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“Well, we’ll be off now, Jim.”
A pained expression flashed across Christopher’s face when he saw the look on Jim’s face.
He did not intend to stay any longer, so he turned and left hurriedly with Bonnie.
Jim remained motionless as he stared at Christopher and Bonnie’s retreating figures.
For some reason, he could not help but think something strange was going on between these two.
Bonnie seemed desperate to maintain a distance between them, whereas Christopher kept trying to make Bonnie lean against him.
Jim stared at them until, eventually, they disappeared from sight.
“Jim!” Suddenly, Charlotte, who had finished her appointment with the doctor, sprinted into the garden.” What are you doing here? I’ve been looking for you all over the place! Why didn’t you pick up your phone?”
Jim finally snapped out of his stupor and glanced at his phone.
There were three missed calls, all from Charlotte.
She had called him at the exact moment Christopher and Bonnie left, but for some reason, he had not heard a thing
Jim shoved the paper Bonnie had given him into his pocket, then smiled at Charlotte as she made her way over to him. “The hospital was too packed, so I came out here for some fresh air.”
Charlotte leaped into his arms, smiling, and gently rocked his arm as she said, “Don’t you dare go missing on me again in the future.
“I couldn’t find you just now, and I was in such a panic that I thought you had run off with another woman!”
Jim curled his lips into a smile and playfully knocked on Charlotte’s forehead. “What on earth is going on i In this brain of yours?”
With that, he put his arm around her and was about to leave when a woman’s scream echoed from nearby. “Help! There’s a pervert!”
Jim froze in his steps and glanced in the direction of the woman’s voice.
The man who had been with Bonnie just a few minutes earlier had been seized by a woman screaming her lungs out.
A few security guards arrived at the scene.
“You again! How dare you come here every day to tease these random women!”
“Get out!”
“I’m calling the police right now!”
Jim frowned as he watched the man being beaten up by the security guards and suddenly recalled the conversation between Bonnie and the man.
He narrowed his eyes.
Could he have…misunderstood the situation?
“What’s wrong, Jim?” Charlotte asked, frowning when she saw him stop.
“Nothing.” Jim let out an exhale, put his arm back around Charlotte, and strode away.
Even if he had misunderstood Bonnie for what happened, it did not change the fact that she had tried to
seduce him the day before.
He could not possibly have misinterpreted her intentions for that, could he?
After coming out of the hospital, Christopher wanted to hail a taxi to bring Bonnie back to Tea Cottage. but she refused.
She wanted to go to a nearby shopping mall to buy a new phone.
Christopher frowned, glancing at her pale face. “Bonnie, the most important thing you should be doing right now is getting some rest!
“Why do you need a phone? Will not having a phone interfere with your rest?”
Bonnie narrowed her eyes and replied, “I want to call Luna and Gwen and ask them to help me find a nurse to take care of me.”
Christopher’s frown grew even deeper when he heard this. “Why do you need a nurse?”
He patted his chest confidently and said, “Bonnie, I grew up in a family of doctors, and I have been a skilled one since young, so much so that I was even capable of producing the antidote for the poison that Mrs. Landry had suffered from!
“I’m even more of an expert than any nurse you can find, so why do you even need one?” Sitting in a chair by the sidewalk, Bonnie closed her eyes and let out a bitter chuckle.
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“Christopher, it’s precisely because you’re such a good doctor that I don’t want you to continue wasting time on me.
“You’ve said yourself that my case is just a simple one, and I can get by with just a nurse taking care of m e, so I don’t need someone like you to look after me.”
Christopher furrowed his brows. “But I want to!”
“I don’t.” Bonnie opened her eyes to stare intently at Christopher, but her gaze seemed to penetrate past him to somewhere far, far away. “Christopher, I know you’re a good person, but I’m not.
“The only person on my mind is Jim, and even though he doesn’t remember me anymore and doesn’t love me anymore, I still can’t let go of him.
“Jim was right. Someone like me is no match for you, so I think it’s best that I stay away from you.”
Bonnie clutched her abdomen and forced herself to stand up. “My phone has been broken for almost twenty-four hours now. I’m worried that Harvey can’t get in touch with me, and I’m worried about Shelly…
“If you don’t want to come with me, I can go buy a new phone myself.”
With that, she started shuffling slowly in the direction of the shopping mall.
