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
“Of course it’s you, Mr. Lynch.” Before Luna could even reply, Bonnie curled her lips into a small smile. She plopped down in a chair and continued, a cold sneer playing on her lips, “Do you think just because you helped Luna rescue your own son and took care of her for a few days after she saved you from falling off a cliff means she owes you?”Bonnie picked up a wine glass and took a small sip before adding, “Why don’t we see who’s been rude over the last few months? Who was the one who brought a new woman—one that he’s only met once—home just mere days after his son’s death? Who was the one who went home to visit Fiona as soon as he woke up, even though Luna took care of him for three days while he was unconscious?“Who was the one who didn’t even bother to visit Nigel after undergoing the most important surgery in his life and instead stayed with Fiona the whole time? Who was the one who sent Luna into a mental asylum and cost her a finger, all because he blindly believed Fiona
“You’re welcome.” The little girl blinked innocently and pointed at the empty couple’s seat in the near distance. “Daddy, that seat is yours and Aunt Shannon’s. The seat you’re sitting in now belongs to Aunt Bonnie.”Joshua lifted his eyes and glanced at the seat that could only fit one and a half people at most, his gaze darkening slightly. These seats for two that were intentionally designed to be too big for one person and too small for two…were couple seats, right?His expression grew even more ugly. He lifted his eyes and glanced at Luna coldly. “Ms. Luna, you arranged for a couple’s itinerary for Shannon and me?” Luna bit her lip, took a deep breath, and turned and swept her eyes at Christian. “Didn’t you say that Shannon will be bringing her boyfriend?” Christian paused; only then did he remember… Back then when Luna asked him whether Shannon would be bringing her boyfriend… He answered yes… Another period of deathly silence dominated the crowd. Finally, Luke who remaine
Looking at the card in her hands, Luna instantly felt a chill down her spine. She could not be more familiar with the handwriting on the card. Aura was once an uncultured woman with terrible handwriting. Later, Luna advised her she needed to train herself to write beautifully to match her looks. So, Luna bought her some tracing paper, supervising her as she practiced writing every day. Aura’s beautiful and neat handwriting was achieved with Luna’s help. And now, this elegant cursive which was the product of Luna’s hard work and effort appeared before her eyes again in such a manner. “What’s wrong?” Watching as Luna stared at the card without, still as a statue, Joshua frowned and walked toward her. Immediately, he saw the words on the card. The crease between his eyebrows grew even deeper. He took out his phone. “Lucas, find out where the flowers Luna just received came from. And the person who placed the order…”“No.” Before Joshua could finish his sentence, Luna interrupted hi