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,
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 surpr
"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…"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 I…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 loo
Joshua furrowed his brow. "We'll 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 w
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
Gunshot wound?Luna froze when she heard this as she stared at the woman behind her.Robyn realized what she had said but could not be bothered to explain, so she smiled and said, "He's fine. Just some minor lacerations."Luna pursed her lips but did not pursue any more information. Instead, she packed the food in the container and handed it to Robyn.Finally, she gave Robyn her number and said, "This is my number. If you need any help, feel free to contact me."Robyn was a little taken aback by this. Although she did not know who Luna was, judging by the clothes she was wearing, she could tell that Luna was a wealthy woman.Were people as rich as her usually so kind?Most people would only apologize and would not even bother to compensate for the spilled food even if they bumped into her. Not only did this woman buy her another meal, but she even offered help should she need it in the future."Alright. I'll be off now. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need anything." Luna
"It's okay. I didn't save him for his money." John smiled as he reached out to take the cutlery from Robyn.He had been wondering the same thing as Robyn was, but truth be told, he did not regret his decision at all. Although he had gone there for the money in the first place, it had not been his motivation when he leaped in front of the bullet.He had done it without even thinking. Even if he turned back time, he would still save that man without hesitation.Robyn sighed and shot him a rather helpless look. "But John…will you even be able to attend the public bid in your current state?"John turned pale at this. A split second later, he grinned at Robyn and said, "Of course I can. Only my shoulder is hurt, not my brain, so I'll still be able to work as usual and prepare for the bid. Don't worry. Just take care of Anne and Sammie, and I'll do the rest."With that, he glanced meaningfully at Robyn and said, "However…I need you to pretend you're sick."Robyn used to be a nurse and
Could John have been telling the truth all along?At the thought of this, Tara snuck another glance at Robyn.Robyn was a little uneasy at being scrutinized like this. She sheepishly laughed and said, "Nice to meet you, Miss Moore. I'm John's sister, Robyn."With that, she extended her hand to Tara.Tara frowned as she shook Robyn's hand. "I hear you're sick?"Robyn's hand stiffened. She forgot all about John's instructions!She smiled, trying to remain as calm as she could. "Yes. I contracted some weird disease that's making all the organs in my body fail gradually, and I need surgery to live."With that, she turned to shoot John a rather accusing look. "Did you tell everyone? Didn't I say not to reveal too much about my illness?"John chuckled. "Well, Miss Moore is bound to find out anyway as we'll be working together very soon."Tara was a little bothered by this. Joshua had sent her over to take care of John and pry more about his personal life, so how was she supposed to