Christopher remained motionless and clenched his fists as he stared at Bonnie’s slow-moving figure.
A split second later, he let out an exhale and called out, “Bonnie!”
He sprinted toward her and grabbed hold of her arm. “You can use my phone to get in touch with Harvey, and if anything happens to Shelly, June will call me.
“You don’t need a new phone, nor do you need a nurse to care for you. Just having me is enough!”
As Christopher said this, he hailed a taxi and tried to shove Bonnie into the car. “Come home with me!”
Bonnie was startled by his sudden aggressiveness and started struggling against his grasp. “Christopher! Let me go! Are you crazy?”
However, she was no match for him.
Even though Christopher usually looked weak and scholarly whereas Bonnie was feisty, she still was no match for him in a physical fight.
During their struggle, Christopher accidentally pressed his hand against Bonnie’s wound.
An excruciating pain shot up through her body, and the color drained from Bonnie’s face. Her entire body immediately stiffened, unable to move due to the pain.
Christopher seized this opportunity to shove her into the taxi. However, just as he was about to close the door, Bonnie grabbed hold of the door handle and stopped him from doing so.
She glared at him and snapped, “Christopher, have you gone insane?”
However, in his frenzied state, Christopher could not hear anything from her side at all.
At this point, he was seeing red, and he tried to pluck Bonnie’s hand off the handle, one finger at a time.” Listen to me, listen to me!
“Bonnie, from now on, I’m the only person you can rely on. As long as you depend on me, everything will b e okay!
“I’ll take care of you. I’ll take care of you even better than anyone can!
“Why don’t you give me a chance?”
Bonnie was terrified to see how deluded Christopher looked at this moment. She had a feeling that if she went with Christopher, he would do something even crazier in the future.
The moment her hand was removed from the door handle, she clamped her other hand on it.” Christopher, snap out of it!”
However, Christopher did not register what she was saying and instead continued to remove her fingers one by one.
All of a sudden, there came a loud snap.
He had fractured one of her fingers.
Bonnie finally let go of the door handle due to the excruciating pain, and Christopher proceeded to pull the door harshly to close.
However, before he could do so, a hand reached out to stop him. “She can’t go with you.”
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This low, familiar voice made both Christopher and Bonnie raise their heads.
The person who had stopped Christopher from shutting the door was Lucas.
As for the man who had spoken, it was none other than Joshua, who stood afar, watching them.
He was holding a cigarette between his teeth as he leaned against the lamp post elegantly. He stared impassively at Christopher and said, “That’s not the way to win over a woman’s heart.”
With that, he glanced at a pale-faced Bonnie and asked, “Do you want to go with him or come with me?”
Bonnie bit her lip. She first glanced at Christopher, then at Lucas, who was blocking the door.
A split second later, she pushed the door open, got out of the car, and walked slowly in Joshua’s direction, clutching her belly with her injured hand.
Christopher furrowed his brows and immediately reached out to grab her arm.
However, as soon as he grabbed hold of her, Lucas frowned and flung his arm away. “Dr. Christopher, since Ms. Craig has already made her choice, you shouldn’t force her anymore.”
With that, he restrained Christopher’s arms at his sides and finally released him only after Bonnie had gotten into Joshua’s car.
Even though Christopher was stronger than Bonnie, as a well-read scholar who spent most of his time immersed in books, he was still no match for a trained man like Lucas.
Therefore, with his hands strapped by his sides, there was nothing he could do as he watched Bonnie get into Joshua’s car.
After the door slammed shut behind her, he lifted his head to glare at Joshua. “What happens between Bonnie and me should stay that way!”
Joshua sneered, then put out his cigarette elegantly. “Previously, I didn’t really believe Jim when he told m e you had never dated anyone before and that June was your adopted child, but now, I change my mind.
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“If using violence will change a woman’s mind and make her want to get together with you, then me and Luna, as well as Gwen and Luke, would have lived happily ever after and have grandchildren by now.”
With that, he strode back toward his car as he said, “Go back home and reflect on your actions, Christopher.
“Let’s go, Lucas.”
Under Joshua’s orders, Lucas finally let go of Christopher and let out a sigh. “Dr. Christopher, I think you’d better…reflect on your mistakes.”
With that, he got into the black Masevati and started the car.
