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Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn't Easy chapter 1351
All the messages inside Lily's phone were from Malcolm.
“What's the situation with her and Joshua? I need an update.“
“Find an opportunity to force her back.“
“Have you earned Joshua's trust? Why are you not replying?“
“If needed, proceed with Plan S.“
As soon as she saw the messages, Luna felt as if her heart was squeezed by an invisible hand. It made her uncomfortable.
It was apparent that this phone was used specifically for Lily and Malcolm to communicate. The messages started the moment Lily arrived in Banyan City, and it had not stopped since.
When Luna first started reading the texts, she thought that Malcolm's intentions for contacting Lily were out of genuine concern.
However, later on...
The information that Malcolm asked from Lily became more and more detailed. From the beginning, it was about Luna's working hours and the amount of time she saw Joshua. Later on, he wanted to know the amount of time she spent with her children and Joshua.
On top of that...
He even inquired how many times Luna went into Joshua's room to conceive a baby to save Nigel, as well as the duration that she was in there, what time she left the following morning, and how she was doing when she left...
All the details were recorded and given accurately...
Malcolm used Lily for all-rounded surveillance on Luna. There were instances when the details that Malcolm wanted were too much and too intimate that Lily refused to give him. However, Malcolm would always bring up Lily's brother, who was staying with the Quinn family. Therefore, Lily would always eventually give in, follow the instructions, and report every detail of Luna's life.
Nevertheless, it had been two weeks since the last time Lily reported to Malcolm.
In the final report, Lily mentioned the Landry family. (Sir, the incident of Granny Lynch being poisoned is related to the Landry family. Since you're so close to them, you could actually help, but why...]
Malcolm replied calmly, (All I care about is Luna. Whatever is going on in the Lynch family has nothing to do with me.]
When Luna read this message, it made her uneasy, not because Malcolm refused to help the Lynch family. After all, there was nothing wrong with what he said. All he cared about was her. It was fair for Malcolm to show no interest in the Lynch family.
What made Luna uncomfortable was...
Malcolm did not say anything to rebuke when Lily mentioned he was very close with the Landry family. This meant he indeed was very close with them.
Moreover, Luna had been best friends with Malcolm for the past six years, yet she had never heard him mention anything about the Landry family or what they were up to.
On the other hand, Lily, a maid in the Quinn family they had rescued, could easily bring up the relationship between Malcolm and the Landry family.
On top of that, in the conversation, Malcolm mentioned that there were ulterior motives for saving Luna and the children...
Luna felt a chill go down her spine. She suddenly realized that she did not know much about Malcolm at all...
Bonnie noticed Luna's expression and knew that something was not right. “What's wrong?“ she asked with a frown.
Luna quickly put the phone away and shook her head. “Nothing's wrong.“
Luna thought maybe she was just overthinking. Malcolm could be just making conversation.
His rescuing her six years ago was nothing but a coincidence. How could there be other reasons behind it?
In fact, Malcolm ultimately tried his best to help her with the treatment and plastic surgery...and had even got into a dispute with Granny Quinn about her. How could she possibly question him?
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As for the Landry family, Luna thought maybe it was just a coincidence and that Malcolm had never brought them up in front of her.
She should not have suspected him, the man who had saved her life, much less think that he had other intentions for instructing Lily to spy on her. Maybe he just cared too much about her...
Thinking this, Luna let out an exhale and turned off the phone. Then, she got up and asked Bonnie to send her home.
While on the way back to Orchard Manor, Luna took out her phone to check the news in order to keep her mind off her discovery.
The first thing she saw on the news was the fire at Blue Bay Villa the night before.
After that, the news portal showed photos of both Aura and Lily, while the news anchor reported in a calm tone, “According to what we know, the culprit behind this arson was none other than Joshua Lynch's ex-fiancée, Aura Gibson.
“She set this fire out of anger that Joshua had gotten together with other women after their breakup.
Fortunately, apart from a servant named Lily who worked at Blue Bay Villa, no other people were injured...“
As soon as she saw the picture of Lily on her screen, Luna sniffed as tears started to stream down her face.
