Lucas’ reply sounded even curter in the silence of the hallway. “I’ll bring everyone back right now and destroy the cameras.”The reporters glanced at each other. They did not dare continue taking photos of the scene, yet they did not dare hide their cameras either.Joshua swept his cold glance over the crowd and said, “This is the Lynch family’s business and will require further investigation. The police will be involved. “If any one of you spread any rumors about what happened here today or start circulating the photos online, I’ll make sure you and your entire family are chased out of Banyan City. You can take my word for it.”He glanced at everyone with a murderous expression. “You should know better than anyone that Joshua Lynch never breaks his promises!”The entire hallway was silent.Some reporters were already removing the SD cards from their cameras and snapping them into two, right in front of Joshua.Some of them set their cameras down on the floor and awaited Lucas
Joshua’s gaze was so sharp and cold that Adrian did not dare meet his gaze, turning his head away instead. “What’s this about my IQ? What makes you think I can’t come up with…”As soon as he said this, he realized that he had fallen right into Joshua’s trap and immediately corrected himself, “Who—Who’s trying to frame Luna? She’s the one who killed Granny; everyone here knows and saw it!“The wound in Granny’s chest is made by the knife that Luna is holding! Everyone here, including you and me, saw that as clear as day!”Adrian pointed toward Granny’s dead body and Luna’s unconscious figure on the floor. “Look, she’s already passed out, but she’s holding the knife so tightly in her hand! Everything at the scene clearly explains what happened before we arrived. What do you mean, someone is trying to frame Luna?”With that, he turned to glance at the reporters gathered in the hallway. “Am I wrong?”The reporters exchanged glances, and some of them started whispering under their brea
When Luna opened her eyes, she saw nothing but blood.A man plunged a knife right into Granny Lynch’s heart.When she saw this, Luna wanted to get up and scream for help, but she could not let out a single sound due to fear.That was when she dialed Joshua’s number on instinct.Just as Luna pressed the call button—Someone gave her a blow on the back of her neck, and she passed out.When she finally came to, Luna was so shocked by the scene before her that she felt as though her entire body had been struck by lightning.She could not move, think, or talk.A pained expression flashed across Joshua’s face when he saw how helpless Luna looked, sitting on the floor.He pursed his thin lips.He wanted to enter the room and give her a hug for comfort, but he could not.If he entered the room, he would be trespassing and destroying evidence.He believed that Luna was innocent and that she would not hurt Granny at all.It was precisely because of this that he could not destroy any
The iron grille door slammed shut.After being interrogated, Luna was forced to put on a prison jumpsuit and shoved into the women’s cell.Luna slumped on the ground weakly and could not find the strength to stand up.The cell was so dark that she could not make out anyone’s face at all.“Hey, there’s a newbie.” All of a sudden, a few taunting voices rang out from all around her.“She looks young and quite pretty too!”“Celia, come look at this. You’re finally not a newbie anymore.”Luna’s entire body stiffened when she heard this familiar name.She lifted her head and came face to face with Celia’s cold stare.Celia was perched on one of the beds next to her, and she swept her cold gaze over Luna’s pale face. “You’re in jail, too?”Luna bit down on her lip but did not reply.The woman standing in front of Luna glanced at Celia. “Do you know her?”“Do I know her?” Celia stood up and fixated her frosty gaze on Luna’s face. “I wouldn't even be here if it weren’t for her! She
As soon as Celia finished her sentence, the cell door opened.The corrections officer glanced at Luna coldly and said, “Come on out; someone’s here to see you.”Luna paused for a moment, then put on her wet jumpsuit and turned to follow the corrections officer out of the cell, her actions as stiff as a robot.Bonnie, dressed head to toe in red, was waiting anxiously in the visitation room. A smelly Luna was brought into the visitation room by the officer, who held her nose all the way. Luna had not finished washing her soiled jumpsuit yet, and there were still traces of urine and feces on her clothes.She sat down in front of Bonnie.Bonnie ignored the stench wafting off Luna’s body and immediately grabbed hold of her hand. “Did someone bully you?”Luna nodded and asked in a calm, hoarse voice, “Are Joshua and the children okay?”She did not mention anything about what had happened in the cell. Instead, the first thing that came out of her mouth was worry and concern over her
Luna could not help but curl her lips into a smirk when she heard this. “Maybe to them, I’m the adopted one instead.”Six years ago, when she got caught in her accident and everyone thought she had died, Natasha and Joseph had never paid tribute to her or mourned her death. Not only that, but Natasha even claimed that Luna’s death was caused by her disloyalty.Luna had already gotten used to these double standards.She let out an exhale and lifted her head to stare at Bonnie. “I’m sorry, but I’ll need you to help me take care of Nigel, Neil, and Nellie for the time being.”Bonnie nodded. “Don’t worry about it.”Due to the photo of Joshua kissing Luna’s forehead circulating in the news, Joshua had become the center of the media’s attention.Before visiting Luna, Bonnie had already volunteered to take the children into her care and had brought them over to her place.At this moment, Anne and John were looking after them while she visited Luna in prison.Visitation hours were soon
After an entire night of contemplation, Joshua finally decided to abide by the detectives’ suggestions and agree to an autopsy.He believed that if Granny was watching from heaven, she, too, would wish to see Luna being proven innocent.After coming out of the house, Joshua followed Lucas and got into the car.More than ten cars belonging to the media trailed behind Joshua’s Masevati all the way from Blue Bay Villa to the police station.Joshua’s decision to authorize an autopsy on his grandmother’s corpse spread through the city like wildfire and became the headline of almost every news outlet in Banyan City.When the car arrived at the police station, Joshua was stopped by Adrian and Michael, who had been waiting at the entrance, as soon as he got out of the car.Adrian, along with a swollen, injured Michael, blocked Joshua’s path.“As the victim’s family and only son, I object to an autopsy!” Adrian declared, dressed in a neat suit. “Joshua Lynch, don’t you dare humiliate my
The entire crowd fell into silence upon hearing this.Everyone’s gaze was fixated upon Joshua.“What wrong, coward?” Adrian crossed his arms in front of his chest, a triumphant expression etched in his eyes. “Joshua, please don’t blame Daddy for being cruel like this. Luna killed your grandmother, and we already have plenty of evidence for this, but why are you so stubborn to insist on performing an autopsy to obtain new evidence?“Well, if you indeed find new evidence, then all’s good, but if you can’t find any, then this means you deliberately damaged your grandmother’s dead body.“This is an act of disloyalty to the family, and it’d be understandable if I chased you out of the Lynch family itself, but I’m showing you mercy and only asking you to give up your shares instead of being exiled.”With that, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “So what is it, sign or no sign?”Joshua narrowed his eyes but did not reply.The reporters murmured underneath their breaths at this sudden tw