Christopher remained motionless and watched with a defeated look as the car pulled away.
He…was still no match for Bonnie in the end.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not make Bonnie give him even a second glance.
Inside the black Masevati, Bonnie sat in the backseat. staring at her fractured right ring finger. “Thank you, Joshua.”
If he and Lucas had not appeared just in time, even if she managed to escape being kidnapped by Christopher, she would lose a few more fingers during the process.
Sitting in the front passenger seat, Joshua glanced impassively at her through the rearview mirror and said, “I have a family doctor at my place. Do you want Lucas to turn around and bring you to the hospital, o r do you want to come with me to my place?” !
Bonnie frowned, pondering this for a moment, before replying, “I’d prefer going back to your place.”
She did not want to return to the hospital anymore.
When she and Christopher had left, Jim was still there, and what if she bumped into him once more? Would he call her a slut and accuse her of seducing Joshua, her best friend’s husband?
Besides, Christopher had plenty of friends working in the hospital, and maybe they would notify him if they bumped into her at the hospital.
She did not want to see Christopher anymore for the time being.
Therefore, after weighing the risks and benefits of her situation, she decided it would be better to follow Joshua back to his house.
After all, Theo and Luna both lived there, so it would not be inappropriate for her to visit.
Joshua was satisfied to hear this answer. He shifted into a more comfortable position in his chair and asked, “Did you say you wanted to go to a mall just now?”
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Bonnie paused, then suddenly recalled that she had intended to buy a new phone.
She furrowed her brows and asked, “Mr. Lynch, is Luna home right now?”
She was not very close with Joshua, and the only thing they had in common was Luna, so she did not feel comfortable asking Joshua to go with her on her shopping trip.
However, according to her current state, she could not possibly go alone, so she thought of Luna.
“She’s not home.” Joshua glanced at her impassively, then dialed Luna’s number and handed Bonnie his phone. “You can call her and ask her to come home.”
Bonnie frowned and was about to take the phone from him when the call was cut off even before it could get through to Luna.
The same thing happened the second time she dialed; Luna kept declining her calls.
Bonnie suddenly understood why Joshua was so kind to her all of a sudden.
Not only had he saved her from Christopher, but he even offered to bring her home to see his family doctor.
It turned out that…he and Luna had been in a fight.
Bonnie glanced at the phone, then raised her brows and stared at Joshua. “What happened this time?”
If she remembered correctly, when she called Luna with Christopher’s phone that morning, Luna had bashfully told her that she and Joshua had been up all night.
Could it be that they had been up all night fighting instead of what she had initially thought?
Joshua narrowed his eyes and glanced impassively back at her. “What do you think?”
If Bonnie had not asked Luna the question of whether she would still get back together with him if their families’ vengeance were settled…he and Luna would probably be celebrating this discovery at this moment.
Joshua’s icy gaze made the temperature inside the car drop several degrees colder, so much so that Bonnie thought she would suffocate.
She was a little puzzled by his question but did not dare to ask him further. Instead, she gently patted Lucas’ shoulder and borrowed his phone.
This time, Luna finally picked up.
As soon as she picked up, she did not even wait for Bonnie to say anything before snapping, “Enough is enough, Joshua Lynch.”
When she heard Luna’s furious tone, Bonnie let out a slight cough and said, “Luna, it’s me.”
Luna fell silent for a moment, then asked somewhat sheepishly, “Are you with Joshua right now?”
“Yes.” Bonnie frowned, glancing at the man in the front seat through the rearview mirror, then held the phone closer to her ear and whispered, “It’s a long story, but I’ve hurt myself, and I don’t feel like going to a hospital, so Joshua is bringing me back to his house to let his doctor take a look at me.
“What time are you going to come back?”
Luna fell silent for a moment before replying, “…might not be able to go back so soon. I’m at the bus station waiting for Gwen.”
That morning, after finishing her breakfast, Luna had initially wanted to pay a visit to the jewelry design company that Jim had given her.
However, before she could get started on her journey, she received a call from Gwen.
Gwen sounded anxious on the phone and told her that there was something she needed to show Luna, Then, she told her to meet her at the bus station.
Even though she did not know what Gwen had up her sleeve, Luna still hailed a taxi to the station immediately and was now waiting for Gwen to arrive.
