Meanwhile, Luna and Gwen were hidden inside the room. They tilted their heads and eavesdropped on the conversation happening outside the door.The color drained from Luna’s face as soon she heard what Joshua said.As soon as she heard that Joshua had arrived, Luna guessed that Joshua had probably found out she was here and rushed over to talk to her.Otherwise, he would not have arrived without giving Luke a heads-up, considering how close he and Luke were.What he had just told Luke, however, was that the reason he came was that Luke had meddled with something that belonged to him.Luna pressed her lips into a thin line.It turned out that she was nothing more than an object to Joshua.“What do you mean by this? What thing of yours did I touch?” Meanwhile, in the hallway outside the door, Luke gave Joshua an impassive glance and spoke, a cold smirk playing on his lips, “I can’t seem to remember what it is.”“Is that so?” Joshua curled his lips into a sneer and fixated his cold
“Why don’t you just say you’re sending them to jail?”Joshua let out a chuckle and replied impassively, “Well, that’s another way of putting it.“If the two children still haven’t realized their mistake and don’t think they’ve done anything wrong, then it’s about time they need to get treated as well. After all…”He raised his eyebrows. “They’re involved in breaking a mentally insane patient out of her treatment facility.” With that, he stood up and continued, “Luke, I know what you took from me, and I even know where it is, but if you don’t want to hand it over, then it’s okay. “I heard Dr. Robert say that if he doesn’t find his wife before this evening, he’s planning to sue Nigel and Nellie in court. Even though I’m their father, I’ve never been emotionally close to them, so I won’t get involved in this potential lawsuit at all.“If he indeed sues them, then it’s up to the legal system to determine their outcomes. Whether they go to prison or get sent into an education center,
Seeing that Joshua was staring at her, Luna curled her lips into a feeble smile. “What’s wrong? Didn’t you want me to appear before you so that you can bring me back to the mental asylum?”The mental asylum: the place where she was locked in a windowless room and was subjected to inhumane tortures.Joshua paused for a moment, then asked in a hoarse voice, “What happened to you?”He knew that Luna was here, but he never imagined this was how she would look. He had seen her only a few days ago. At that time, she was full of life, with pink cheeks and clear eyes. This was a stark contrast to what she looked like as she stood before him: colorless and frail, as though she would break into pieces at any moment.Joshua thought that after being rescued by Luke and Gwen, Luna would be happy and carefree.While on his way here from Banyan City, he even thought to himself how selfish Luna was. He thought she was a self-centered, inconsiderate mother who did not care about her children.A
Joshua stormed into the stairwell without any hesitation, with Luna still in his arms. “Let go of me…” Luna protested weakly.However, she was too tired and in so much pain that her struggles were futile.“I won’t.” Joshua zipped down the flights of stairs and, holding Luna tightly against his chest, said, “I’ve appointed three more teams of medical professionals to reassess your mental condition. You have to go home with me right now. If Dr. Robert’s diagnosis is wrong… I won’t forgive him for this!”Luna let out a bitter smile as she listened to the thumping of Joshua’s heart against his chest. “Three medical teams…”Her voice was so hoarse that it seemed even a simple sentence like this used up all the strength in her body. “So you still need to hire some doctors to determine if I’m mentally insane or not, don’t you? You don’t believe me after all…”Joshua’s entire body stiffened when he heard this. Was that true? Did he not believe her?All of a sudden, Joshua recalled wh
As soon as he hung up, his phone rang with another call.It was from Granny Lynch.Joshua knew perfectly who it was that was calling him. He let out a sigh and picked up the phone.“Mr. Lynch,” Nigel’s cold voice rang out from the other end of the line. “I heard you went to Sea City. Have you found my Mommy?”Joshua’s eyes narrowed slightly. He had confiscated all of Nigel and Nellie’s devices last night and asked Granny Lynch to take them to the family villa at a rural village to lay low for the time being. The village did not have strong network coverage, so the residents could not frequently communicate with the outside world.Despite this, Nigel still found out that Joshua had gone to Sea City in search of Luna and even managed to find a way to contact him.Seeing that Joshua did not answer, Nigel pursed his lips slightly and said, “Mr. Lynch, I know the signal isn’t good here, but I’ve added a signal booster and got on the neighbors’ good sides so I can connect to their
With that, Luna lifted her head to stare at Joshua and smiled. “Didn’t Dr. Robert say that if he doesn’t find Janice before tomorrow morning, he’ll sue Nigel and Nellie for kidnapping his wife? Nigel and Nellie are only six.”Joshua interjected curtly, “Even if Dr. Robert calls the cops, he won’t actually sue them in court. You don’t have to worry about that.”However, Luna shook her head. “People all over the internet are already talking about Nigel and Nellie now. Everyone thinks that they’re far more mature for their age and already devoted criminals at their age…”Joshua immediately furrowed his brows. “Who’s talking about this?”“Everyone is.” Luna let out a chuckle. “Ms. Fiona has been taking interviews non-stop and said that even though Nellie and Nigel are only six…they’re actually far more mature than even adults.” She curled her lips into a smirk. “Didn’t you know about this, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua’s expression darkened. He immediately took out his phone and pulled up the
Joshua’s expression darkened almost immediately. He stared at Luna with a complicated expression and asked, “Do you think…I don’t deserve your trust?”“Yes.” Luna met his gaze fearlessly; coldness and determination were etched into her clear eyes. “I won’t trust anyone who refuses to listen to me and instead chooses to send me into a mental asylum.”Joshua felt as though his blood had run cold. Finally, after a long moment, he let out a bitter smile and replied, “Alright. I’ll do as you wish.”He tucked the sheets around her before saying, “I’ll get a doctor right now and see if they’ll discharge you… Then, we’ll go back to Banyan City.”With that, he turned and left.Luna laid down on her bed, watching him leave, and bit down on her lip. She knew that she should be hating and detesting him, but when she saw the disappointed look in his eyes when she said she did not trust him, as well as the loneliness in his footsteps as he walked away…She could not help feeling a little uncer
“I can look after Luna. I think you should ride in the other car…”This time, however, Joshua did not reply.Lucas’ offer was met with deathly silence.Despite her eyes being closed, Luna could still feel Joshua’s gaze on her. She could help but feel a little flustered at being stared at like this. With her eyes still closed, she tried to convince herself not to believe what Joshua had said.How could Joshua be worried about her? If he was genuinely concerned, he would not have sent her into the mental asylum in the first place…Luna’s head grew heavier and heavier as she thought of this until she finally fell into a deep slumber.While she was asleep, she could still vaguely feel someone picking up her injured left hand.Joshua stared at Luna’s broken little finger with a penetrating yet somehow complicated stare. To some people, a broken little finger would not affect their daily lives much, but Luna was a designer. Joshua had witnessed countless times how Luna had used