If it were not for Lily...
Luna could not imagine what kind of chaos would have ensued in the Lynch family.
Lily had told her that she was repaying Luna's kindness for saving her life in the past, but Luna had never expected to receive repayment for that and simply wished for Lily to have a good life...
Meanwhile, inside Quinn Mansion on the other side of the world.
“What is she trying to do, if not to repay us?“
Granny Quinn smashed a cup onto the ground with a ruthless look in her eyes.
The cup broke into pieces upon contact with the ground, and some of the shattered porcelain stabbed right into the leg of the man kneeling on the floor.
Blood seeped out of the cuts, but the man remained on his knees as though he could not experience pain at all. “She'll come back; I know her better than anyone.“
“You 'know' her? “ Granny Quinn scoffed and swept her cold glance over Malcolm's face. “You promised me that she'd return as soon as she saved the child!
“What happened then? She managed to save the child, but she didn't return!
“Now that the spy you planted by her side is dead, what are you going to use to prove to me that she'll return?“
Seeing how angry Granny Quinn was, the second son of the Quinn family, Hunter, immediately
approached her and comforted her, saying, “Don't get too mad, Granny. You'll put your body under too much stress.“
“Hmph! “ Granny glared at Malcolm, who was still kneeling on the ground. “If I had known you'd be such a wimp, I wouldn't have sent you to Banyan City to find her!
“This woman was supposed to be our tool to control and threaten the Landry family! “
Granny Quinn grew more and more outraged as she said this, and she smashed another cup onto the ground in anger. “You told me that letting her undergo plastic surgery would prevent the Landry family from recognizing her and that she could become a useful chess piece in our game...but now?
She's now Joshua Lynch's girlfriend!
“Is this your magnificent plan to regain the Quinn family's power? Why don't you say it's a scheme to make the Lynch and Landry families work out their conflicts and come after us?! “
This time, the cup landed on Malcolm's face so hard that the impact tipped his face to the other side.
Despite this, he still kneeled on the ground calmly, without a single trace of emotion on his face. “Please don't get upset, Granny. My plan hasn't failed yet. “Luna will return to my side. Don't worry.“
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Granny Lynch's memorial went on for three days. The whole city mourned her death.
On the day of the burial, the sky started to pour.
Luna held an umbrella next to Joshua as she stared quietly at Granny Lynch's tombstone.
Next to Granny Lynch's tombstone were two smaller ones for Luna's stillborn children.
The most recent child had been premature, and on top of that, so much had happened during that time that the tiny fetus passed away too.
Joshua put both the unborn children in the same plot and swore to always look after Luna so that she would never have to endure this pain again.
Right next to the children's tombstones was Lily's.
These few days, while Luna searched through Lily's possessions, she learned that Lily stopped providing any details of her to Malcolm because...Lily's sick brother, who had been living with the Quinn family, had passed away a few weeks ago.
Lily was only 19 years old. After her brother passed, she had no family left.
Joshua pitied this lonely girl, so he had her buried at the Lynch's graveyard as well. After all, if it were not for Lily, the Lynch family would have another tombstone instead.
The rain became heavier, and the wind whipped through the air.
The raindrops carried by the wind dripped onto Luna, and she felt so cold that she shrunk herself smaller. Despite that, she still stood there quietly next to Joshua.
Joshua could sense that Luna was cold. Joshua, dressed entirely in black, let out a sigh, took off his coat, and put it on Luna, taking the umbrella from her and saying, “Let's go.“
Luna frowned and lifted her head to glance at Joshua. “Don't you want to spend a little more time with Granny Lynch?“
Joshua shook his head. “Granny Lynch is gone. No matter how long I stay here, she'll never come back.“
“But...“
Joshua reached out to pull Luna closer. “If you got sick because of standing here with me, Granny Lynch will be angry at me.“
Luna could feel the warmth radiating off Joshua's body. She let out a sigh and quietly followed him out of the graveyard and into the car.
The black Masevati dashed through the rain.
Before they reached home, Joshua's phone rang. It was from the hospital.
