

Meanwhile, inside the ICU, Luna felt a weight lift off her shoulders when she saw that Nigel and Nellie were unscathed.

She forced out a smile and gestured at Bonnie from a distance, signaling her to take good care of Nigel and Nellie.

She was also trying to tell Bonnie not to take Joshua and Aura's relationship to heart.

Bonnie did not understand why Luna told her to do this. She could not comprehend how, despite being in the ICU, Luna could still be so calm about Joshua and Aura striking up a relationship.

However, she still nodded in reply, signaling that she would do as Luna said.

“Your Mommy will be fine. She'll be fine, “ Bonnie reassured Nigel and Nellie in a low voice as she brought them out of the hospital.

The two children were silent, but Bonnie could not figure out what they were thinking about.

She let out an exhale and was about to send the two children back to Lynch Mansion when all of a sudden, her phone rang.

It was a foreign number.

Bonnie picked up the phone with a frown.

An anxious-sounding male voice rang out from the other end of the line, “Is this Bonnie Craig?

“Luna told me to call you if anything happens and I can't get in touch with her. I'm Theo.

“Neil has gone missing! “

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Bonnie almost dropped her phone when she heard this.

Neil was missing?

Bonnie bit down on her lip and forced herself to calm down. “When was this, and how did this happen? “

Theo let out an exhale and explained, “Neil has been in the hospital with me. His broken leg still hasn't recovered yet, so Luna got someone to make him a special wheelchair so he can move around freely.

“Today, the wheelchair finally arrived at the hospital, so he tried to get in touch with Luna to tell her the good news, but he couldn't get through to her at all.

“After that, Luna's phone was picked up by a nurse, and the nurse told him that Luna's fallen ill, that she's in a grave condition now...

“I wanted to visit her today with Neil, but I left for a short while to buy him lunch and returned, he was nowhere to be found!

“Can you help me find him? I don't feel like contacting Joshua about this...“

Bonnie gripped her phone tightly and snickered. “ Even if you contact him now, I don't think he'll have the time to track down Neil for you. Don't worry; I 'll send some people to look for him now! “

With that, she got into the car and started calling her employees.

Nigel and Nellie, who had been sitting in the backseat all this while, overheard everything Theo had said.

The two of them exchanged glances.

Nellie turned on her communication device and tried to call Neil.

Meanwhile, Nigel turned on his laptop and obtained security footage in an attempt to track Neil's location.

By the time Bonnie finished making her calls, Nigel had already managed to track down where Neil had gone.

“Aunty Bonnie, Neil found a nurse to drive him out of the hospital. They went south from Sunset Avenue... then headed east...“

All of a sudden, Nigel widened his eyes in shock. “ Neil's heading toward Blue Bay Villa! “

Bonnie felt her skin crawl.

Why did Neil go to Blue Bay Villa instead of Luna's hospital when he found out Luna had fallen sick?

Bonnie knew that it was not because Neil was stupid, but instead because of his intelligence!

He had gone to Blue Bay Villa to find Joshua and Aura!

As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie's heart leaped into her throat.

After all, despite having concrete evidence that Aura almost killed Nigel and Nellie, Joshua still ignored

Aura's wrongdoings. If Neil went to confront them about this...

There was no telling who Joshua would believe!

Bonnie could feel a headache coming on as soon as she thought of this.

She immediately turned the car around and sped in the direction of Blue Bay Villa, with Nigel and Nellie riding in the backseat.

When the three of them arrived at Blue Bay Villa, an ambulance was already parked at the front door.

A doctor was rushing toward the front door, clutching a first-aid kit in his hands.

Bonnie quickly sprinted over to stop him. “Has something happened here, doctor?“

“Yes! “ The doctor was so anxious that his entire head was covered in sweat. “I heard a six-year-old child assaulted someone with a knife! Children nowadays are growing more and more outrageous! “

With that, he shoved Bonnie out of the way and strode into the house.

Bonnie's entire body stiffened.

A six-year-old child committed assault...

“It must be Neil,“ Nellie piped up as she frowned and dragged Bonnie through the front door. “Neil has learned lots of bad stuff from Aura. Daddy's injury on the beach was also Neil's doing.“

Nigel, however, frowned and shook his head. “Neil isn't such a bad person. There must be more to this that we don't know.“

Neil was his brother; Nigel knew him better than anyone else. How could someone as kind as Neil possibly hurt anyone?

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Nellie pursed her lips but did not reply.

The three of them quickly entered Blue Bay Villa's living room.

Inside the living room, Neil was sitting in his wheelchair in silence.

Meanwhile, Aura's arm had been slashed with a knife and was bleeding profusely. At this moment, the doctor was wrapping her arm up.

Joshua sat in the distance, his expression dark. No one could make out what he was thinking.

