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
Michael immediately took out a pen and handed it to Joshua in excitement. “Come on, sign it, quick!”He did not believe that they would find the real culprit just because they cut Granny Lynch up.As soon as Joshua signed this contract, all the assets of Lynch Group would belong to both him and Adrian!Michael was even estimating the number of bottles of champagne he would open in celebration of this event.Joshua narrowed his eyes and walked over to the table in determination, then picked up his pen—“Wait!” a female voice rang out of the blue.This voice sounded familiar…Joshua immediately turned around and glanced in the direction of the police station entrance, where the voice had come from.Luna, dressed in a jumpsuit with Bonnie’s red trench coat draped over her, stood at the entrance, propped up with Bonnie’s help.Joshua’s pupils enlarged as soon as he caught sight of the woman who had grown haggard overnight. He immediately strode over. “Luna…”Michael, who was stan
The coroner opened the door.Joshua, who should have been the first one to get out of his chair, did not move at all. However, his grip around Luna’s hand tightened. Luna knew that he was emotional over the impending news, so she gently released his head. She immediately stood up and asked the coroner in a soft voice, “How is it, doctor?”The coroner removed his mask and let out an exhale. “Mr. Lynch, Ms. Luna, you took a big risk, but it was worth it.”Luna’s entire face lit up when she heard this.Joshua, who had been motionless in his chair, was relieved to hear this well. His furrowed brows immediately relaxed.The coroner took out a description report and explained, “Because the object was removed from a dead body and, on top of that, was not in good condition at all, I can’t show you the artifact itself. You’ll have to look at this report instead.“Mr. Lynch made a correct guess: When Ms. Lydia Hamilton was murdered, she swallowed a foreign object. According to the eros
“What nonsense! The autopsy report isn’t even done yet. Even if the results are out and there really isn’t any evidence, his mother just passed less than two days ago, but he’s already celebrating, just because he received Lynch Group’s shares. What a heartless person!”Joshua sneered when he saw how outraged Bonnie was. “This is a man who instructed his son to kill his own mother… Do you think this kind of person has a heart at all?”Luna, Bonnie, and Lucas widened their eyes in shock as soon as they heard this.“Joshua…” Luna pursed her lips and stared at Joshua. “Have…you decided?”When they were in the police station, Luna had already heard Joshua wanting the coroner to compare Michael’s DNA with the blood on the bandage. She thought he was just suspicious, but with Joshua voicing it out loud…“Yes, it’s mostly decided.” Joshua closed his eyes and let out a bitter smile. “The material from the special bandage is rarely used among the common population.”With that, he opened h