“Mr. Joshua, the specialists you wanted the hospital to find are here. We have provided all the details to them, and they have gone through them. Young Master Neil's loss of memory isn't incurable. Do you want to come to the hospital if you're available to discuss this further?“
“Sure.“
As soon as he hung up, Joshua turned and glanced at Lucas, who was in the driver's seat. “Turn around and take me to the hospital.“
They soon arrived at this hospital.
As soon as she got out of the car, Luna caught sight of a flashy red Ferrare parked outside the hospital entrance.
There was only one person in the whole of Banyan City who would drive such a flashy car. It was Bonnie.
Luna got out of the car and texted Bonnie, (Are you not feeling unwell?]
Because of Granny Lynch's memorial, Bonnie had been busy taking care of the three children the last few days. She took such meticulous care of them that it was as though she was their mother instead of Luna.
Luna did not notice anything wrong with Bonnie during this time, so why did she come to the hospital?
It took Bonnie a while to reply to Luna. (I'm fine. I just haven't been sleeping well for the past few days, so I 'm here to get some sleeping pills. How do you know I'm at the hospital? Are you at the hospital? Is something wrong?]
Before Luna could reply to her messages, Bonnie had already stormed out of the hospital to find her. She grabbed hold of Luna's hand and asked, “Are you okay? Are you not feeling well because of the miscarriage? Or were you too tired? Are you still having side effects from the medication that Dr. Janet gave you?"
Bonnie asked all the questions so quickly that Luna did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Luna held on to her hand and followed Joshua upstairs, explaining to her along the way that they were there to meet the specialists that wanted to help recover Neil's memories.
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As soon as she heard the words, ‘recover memory,’ Bonnie paused and lowered her head. “Recovering one’s memories…is it really a good thing?”
Luna nodded. “At least it will be, for Neil.”
After he lost his memories, Neil had always felt like an outsider despite having returned to their side. He no longer dared to joke around with Nellie like before, nor did he nag Nigel to put down his laptop and take care of himself like he used to.
Every time Luna saw how careful Neil became around his brother and sister, she felt her chest tighten and hurt. If it were not for her and Joshua’s mistake…this would not have happened.
This time, if the specialists that Joshua found could truly recover Neil’s lost memories…
Then even if he could not return to the cheerful, carefree boy he once was, he would not have to keep a distance from his brother and sister anymore.
The glimmer in Bonnie’s eyes faded when she heard this. “You’re right. Children’s memories—even if lost—are always happy ones, so it’ll be good to… regain those memories.”
Luna pursed her lips slightly when she heard how crestfallen Bonnie sounded.
Luna had been on Bay Bridge, too, the day Aura announced that Bonnie had once given birth. Even though Luna had been trying to comfort Bonnie not to take this shocking news to heart, they all knew that this was not a lie.
Aura would never have lied about this under those circumstances.
On top of that, Bonnie had indeed lost about a year of memory...
Luna clutched Bonnie's hand, and the three of them went upstairs.
A few of the specialists were talking to Theo.
As the person who had been with Neil during his most challenging times, Theo had only one request for the specialists. “If you can't guarantee that his memories will come back, then please don't let him suffer through the process.“
Previously, when the specialists had conducted electroshock experiments to help regain subjects' memories, it had indeed succeeded, but the test subjects underwent trauma during this process.
Theo was afraid that not only would Neil be unable to regain his memories, but he would be subjected to trauma as well...
This was too much for a six-year-old child, one who had just experienced psychological trauma of his own, to endure.
“But Mr. Theo...“ The leader of the specialist team let out a sigh and lifted his head to stare at Theo. “There will always be risks to undergoing treatment. We can't give up on helping Neil regain his memories simply because of the risks and uncertainties.“
Theo immediately furrowed his brows upon hearing this.
He slapped his hand on the tabletop and snapped, “ You're electrocuting people with amnesia to help them find their lost memories! If this electroshock treatment fails to help him regain his memories,
how do you expect a six-year-old child to face the consequences? Can't you try it out on an adult first before you perform it on a child?“
The specialist was rendered speechless by this. “Mr. Theo, you have to know that there aren't many people with amnesia in this world, much less those whose memories were wiped off using medication.