The doctor soon finished wrapping up Aura's wound. “Mr. Lynch, Ms. Gibson is fine now, but...“

The doctor pushed his spectacles up on his nose bridge and continued, “Just now, when I did a checkup for Ms. Gibson, I discovered that her blood panel didn't seem quite right, and it turns out she's pregnant.

“Therefore, I gave Ms. Gibson some medication that won't harm the fetus, so you don't have to worry about that.“

This was the first thing Bonnie heard as soon as she stepped foot through the door. She furrowed her brows and shot Aura a stern look. “She's pregnant?“

The doctor nodded. “How far along?“

“Less than a week. The fetus is still tiny, and if it weren't for the fact that I took her blood for analysis, it'd be undetectable. “ With that, the doctor turned and left the room.

Bonnie glanced at Aura, still frowning. “Less than a week?“

“Maybe it's from that night,“ Aura said, blushing and biting down on her lip. “That night, when the electricity got cut off, Joshua dragged me into his room, and...“

Bonnie raised her eyebrows dubiously.

The night when the electricity had gone out?

Was it not the same night that Luna and Joshua had gotten poisoned at the same time and spent the night in a hotel?

Even though Luna did not mention this incident to Bonnie and Anne, but...the Craigs owned a hotel chain.

Therefore, even though Luna did not mention anything to her, Bonnie still knew of this. After all, she was Luna's best friend, and her family owned the hotel that Luna and Joshua had spent the night at, so how could she not have found out?

Bonnie snickered, then turned to glance at Joshua.

Joshua remained silent and calm, as though he had no intention of exposing Aura's lies.

Bonnie narrowed her brows and asked, “Does this mean that the child belongs to Joshua?“

Aura pursed her lips, then lowered her head and nodded in reply. “Yes. That was the only night I spent with Joshua as of late.“

No matter what, Aura knew she had to use this child to keep Joshua by her side!

Bonnie almost burst into laughter upon hearing this. Just as she was about to say something to mock

Aura, however, Neil piped up, “Well, since Aunty Aura has gotten pregnant with a child of her own now, then she should know how precious every life is. With that being said, are you still not willing to hand over the antidote that can cure both my Mommy and my Great-Granny?“

With that, he narrowed his eyes and said impassively, “My entire family will be grateful to you if you saved Mommy and Great-Granny.“

He swept his glance across Aura's still flat belly and added, “After you and Daddy's child is born in the future, the three of us will take good care of it as well.“

Aura narrowed her eyes as soon as she heard this.

How did this rascal find out about the antidote she had with her?

She initially thought Neil's return was to reprimand Joshua for getting their mother sick, just like the other two children, but to her surprise...

His first request was for her to hand over the antidote!

Aura did not intend on handing over the antidote so soon, but after Neil made this request, she had no choice but to do as he said!

She glared at Neil, who had ruined her plans, then turned and let out an awkward smile. ”Neil is right. When I left the Landry family...I brought a bottle of the antidote with me.

”It's also the only bottle in the world that can neutralize the poison that was produced by the Landry family, however... ”

Aura let out a sigh. ”This antidote... ”

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Aura let out a sigh. “This antidote is only enough to save one person.“

With that, she lifted her head to glance at Joshua, then at the rest, who had turned pale as soon as they heard this. “The reason why I didn't bring out the antidote earlier is that I haven't decided whether this antidote would be used to save Luna or Granny Lynch...“

The entire house fell into silence upon hearing this.

Neil, who was sitting in his wheelchair, froze in shock. He turned to glance at Aura, then at Joshua. “ This antidote can...save only one person?“

Neil had always known that Aura had the antidote with her but did not know that...the antidote was only enough to cure one person.

One was their well-respected Great-Granny and Daddy's most important family member.

The other was their beloved Mommy.

The three children fell into silence as they mulled over this.

Bonnie opened her mouth, then quickly snapped it shut. She, too, was unsure of what to say at this moment.

Everyone's gaze fell unanimously on Joshua.

No matter who he ended up choosing, it would seem both right and wrong at the same time.

Aura looked at Joshua's pained face with a triumphant expression and could not help adding, “ Joshua, I knew this situation would be challenging for you, so I never told you about the antidote. I know these two women are very important to you...

“One of them is your grandmother who raised you, and the other is Luna, who gave birth to three of your beautiful children...

“I knew you'd be caught in a difficult situation, so I Joshua closed his eyes and heaved a deep sigh. “Aura, let us find a time...and hand the antidote over to Granny.“

With that, a complicated expression passed across Joshua's face.

Even though he knew that Luna was just faking her illness and that everything she had done was in preparation for this exact moment, he still could not feel happy over their triumph.

The image of Luna lying weakly in the ward appeared in his mind.

