Both Thomas and Yannie lifted their heads in unison upon hearing this.
At this moment, Joshua was standing at the door to Senior Howard’s room, staring calmly at them.
It was clear that he had been inside the room all this while and had only emerged when he heard the
commotion. This explained why Tina and Dan were waiting outside the room instead of being with
Senior Howard.
At the thought of this, Thomas glanced at Yannie, frowning, then at Joshua. He hesitated for a moment
before finally making his way across the hallway, circling past Joshua, and entering the room.
The door slammed shut behind him.
Yannie quickly strode over to Joshua’s side and whispered, “Mr. Lynch, Thomas‘ father…”
“He’s fine,” Joshua replied calmly. “Thankfully, Thomas‘ bullet did not hit anything critical, and so he’s
currently stable. However…”
He turned to glance at the closed door and sighed. “The misunderstanding between them will only run
deeper from here on out.
“In the future, you’ll need to try harder to get Thomas and his father to reconcile.
Yannie bit her lip when she heard this.
A split second later, she lifted her head to stare at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, I know you and Luna want
nothing more than for Thomas and me to work things out, but…”
She let out an exhale. “I’m sorry, but… I don’t think I can continue being with Thomas anymore.”
She took a small step back to increase the distance between her and Joshua, then lifted her head to
stare at him in determination. “I’ll help Thomas patch things up with his father, but unfortunately, I won’t
stay to help him any further than this.
“I feel that I need some time apart from him to think things through, and vice versa.”
Joshua furrowed his brow upon hearing this. “Do you care about what happened between him and
Denise?”
“How can I not?” Yannie curled her lips into a bitter smile. “Unfortunately, I’m
not as forgiving and selfless as some people. I can’t possibly accept what happened between the two
of them…”
She bit her lip and recalled the sounds she had heard while being tied up outside the room. She would
never be able to forget the cries of pleasure emanating from within the room.
Every time she was reminded of this and laid eyes on Thomas…she would feel strangely frustrated.
She loved Thomas, she truly did, but it was precisely because of how much she loved him that she
could not stomach the idea of him having slept with another woman.
At the thought of this, Yannie sighed and said, “Thomas doesn’t know about what happened yet. I’ll tell
him the truth after he recovers from all this, and I’m sure he will respect my decision.”
Joshua’s expression darkened upon this. Finally, he let out a sigh of resignation and asked, “Well, what
are you going to do in the future?”
“I’ll bring my mother back home to Merchant City or…” Yannie paused for a moment. “Or perhaps we’ll
go to Sea City and Banyan City.
“You and Luna are from Banyan City, whereas Gwen is from Sea City, the two places I’d like to visit
eventually. Perhaps I’ll even consider traveling the world with my mother.”
Joshua pursed his lips. “Have you ever considered what will happen to Riley in the future?”
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