“We can't even find a second person who lost their memories due to medication, so we— “
Theo scoffed. “Then there's no way I'm allowing this! “
The specialist shot Joshua a somewhat helpless look.
Joshua frowned and contemplated this for a moment, then said, “I agree with Theo.“
Neil had already gone through too much, and he was slowly warming up to his family and healing from his trauma. If they subjected him to more turmoil... not only would it be unhelpful to him, but it would make him feel even worse about himself.
Seeing that Joshua, too, was unsupportive of this experiment, the specialist sighed and said, “Alright, then. We have no other choice.“ “What do you mean, you have no other choice?“ Bonnie stepped forward with a smile. “You have me.“
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Seeing that Bonnie had volunteered herself, Luna's first reaction was to grab her.
As Bonnie's friend, Luna knew better than anyone that Bonnie had no intention of regaining her lost memories at all.
Otherwise, according to Bonnie's wealth and power, she would definitely have sought out a doctor to help her regain her lost memories. It had been so many years since she lost her memories, yet she did not do so.
Therefore, it was clear she did not want to relive those memories at all because she knew they were not good ones.
All of a sudden, Bonnie was willing to step forward as a volunteer to help Luna and Neil.
Luna grabbed hold of Bonnie's arm and shook her head. “That's okay, Bonnie.“
Even though Luna longed for Neil to regain his memories, she did not need her friends to sacrifice for that.
To her surprise, Bonnie shook Luna's hand off, let out an exhale, and strode toward the specialists. “My situation is very similar to Neil's. Six years ago, my memories were wiped with medication, so I 'm the perfect test subject for your experiment.“
The specialists exchanged a glance, then immediately rushed forward to grab hold of Bonnie's hand in delight and started asking about what had happened when she lost her memories.
Even though she was impatient, Bonnie still described the entire process to them. Finally, she glanced at Luna and let out a sigh. “Actually, I've always known that the memories I lost weren't good ones, so I never wanted to regain them at all, but...“
She curled her lips into a small smile. “Ever since Aura mentioned that I gave birth to a child during this time, I've been dreaming of a child, so I must find out what happened during that time.“
Truth be told, the reason she had come to the hospital today was to do a test.
According to the results of the test, she had indeed given birth before. As soon as she received the results, Bonnie had started contemplating whether she should regain her memories or not.
At this moment, she had made up her mind.
Therefore, Bonnie ignored Luna and Joshua's objections and immediately signed a consent form for the experiment.
Just as Theo said, the specialists used electrocution to help clear the nerves that the amnesia medication had blocked.
Luna watched through the glass window as Bonnie laid down on a bed and was connected to numerous electrodes on her head.
She appeared to be in so much pain that Luna could not bear to watch anymore. However, even with her back turned, Luna could still hear the cries and yelps
coming out of Bonnie.
Joshua pulled Luna into his arms but did not say a word.
Theo heard Bonnie's pained cries and said somewhat guiltily, “If I hadn't secretly tossed away the medication that Aura gave me, I would've been the one lying there, undergoing the experiment in Neil's place.“
Luna pursed her lips when she heard this. “Please don't say that, Theo...“
If Theo had lost his memories as well, then he would not have contacted them, and Neil would not have managed to get home so quickly.
Theo lifted his head to stare at Luna. Then, his gaze fell on Joshua's hand, which was on Luna's shoulder.
Seeing that Theo was staring at them, Luna froze, then immediately reached out a hand to shove Joshua's hand away.
Theo caught sight of this series of actions. He let out a weak chuckle and asked, “What are you so nervous about? Do you think that I won't find out that you guys made up if I didn't see his hand on your shoulder?“
Luna's face blushed scarlet. She bit down on her lip and muttered, “I'm sorry, Theo.“
She had promised Theo, after all...
“What are you sorry about?“ Theo shot her a helpless look. “All's fair in love and war; I'm glad that the two of you managed to make up.
”Although, I 'll be leaving in a few days, as soon as Neil has regained his memories.”
