”Joshua Lynch, don’t disappoint me!”Finally, Joshua slowly lifted his head. His eyes were calm. “I have heard of the rumors, but I have no proof that this has anything to do with Aura.”Clank! The teacup in Neil’s hand fell to the ground.Luna, on stage, took a step back in disbelief too.How could this have happened? Joshua was a capable man. If Neil could find out about this, so could he.How could he…Did he care for Aura so much? Luna was stumped by the outcome. Even Aura was in a daze for a long time, before she finally realized what Joshua had said! She immediately lifted her head and looked at Luna smugly. “Did you hear that? There is no proof! If you spew any more nonsense, I’ll report you to the police!”Looking at how arrogant Aura was, Luna’s heart turned cold.In the end, Joshua was still protecting Aura. Why was that? Was it fine with him even if she hurt Nellie? Luna bit her lips hard. Her heart was being wrenched so tightly it was suffering.She looked
Damn it. Neil slapped his head. His Mommy was looking for him to show proof of Aura trying to harm Nellie.However, he has given all of his findings to Joshua. The reason why he gave Joshua all his findings was not because he trusted Joshua fully, he was merely taking a bet.If Joshua would use the findings to deal with Aura, that meant that Joshua was still worthy of trust.If he did not do it, that was a lesson he would remember for life! Joshua Lynch could not be trusted! At that moment, things were nose diving toward the bad side.However, he did not have the evidence to help Luna. No sound came from the booth upstairs for a long time.Aura’s heart which was hanging in suspense finally came down. She looked at Luna arrogantly. “You’re just bluffing. I bet all these are just your speculations. If you don’t have the proof, I can sue you for defamation!”Luna stood on the spot, looking at how smug Aura was. She was clutching her fists tightly.Her heart hurt. It was extre
Neil slapped his thigh in the booth on the second floor. “Once again, my big brother saves the day!”He immediately got up excitedly. “Zach, Yuri, follow me!”The two bodyguards who were still eating were stunned. “Boss, where are we going?”“To protect the computer backstage! In case someone switches off the power!”Zach and Yuri immediately chased after Neil. “You’re right, Boss!”Nigel heard what Neil said too. He chuckled lightly, “Thank goodness you still have some guilty conscience.”Neil pouted and picked up the necklace. “After all, it’s my mistake! I did not know how to continue, but you rescued me, brother!”“Only you would trust that scumbag.”After chatting with Neil, Nigel turned to look at the big screen from the surveillance of the venue.He has full control of the screen. He took a deep breath and played the video on his desktop.“This is the recording and receipt of Ms. Aura Gibson’s first transaction with the amusement park staff.”He played the recording a
Joshua narrowed his eyes and shot Luna a cold glance. “Don’t be so rude.”He lifted his head and picked up the microphone. “Everyone, I’m so sorry that you had to see this. However, the Lynch family has its own rules and its own ways of dealing with problems like this.”He continued, “We’re all gathered here to celebrate Granny Lynch’s birthday. Everyone here is a friend or relative of the Lynch family, so I’m sure you’re all familiar with how we do things around here. If a single word of this gets out…”Joshua’s gaze turned hostile. “I’m sure you know what will happen.”The crowd grew silent immediately. Everyone glanced at each other, not knowing what to do. It was obvious what Joshua was trying to convey: not only did he refuse to call the cops, but he did not want to punish Aura either. Instead, he wanted to keep everything on the down-low.Everyone in the room was puzzled. Joshua insisted that there was nothing going on between him and Aura, yet at the same time, he was wil
No objections!“Nellie, do you want some cake?” Nellie was sitting in Adrian’s lap. She shook her head at his offer, her gaze fixated on Luna’s retreating figure. “I’m not in a good mood. I don’t want anything…”Oceans apart, Nigel was watching all of this unfold through a surveillance camera. Upon seeing this, he closed his eyes. Then, after a moment, he reached out a hand to touch the image of Luna on the screen. “Mommy, I’m sorry…” If it were not for Nigel’s disease, his mother would not have had to return to Banyan City and get in touch with Joshua. If it were not for Nigel, she would not have gotten hurt by that scumbag all over again. …At the back door of the hotel.With his grip still around her, Joshua dragged Aura all the way to the hotel’s back exit.“Joshua!” Aura exclaimed. Her wrist was starting to hurt, and they had left the scene rather briskly. Aura felt like she had reached her limits. Joshua finally let go of her. Aura leaned against the door, massaging
“Luna, you’re drunk.” Seated in the corner of a bar, Malcolm glanced at Luna, who was downing yet another pint of beer. “You should stop drinking now.”Luna pretended like she did n\ot hear him and reached out to grab another glass. “Stop drinking!” Malcolm couldn’t take it anymore and finally extended his arm to snatch the glass away from her. “You know full well that you can’t hold your liquor, so why are you pushing yourself like this?”Luna gave him a blank stare and let out a chuckle. “Malcolm, it hurts.” She drunkenly pointed towards her chest. “It hurts here. I’m so stupid. I thought that he would be different. I thought that people prioritize family over anything else, but…”She wiped the tears from her face before continuing. “Am I too naive? I know that he hates me, but I never thought he would hate his own daughter too… after seeing the way he cared for Nellie when she almost got killed, I thought… I thought that his children meant something to him, but I was wrong, Mal
“I’m sure Nellie is devastated by this…”Nellie had narrowly escaped death multiple times. Although she was a mentally strong girl, having encountered hardships and difficulties since she was young, it was still a very emotionally overwhelming event for a young child to witness her father showing mercy towards the woman who had almost killed her. It was unforgivable!“It’s already late now,” Nigel said, letting out a sigh. “I’ll try to comfort her tomorrow after she wakes up.”Neil nodded. “Okay.”Neil was the one who sent Nellie back to be with Joshua. He had done that so that Luna would have a reason to reach out to Joshua and so that there would be someone helping her from the inside. However, the situation now spun totally out of his control. Neil was a bright boy, but even he was at a loss now.Neil sighed and lowered his head to glance at Luna on the floor below him. She was utterly wasted now at this point. There was a hotel on the floor above the bar. Malcolm was trying
The cool night breeze drifted through the air.Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and gave Luna an icy glance. “Why do you hate me?”“I hate you…” Luna let out a dry laugh and looked up at him. “I hate you because you don’t give a sh*t about me, and you don’t give a sh*t about Nellie either!”Joshua took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one. “What do you mean, I don’t give a sh*t about Nellie?”Luna froze. “If you care about her… then why aren’t you punishing Aura?” Luna pursed her lips and struggled to form her next sentence. She was feeling dizzy from the alcohol and stumbled in Joshua’s direction until she eventually slumped against him. “Just be honest… you don’t care at all… you don’t care about Nellie, and you don’t care about me either.”Joshua did not feel like entertaining her at first, but now that Luna had slumped against him, he had no choice but to put his arms around her and prop her up.“Don’t touch me…” Luna slurred, her whole body weak. “You love