There was nothing but silence coming from the other end of the line. A split second later, the call ended with a slam. Joshua’s expression darkened when he heard the dial tone. He could not believe that Fiona and Aura were in contact with each other…Although, this explained why Fiona had so many people helping her in Banyan City, despite this being her first time here. Therefore, Dr. Robert’s accident was not an accident after all. Someone had planned this.If it was not for Aura’s help, Fiona could not have made it to Yellowstone Village so quickly. As soon as he thought of this, Joshua ordered in a low voice, “Lucas, investigate the men who are guarding Granny Lynch immediately!”If his guesses were correct…one of Granny Lynch’s bodyguards had been in on this with Fiona all along.Lucas nodded and was about to leave with Zach and Yuri when he caught sight of Luna, who was still in Joshua’s arms. “What about her?”Joshua’s energy was depleted entirely at this point, so h
“I’m not your son. My name is Jake Landry! I’m going to kill your son!”Then, Aura’s twisted smile appeared in front of her face. “How does it feel to see both your sons killing each other like this, Luna? Hahahahaha—!”“Neil, Nigel—!”Luna jerked awake from her nightmare, so shocked that she sat up from her bed, sweating profusely.“Did you have a nightmare?” A low, male voice rang out from next to her.Luna froze, then looked in the direction of the voice.Joshua was sitting next to her bed, smiling at her with a tired expression on his face. “You’ve been asleep for two days now; I thought you’d be asleep for a little longer.”She stared at Joshua’s face for a few seconds before finally managing to recall what had happened. Then, she let out an exhale and glanced around the room she was in. “Are we…back in Banyan City?”Joshua nodded.“Where are Nigel and Nellie?”“They’re back at Blue Bay Villa, getting their rest.” Joshua lowered his head and handed her a peeled banana. “
Because of her?Luna stared at Christian with wide eyes. Christian let out a sigh and sat down in the chair next to her bed. Then, he picked up a banana from the bedside table and started eating it, sighing at the same time. “I heard that both Dr. and Mrs. Jenson, as well as Fiona, had died, so I flew back here from abroad immediately. When I got back, the first thing I did was find you, but then I discovered that you were lying here…“I had no idea that you passed out due to physical exertion, so when I saw you lying here on the bed, unconscious, I thought that you were in a vegetative state. “And I…” Christian let out an awkward cough. “I cried, right in front of your bed.”Luna was so stunned by this that she could not say a single word.Although Christian was only 19, he was still a tall, burly man. Luna could not believe that he had cried for her while she was unconscious.“When I was crying, I said that I wanted to marry you and that if I had found evidence of Fiona’s li
Luna initially wanted to ask Gwen not to come since this was just a small gathering, and Sea City was too far away from Banyan City.However, when she heard how excited Gwen was over the phone, she did not want to stop her. “Alright. If you’re coming, then I’ll make some of your favorite dishes.”“Okay. I’ll see you tonight!”“Okay.”After hanging up the phone, Luna lowered her head to glance at the time.It was only 10 a.m.She still had plenty of time to prepare for the party.Luna let out an exhale and lifted her head to glance at Christian. “Come on, let’s get out of here and buy some food!”Christian followed behind her and could not help recalling the way Luna looked when he first visited her.Just a day ago, she was lying on her bed, so motionless that he thought she was in a vegetative state, but at this moment, a day later, she was so energetic that she wanted to throw a party and celebrate with her friends…Sometimes, he could not help but wonder who was the 19-year
Joshua gripped the phone tightly in his hand as he narrowed his eyes. “Who did she invite?”Luke remained silent for a moment before finally asking, “Does this mean that…not only did Luna not tell you about the party, but she didn’t invite you either?”Joshua’s expression darkened as soon as he heard this. “I’m asking you who did she invite.”Luke could not stop himself from laughing out loud, “Since you’re not invited, I don’t think you have the right to know who’s on the invitation list.”A vein popped out on Joshua’s forehead. He narrowed his eyes and said, “I guess you’ve gotten too used to being the big guy in Sea City, and you’ve forgotten whose territory Banyan City is.”Luke’s smile froze on his face as soon as he heard Joshua’s frosty tone. He let out a somewhat awkward cough and replied, “Well, from what I know as of now, there’s Anne, Bonnie, and the rest, and maybe some of the coworkers from your company.“Oh, and also…your nephew Christian.”A cold look passed throu
There was a hint of a smile in Christian’s voice as he said, “We’ve met before. I’m Joshua’s nephew.”Shannon sneaked a look at the man next to her, who at this moment had an expression as cold as ice. “Um, where’s Luna?”“She’s in the shower,” Christian replied impassively, “if you have anything to tell her, you can just say it to me.”The atmosphere in the office seemed to drop a few degrees colder.Shannon felt her breath catch in her throat. “Well…I wanted to bring a friend to the party tonight, but I wanted to ask Luna’s permission first.”“Of course you can.” Christian furrowed his brows. “By all means, bring an extra guest if you’d like. I’ll let her know when she comes out of the shower.”Shannon nodded. “Alright, then…thank you!”With that, she quickly hung up, afraid that Joshua would toss the phone out the window in anger. “President Lynch…”The atmosphere in the office was so cold that Shannon felt she would freeze over at any moment. She stood up timidly and said
7 p.m.Because there were many guests coming, Luna specially set up the garden behind Blue Bay Villa as the party venue.Many years ago, when she first got married to Joshua, Luna had come up with an interesting thought while she was taking a walk in this garden…She longed to host a small gathering with her friends in this garden, laughing and having fun together on a summer evening. How marvelous would this be!However, she knew that this was just wishful thinking.For starters, she was from Sea City, so after moving to Banyan City, she did not have any friends at all, apart from her sister Aura.Secondly, at that time, her entire world revolved around Joshua.Joshua did not like noise or large crowds, so Luna did not even dare suggest this idea to him for fear that he would get upset or think she was not obedient. The irony was, after all these years, Luna still ended up hosting her party right in this exact spot.“You didn’t invite Joshua?” Gwen, who at this moment was mu
The atmosphere in the garden seemed to drop several degrees colder.Two people were standing at the garden entrance. One of them was Shannon wearing a long dress and a nervous expression, while the other…Was Joshua, dressed in a grey trench coat and a cold scowl on his face.Luke, who at this moment was seated, gave Joshua a once-over. It turned out he had decided to come after all.Joshua had even gotten out of his usual black suit and instead put on a trench coat to match Luna’s party theme.However, he did not arrive at the right time.John immediately grabbed hold of Anne, who at this moment was standing frozen next to Luna, and led her back to their seats.“I guess I came at the wrong time,” Joshua sneered, then sauntered slowly in their direction.Luna remained motionless and furrowed her brows as soon as she saw Joshua making his way towards them. Was this the friend that Shannon had wanted to bring along?The entire garden had pin-drop silence.Finally, Nellie stoo