Ch. 3061..3070

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3061 -Anne froze upon hearing John's idea.

A second later, she sighed and nodded.

"Alright. I'll be off now." John sighed as he took the empty cup from her. "I know that neither of us would even blink an eye for ten thousand dollars in the past, but..."

Things have changed.

10000 dollars was more than enough to cover their household expenses for three months and temporarily relieve their financial burden. He wanted to do everything he could to get his hands on the money.

The look Anne cast at him was full of helplessness and remorse.

She wrapped her arms around John's body and gently kissed his jaw. Finally, she fixed her gaze on him, as though she was trying to tell him that she would support him no matter what.

Although Anne could no longer speak, they were soulmates and could understand each other with just one glance.

Therefore, John understood exactly what she was trying to convey to him.

He nodded before finally walking out of the room and closing the door gently behind him. Then, he tiptoed to the kitchen to put down Anne's cup before leaving the house.

He lit a cigarette as he strode down the stairwell and texted the real estate agent. [How much for a pair of keys to the apartment across?]

He knew that there was no such thing as free lunch; the real estate agent would never give out such benefits free of charge.

To his surprise, the real estate agent replied with a smiling emoji. [You're Robyn's brother, aren't you?]

John paused momentarily, then replied, (Yes, I am.]

[Alright then. It's okay, it's free for you! Come to the first- floor lobby to get the keys. I'm close with Robyn, and I know the troubles you guys are facing. Just think of this as my way of helping you guys.]

John's heart tingled with relief. He sprinted down to the first floor, where the real estate agent was waiting.

"Here. This is the key to unit number 501, block 12. From what I heard, those men haven't gone there yet."

John nodded and thanked the real estate agent, then walked out of the building.

He wrapped his coat around himself and followed the rest of the tenants who were trying to sneak into the building across.

As they trudged along the path, one of the neighbors shot John a disdainful look. "You're wearing a suit, for God's sake. Why do you even need this ten thousand dollars?"

John smiled and glanced back at the man who said this." I'm willing to do anything for my family."

With that, he handed the man a cigarette and asked sharply, "Aren't you doing the same?"

The man was rendered speechless by John's reply. A split second later, he took the cigarette from John and gave him a thumbs-up in admiration. "You're a brave man. I salute you. n

John smiled before turning and leaping over the fence that separated the two buildings. "I appreciate your compliment, but all I'm trying to do is care for my family."

His only wish was to see Anne, Sammie, and Robyn live healthy and happy lives.

"And I'm certain you will achieve that!" the man grinned.

John did not reply and instead headed straight to block 12.

When he finally found unit 501 and opened the door with his key, however, he realized this was not a vacant unit as the real estate agent promised.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt the cold barrel of a gun against his forehead. "Who the hell are you?"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3062 -The old version of John would have passed out if he was threatened with a gun, but after nearly losing Anne's life and having murdered someone with his bare hands, he was not at all afraid of being pointed at with a gun.

He stared at the man pointing the gun. "I'm just here for the money."

The man frowned and asked dubiously, "What money?"

John pointed at the illuminated buildings outside the window. "Well, if I guessed correctly, all those people are here for you."

The man narrowed his eyes. "You're correct."

They would never miss out on such a commotion.

Unfortunately, they did not receive any orders from Tyson to leave, and even if they wanted to, they were surrounded and had no chance of escaping.

They were trying to decide what to do, and this man just so happened to barge in. Of course they would immediately suspect his motives.

"What are you doing here?"

John sighed and pointed again at his apartment building. "I live right across the street. We all heard that they were giving out money as compensation here, so I snuck in to pretend I live here and mooch some money."

With that, he glanced at the inside of the house.

There were six other men inside the house, apart from him and the man with the gun. Five of them were sprawled across the couch and bed, eating.

Another man was sitting on the ground with his face shielded, but it was clear that he was tied up.

John immediately understood what was happening. He had barged right into these men's hideout!

His mind began to race as he tried to figure out what to do.

Since whoever was giving the money was so generous as to give 10000 dollars to every tenant, he was certain he would be able to get more money if he helped them find whoever it was they were looking for.

He was so broke at this point that nothing mattered more than money.

"Is that so?" the man with the gun asked warily.

One of the men sitting on the couch shouted, "Don't even bother listening to him. Just kill him on the spot!"

"That's right! Maybe he's a spy!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

The man with the gun furrowed his brow and placed his thumb over the trigger. "Sorry, pal."