Bonnie furrowed her brows upon hearing this, “The bus station? Where is Gwen headed?”
Joshua immediately frowned when he overheard this.
If he remembered correctly, Luke had left Merchant City that morning to go to Lincoln City for a business trip. Was Gwen… trying to escape?
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Luna fell silent for a split second, then replied, “Alright, Bonnie. I’m waiting for Gwen here at the station and as soon as I’m done with her, I’ll go back to Joshua’s house to find you.”
“Okay.” Bonnie pursed her lips slightly and glanced at the man sitting in the front seat. “So…please come back soon.
Joshua was emanating an aura so cold and unforgiving that she did not want to be in the same room with him for even a second longer.
After hanging up, Bonnie handed the phone back to Lucas and sat quietly in her seat, staring out the window.
Joshua furrowed his brows, lowered his head to glance at Luke’s name on his phone screen, and hesitated for a moment before finally turning off his phone.
Soon, the car arrived at his house.
Even from afar, Bonnie could see Theo and the family doctor standing at the front door, awaiting their arrival.
Joshua was even so considerate as to find a young lady doctor for Bonnie to make her feel more comfortable.
As soon as the car pulled to a halt, the doctor, who was holding her doctor’s bag, walked over to them, smiling. She gently reached out and held Bonnie, greeting, “Nice to meet you, Ms. Craig. I’m the doctor that Mr. Lynch hired to look after you. My name is Dr. Laura Suess.
“Mr. Allen has just explained your situation to me. Please follow me to the guest room, and I’ll perform a preliminary checkup of your injured finger.”
Bonnie thanked the kind doctor and followed her into the house.
Joshua got out of the car and watched Bonnie and Dr. Laura enter the house before finally turning toward Theo. “Has Roanne contacted you?”
At the bus station, the billboard screen kept on playing news about the Landry family.
“After Ms. Luna, the heiress of the Landry family, was exposed to be having an affair with Joshua Lynch and involved in Mr. and Mrs. Landry’s unfortunate incidents, Landry Group has announced today that Jim Landry, the heir to the company, will be having a private meeting with Luna to persuade her to hand over her position and rights as CEO…”
Luna stood at the entrance to the train station, sporting a cap and face mask. She stared at the news on the screen as she dialed Gwen’s number over and over.
The last time Gwen called her, she had said she would arrive within half an hour, but 40 minutes had passed, and there were no signs of her.
Luna’s call was finally picked up after a long time. “Luna! I’ve already entered the station from the back door! Come inside quickly!” Gwen’s nervous voice rang out from the other end of the line. “I’ve already bought a ticket for a train departing in five minutes! I’m going to leave Merchant City and escape from Luke!”
Luna’s entire body stiffened when she heard this. “Where are you?”
“Near the toilets, come quick! I have to give this to you before I leave!”.
Luna furrowed her brows and quickly strode into the building.
As soon as she entered, she caught sight of Gwen, who was standing behind a decorative wrought-iron tree next to the toilets. Wearing a pair of sunglasses and a scarf, she frantically searched the crowd for Luna.
Luna bit her lip and whispered into the phone, “How did you manage to escape from Luke’s guards?”
Gwen sniffed and replied, “After pleasing him last night, I looked through his laptop while he was asleep and found out that he was going to Lincoln City today, so I quickly escaped…”
Her voice became choked up as she continued, “Luna, I’m finally free! I don’t plan to return to Sea City anymore, and I don’t even know where this train will take me.
“I don’t care where I end up, as long as I can escape from that devil Luke. Even if I have to hide in the trees for the rest of my life, I’m willing to do just that!”
Luna furrowed her brows when she heard this. “Gwen, actually, Luke-”
However, before Luna could finish her sentence, the speaker blared with an announcement.
A low, cold man’s voice rang out from the speakers, “Is that so? “Would you rather hide in the trees than stay by my side?”
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That voice.
Luna’s entire body stiffened.
That was Luke’s voice!
She immediately lifted her head to glance at Gwen, who still hid behind the wrought-iron tree.
At this moment, Gwen’s face was as pale as the wall behind her.
They had not a clue of this, but at that moment, the bus station had been evacuated of people, and Gwen was surrounded by dozens of men in black within a ten-meter radius.
These tall, burly men blocked the view of the public.
Only Gwen and Luna were trapped within this circle of guards.
