Joshua’s hand that was holding his phone paused. He raised his head and looked at Luna. “Courtney is sick.” Luna’s entire body trembled. Courtney was sick? But before she left, she was still perfectly fine. Why…Suddenly, the image of Courtney drinking clam chowder appeared before her eyes. If she remembered correctly…Aura asked one of the servants to bring her that bowl of clam chowder. But she never expected that Courtney would think it was a welcome gift from Aura and finished it all. That was why…At this thought, Luna broke up into cold sweat. She could not imagine the consequences if she had drunk that bowl of soup!“Luna.” Ending the call, Joshua kept his eyes fixed on Luna. “I asked the driver to send her to the hospital where both Neil and Theo are. Do you…want to visit her on my behalf?” Luna paused then nodded hurriedly. “Okay.” With that, she stood up in a rush and prepared to head out. The moment her fingers rested on the door handle, the sound of Joshua rummaging
So…it was really caused by that bowl of clam chowder. “But the purpose of the poison was not to kill her.” Dr. Yves looked at the medical records, narrowing her eyes as she said, “There was only a small amount of poison in her bloodstream, it’s not enough to make her ill immediately. But it will accumulate in the body, and once it reaches a certain level of concentration, it will erupt. And when it does, the patient will die, even the best doctors in the world can’t provide a cure.” With that, she flipped open the old lady’s medical records. “Just like this patient, even with the help of all of the best doctors, they’ll only be able to suppress the symptoms, the moment there’s relapse, the patient might die.” Luna was stunned. A moment later, she said hoarsely, “So…the poison that was used on Courtney, and the one Granny Lynch was poisoned with…is the same type of poison?”“Yeah.” The doctor sighed, “Courtney’s situation was an accident, she ate too many fruits in the morning an
Crouching in a flower bed, Luan listened as Aura’s voice drifted further and further away, her mind buzzing with the newfound information. Who was the ‘sis’ that Aura was talking about? Aura also said six years ago, she could trick her into suspecting Joshua tried to kill her. Now, six years later, she could also kill her, while harboring hatred for Joshua. That meant…Joshua was really being honest, the incident six years ago was orchestrated by Aura alone! Now, Aura wanted to commit the same crime, and kill her while hating and blaming Joshua for it. Plus, how Aura tried to poison her tonight, just like how granny was poisoned all those years ago… Just the thought of it chilled Luna to the bone. She wished to rush up to her, pull her down and beat her up, then burn her and scatter her ashes in the wind! But Luna knew very well that she could not do so yet. Firstly, whether six years ago, or right now, Luna had no evidence that Aura was trying to harm her. Secondly, Aura moved
Aura ended the call in low spirits, turned and sat on the bed, then switched on the television. The news was on. “The second son of the Lynch family, Michael Lynch was jailed for a month for intentionally causing harm. When he was released this morning, he stated that he would turn over a new leaf from now on…”Watching the news, Aura’s eyes brightened. She crawled up off the bed and hurriedly dialed Michael’s number.…“Director Luna, everyone’s going out for dinner and drinks tonight, are you coming?” In the design department at the Lynch Group. The moment the workday was over, Shannon stuck her head in the crack of the door to Luna’s office. “You’ve been working so hard for the past month; you deserve a rest. Relax a little.” Luna chuckled but shook her head. “No, thank you, my son is getting re-examined today, I want to check up on the results.”Shannon sighed and took her head out of the door. For the past month since Luna returned to work, every day all she did was wo
Luna’s eyebrows screwed tightly together at Michael’s words from the other end of the phone.Michael was in the villa right now, waiting for her so he could apologize face-to-face?! Even though he said it was the old lady’s idea, somehow, she felt he was harboring not-so-innocent motives. She pursed her lips and lowered her voice. “I’m busy now, I might be home late.”“It’s fine.” On the other end of the phone, Michael took a deep breath. “I’ll wait, till whatever time you come home. Granny said…if I don’t apologize to you face-to-face today and record a video as proof, she would allow me back into the Lynch Mansion. So no matter what time you come home, I’ll wait.” There was a hitch in her breathing. She did not continue speaking but instead ended the call immediately. Hearing Michael said he would wait for her the entire night made her feel like spending the night at Anne’s place instead.“Mommy, maybe you should go home.” Beside her, Neil sighed quietly, then reached out and
The woman shifted her eyes onto Michael and glanced at him indifferently. "Didn't you say you wanted to record a video? The streetlights were so dim just now, even if the video was recorded, the old woman would have a hard time seeing anything.”Only then did Michael realize that Luna had been ignoring him before, because she wanted to find a place with a good source of lightning. He snorted from the bottom of his heart and cursed her for being so particular with detail. However, as soon as the lights came on, he could clearly see Luna's long legs wrapped in black trousers and her slim figure hidden under the windbreaker.The man looked at her, his eyes stained with desire. He thought of what Aura had promised him. If tonight, he could... No matter how low he had to bend his bend, it was worth it!Thinking of this, he hurriedly stuffed the bouquet of flowers into Luna's hand, and placed his phone on a stand as he praised her, "Ms. Luna, you’re really kind. This is the first time I
Besides Aura and Joshua, Michael also sat at the table in a well-pressed suit and yet failed to look elegant at all. Seeing Luna walk downstairs, Michael hurriedly stood up with a bright smile on his face. “Luna.”Luna frowned and glanced at him, confusion filling her eyes. Did he not come here to record an apology video? Why was he still here after the video was filmed? Reading her confusion, Aura lifted her lips faintly. “I invited Michael in. It’s late, he hasn’t had dinner yet, the villa is so big, an extra seat at the table wouldn’t make much of a difference.”With that, she lifted her eyebrows and side-eyed Luna. “Sis, don’t tell me you don’t even allow Michael to come in for a meal?” Luna’s eyebrows screwed together fiercely at her words. She curled her lips, “I don’t mind an extra seat at the table, but…” She sat down in her spot, her cold eyes sweeping across at the other woman. “You and I are not close enough for you to address me as your sister. Besides…”She glance
“Drink mine.” Seeing the empty bowl in front of Joshua, Luna was stunned.This…Beside them, Aura was furious.Michael that idiot! That was the last of the poison she had! She wanted to personally watch Luna drink it and wait for the poison to take effect tonight! But that idiot had drunk it all! Joshua smiled happily at the fury and annoyance in Aura’s eyes. "Then I would really like to thank my brother for caring about my health so much and giving me this bowl of soup." With that, he took the bowl of mushroom soup and drank it.Michael did not understand the meaning behind Joshua's words but thought that Joshua deliberately smiled to save himself because he had failed at his attempt to flaunt his love in public.Michael was even happier, he sneered as he ate, curling his lips as he said, “Don't thank me, it’s what I should do."Seeing his smug look, Luna silently shook her head, then lowered her head and continued to eat.Fortunately, this type of poison was slow-acting and