John forced himself to remain calm when he heard the snap. "Don't shoot!"

He tried to make himself sound as calm as possible, then continued, "You all saw what's happening outside. They're ransacking the entire building. If you shoot me, they'll hear you and come right over.

"Do you honestly think you'd be able to make it out alive? Is it worth it to put yourself and the rest of your friends in danger over me?"

The man with the gun narrowed his eyes. "Well, will we stand a chance of surviving if we don't kill you?"

Even if they spared him, they would be discovered and trapped anyway.

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3063 -"I can help you escape!" John exclaimed just as the man was about the pull trigger. "I can help you!"

The man furrowed his brow and moved the gun away from John’s forehead. "What do you have?"

John exhaled and said in a low voice, "Sir, have you forgotten about what I said? Whoever's searching for you right now is giving out ten thousand dollars to every person whose door they knocked on.

"There are many more tenants in this building besides you, and if you guys split up and sneak into the vacant units, you'll be able to pass off as tenants. Not only will you be safe, but you'll get some money in addition also.

"There are plenty of other people like me who've snuck in just to get the money. If you put on a good act, I'm sure no one will notice!"

With that, John glanced at the rest of the men in the room and added, "Sir, I'm sorry to say this, but you guys are no match for the people outside. There are carloads of men out there searching for you right now, and no matter how powerful you are, you won't stand a chance."

The man paused, glanced out the window, and fell silent.

He knew John was right. As skilled as they were, they were severely outnumbered.

There was no doubt that staying in this room would get them killed. Although Tyson was in power, all of them were still loyal to Luke and did not truly want to be Tyson's subordinates.

Therefore, none of them were willing to sacrifice themselves for Tyson's sake.

At the thought of this, the man with the gun glanced at another man sitting on the bed. "Did you manage to get through?"

The man shook his head. "I can't get in touch with Diablo nor anyone from Sea City."

He shot the man a worried look and asked, "Have they given up on us, Scarface? Have we been left for dead?"

Scarface exhaled and turned to stare at John. "Are you sure those people will leave after giving them money and won't investigate further?"

"Yes!" John nodded. "There are thousands of units in this building. Even if they have plenty of men, they'd never be able to finish investigating every household tonight. All they did was just ask some basic questions and leave. If that weren't the case, neither of us would even dare sneak in here.

"Besides, you can always just pretend to be annoyed residents and stir up a fight with them once they knock on your door. It's their fault for conducting such a search in the middle of the night, and surely they'll feel bad for doing so and won't dare to waste too much of your time, but..."

He glanced at the rest of the men and continued, "I still think you all should split up. With so many men in one house, they'll have to be idiots not to know something is up."

Scarface was silent after hearing this.

A split second later, one of the men on the bed stood up and declared, "Scarface, this man is right! We can't just sit around and wait for them to find us! We'd be dead once they lay their hands on us! We might as well just take the money for ourselves and leave that old geezer behind. If we do that, we might stand a chance of surviving!

"Even if we manage to survive all this, Tyson will surely be suspicious of us once we return!"

"He's right!" the rest all geared up to support him. "This is our best shot!"

Scarface was silent for a moment, then finally turned to glance coldly at John. "Perhaps you're just a spy that they sent over to trick us."

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3064 -"Do you honestly think I'd be a spy?" John scratched his head sheepishly. "I'm just here for the money, but I just so happened to run into you guys. Now that I'm here, not only will I not get my money, but I might be killed too. All I'm trying to do is make sure I get out of here alive by helping you guys."

Scarface stared at him for a long time before narrowing his eyes again. "Are you being honest?"

"Of course I am." John grinned. "I, like everyone else in this room, just want to stay alive.

"If you don't listen to my advice, and those people find us..."

John did not need to finish his sentence; everyone in the room knew what would happen to them if they were found.

One of the men leaped off the bed. "Let's do as he said, Scarface. We'll all split up and each find a unit to hide in. It's all a game of luck from here on out. Even if we're found, we can't reveal anything about the rest of us.

"This is far better than staying here and waiting for death to come."

"But..." All of a sudden, one of the more timid subordinates piped up. "If we leave this old geezer behind and run away ourselves, Tyson will..."

"Let's focus on staying alive first. We'll figure out how to explain this to Tyson later." Scarface sighed and accepted John's idea. "Let's do as he says. You all know how to break locks, so find a unit each and hide there. When they come knocking, pretend you live here and claim the money for yourselves. Then, run for your lives."