Truth be told...he had other ways of helping that would not require Luna to pretend to be sick.

For example, he could force Aura to tell them where the antidote was, rummage around her belongings, and steal the antidote, but...

“Aura is a very sly woman. What if she refuses to tell us even after threatening her, and we can't find it either?

“Joshua, Granny's body is very weak now, and we can't afford to wait any longer.“

Joshua closed his eyes and recalled what Luna had told him.

“I just have to fake being ill and watch you and her be in a relationship for a period; it's not like I can't handle it. I'm glad that I can make such a sacrifice to help Granny. After all, she's raised you since you were young.

“Please don't be so reluctant. Come on, do as I say, please?“

Joshua opened his eyes.

Bonnie and the three children were staring at him with anger and helplessness in their eyes.

He knew that to them, him choosing to save Granny meant that he had given up on Luna, but it did not matter anymore.

Luna had suffered so much to save Granny... It did not matter if he had to bear their judgment and misunderstanding for Granny's sake.

Aura was overjoyed at Joshua's answer. She grabbed onto Joshua's hands in delight. “Joshua, have you... really come to a decision? You've decided to give the antidote to Granny?“

Joshua furrowed his brows, then nodded. “Yes.“ “Alright! “ Aura was over the moon.

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Aura let out an exhale and said, “Actually, the antidote isn't with me. I need my sister...my friend, to send it over.“ She lowered her head to glance at the time and calculated before adding, “It'll need about three days.“

With that, she snaked her arm around Joshua's and fixated her wide eyes on him. “Even though the antidote will only be here in three days, I have some medication that can help ease Granny's symptoms. Should we bring it to the hospital for her?“

Joshua went silent for a moment, then smiled and patted Aura on the head. “Sure.“

This scene pained Bonnie and the three children. The four of them exchanged glances and seemed as though they wanted to say something, but they could not.

After all, they could not reprimand Joshua and tell him that he should not save his grandmother, could they?

After a long pause, Bonnie said in a husky voice, “ Neil, let's send you back to the hospital. Theo can't find you, and he's worried sick.“

Neil shot Joshua a meaningful glance but said nothing and, instead, rolled away in his wheelchair. Nellie and Nigel followed him.

Finally, Bonnie let out an exhale and stared at Joshua, who had his arm around Aura. “Luna made me promise her not to argue with you or disturb you, so I'll keep my mouth shut from today onward, but I don't believe that Luna can't be saved without Aura's antidote. There must be another way, and I'm going to find it.“

With that, she turned around and left.

Joshua stared at Bonnie's retreating figure with a dark expression.

Meanwhile, Aura clutched onto his arm and said in a sweet voice, “Joshua, do you think we should tell Granny Lynch about the good news that I'm pregnant? This will surely make her extremely happy.“

Joshua glanced at her, frowning. “Do you think this news will make Granny Lynch happy? She already knows you're part of the Landry Family.“

Aura's smile froze on her face.

With that, Joshua stood up and continued, “Let's wait for the antidote to arrive and let Granny Lynch fully recover from the poison. That'll make her accept you. Let's put a hold to this, and we'll tell her this news sometime down the road.“

Half an hour later, Joshua and Aura arrived at the hospital.

Dr. Janet had found out that Joshua would be bringing small amounts of the antidote over for Granny Lynch, so she waited outside Granny Lynch's ward for it.

Joshua came out of the lift with his arm wrapped around Aura. As soon as he caught sight of Dr. Janet, a cold expression flashed through his eyes.

Dr. Janet was not stupid. She did not dare show herself because she had increased the dosage to help Luna fake her illness. The only reason she was waiting outside Granny Lynch's room was that she knew Joshua would never scold her in front of Aura.

Despite this, however, she could not help but

tremble at the sight of Joshua. She tilted her face so as not to look at him and instead smiled at Aura. “I heard you have the antidote?“

“Just a little bit, the real one will be here soon, “ Aura replied, handing Dr. Janet a small vial.

Dr. Janet let out an exhale and took the vial from her. She did not greet Joshua and instead went into the room immediately.

The doctors inside the room quickly got to work while Joshua and Aura waited outside.

“Joshua, I'm exhausted.“ Aura looked around the empty hallway and, noticing that there were no chairs to rest, pretended to be weak and leaned against Joshua for support. “I don't know why I've been so tired recently. Do you think it is one of the early symptoms of pregnancy?“

She leaned against Joshua and continued with a coy expression, “Even though it isn't even a week, I can already feel our child growing inside me— "

Thump!

As soon as she finished her sentence, something heavy landed on the floor with a loud thud.

Joshua immediately turned and glanced in the direction where the noise had come from.

Michael was standing right outside the lift, having dropped his fruit basket on the floor.

He stared at Aura with wide eyes and suttered, ”You. You're pregnant?”