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
Nellie woke up in the middle of the night and went downstairs to drink water, overhearing the conversation between Lucas and their servant.“Sir’s situation is more urgent. The woman is dead drunk.”Alarm bells started ringing the little girl’s head.Woman, dead drunk?She bit her lip and approached them furiously, raised her head and looked at him. “Lucas, what woman are you talking about? What happened to my Daddy?”Lucas jumped up in shock. “Little princess.”“I’m asking you what woman, what do you mean dead drunk?”Lucas sighed helplessly, he had no choice but to tell the truth. “It’s Luna. She’s drunk and Sir brought her into his bedroom.”The little girl paused.After a moment, she finally bit her lip and said, “Then… quickly prepare a drink for her hangover.”Then as if she remembered something important, she looked at Lucas innocently. “I heard people become more honest when they’re drunk? Is it true?”Lucas was surprised. “Little princess, who taught you that?”“
Nellie did not expect her father would agree so easily, she remained in a daze for a while before coming to, walking into his room with her short little legs.The little girl sat on the small platform before his bay window, glancing at Luna who was still dead drunk on the bed, her worry and concern evident in her eyes. “Daddy, why is Aunty in your room?”Joshua's eyes darkened. “She’s drunk.”“Oh.” Nellie pursed her lips. “Aunty must be so sad tonight.”He lifted his glass and filled it to the brim. “Would she be?”“Of course.” Sitting on the platform, her short legs swung to and fro in the air. “Aunty said she thinks Aunt Aura isn’t nice to me, she wants to sort out the problem about Aunt Aura before she leaves, otherwise, she would be worried.”With that, the little girl glanced at her father, her expression fully expressing her grievance. “But what about you, Daddy? You let the evil Aunt Aura go just like that. Aunty is worried about me, plus, she feels you do not care about m