Gwen’s entire heart felt like it was squeezed by an invisible hand.
She put down her phone, her mouth wide open in despair.
A split second later, she tucked her phone away and darted into the women’s bathroom behind her out of instinct.
This was the only place she could hide!
After sprinting into the toilet and closing the cubicle door behind her, Gwen sat on the toilet bowl as tears slid silently down her face.
She knew she would never have the chance to escape again.
Meanwhile, outside the toilet, Luke emerged from the announcement room elegantly, one hand in his pocket.
He wore a white suit jacket draped over a navy shirt, and his skin looked sickly pale, which made him look weak and ill.
Based on his looks alone, no one would even think that this was the man who had conquered Sea City and Merchant City.
However, Luna had watched with her own eyes as Luke beat Liam, one of the most notorious gangsters i In Sea City, to death.
This man was not to be underestimated.
To her surprise, Luke did not immediately go into the toilet to find Gwen.
Instead, he ambled over to Luna gracefully, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it.
After inhaling a deep puff of his cigarette, he curled his lips into a smirk and stared at Luna. “Thank you. If i t weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to find out that Gwen had escaped to this bus station without my knowing.”
He sneered as he looked around at his surroundings. “This is probably one of the oldest, most poorly maintained bus stations in Merchant City. I can’t believe she decided to come here.
“I can’t believe that even though I gave her the best I can, she’s still not satisfied.”
Luna bit her lip and clenched her fists. “What are you trying to say?”
“What do you think?” Luke took another puff of his cigarette, blew out the smoke, and glanced disdainfully at Luna. “I’ll give you a chance to go in there and drag her out.
“If it were up to me to get her out of there, I’ll make sure that she ends up even worse than how she was the last time you saw her at the hospital.”
Luna frowned and glared at Luke’s face. “How dare you? She’ll never forgive you for the rest of her life if you treat her this way!”
“Do you think I care?” Luke sneered, emanating an aura so cold and malicious that it was borderline suffocating. “I’d rather she never forgive me, and I’d rather she hate my guts than lose her!
“If she still wants to live, she shouldn’t have tried to escape from me at a time like this!”
Luna bit her lip and stared straight into Luke’s eyes, her own devoid of fear. “If you still love her, you shouldn’t continue hurting her!”
Luke snickered, “How dare a woman like you, who has been taking advantage of Joshua’s loyalty to hurt him for the past year, lecture me about love?
“Why does it matter if she gets hurt and learns some important lessons, as long as I can keep her by my side?”
Luke took another puff from his cigarette, then tossed it on the ground and put it out. “If you don’t want to help, I guess I’ll have to go myself.
“I’ll let you see for yourself how I fuck your best friend and teach her a lesson!” With that, he strode toward the restroom Gwen was hiding in.
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Luna chewed on her lip when she saw Luke approaching Gwen’s hiding spot and chased after him. “Luke! | f you treat Gwen that way, she’ll hate you for the rest of her life!”
Unfortunately, Luke did not stop. “What difference does that make?
“No matter how good I treat her, she never remembers the things I do for her.”
He was already at the restroom door as he spoke.
Seeing that he was about to push the door open and go in, Luna immediately stormed forward and extended her arms out to block his way.
“Can you stick to your word? Do you promise that you won’t do anything to harm Gwen as long as I go in there and convince her to come out?”
Even though, deep down, Luna wanted to believe that Luke would not harm Gwen, this man was still crazy!
If he really wanted to harm Gwen in public, there was nothing else Luna could do except watch.
Therefore, she could not take this risk.
Luke lowered his head to stare at the woman standing before him, who was more than a foot shorter than him.
Her arms were extended to both sides, using her skinny body as a weak yet determined shield to block his way
Her clear eyes were etched with anger, anxiety, and fear,
He could even feel Luna’s body trembling slightly, but despite this, she still risked everything to block his way just to save her friend.
As he stared at Luna, Luke suddenly understood why Joshua was in love with this woman.
He curled his lips into a smirk and replied, “Of course I promise.”
As though he wanted to show his sincerity, Luke put his hands in his pocket and took a small step back. “I hope that the person who comes out later will be a Gwen who’s willing to talk to me.”
He made a gesture toward Luna, signaling Luna to enter.