With that, he glanced out the window.

The cars were parked in front of their building.

"We're running out of time. Everybody for themselves!"

Finally, he glanced at the man slumped on the ground and frowned. "As for this old geezer, we'll just leave him behind to fend for himself."

As soon as he spoke, he looked at John.

"Hey, come help me with this!"

His subordinates rushed forward at his command. "What is it, Scarface?"

"Tie these two together. I'll keep an eye on them!"

The rest of the men who were about to leave all froze in their tracks. "Scarface, you can't stay here with them! It's too dangerous!"

If they were found, Scarface would be pegged as the kidnapper!

’Well, they're bound to find us anyway. At least if they find me, you'll all have a bigger window of time to escape." With that, Scarface waved and commanded, "Just help me tie them up, then get out of here."

The men exchanged nervous glances and sighed. They helped strap John and Andy together, then scurried off as fast as their legs could take them.

The only people left in the room were John, Andy, and Scarface.

John's heart leaped into his throat when he caught sight of the gun.

He thought his plan would work, but he had become the hostage instead!

He never once imagined that Scarface would be willing to sacrifice himself for all his friends' sake!

Whoever was searching for the old man was doing this for a reason. He mattered to them, and if anything happened, Scarface would no doubt try to leverage his position by using the old man as a hostage.

Therefore, Scarface would not hesitate to hurt John at all if things took a turn for the worst.

Despair grew in John’s heart when he thought of this.

He was just here to get some quick cash! Who would have thought he would end up in such a situation?

There was no such thing as a free lunch after all...

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3065 -"Sir," John called out. "I never pegged you for such a loyal friend."

Scarface glared at him. "Don't talk to me. You're a slippery eel. I know you're just talking to me because you're trying to escape. Well, let me tell you this; you won't stand a chance."

Since he had chosen to sacrifice himself by staying behind with the hostages, he was determined not to be fooled by this man anymore.

John's heart sank. "Sir, I'm not trying to escape. I just wanted to make small talk, that's all."

Scarface sneered. "Well, if you're feeling lonely, you can talk to that old geezer next to you. He's been here a long time and didn't have anyone to talk to. Perhaps you guys can be friends and accompany each other when you go to heaven!"

Scarface's words made John's skin crawl. He was about to say something else, but Scarface pointed the gun at him." Shut up, or I'll shoot you."

John froze and decided not to bother him anymore. Instead, he turned to the man next to him. "Hello, sir. Tell me, how rich are you?"

Andy had been held captive for so long that his voice had turned raspy from misuse. He could not utter a word and instead stared at John in puzzlement.

"You must be rich, huh?" John snickered. "Why else would these men kidnap you in the first place? Come on, tell me. I'm just curious. I've never seen that much money in my life."

Andy mustered all the strength in his body to open his mouth. "You wouldn't be able to get your hands on my money even if I told you anyway, so why should I?"

John was displeased to hear this. "So what if I can't get it? I just want to fantasize about it. Why can't I? Besides..."

He glanced sneakily at Scarface.

Although Scarface was holding a gun, the clothes he wore looked cheap and poorly made.

It was clear that Scarface was probably just as broke as him and had been forced to do this for a living.

He let out a cough and winked at Andy. "Well, if you're willing to promise us some of your money, we might actually stand a chance of getting it. I'd like to experience what it's like to be rich before I die!"

Andy chuckled at this. "Well, you're right. I'm getting old now, and my daughter is nowhere to be found. My money won't go anywhere anyway, and if I give it to you, you might finally fulfill your dying wish of being a rich man. Sadly..."

Andy sighed. "You won't have a chance. You'll never be able to experience what it's like to be a rich person."

Scarface stiffened when he heard this, it was clear Andy’s words had struck a chord.

John secretly gave Andy a thumb-up, then added, "Well, if only we can get out of here, we might be able to actually spend some of your money."

He glanced at Scarface. "Sir, have you ever been rich? Do you know what it's like?" "Shut your hole!" The next moment, Scarface had his gun pointed at John's head. "Shut up, or I'll kill you!"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3066 -John cowered and did not dare to say another word. Instead, he sighed in desolation.

Was he going to die here?

He had yet to hear Anne utter her first word. He had yet to watch his beautiful daughter grow up or see his sister get married...

He closed his eyes.

He had done everything he could to fake Anne's death so he could sneak her out of Banyan City to somewhere where no one could find them.

