“How could you not inform your parents about such a huge thing as your engagement? You just decided for yourself?!”The next day early in the morning after the announcement of Joshua and Luna’s engagement, Adrian brought Celia and Michael over to the Blue Bay Villa.He was sitting on the sofa in a rage.“It’s fine if I was not at home, but you knew clearly that I returned to Banyan City a few days ago! How could you disrespect me like that! Joshua, do you even have any regard for me as your father?”“What do you think, Dad?”Joshua sat in the wheelchair. He swept Adrian an indifferent glance. He sneered.“Ever since I was young, you have never cared for me. People used to say that it was because mom died giving birth to me, so you resented me and refused to go home. You were not willing to face me. I used to believe that too. Although you don’t love me, I still respect you a lot, but…”Joshua looked at Celia and Michael behind Adrian with a deep gaze. “It was until both of them
Adrian, Celia, and Michael’s expressions were extremely ugly when they heard what Joshua said.With Joshua’s powers, he could make them sleep in the streets. Also, all these years, everyone thought that Adrian did not remarry because he was a deeply affectionate and loyal man. If the others knew that not long after the death of Joshua’s mother, Rianna, Adrian met Celia and even gave birth to Michael…“Just let it be.” Seeing how tense the situation was, Celia pursed her lips and tugged on Adrian’s sleeve. “Don’t bother with Joshua, he’s still your son after all.”Then, she took a deep breath and looked at Joshua’s back.“Joshua, your dad sprung this on you out of a sudden. You’re right. We don’t have the right to meddle in your personal affairs. I’ll take your father and leave right now. Don’t worry, we won’t cause trouble at your engagement ceremony tonight!”Then, she held Adrian and Michael’s hand, one on each side, and left Blue Bay Villa.With his back facing them, once he h
“Okay, I’m back home. Let’s discuss this again in the afternoon.”Hanging up Anne’s call, Luna collected her thoughts and entered the villa. Usually, at this moment, the villa should be in a lively atmosphere. Nigel and Nellie would bug Joshua to have breakfast together, Nellie would be cheeky during breakfast. She would be able to make Nigel and Joshua, who were usually quiet, laugh.However, that day, the living room was extremely quiet. The food on the dining table had been finished, there was no sign of Nigel, Nellie, or Joshua in the living room.Luna furrowed her brows. She and Lily placed the groceries in the kitchen, while she asked the butler.“Ma’am, you don’t know about this...”The butler sighed and said in a suppressed tone, “Not long after you left, Mr. Lynch did indeed have breakfast with Nigel and Nellie, but not long after, three uninvited guests showed up. Master Lynch brought his current wife and illegitimate son over, yelling at Mr. Lynch about getting engaged
Luna, who was still looking for the documents, paused a little. “What is it?”Joshua looked at her with a deep gaze. “In the future…when Neil returns and regains his memory, will you still leave?”Luna was stunned for a while, then she awkwardly laughed, “Perhaps.”“If you must leave…” Joshua sighed and said, “Please be reachable.” Luna’s hand which was searching through the documents stopped once more. “What’s going on?”“I don’t want to stay out of touch with the children. I don’t want my own children to hate me like how I hated my father.”Luna bit her lips. She finally understood what he meant. She sighed and said, “It won’t come to that, the children like you a lot. Also, you are not your father.”Joshua was silent and looked at her for a long time before finally smiling. “You’re right.”Then, he looked at the document in her hands. “Go on.”Luna pursed her lips. She read the documents to him while secretly observing his reactions.Although he tried his best to hide it,
Luna tried to struggle, but she got knocked unconscious soon after....She found herself in an abandoned factory when she finally regained consciousness.The leader of the men in black donned a mask, sitting opposite her, sizing her up coldly. “You do look pretty. no wonder Joshua wanted to get engaged to you so quickly when he hasn’t even recuperated,” he remarked as he stood up and walked toward Luna. He lifted his hand and clasped Luna’s chin.“It’s already five right now. There’s another hour left before the engagement ceremony begins. Say, if you don’t appear during the ceremony later, would Joshua become Banyan City’s laughingstock?”The man had spritzed a thick scent of cheap cologne on him, and Luna had headaches from the smell.She furrowed her brows and looked at the man in front of her. “Who are you?”“You don’t need to know.” The man smiled a little. Those lecherous eyes behind the mask slowly moved down from Luna’s face. Her chin, her neck, her collarbone, fu
It was just as Luna expected.The man instantly frowned upon Luna’s words. He glared at her furiously.“So what if I have a scar? Is this scar ugly? It’s not!”Slap! He smacked Luna brutally. “Stupid b*tch! How dare you laugh at me!”A slap was not good enough for him, so he slapped her once more. Luna could taste blood in her mouth.She bit her lip. Blood started seeping through the cracks of her lips. With her miserable face, she was beautiful and sultry, yet that man could no longer see her beauty. He only had rage on his mind; the rage from being despised and looked down upon! “What use is there looking so pretty? You have a vicious heart. You should be beaten to death!”Then, he swung his hand down on Luna again. This time, before his face could land, a piercing police siren blared out outside the warehouse. Along with the sound of sirens, there was the sound of footsteps and the shouting of police officers.“To the people inside: you have been surrounded! I urge you to
Neil walked toward Luna and slowly took his knife out. He started cutting the rope that bound her and chuckled a little.“Although I like the name, I’m not called Neil. I’m Jake Landry. You should still call me Jake.”“Okay then…Jake.”Luna looked at Neil who was helping free her. Her emotions went from despair to surprise, to a complicated feeling.He said that he was called Jake Landry, but he liked the name Neil. Neil was his original name.She was seriously injured when she was pregnant, and that was why when her children were born, their health was not in good shape.Nigel, Neil, and Nellie.She researched those three names for a very long time. She also consulted many people. In the end, she settled on those three names.Neil’s name was the first gift she gave to him, yet, at that moment, he could not remember his own identity anymore due to memory loss.At that thought, Luna was heartbroken.The moment her ropes were almost untied, Luna immediately pulled Neil tightly
Luna took a deep breath. She raised her gaze to look at Neil. “Do you know where are we? I have to look for my friend right now.”Neil nodded. “My car is just outside. I can send you over.”Then, he headed out while saying, “You’re rushing to attend the engagement ceremony tonight, right?”Luna paused for a while before catching up with him. “Yes.”“I saw the news of your engagement.” Then, Neil stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Luna. “Can I come?”Luna was stunned as she gazed at Neil in front of her. “You…want to come to the engagement ceremony?”“Mmh.” Neil nodded. “I heard that you need an invitation to attend the ceremony, so can you give me an invitation? I want to just have a look around and eat.”Luna was silent for a while. After seeing Neil, she was immensely delighted that she almost forgot she needed to ask him something.“Jake.”She walked to Neil and took an invitation out from her bag and passed it to him. “I welcome you to our engagement ceremony.”N