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Theo offered a smile, albeit bitter, and said, “Since I've failed so terribly in my relationships, I can't fail in being a good son either.“
Luna bit her lower lip and was about to say something when suddenly, a loud alarm sounded through the treatment room.
The three of them immediately turned to see what was going on.
Inside the treatment room, the specialists were busy recalibrating the medical equipment. Meanwhile, on the bed...
Bonnie laid motionless on the bed, her entire face pale.
Luna's eyes immediately widened in shock, and she stormed into the room. “What's going on?“
The specialists tested the machines nervously and replied, “Everything's fine; she's still alive. It's just that...
“Somehow, she's suddenly not moving anymore! “
Luna lowered her head to stare at Bonnie's pale face and closed eyes, snapping, “What kind of treatment did you give her?“
“Luna...“ Just as Luna was about to unleash her wrath on the specialists, Bonnie opened her eyes weakly and said, “Please don't blame them... Yes, the treatment process was a little unbearable, but it's still useful.
“I...I remember everything.“
She let out a bitter chuckle. “It was just...too devastating.“
As she said this, tears slid down her face from out of the corner of her eyes and landed on her pillow. “It turns out I did give birth to a child before. It was an adorable little boy with big, bright eyes...but I only got one look at him before Jason and that woman called Ms. Jennifer took him away...
“My child...“ Bonnie climbed out of bed and buried herself in Luna's arms, sobbing. “My child! He was taken away before I even got to hold him in my arms. Jason sold my child in exchange for two hundred thousand dollars, but he gambled it all away in just one night.
“This is my child, my child that I spent ten months growing inside me..."
Luna, as a fellow mother, understood exactly how Bonnie was feeling. She held onto Bonnie's thin body tightly in her arms and comforted her, “Don't cry. As long as your child is still alive, we'll be able to find him.
“Since the buyer spent two hundred thousand dollars on buying your son, this means that they couldn't have mistreated him, and he must still be healthy and doing well now! “
Bonnie felt a little more reassured when she heard this.
After comforting and stabilizing Bonnie's emotions, Joshua and the specialists settled on a date for Neil to undergo treatment to regain his memories.
Meanwhile, along with Anne's help, Luna managed to find the identity and whereabouts of the woman known as Ms. Jennifer. She lived in the slums in the south of the city and engaged in illegal trade and activities.
The information that Anne gave Luna was extremely detailed and even provided photos of Ms. Jennifer herself.
When Luna showed the photos to Bonnie, her eyes lit up in recognition. “It's her! It's her! “
With that, she dragged Luna out of the hospital and headed to the address stated in Ms. Jennifer's profile.
When the two of them arrived at Ms. Jennifer's gate, it was already evening.
There was a black Kayenne parked in front of Ms. Jennifer's house.
As soon as Bonnie dragged Luna into the backyard excitedly, they heard a cold, male voice ring out from inside the house, “I want all the information about the woman from six years ago! “
Bonnie's entire body stiffened when she heard this low voice.
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Luna noticed that Bonnie was acting strange and glanced at her, frowning. “What's wrong?“
Bonnie bit her lower lip and immediately stormed into the house, pushing the door open.
Her sudden appearance startled the two people within the house, making them turn around unanimously.
The woman kneeling on the floor inside the house was none other than Ms. Jennifer, the woman whom Anne had given them information on.
The man sitting on the sofa...was the one which Luna and Bonnie had met at the ruins of Blue Bay Villa the other day!
At this moment, he was sitting gracefully on the sofa and grazing his left thumb with his right hand.
His left thumb, where a jade ring should have been, was empty.
At this moment, the two of them were staring impassively at Bonnie. Bonnie gnawed on her lip, swept her glance across the room, and furrowed her brows. “Are you two the only ones here?“
The man's voice she had heard from outside...was the exact same one as the man from six years ago.
Everyone, including Jason six years ago when he took her child away, had told her that the father of her son was a fat, ugly, old man. Aura did too, just a while back.
However, the man sitting before her at this moment was handsome and elegant, with an aura of sophistication about him. It was clear this was not the man she was looking for.