Luna gnawed on her lip, let out an exhale, then turned and entered the restroom.
“Boss,” one of Luke’s subordinates said in a low voice as Luna disappeared through the door. “The men from Lincoln City have called to ask you why you didn’t show up.
“Judging from how they sound…they’re a little pissed about waiting for you so long.”
Luke shot him a cold glare and replied, “Tell them to wait. If they’re not willing to, then they can fuck off.”
With that, he plopped down in a nearby chair and draped his arm across the back of his chair like a proud king.
His eyes never left the door of the restroom.
The subordinate fell silent for a moment, then could not help reminding him, “But Sir, we’ve been waiting for this business opportunity for a long time now…”
“So what?” Luke raised his brows and curled his lips into a smirk. “They’re nothing compared to Gwen.”
the subordinate had no choice but to sigh and shut up. All of a sudden, Luke’s phone rang.
It was a call from Joshua
Luke picked up the call and asked curtly. “What’s up?”
Joshua’s low voice rang out from the other end of the line, saying, “I asked Caleb just now, and he said you didn’t go to Lincoln City today.”
Luke curled his lips into a sneer. “Yes, I didn’t.”
Joshua furrowed his brows slightly. “Did you stay to capture Gwen?”
“I stayed to make her give up trying to escape.” Luke let out a sigh and rubbed his eyebrows in frustration. “That idiot woman.”
Luke was so used to putting up a brave front before everyone, but the only person he was willing to put down his guard with and tell the truth was his best friend, Joshua.
“Last night, she looked through my laptop while I was asleep and found out i’d be away today, so she tried to escape
“After guessing what she would do, do you honestly think I will sit around and let her run away?
“Even if it’s for her own safety, I won’t allow her to leave my side.”
Joshua let out a sigh and was about to comfort Luke when he was suddenly reminded of himself.
He and Luna had been together for so many years now, and they even had four children together. Even after all that, however, he and Luna still behaved like mortal enemies every time they met.
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What made him better than Luke?
As soon as he thought of this, Joshua sighed and said, “Alright then, just remember not to go 100 overboard.”
“Don’t worry.” Luke curled his lips into a smirk and replied, “I won’t dare hurt her with your precious Luna there.”
Joshua’s breath caught in his throat when he heard Luna’s voice,
After that, he hung up the phone after instructing Luke to send Luna back after this ordeal was over,
“Mr. Lynch.”
At this moment, Dr. Laura had already finished treating Bonnie’s broken finger,
Seeing that Joshua had hung up his call, she quickly approached him smilingly and handed himn her handwritten medical notes. “I think I should be upfront with you about Ms. Bonnie’s health as of now.”
She stared at him intently and asked, “Are you her boyfriend?”
Joshua furrowed his brows, shot her a displeased look, then lowered his head to stare at the notes he was holding. “She’s my wife’s friend.”
Dr. Laura’s expression darkened slightly when she heard this,
Of course she knew Bonnie was not Joshua’s girlfriend. When she was busy treating Bonnie, she could tell from Bonnie’s reactions every time she brought up Joshua that they were, in fact, not too close.
Besides, the news of Luna’s involvement with Joshua had spread like wildfire through the city the past few days, so naturally, Dr. Laura knew of this.
However, she had been under the impression that these were just rumors, but to her surprise, Joshua had addressed Luna as his wife.
“Bonnie is pregnant?” All of a sudden, Joshua caught sight of a row of words on the page.
He turned and stared at Dr. Laura, stunned. “Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
“I’m positive. She’s about a month along now.” Dr. Laura quickly took out a box of pills from her bag, “This i s the medication that Bonnie was prescribed by the Central Hospital pharmacy today. This drug works to abort an early fetus painlessly.
“I asked Ms. Bonnie just now, and she has no idea that she’s pregnant. She claimed that her friend handled all of her medical reports and examination results,
“Her friend was also the one who had gone to the pharmacy in her place to retrieve this medication for her.”
Joshua narrowed his eyes and suddenly recalled the scene he had stumbled upon, when Christopher had tried to force Bonnie into a taxi like a madman.
He was so aggressive as to break one of Bonnie’s fingers just to force her into the car, too.
He must have had something to do with this medication.
If Bonnie remained with him, Christopher would be able to trick Bonnie into taking this drug and aborting the baby without her knowledge…
As soon as he thought of this, Joshua turned to glance at Dr. Laura. “Have you told her this news?
