Still, Luna failed to convince herself. If Aura wanted to lie that badly, why would she admit that she was the perpetrator of it all back then? After all, she knew fully well that Luna did not have evidence against her. If she wanted to lie, why would she only lie about this, and not everything?On the way from the villa to the office, Luna was lost and confused. When she stepped into the office, her staff members were all particularly nice to her. “Good morning, Director Luna!” “Hello, Director Luna!” “Director Luna, would you like some coffee?” “...”The moment Luna walked through the door, everyone rushed to greet her, and she was surprised by the warm welcome. In the past, even though her subordinates respected her and were polite to her, they were never this enthusiastic. She was not used to this, but she still returned the greetings of all her subordinates. Finally, she heaved out a long breath of relief and returned to her own office. The moment the door to her off
Bonnie’s answer made Luna feel as if all of her blood had frozen in her veins. Her guess was right. Aura…did not lie at all. On the other end of the phone, Bonnie took a deep breath. “I quit my job as a reporter and applied to the Lynch Group as an intern because I found out that Jason Lane took Joshua’s private plane when he left the city. You know the rest.” Bonnie closed her eyes and was silent for a moment. It did not feel good to talk about the past. A long while later, she opened her eyes and said, “Actually, this information had always been a thorn in my side. Even until now, I don’t understand. If Aura was the only mastermind behind your accident, why would Jason Lane leave on Joshua’s private plane? If he was also involved in your accident all those years ago, then how could he pursue you again now as if nothing had happened?”Listening to her friend, Luna laughed bitterly. “There’s also a third possibility.” The third possibility was what Aura told her that morning.“
“Luna, I heard Courtney mention that President Lynch is back to work today. The higher management is delighted at this and can’t believe that he’s finally back at work after a month’s break!“Just now, one of the colleagues at Human Resources asked me to send someone from the Jewelry Design department to check on President Lynch and take a photo with him to commemorate his return. I think it only makes sense if you go.”Luna could not help raising her brows when she heard this. “Is that necessary?”She did not understand what all the fuss was about. Joshua had returned from his month-long break, and it did not seem like exciting news, so why was everyone making such a huge fuss about this?Shannon shot her a disapproving glance. “Of course it’s necessary! I heard that after so many years of working here, this is only President Lynch’s second time taking such a long break. Apparently, the last time he took leave was six years ago…”Luna’s heart leaped when she heard those words—‘si
As soon as she heard Aura’s voice coming from the other side of the door, Luna’s entire body stiffened.At this moment, her body was pressed up against the door by Joshua, only mere centimeters away from Aura.If Aura pushed the door open at this moment, she would be able to see how disheveled Luna looked after Joshua kissed her.If Aura walked in on them like this…she would definitely destroy the antidote that she used to threaten Joshua out of anger.If this happened…Granny Lynch would never get better.As soon as she thought of this, Luna lifted her head to look at Joshua.Joshua furrowed his brows and replied to Aura impassively, “Don’t come in; I’m applying medicine to my wound. I’ll be done in a while.”Aura paused for a moment, then said in a softer tone than before, “What wound? Why don’t I help you with it?”“No, there’s no need. Just wait for a little longer,” Joshua answered in a low voice. Then, he quickly pressed a kiss onto Luna’s forehead and hid her in his offic
Just as Aura’s hand closed around the door handle, Joshua furrowed his brows and said impassively, “It’s alright, Aura.”He took off his jacket gracefully.Even though his black shirt was stained with coffee, it was not noticeable unless one took a close look.He shot Aura a vacant glance and said, “Go to the mall with me to buy another one.”With that, he gave Aura a once-over and added, “I’ll buy you two outfits, too.”This delighted Aura. She immediately released the door handle, strode over to Joshua, and said with a coy smile, “Which mall are we going to?”Joshua turned to glance in the direction of the bathroom, then smiled back at Aura. “Let’s go to your favorite one.”“Alright!” Aura followed behind Joshua, feeling overjoyed at this sudden turn of events. “I’ve already left Banyan City for a few months now, and I’ve really missed going to the malls with you…”Joshua and Aura’s voices grew further and further away.Luna waited until there was no sound coming from the ot
Luna sat on Joshua’s office chair, staring dazedly at the receipt on the computer screen, and bit down on her lip.It was clearly written on the note: ‘Payment.’What kind of payment did Joshua give Jason?Was Aura telling the truth, that Joshua had helped her pay Jason even after finding out what she had done?Not only did he pay Jason for his service, but he even used his private plane to send Jason out of Banyan City.As soon as she thought of this, Luna suddenly felt a chill go down her spine.How could this be?She closed the computer window and lifted her head to stare at the desktop background.It was a photo of Luna at the beach, back when they had first gotten married.Even though Luna was born in Sea City, there was no beach there.However, in Banyan City, she could see an endless stretch of the ocean all the time. Therefore, when she first arrived in Banyan City, Luna constantly pestered Joshua to bring her to the beach, but he was always too busy.Even if he was
Instead, Lucas lowered his head guiltily and replied, “It’s all my fault.”Aura let out a scoff, raised her voice, and said in a voice so loud that the entire floor could hear her, “In the future, the only woman who can enter Joshua’s office at her will is me. As for everyone else…”She shot Luna a cold glance. “If anyone can just come and go as they please, what’ll happen if some important document goes missing?”Aura was acting so outrageous and demanding, as though she was the rightful Mrs. Lynch.Luna let out a small smile and turned to bow at Joshua and Aura. “Alright, I understand now.”With that, she lifted her head to fixate her penetrating gaze on Joshua. “I won’t enter Mr. Lynch’s office ever again.”With that, she turned and strode away.Joshua, who had remained silent throughout this exchange, narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. He watched Luna walk away, his brows furrowed.There seemed to be something wrong with Luna…That afternoon...“There seems to be someth
Luna stared at Samson, who was talking her ear off, and could not help chuckling. “You do know a lot, Samson.”Samson rolled his eyes at her. “Of course I do. My family is also one of the wealthiest and most influential families abroad alongside the Landrys and the Quinns, so how can I not know about gossip like this?”With that, he pouted and said, “I can tell you’re not interested in gossip like this at all, so I won’t bother you any longer. It’s almost time to get off work, anyway. You should go home and rest tonight. I’m still waiting for you to give me suggestions for my proposal tomorrow, so don’t you dare be as absent-minded as you were today!”Luna curled her lips into a smile. “Alright.”It was already time to get off work.The employees in the design department were already packing their bags to leave.Luna remained seated alone in her office, her mind blank.As soon as she closed her eyes, the image of the receipt she had found on Joshua’s computer just now appeared i