"How about Naomi's offer?" Alicia asks while looking at Luna through the reflection of the large mirror in front of them. Luna glances at Alicia with one eye, as the other eye is being worked on by Patrick with makeup."For what?" Luna asks, making Alicia roll her eyes before walking closer to Luna."Didn't I tell you a while ago that Naomi offered to celebrate your birthday this year? She said to consider it as a thank-you for all your hard work during your career with her agency," Alicia explains, causing Luna to pause and consider Naomi's offer."How many days until my birthday?" Luna asks, prompting Alicia to count on her fingers."Day after tomorrow.""What?!" Luna and Patrick both exclaim, looking at Alicia. Even Luna herself can't believe her birthday is coming up so soon, and Alicia is just now telling her."Why didn't you let me know earlier?" Luna says, a bit irritated."Luna, I mentioned this a week ago when Naomi messaged me, and I immediately told you," Alicia replies, a
Luna continues tossing dresses from the glass wardrobe in front of her without considering the price or size. Cost isn't an issue for her wallet, and Luna can wear outfits of any size and still look fitting and appropriate when adorned by Luna Estrada herself—except for big-size clothes, of course.Alicia, who's been catching all the dresses Luna throws at her, can only gape at her friend and boss's behavior. She can't quite grasp what kind of outfit Luna is looking for."Luna, stop it! You're making me short of breath just catching all these dresses," Alicia protests, finally prompting Luna to turn around and face her. Luna's eyes widen momentarily before she bursts into laughter at the sight of Alicia surrounded by a heap of clothes, looking quite disheveled."You're laughing? Well, I'm glad I'm making you happy," Alicia huffs, which only intensifies Luna's laughter."I'm sorry, Cia baby. I got too focused on grabbing all the dresses I wanted," Luna says while glancing at one of the
Luna gazes at her reflection in front of a large mirror that displays her entire body. The peach-colored dress wraps around her beautiful figure, stopping just above her knees. Her hair is styled with gentle waves, making her look even more enchanting. Light makeup frames her pretty face, completing her appearance for the evening. Luna smiles, her hand resting on her chest as her heart continues to race while she contemplates how Lucas will react to seeing her.She takes a deep breath in and exhales slowly. For some reason, she feels much more nervous than she does when walking down a runway in front of hundreds of people. It's not her first time meeting her husband, after all. Perhaps it's her excessive excitement that's causing her jitters. Luna isn't sure, but one thing is clear: her hands are starting to sweat from nervousness."Relax, Luna, relax," Luna murmurs to calm herself down. Once she feels composed, she steps into the waiting car that will take her to the hotel where thei
"What does all this mean?" Luna said, looking at both Lucas and Selena.Luna couldn't believe that the Selena she had encountered and helped was the same Selena who was now close to her husband. Was she also the Selena that Leon had mentioned earlier, Luna wondered, clenching her fists even tighter."Luna, what are you doing here?" Lucas asked, making Luna widen her eyes in disbelief."You're asking me what I'm doing here?" Luna muttered, clenching her jaw, and Lucas looked at her in confusion."I should be asking that question to you. What are you doing here?" Luna asked, looking towards Selena and the little girl who was innocently staring at her."I am___""Who is She, Daddy?" a small voice interrupted Lucas, causing Luna to feel like the ground was slipping from beneath her. Her heart raced as she heard a little girl call Lucas "Daddy.""Tasya, shhh," Selena said, placing her index finger on her lips, signaling Tasya to be quiet.But a moment later, Luna's actions left Lucas stand
Leon hurriedly searched for the spare room key, his hands trembling as he knocked over some items on the dresser. He didn't care about the mess he was creating; all he wanted was to find that key before his sister did something rash."Damn, where is that key?" Leon muttered to himself, growing frustrated as he continued to search. Meanwhile, in the adjacent room, Luna's hysterical crying and shouting only added to his urgency."Oh, shit. I beg Luna not to do anything stupid before I find this damn key," Leon yelled, knowing Luna probably wouldn't hear him. After a few more minutes of searching, he finally found the key and dashed toward the room where Luna was.With a forceful push, Leon opened the door and stood in shock as he looked at what used to be a room. Everything was scattered on the floor, a large mirror on the wall was shattered, blankets and pillows were unrecognizable casualties of Luna's emotional outburst."What happened?" Leon mumbled, taking in the state of the room.
Leon began to drive his car, leaving Luna alone in her apartment. Currently, all that was on Leon's mind was to resolve all the issues between his sister and Selena. As Leon suspected, Luna had misunderstood the relationship between Lucas and Selena. Prior to this, Leon had already looked into the connection between Selena and Luna's husband.They had been close friends since childhood, and perhaps Lucas paid extra attention to Selena not just due to her condition, but also because Selena was the friend who had helped him rise during his difficult childhood.Leon didn't know what event led Luna to misunderstand them. His task was to clear up that misunderstanding. That's why Leon was now driving his car towards the location of Selena's Orphanage.It didn't take long for Leon to park his car in the orphanage's courtyard once he arrived. He looked around the dimly lit area, illuminated only by a few garden lights in each corner. Then, he glanced at his wristwatch. In his panic, Leon had
Luna could only stare out into the distance through the window of the apartment she now occupied. It had been a week since the incident that shattered her heart, yet there was not a single word of apology or inquiry from James. She repeatedly glanced at her phone, hoping for a message that never came. Dozens of unread messages filled her inbox, and the same went for her social media accounts. News and updates about her were relentless, but Luna chose to ignore it all. She even disregarded Alicia's calls, opting to turn off her phone rather than wait for something uncertain.Luna took a deep breath and exhaled, watching the puff of air escape her mouth, a testament to how cold it was in Los Angeles right now. She sat on the balcony of Leon's apartment, absentmindedly swirling the contents of a hot chocolate glass with her index finger. She had no intention of taking even a sip, just fixating on her reflection in the glass. Soon, someone draped a warm coat over her shoulders, and Luna d
It seemed like the umpteenth time Lucas had thrown job reports from his subordinates into the trash."You dare to give me this garbage?" Lucas uttered coldly, causing the trembling financial manager to stand there with bowed head in front of Lucas's chilling demeanor."Forgive me, sir," he managed to stammer, and with a dismissive wave of Lucas's hand, he was effectively dismissed. The financial manager hastily left Lucas's office. Lucas then shifted his gaze to Carlos, who stood quietly by his side."How's the casino construction in Las Vegas?" Lucas inquired, his attention still divided as he signed several stacks of documents on his desk."There have been a few setbacks, sir," Carlos answered, which caused Lucas's hand to pause once again."And the reason?""We've encountered some issues with the heavy machinery we've been using," Carlos replied, drawing a deep breath and exhaling it harshly. Over the past week, nothing seemed to go as planned; everything that usually ran smoothly