Dr. Laura shook her head. “I didn’t dare tell her she’s pregnant, considering how emotionally unstable she i snow…”
“Don’t tell her yet.” Joshua tucked the report away and took the medication from Dr. Laura. “I’ll ask my wife to break this news to her as delicately as possible.”
Then, he summoned Lucas and ordered, “Send Dr. Laura home.”
Dr. Laura pursed her lips and shot Joshua a somewhat unwilling look. “Alright then, Mr. Lynch, I’ll come again tomorrow.”
With that, she turned and followed Lucas out the door.
The split second before she turned around, she caught sight of Joshua taking out his phone to dial Luna’s number.
She narrowed her eyes.
In the women’s restroom at the bus station.
Luna had just entered the restroom, and before she could even find the cubicle that Gwen was hiding in, her phone rang.
The loud ringtone echoed through the empty room.
Luna frowned and glanced at the name on the screen. Then, when she saw it was Joshua, she did not hesitate to decline the call.
The door of the cubicle at the end swung open at the sound of Luna’s ringtone. A tear-faced Gwen strode out and leaped into Luna’s arms, hugging her tightly. “Luna, I’ll never be able to escape! “I’ll never be able to escape again…”
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Luna chewed her bottom lip and hugged Gwen’s trembling body.
“It’s fine, It’s fine. Since you can’t run anymore…let’s stop.”
Luna Knew fully well why Gwen was so desperate to escape from Luke.
It was not only because he had killed Gwen’s fiancé, but there were plenty of other reasons.
For example, he never took notice of Gwen’s preferences and would always fire the servants and maids she liked.
He would always suspect that Gwen was having an affair with some of his subordinates and would constantly punish them for this.
On top of that..
He robbed her of her freedom.
Apart from forbidding her from going out, he would sometimes feed her medicine that put her to sleep, and every time he did this, she would end up sleeping for two days and wake up with fresh hickeys and bruises all over her body.
Sometimes, Gwen would wake up with rope marks over her wrists and ankles and even needle track marks on her elbows.
This man was deluded.
Alas, out of sheer rotten luck, Gwen just so happened to get involved with him, and it was too late to escape.
Gwen would never be able to go back to being an ordinary girl.
In the past, Gwen constantly wanted to change her fate and was never satisfied with being ordinary, but after she met Luke, she suddenly realized that to be ordinary was the greatest blessing there could ever b
“Luna…”
Gwen cried in Luna’s arms for a long time before her sobs turned into sniffles. She lifted her head to stare at Luna, her eyes etched with despair. “I’ve been planning this escape plan for an entire night and even mapped out my route…
“This morning, I watched with my own two eyes as Luke got into the car and left.
“I had placed a tracker on his car, and after confirming that he had left Merchant City, I only started moving…”
She wiped the tears from her eyes and continued moro sely, “I thought I was so stealthy that he wouldn’t b e able to find me.”
Gwen let out a bitter chuckle and lifted her head to stare at Luna once more. “The only person who knows I was planning to escape was you, but I know you’d never betray me. I don’t understand how he could’ve…”
A twinge of pain shot through Luna’s heart when she heard this.
She was just about to comfort Gwen when suddenly, her phone rang again.
Luna frowned and glanced at the caller ID.
It was Joshua again.
She was a little annoyed by this.
Was he not with Bonnie? Had Bonnie not told him she would return home as soon as she finished dealing with…
As soon as she thought of this, Luna’s entire body froze.
She was not the only person who knew of Gwen’s plans to escape.
When Gwen had called her, she never mentioned that she was trying to escape from Luke, and because o f this, Luna never suspected anything. Instead, she had been under the impression that Luke was about to bring Gwen somewhere, and she wanted to give Luna something before her departure.
After all, a similar event had happened before.
At that time, Luna was even puzzled as to why Luke would board a bus at such a dingy, run-down station, knowing how well he usually treated himself and Gwen.
Therefore, when Bonnie called her, Luna did not hide that she was waiting for Gwen at the station.
However, on second thought…
At that time, Bonnie had been together with Joshua and had even called her using Lucas’ phone.
Joshua was Luke’s best friend.
Luna could not help but have a bad feeling about this.
