“Aura, have some.”While Natasha was feeding Nellie, she placed some prosciutto into Aura’s plate. “You’ve gotten skinny recently.”Aura was indifferent to Natasha’s concerns. She did not even thank her and picked up her utensils and ate them quickly.Luna lowered her head and forced her tears from falling. She has lost all energy to continue bickering with Aura.Turns out this was how her mother thought of her. After leaving her for six years, everything has changed.Her mother, who once used to believe her unconditionally, has been brainwashed by Aura. She no longer believes in Luna.Why? If only her mother could trust her more, she would realize Aura and Joshua’s scheme. It was flawed and filled with errors.If only her mother held on a little longer, she would have the courage to secretly reconcile with her.She has left her mother for way too long. She wanted to bury herself in her mother’s arms and cry.Distrust, misunderstood, and unfamiliarity. They were like a huge
Luna did not know how she returned to Blue Bay Villa. Her heart was broken, her nose was sore. Her mind was completely blank.At night, Neil gave her a simple briefing on exposing Aura the next day when Joshua announces Nellie’s identity.“Mommy.” At the other end of the video call, Neil frowned. “Is something on your mind?”Luna took a deep breath. “It’s nothing.”“You saw Grandma today, right?”Nellie, who was hugging her teddy bear beside her said, “She even cried.”Then, Nellie was a little angry. “Although Grandma was nice to me, what she said made Mommy upset. I used to like Grandma initially, but later on, I don’t like her anymore. Just like how I don’t like Great-Granny. I think she’s…”“Nellie!” Luna furrowed her brows and interrupted Nellie. “You should go to bed.”Even if Natasha did not trust her, she was still her mother after all. She could not let others talk bad about her. Not even Nellie.“Oh.” Nellie’s face fell. “Mommy, I’m sorry. I didn't mean to bad-mouth
Neil was speechless.“Hmph! Nigel still treats me the best!” Nellie placed her hands on her hips and looked proud. “When Nigel gets better, I’ll only bring him shopping and we’ll have good food together alone!”Neil was aggrieved. “Mommy, look at your daughter!”Luna smiled helplessly. She hugged Nellie and continued chatting with Neil on the video call while talking to Nigel via the necklace.In Nellie’s brightly lit room, it was a lovely scene with Luna hugging Nellie.In the garden in the backyard, Joshua looked at the figure inside the French window. He furrowed his brows a little.Leaning by the pillar of the gazebo, he put out the cigarette in his hand.This was his fifth cigarette.He did not know why, but at the thought that Luna was leaving Blue Bay Villa the next day, he was inexplicably annoyed.He has been standing there looking at Luna and Nellie for a long time.She was at first in a bad mood, then she started laughing in tears, yet at that moment, she was fille
Joshua has been waiting for Luna in his study for almost two hours.After two hours, he could no longer take it. He closed his file and covered his face with his hands in irritation.She did not come. She truly did not want to continue staying. He was just overthinking this all this while.Joshua chuckled self-deprecatingly and walked out of the study.He wanted to walk around the villa. Unknowingly, he arrived at the door of Luna’s room.The lights in her room have been switched off. She must be asleep by then.Joshua gently sighed and walked to Nellie’s room. She was also sleeping soundly.It seemed like he was the only person who could not sleep in the entire villa. He was the only one who was reluctant to say goodbye the next day.Joshua returned to his room. He took Luna Gibson’s photo from under his pillow. He gently caressed it over and over again.After a while, he laughed bitterly. “Come back quickly.”“If you’re not still not back yet…”He would really fall for ano
“If not, I would have had a guilty conscience working for you.”Aura immediately frowned at Luna’s words. She immediately opened the car door and got down from the car.She strode over Luna. “I dare you to say another word!”Luna looked at her coldly. “It will still be the same no matter how much I say.”Aura gritted her teeth.Luna was in a cheap servant’s uniform with no make-up on her face. She looked poor and miserable. How dare she look at her with those eyes! Her aloofness in her eyes made Aura feel like she was in a different rank compared to Luna. Those condescending, cold eyes were the same as Luna Gibson back then! Looking at Luna at that moment, Aura even felt that she was once more back under the shadows of Luna Gibson. At that thought, Aura was infuriated.She could not find Luna Gibson nor handle her. Could she not even deal with a lowly servant? Aura bit her lips. She walked over quickly to Luna in her seven-centimeters-tall high heels.She raised her hands
Noticing Nellie stopped moving, Luna furrowed her brows and looked at where Nellie was looking.Standing by the door, Joshua was looking travel-worn.He seemed to have come back from somewhere far. His smart-looking suit was somewhat wrinkled. His hair was also in a mess.However, he gave off a charming, mature, manliness.Luna noticed that he had a small box in his hands. The box was familiar to her, but she could not remember when she had seen them.“Daddy, where have you been?”Nellie obediently put down her utensils and ran to the kitchen. She clumsily took a plate of rice out. “You’re back just in time. Let’s have a last lunch together.”Then, Nellie felt that she said something wrong. “Not the last lunch, the last lunch before Aunty leaves us.”“Hmm.”Joshua looked at Luna and put the box down. He roughly let loose of his tie and threw his coat on the rack.He rolled his sleeves up, carried the box, and walked over.At that moment, Luna noticed that not only his jacket
After hesitating for a long time, she decided to leave the dress in her small house of 10 square meters.It has been such a long time. Luna has forgotten that she has once made such a dress. She recalled back to the time when she was making the dress.The Luna Gibson back then was filled with the hope of having a happy life with Joshua. After she married him, she would be the world’s luckiest woman.However, reality gave her one hard slap, which almost killed her too.“Aunty.” Nellie’s voice pulled her back to the present.Nellie was wearing the little dress, standing in front of her. She happily lifted the dress and waved, smiling happily. “Do I look good?”The scene of Nellie standing in front of her overlapped with the image she once imagined in her memory.It was as if something heavy had crushed Luna’s heart. She forcefully held back her tears and her urge to hug Nellie.Luna sniffled and smiled. “You look good!”“Then it is decided!” Nellie excitedly spun around the li
“Daddy, Aunty, what are you guys talking about?”Nellie noticed that Luna and Joshua had been looking at her. She ran over, smiling brighter than the sun.Joshua glanced at Luna. He raised his hands and patted Nellie’s head. “Nothing much. Do you like the dress?”“I do!” Nellie’s voice was bright as a bell. “Mommy made this herself for me. I love it!”While moving about, a little ornament on the back of her dress fell off.Luna furrowed her brows. “Don’t simply move about.”Nellie obediently stopped moving. Luna picked up the fallen ornament. “Bring me the box.”“Hmm!” Nellie ran to get the box over.“Do I have to take the dress off?” Nellie asked innocently with a cocked head.“No need.” Luna took out the needle and thread from the bottom compartment of the box with ease.“Turn around.” Nellie obediently did so. Luna skillfully threaded the needle, placed the ornament back to its original position, and sewed it up.After that, she let out a long breath. She checked up o