“Who else were you hoping to see?“ Jim shot Bonnie a cold glance and added, “You barged into a room without knocking. Is this what Bonnie Craig, the heiress of the Craig family and third wealthiest person in Banyan City, would do?“
Seeing that this man recognized her, Bonnie frowned and was about to say something when Luna appeared behind her.
As soon as she entered the room and discovered the awkward atmosphere, Luna realized what had happened. She gave the two strangers an awkward smile and apologized, “I 'm so sorry. My friend has some urgent matters to discuss with Ms. Jennifer, so she barged in without knocking out of impatience. You should... You should continue! “
With that, she tugged Bonnie out of the door.
Bonnie frowned and followed Luna somewhat reluctantly.
“Wait. “ As soon as the two women retreated from the room, Jim furrowed his brows slightly and stood up. He walked over to Ms. Jennifer and looked down at her from his great height. “I'll give you three days. I want to know everything about that woman.
“Don't you dare try to mislead me. Otherwise, I'll cut off both your hands entirely.“
With that, he pulled out a tissue from his pocket and
wiped his hands with it. Then, he tossed it onto Ms. Jennifer's face and turned to leave.
As soon as he said this, Luna suddenly realized that both of Ms. Jennifer's arms were dislocated and hanging limply by her side.
Luna narrowed her eyes. She did not expect that a man who looked so gentle and elegant would resort to such drastic measures.
As soon as Jim left, Luna dragged Bonnie into the room.
Luna did not know how to realign dislocated bones, so she lowered her head and took out her phone to contact a doctor from a nearby clinic.
Meanwhile, Bonnie let out an exhale and inquired impatiently, “Ms. Jennifer, I know you must still remember me. Years ago, you paid two hundred thousand dollars to take my child from me...“
This was what Jim overheard while he was opening his car door outside.
Twenty thousand dollars? For a child?
A contemptuous smirk played on his lips as he lowered himself into his car.
When he was doing his research, Jim had found out that Bonnie Craig, the heiress of the Craig family, had once been poor and miserable. Despite this, he never thought that she would be so desperate as to sell her own children.
Ever since he had Harvey, Jim grew more and more disdainful of people who were willing to sell their offspring for money. Therefore, he never thought
that someone as powerful and prosperous as Bonnie would do such a thing as well.
How revolting.
”Ms. Craig, I have no idea what you're talking about.”
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Inside the house, Ms. Jennifer kneeled on the ground with her head lowered, not daring to look straight at Bonnie.
Bonnie bit her lip. “How can you not know? You were the one who took my child from me. You said that the child's father forced you to take him away!
“How dare you feign innocence with me now and pretend not to remember? Do you think I'm that nalve?“
Bonnie bit down on her lip, glanced at Ms. Jennifer's dislocated arms, and gave her a kick on her thigh. “ Why did you behave so submissively in front of that man just now but pretend to know nothing in front of me? Do you honestly think I won't do anything to you?“
As soon as Bonnie's high-heeled feet struck her thigh, Ms. Jennifer was in so much pain that tears sprang into her eyes. Both her arms were dislocated, and she was still tied up, so there was nothing she could do apart from begging for mercy. “Ms. Craig, I really have no idea! You should know that people in this industry have to destroy all evidence of every business transaction as soon as it's completed. I couldn't possibly have kept the buyer's information for six years! “
Bonnie did not want to hear this at all. She landed another kick so hard that Ms. Jennifer gave in immediately. “Ms. Craig, I really can't remember... The only thing I remember...is that the buyer is from
abroad! He's from Merchant City, the capital of Y Country.“
Bonnie narrowed her eyes and gave Ms. Jennifer one final kick.
This time, Ms. Jennifer had no other information to provide, so all she could do was beg for mercy.
It was clear this was all she knew.
Bonnie rubbed her brows in exasperation.
The buyer was from Merchant City, the capital of Y Country.
Even though any information was better than none... Merchant City was still a big place. Finding a six-year
-old child there would be no different from finding a needle in a haystack.
