She rushed over and hurriedly grabbed Luna’s hand. “You’re awake?! Are you thirsty, hungry? I’ll get Luke to hire the best chef and cook for you, okay?“

Seeing her friend’s apparent concern for her well- being, Luna smiled bitterly. “Now that you mention it, I am hungry. Can you order something light for me, please?“

Gwen nodded quickly, turned around, and left the ward.

Luna leaned back on the hospital bed and listened as Gwen ordered the guard at the door to keep a tight eye on her, her lips lifting into a faint smile. But even if she smiled, it still hurt.

After being tortured for the past few days, her lips were dry and cracked, even slight movements of her lips brought piercing pain.

Luna licked her lips and silently raised her left hand. There was a gap on her left hand where her little finger used to be. It could never return. The gap would remain for the rest of her life. Just like her heart. After a part of her heart was cut off by Joshua, the gap would always be there.

escape? If he did, would he seal the entire city to look for her? What a pity, she had

that she should be happy.

a laugh. Her children, Nellie, Nigel, and Neil…were all still in Banyan City. She could not hide in Sea City forever. Sooner or later, she would have to

a phone that sat at the head of her bed rang. It did not belong to her, but the caller ID indicated that it was a call from Nigel. She could not help but answer the call

“Mommy! How are you?“

was connected, words poured out of Nigel’s mouth before Luna could say anything. “Aunt Gwen left you this phone. This is an encrypted call. You have to hide, only come back after you manage to find evidence that Fiona Blake is

end of the phone, tears streamed down Luna’s cheeks. With these few simple sentences, even without explaining, Luna understood…

did not want them to get involved in this. That was why she pretended to be very relaxed when they visited her at the asylum yesterday, or when she dealt with

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