He thought he could finally give her the life she wanted and protect her from danger, but he had walked right into a trap, all for the promise of 10000 dollars. He could not even begin to imagine how Robyn and Anne would react if they heard about this.

Would Anne be so stunned by the news of his death that she could finally speak again?

If that happened, perhaps his death would finally mean something after all...

All of a sudden, Scarface turned to glance coldly at Andy and said, "You still haven't answered the question."

Andy and John were both stunned to hear this.

A split second later, Andy replied in a voice barely above a whisper, "I have no idea either, but according to the shareholder meeting last year, I own about five million dollars in shares."

As he said this, he turned to stare expectantly at Scarface." If you want, I can bring you to Sea City, claim the shares, and let you two spend it all. That way, both of us will at least die as rich people."

"You mean the three of us." Scarface chuckled. "Trust me. Once I kill you, it won't be long before I'm dead too."

He turned to glance at John once more. "Do you have any idea how to sneak out of here?"

John paused then replied, "Well, we can pretend we're a family. When they come knocking on our door, we can say we're a trio of father and son, and once they leave, we'll sneak out of here unnoticed."

With that, he nudged Andy surreptitiously. "Do you agree, old man?"

Andy nodded. "Yes. Those people surely wouldn't want to impede on anyone else more than they've done already, so if we pretend we live here, they won't bother us."

Scarface was silent for a moment then nodded. Finally, he pointed the barrel of the gun at John and Andy. "Watch your mouth. If you say anything that blows our cover, I'll put a bullet right through your head!"

John and Andy nodded. "Don't worry. We'll play it cool!"

Scarface finally plopped down in a corner and began to fantasize about what he would do with the money he could get from Andy.

He had been working for his entire life, and he could not even begin to imagine what five million dollars looked like. Even if he died, it would be worth it!

John shot Andy a meaningful glance.

The search team soon arrived at their floor. When they knocked on the door, Scarface flung it open in feigned anger. "Who is it? Who the hell thought it was a good idea to conduct a search in the middle of the night?"

The man outside the door glanced into the house. "Sorry, we're just looking for someone. Who else lives here?"

Scarface furrowed his brow and snapped, "Me, my brother, and my dad." He even pointed into the house for good measure.

The man could not help feeling that something was amiss when he caught sight of the two people lying on the bed, but since the room was dark, he could not be certain.

Just as he was about to leave, someone shouted, "Help! We don't know him! He kidnapped us!"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3067-Both Scarface and the man outside the door froze.

John turned to stare, wide-eyed, at the man next to him.

How dare he? Did he have a death wish?!

John could understand that the old man was probably excited to see someone coming to save him after being entrapped for so long, but this was not the right time to do so!

"Rats!" Scarface immediately whipped around and fired a shot toward Andy's head.

A split second later, someone grunted in pain, followed by the smell of burning flesh mixed with blood.

The man outside the door tackled Scarface to the floor. ” Don't move!"

The rest of his crew stormed into the room and switched on the lights.

They realized that Andy was not the only one in the room. Next to him was a younger man bleeding from the gunshot wound in his shoulder.

Andy, on the other hand, was scared out of his wits. He clung to John's arm and yelped, "Are you okay? Young man! Are you still alive?"

"I'm not dead." John furrowed his brow. "Why are you so stupid? I'm surprised you even managed to survive so long."

The look of concern froze on Andy's face.

John chuckled at this. "Well, I guess I saved your life. Considering this, are you going to give me some kind of reward? I don't ask for much. Just a few hundred thousand.

I need to pay for my wife's surgery..."

Before he could finish, his eyelids fluttered shut, and he passed out.

"Father!" Gwen, who had been waiting in the car all this while, could not stop herself when she heard that they had found Andy. She broke free of the bodyguard that was keeping an eye on her, then stormed all the way up to the fifth floor and leaped into Andy's arms. "Father! Are you okay? I can't believe it!"

Her entire body was shaking. She thought she would never be able to see her father again!

The truth was, she had already braced herself for the worst when she first found out Andy had been kidnapped. Not because she wanted her father to die, but because she knew exactly how ruthless Tyson was.

Thankfully, they had kidnapped Andy to lure her. Because of this, they had no choice but to spare Andy's life.

She finally saw her father again, and all the worry and sorrow dissipated into nothing. With that, she burst into tears of joy.

Andy consoled her for a long time before finally saying,'

Well, it's all thanks to this young man. if it weren't for him, I'd be dead by now."

Gwen froze, then finally realized that there was someone else in the room with them-a young man whom the men were tending to.