As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie could not stop herself from giving Ms. Jennifer another hard
This time, Ms. Jennifer did not say anything and instead just wailed in agony.
Seeing how frustrated Bonnie was, Luna let out a sigh and stopped her. “That's enough.“
They were here to track down the buyer, not to beat up someone.
Besides, according to how greedy and power-hungry people like Ms. Jennifer were, she would definitely try to use this against Bonnie if she beat her up or injured her.
If that happened, Bonnie would have an even harder time trying to get rid of her, and chaos would ensue.
As soon as she heard Luna's words, Bonnie could not help giving Ms. Jennifer another cold glare before finally leaving.
The moment they stepped out of the house, the two of them realized that the black Kayenne was still parked in the yard.
Seeing that they had come out, Jim pushed the door open and gracefully got out of the driver's seat. “My ladies.“
Bonnie rolled her eyes at him in indignation. “Why are you still here?“
“Don't worry; I wasn't here to eavesdrop on your involvement in human trafficking on purpose.“
“You! “ Bonnie glowered at him. “What right do you have to comment on this?“
No matter how poor she had once been, she would never sell her own children! If it were not for the fact that she had been weak postpartum and that Jason and Ms. Jennifer had snatched the child away from her, she would not have let him leave her side!
“Well, you're right. I can't understand why some people would be so shameless as to sell their own children to gain money, so I have no right to comment on this at all.“ Jim scoffed. “But I'm not here to argue with you on that.“
With that, he turned to look at Luna. “I have something to talk to you about.“
Luna clutched Bonnie's hand in hers and tried to suppress Bonnie's rage. “If you want to ask me about the woman in the photo again, sir, then
unfortunately, I can't help you.”
Jim chuckled. ”I've already found out the identity of the woman in the photo.”
He stared impassively at Luna and said, ”I just wanted to ask you one thing: You were involved in Alice Gibson's suicide with Joshua, right?”
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Luna's entire body stiffened when she heard the mention of Alice's name.
After a moment, she came to a realization.
Luna remembered that when Jim handed her an old photo of herself, she pretended she did not know anything because she felt uncomfortable sharing too much information with a stranger.
Did that mean... his investigations led him to Alice? That must be it.
It had been six years since Luna underwent plastic surgery and had her looks augmented by Malcolm.
Since this man was using her old photo for his investigation, it made perfect sense that any information he could find was Alice's.
However...
Luna curled her lips into a smile and said, “How Alice died has nothing to do with me. Besides, I don't think I need to tell you anything.“
Luna's nonchalant expression made Jim frown. He stared at Luna coldly and sneered, “I just wanted to remind you, that if Alice's death was related to you
Jim's expression darkened. “Your life will be very difficult from now on.“
With that, he turned around and got into his car, slamming the door behind him.
Bonnie glared in the direction where the Kayenne had left. “Luna, why did you stop me? This type of person deserved to be beaten up! “
Luna squinted. “He dislocated both of Ms. Jennifer's hands with ease. Are you sure both of us can win if we fight him?“
Bonnie fell into silence. She pouted in frustration and got into her car. She started the engine while turning her head to glance at Luna at the same time. “What did he mean with all of that? Is he trying to
avenge Alice? But didn't Alice jump off a building to commit suicide? What does that have anything to do with you?“
Luna rubbed her temples in frustration and shook her head. “I'm not sure what he's trying to do either.“
Luna was familiar with being threatened by strangers, but it worried her this time for some reason.
It felt like...something unpredictable was about to happen.
Three days later, Neil started his memory recovery
treatment.
Joshua was worried that Nellie and Nigel would be agitated by the sight of Neil undergoing electroshock therapy, so he made sure they were home for the day to prevent Nellie and Nigel from being frightened by it.
Only Joshua, Luna, and Theo accompanied Neil to his treatment.
Initially, Bonnie planned to join as well, but she received a piece of news last night and immediately set out for Merchant City.
Before she left, she texted Luna, (I heard my child could be involved with the Landry family in Merchant City, so I'm going there to find him!]