Her body started to tremble, too.
A split second later, she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms tightly around Gwen’s trembling body.” Gwen, now that you’ve been found, there’s nothing else you can do other than go home with Luke. …”
Luna sniffed and continued, “I’ll help you escape as soon as I finish dealing with everything, okay?”
She owed Gwen this much.
Gwen bit her lip and shook her head. “I don’t want to get you involved in this.
“Luke is a malicious, merciless man, and if you help me escape, I’m worried he will harm you…”
With that, she sniffed, lifted her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes, and forced out a smile. “It’s okay. I just have to put up with him, don’t I?
“I’ve been doing this for more than a year now, and it doesn’t matter if I have to wait a little longer.
“Besides, even though he never gives me freedom and even treats me like a toy, he still…” Gwen smiled and pointed at her own face.
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“Don’t you think my complexion looks much better than before?”
Luna bit her lip and nodded with tears in her eyes. “Yes, I do!”
Gwen was right. Even though Luke was cruel, merciless, and viewed Gwen as his personal property, he still took care of her meticulously.
She had to admit that Gwen looked much healthier compared to how she had looked a year ago when she flew to Merchant City to take care of Luna.
Regardless, Luna still swore that she would one day help Gwen escape from Luke!
The two women continued sobbing in the restroom for a while longer before Gwen finally let go of Luna and strode out of the restroom.
The station outside the restroom was as deserted as before.
Luke was leaning against a wall right across the women’s toilet, toying with his phone lazily.
He furrowed his brows slightly when he heard Gwen’s footsteps coming out of the toilet.
However, he did not lift his head at all, nor did he stop toying with his phone.
Gwen bit her lip as she stared at this man, who, in her mind, was the devil himself. She sighed and, after silently persuading herself multiple times, strode over to him.
“Luke.” She stopped in front of him. Staring at him, she then hoarsely added, “I’ll go with you.”
“You’re not going to try to escape anymore?” Luke did not even lift his head to look at her, but his voice was as cold and emotionless as always.
Gwen bit her lip and let out another exhale. “I won’t.”
“Good girl.” Luke curled his lips into a smirk and tucked his phone into his pocket nimbly.
He glanced coldly at Gwen, then at Luna, who stood behind her. “If you had told me just now that you’d try to escape again, then your friend would suffer.”
Gwen furrowed her brows upon hearing this. Before she could protest that this had nothing to do with Luna, Luke suddenly stood up and walked over to her.
He tilted her chin up with his slender finger, forcing her to stare straight at him. “Gwen, you won’t be able t o leave me.
“The only way you’ll survive is if you’re with me.
“This is your fate.”
With that, he grabbed hold of the back of her head and forcefully pressed his lips against Gwen’s.
This kiss came so unexpectedly that Gwen widened her eyes in shock.
She never thought Luke would kiss her in front of so many people.
Luke narrowed his eyes, stared at her dark pupils, and pressed his lips even harder against hers.
Finally, he bit her thin, rosy lips, and the taste of blood emanated through their mouths.
Gwen did not dare to hide from him and had no choice but to allow Luke to bite her and make her bleed.
After a long time, when Luke finally released her, both their lips were stained red with blood.
“This is your punishment.”
After saying these curt words, he lifted Gwen into his arms and ordered, “Send Ms. Luna back to Mr. Lynch’s house.”
With that, he turned and strode away with Gwen in his arms.
Gwen immediately turned to glance at Luna, who remained motionless, and mouthed to her. “Don’t worry I’ll be fine.”
How could Luna possibly believe this?
Why did Gwen even attempt to escape in the first place if not for the fact that she could not stand Luke’s aggressive ways any longer?
She was so close.
Gwen had said clearly on the phone that she had bought a bus ticket that was due to depart in five minutes. If Luke had arrived five minutes later, she could have left Merchant City!
It was all her fault…
“Come on, let’s go.” The sound of Luke’s subordinate’s voice pulled Luna back to reality.
Seeing that she did not reply, he repeated, “Ms. Luna, Mr. Lynch has instructed Boss to send you home safely.
“Please don’t make this more difficult than it has to be.”
Luna furrowed her brows upon hearing this.
Her guess was right; Gwen’s capture had everything to do with Joshua! How else could he have known that she was with Luke, much less ask him to send her home safely?