"What happened to him?" She walked over to see if she could help.

At that very moment, she caught sight of his face.

"John?"

What was he doing here? Was he the one who saved Andy?

"What's he doing here?" Luke and Joshua, who also arrived as soon as they heard the news, were both stunned to see John.

Andy shot them an incredulous look. "Do you all...know him?"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3068-"Know him? Oh, we go way back..." Joshua sighed, then kneeled to get a closer look at John's injury. "What happened?"

Before anyone could even answer, Andy sighed. With Gwen's help, he slowly picked himself up from the floor. "It's all my fault. We already agreed on a plan to escape, but I couldn't stop myself from shouting when I saw these people coming to save me.

"The kidnapper fired the gun at me to try to kill me, but..."

He glanced rather remorsefully at the unconscious John lying on the floor. "This young man leaped in front of me to protect me. I was unscathed, but I can't say the same for him M

With that, Andy lifted his head to stare at Gwen. "It's all my fault. Not only did I drag all of you into this, but L.even injured this poor, innocent young man."

Gwen shed a tear when she heard this. "It's not your fault, Father. As for John..."

She sniffed and was about to say something when Luke spoke, frowning, "He’ll be fine. The gunshot wound is on his shoulder, and it doesn't look too deep. He'll be okay, but he needs to rest and rehabilitate."

With that, he glanced at the men and asked, "Did any of you call 911?"

The men nodded. "The ambulance is already on its way."

"Good." Luke turned to stare at Andy. "When the ambulance arrives, you should go with them to the hospital to get checked, too. After such a long time in captivity, you might've suffered some injuries not visible to the naked eye or even nutritional deficiencies."

Andy finally turned to look at the man speaking to him. When he laid eyes on Luke's face, however, his eyes widened in terror, and he staggered backward. "You... You..."

He clutched Gwen's arm tightly, and his voice began to tremble. "Gwennie, are you seeing this too? Am I in heaven? Why... Why can I see Luke?"

Gwen paused for a moment before chuckling. "No, Father, you're not in heaven, and he is Luke... This is all very complicated. I'll explain everything to you when we reach the hospital, okay?"

Andy, still wide-eyed in shock, glanced first at Gwen, then at Luke. "Is this what you did when you spent your time traveling the world? Finding an identical twin to replace Luke? Gwennie, I know I'm not in a place to comment, but you shouldn't have a person replace someone else's identity. That's not right..."

Gwen could not help rubbing her brow in exasperation. "He's not a replacement..."

All of a sudden, the sound of the ambulance siren blared from outside the building, and someone shouted up to them, "The ambulance is here! You can bring the injured down now!"

Gwen helped Andy out the door. "Come on. Let's go to the hospital, and I'll explain everything."

When they reached the door, she turned to glance at the unconscious man on the ground and shot Joshua a rather concerned look. "Are... Are you going to tell Luna?"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3069 -Joshua furrowed his brow. "Well see."

Ever since Anne's death, Luna had been weighed down by her guilt toward John and was thus sensitive to any news about John's whereabouts. This was the reason she chose to come to Sharnwick City with Joshua. She hoped to get a glimpse of John and Sammie.

If Luna found out about John's injury, she would not be able to control herself and would perhaps do something irrational.

Joshua did not intend to intrude on John's life here in Sharnwick City, and if John found out that they were here to check on him, he would be disturbed and might even get angry at Joshua for failing to honor his promise.

"Maybe we should tell her only after John's situation is better," Luke suggested.

Gwen accepted this answer, turned away, and helped bring her father downstairs.

The ambulance sped off toward the nearest hospital with its two victims, sirens blaring.

Scarface and the rest of his accomplices had finally been caught.

Luna had been up all night all this while. After getting off from a call with her children, she continued to wait patiently by the phone, awaiting good news.

Finally, after seeing the news of the kidnappers' arrest, she let out a sigh of relief and allowed herself to drift off to sleep.

Everything was finally okay. Andy had been found, and Gwen could finally be at ease too.

Otherwise...

Luna could not even begin to imagine how Gwen would feel if, less than a year after losing Luke, she lost her father too.

Luna woke up at around 9 a.m. the next morning.

She thought Joshua would have returned at night and would be sleeping next to her by the time she woke up, but to her surprise, the other side of the bed was empty.

She dialed Gwen's number and, at the same time, went over to knock on Gwen's room door.

She could not get through to Gwen's phone, and no one was in her room.