Luna replied frustratedly, (Actually, you should have waited for a few more days... Merchant City was my home for six years. If you waited, I could've come with you and provided some help.]
(No need! If you go back to Merchant City, you need to face the Quinn family. You haven't figured out how to resolve the marriage contract with them, have you? I 'm fine going by myself. Besides, you never had any connections with the Landry family while you were in Merchant City, so you might not even be able to help me at all.]
Luna did not know whether to cry or laugh when she saw this.
Bonnie was right.
She was unsure if the Landry family was too low- profile or if it was because she had simply been too preoccupied with her own life. Still, even after being in Merchant City for six years, she had never crossed paths with the Landry family at all.
If it were not for Aura's appearance, Luna would never know what was happening with the Landry family.
With that in mind, she was reminded of Lily's text messages with Malcolm. The fact that Malcolm was very close with the Landry family...
This was a new discovery for her. Neil's treatment ended very quickly.
The treatment was painful, but Neil managed to push through it. When the process was over, a sobbing Neil came out of the treatment room and went over to hug Luna. “Mommy... I remembered everything! "
Neil did not cry during the whole painful treatment process, yet, at that moment, tears started streaming down his face as he held onto Luna.
Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn't Easy chapter 1360
“Nellie was right; I do nag all the time! “
Neil hugged Luna and cried for a very long time. When he finally let go of her, he turned to hug Theo. “Uncle Theo...“
Neil thought Theo was just one of the servants who worked for Aura back then. It was only after he regained his memories that he realized...Theo was a talented artist.
The only reason he had managed to survive the explosion was that Theo had shielded him with his body...
Neil hugged Theo and wept for a good while.
If it were not for Theo, he would not even be standing here.
Theo could not help curling his lips into a smile when he saw Neil crying in his arms. He squatted and wiped away the tears on Neil's face. “The only thing that stopped me from leaving Banyan City was worrying about you. I 'm glad that you've regained your old memories.“
Theo hugged Neil softly and added, “I have to go now, though. My parents are already waiting for me at the airport.“
Neil's eyes widened in shock, and tears continued to trickle down his face. “Uncle Theo, are you... leaving?“
“Yes.“ Theo smiled and stroked Neil's hair. “Back when you were working for Aura, you were even willing to hurt your father so that I could live longer and reunite with my family. Wasn't that what you wanted? Well, now that I can finally return to my parents' side, you should be happy, shouldn't you?“
Although Neil was reluctant to let him go, he still nodded. He took a pen and wrote down his number on the back of Theo's hand. “Uncle Theo, please keep in touch with me. I'll go visit you when I grow up. “
Theo chuckled and nodded in response.
After giving a few more words of advice, Theo stood up and glanced at Luna. “Let's go.“
Luna nodded, turned around, and left with Theo.
Neil remained motionless as he stood and watched Luna and Theo walk away. Then, he turned and gave Joshua a puzzled glance. “Daddy, aren't you going to send Uncle Theo off?“
Joshua smiled, lifted Neil into his arms, and turned to walk in the opposite direction. “Theo saved your life, so logically speaking, as your father, I should send him off. But... You probably know that Uncle Theo likes your mother, right?“
Neil nodded.
“That's why we let your mother send him off instead. Let him have one last moment with her.“
Neil froze for a moment, then nodded as though he understood this.
“You've matured, Daddy.“
“What?“
“In the past, you used to be furious whenever you saw Mommy and Uncle Theo together. Now, not only are you not angry, but you even support it. This means you've grown up."
Joshua laughed and carried Neil downstairs to go home.
Banyan City Airport.
After sending Theo and his family past the security clearance and waiting for their plane to take off, Luna let out a sigh of relief and left the airport.
She opened the car door and got into the rear seat. She closed her eyes in exhaustion and told the driver, “Let's go home."
The car started. Luna closed her eyes and was about to take a nap when suddenly, her phone rang.
It was Malcolm.
Luna hesitated for a moment, then let out an exhale and picked up the phone. “Malcolm."
“Luna." Malcolm's voice sounded worried on the other end of the line. “Run! They're going to bring you back! "