Luna could not help feeling worried about this.

'Why aren't Joshua and Gwen back yet? Didn't they find Andy last night? Where are they now?' she thought to herself as she dialed Joshua's number.

He soon picked up and said in a tone that sounded exhausted, "Hey, you're up."

Luna furrowed her brow and said rather anxiously, "Why didn't either of you come back last night? Didn't you already

rescue Andy?"

Joshua paused then replied, " Yes, we did, but there were plenty of things that we needed to sort out. The police wanted to get a formal report, and Mr. Larson needed to go to the hospital for a checkup...

"Not only that, but there was another man who was with Mr. Larson last night, and he took a bullet for him. We're making sure that he gets checked and treated too."

At this point, Joshua decided to change the subject. "I'm at the Moore Group office now. Tara needed my help with something."

Luna frowned when she heard this. "Are you saying that after saving Gwen's father, going to the police station, and taking care of the injured man last night, you went all the way to Moore Group to help Tara? When did you even sleep? if

What was so important about Tara's task anyway? Did it matter more than his sleep?

"Yes." Joshua nodded. "She needed my help with some financial issues. Since you're awake, I'll help you order some room service. Just stay put, and I'll be back soon. As soon as I'm done, I'll pick Gwen and Mr. Larson up from the hospital and bring them to the hotel."

Luna was annoyed to hear this. "No need! I'll go to the hospital myself!"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3070-Luna slammed the phone down, strode out of the hotel, and hailed a taxi straight to the hospital.

She was fuming throughout the trip, unable to understand Joshua's point of view. Was he simply too much of a workaholic, or did he simply choose to ignore his health?

He barely had the time to rest, yet he chose to help Tara-a cousin whom he was not even related to-with her 'problem'.

She could not believe this man. He had four children to feed, yet he continued to take his health for granted. What would happen if he fell ill? Would she have to take care of five people then?

Besides, it was one thing to do this, but another issue entirely because he had failed to update her on the situation or at least tell her he was not going home.

If she had not called him, she would still be clueless about everything that was going on.

Bonnie was right about men; Joshua would never have done this in the past!

The more Luna thought about it, the more furious she got.

The taxi soon arrived at the hospital.

Luna was so angry that she got out of the car and stomped toward the hospital in a huff, barely even noticing where she was going. By the time she came to, she bumped into

another woman.

"Ouch!" Robyn glanced at Luna, clutching her chest in pain." Watch where you're going!"

As angry as she was, she had to admit her mistake. She smiled and apologized to the woman she had bumped into." I'm sorry. I was engrossed in my thoughts and didn't see you coming. I'm sorry if I hurt you."

The woman in front of her seemed to be a visitor too. There was an open thermal food container by her feet, and its contents were spilled all over the linoleum floor.

Luna felt even more guilty at this sight.

A janitor approached them to help clean up the mess. Luna thanked him, then helped pick up the empty food container and asked, "Are you here to visit someone too? I'm sorry that I caused you to spill your food. Why don't I take you to a restaurant and buy you a meal?"

Seeing that Luna appeared remorseful, Robyn decided not to pursue this matter any further. Instead, she frowned, snatched the container from Luna, and strode toward the nearest bathroom. "It's okay."

Luna sighed and followed her. As she waited patiently outside the bathroom, she dialed Gwen's number.

Gwen did not pick up.

As worried as she was about Gwen’s whereabouts, Luna knew she had another priority at hand-to atone for bumping into the woman.

Therefore, she had no choice but to push her thoughts to the back of her head and wait patiently for the woman to emerge.

After washing the empty food container, Robyn turned and came face-to-face with Luna. She frowned and said, "I don't need you to make it up to me."

Luna smiled. "I know you're here to visit someone, and I'm sorry I made you spill the food you brought. Even if you don't need me to buy you a meal, we certainly can't let the patient wait too long for food, can we? I want to bring you to a restaurant where I'll buy you another meal for the person you're visiting. I'll feel better this way."

Robyn finally relented and nodded. "Alright, then."

She intended to return home and get another batch of food for John, but seeing that this woman was so insistent, she decided to take her up on her offer instead.

The two women walked over to the restaurant across the street.

Luna ordered a set of the food that Robyn had brought, then added some more for good measure.

"You don't have to," Robyn said when she noticed this.

"It's okay. I just want to make it up to you." Luna grinned at her. "Who are you here to visit?"

Robyn paused before she replied, "My brother. He suffered a gunshot wound."