Despite being several dozens of centimeters away from Joshua, Luna still felt as though he had shoved her down an endless abyss.To him, the first most important thing was defeating the Landry family.What did she mean to him, then?Luna bit down on her lip, gripping her menu so hard that her knuckles turned white.“Luna.” Malcolm let out a sigh and reached out to grab hold of Luna’s hand. Then, he encouraged her in a low voice, “If you stand up and turn around right now, you’ll be able to see him. Do you want to…ask him directly about what he means?”Luna could feel the warmth of Malcolm’s hand spreading through hers. She bit her lip and suddenly felt like crying.She, too, wanted to ask Joshua what he meant by that, and most importantly, what she meant to him, but..She was afraid of hearing the answer.After all, was his response over the past few days insufficient to prove his point?“Luna,” Malcolm piped up again after seeing Luna’s hesitation. “People should always go af
Malcolm gripped her wrist and let out a sigh. “Ms. Heather Landry is now the person in charge of the Landry family. If you get on her bad side, it’ll be equivalent to offending the entire Landry family.”With that, he exhaled and lowered his voice, saying, “Even though your heart still belongs to Joshua, to some people…you’re already my fiancée. My accident has already brought enough problems to the Quinn family. Please, don’t cause any trouble on behalf of the Quinn family because of me anymore.”Luna froze in her steps when she heard this. She closed her eyes and let out an exhale, then turned to glance at a corner of the restaurant.Hunter was seated there, his legs crossed while he sipped his wine with a smirk.Luna let out an exhale and gave up on her thoughts of chasing after Heather.Hunter was watching them, and she could not let Malcolm lose his status within his family because of her.“I’m sorry I acted so rashly.” She turned and wheeled Malcolm out of the restaurant.
Luna widened her eyes in shock at this sight.She quickly put on her coat and slippers, then scurried downstairs.When she stormed into the yard, Hunter’s whip was still cracking against Malcolm’s skin.Malcolm gripped the edge of the table tightly and spat in a low, hoarse voice, “Even if you beat me to death…I won’t marry Luna. her heart doesn’t belong to me, so I refuse to let her suffer…“I don’t need her to sacrifice her happiness to pay me back for saving her. I insist on canceling the engagement. I don’t want to marry her!”Granny Quinn grew even more enraged when she heard this. She glared at Malcolm and snapped, “Hunter! Whip him harder, as hard as you can!“The Quinn family doesn’t need a good-for-nothing like you! I thought he’d be the pride of our family, but as soon as I demanded him to marry Luna, he tried to escape, then got into an accident and was rendered crippled!“Now that he’s crippled, the only useful thing he can do for our family is marry Luna, but he ref
Luna had been wondering for a while…Was Joshua worth her sacrifice and betrayal to Malcolm?Luna already knew the answer to this question, but she just could not come to terms with it.“Luna.” Malcolm grabbed hold of her hand and said in a feeble voice, “Don’t act rashly and make decisions based on impulse. What’ll happen to Joshua if you marry me?“He said that he’d bring you home as soon as he’s finished dealing with the Landry family… There’s only one day left, so you should wait for him…“I… You don’t have to consider me. I’m already crippled…”As he said this, Malcolm coughed out a mouthful of blood. “Granny won’t really let Hunter beat me to death.”Tears streamed down Luna’s face when she heard this. Her tears were mixed with Malcolm’s blood as she shook her head. “I don’t want to wait anymore!”Even if Joshua had finally managed to settle the feud between him and the Landry family, even if he really brought her back to Banyan City…What would happen in the future?To
Luna lifted her head to stare straight into Granny Quinn’s eyes. “Of course I’m willing.”“Luna!” Malcolm, who had been lying face down on the table, suddenly grew outraged when he heard this. He resisted the pain in his entire body as he reached out to grab hold of Luna’s arm. “Are you crazy? To host such an extravagant ceremony means that Joshua will find out, too! If he finds out about all this, he’ll be devastated…”Luna bit down on her lip and shrugged Malcolm’s arm away. Then, she took a step forward so that Malcolm would not be able to grab onto her. “Malcolm, it’s already enough that you’ve been keeping my interests at heart, but why are you taking Joshua’s feelings into account as well?“You’ve already sacrificed so much for other people. You should think for yourself, too.”With that, she let out an exhale and turned to stare at Granny Quinn. “Granny, you can have the final say on how you want the engagement party to be hosted tomorrow. This time, I won’t run away or go b
“If Ma’am sees how tired and unshaven you look, she’ll be very upset!”Joshua murmured in approval, then turned and plopped down on the bed. A few moments later, Lucas heard his breathing become even and rhythmic.“That’s quick…” Lucas let out a sigh and placed a throw blanket on Joshua’s body.As soon as they arrived in Merchant City, Joshua had attacked Landry Group without any consideration of the costs at all. He had even skipped multiple meals so that he could rescue Luna from the Landry family as soon as possible.He had negotiated with members of the Landry family…and was so busy every day that he did not even bother eating or sleeping.Lucas had tried multiple ways to convince Joshua to eat or sleep to no avail. Only by mentioning Luna would he finally agree to get some rest.After all, Joshua did not want Luna to worry about him. After closing the door, Lucas let out a sigh and plopped down on the sofa. Then, he decided to scroll through the local news before going to
“All are invited to join me and Malcolm’s engagement party tonight!”On the screen was a video clip of Luna dressed in red, smiling at the camera warmly and kindly. Joshua leaned against the door frame in silence as he gently stroked the image of Luna on the screen.“It’s fake. It’s all fake.”It must be fake! This must have been a plan devised by the Quinn and Landry families! Were the Landry family so desperate that they had to send Luna to the Quinn family to break Joshua down? They had sent Luna over to the Quinn family and forced her to announce her engagement with Malcolm!Joshua threw the phone on the ground with a thud, then turned and put on his coat and slippers before heading out the door. “Lucas, get the car ready! I’m going to find the Quinn family and tell them to hand Luna over!”Lucas bit his lip and could not help feeling sympathetic when he saw how distraught Joshua looked as he headed out the door.He had been with Joshua for many years, but he had never se
“I can get Mrs. Quinn for you… I must say, however, that she’s decorating the yard right now, so she might be a little busy.”As soon as Joshua heard this, he grew even more outraged than before. He said with a cold, expressionless face, “Did the Quinn family put you up to this? How dare you even lie?”Luna had only agreed to marry Malcolm because she was threatened, so how could she be decorating the yard on her own?Moreover, how could she willingly own the title of Mrs. Quinn?The servant rolled her eyes at Joshua and replied, “What do you mean, I’m lying?”With that, she ordered one of the younger maids to summon Luna, “Go and get Mrs. Quinn to come here quickly. Tell her that someone is here to cause trouble!”Joshua, who had not gotten any rest for almost a week, felt as though his head was about to split apart. He leaned against a pillar at the entrance of the Quinn Mansion’s yard so that he would not pass out.He had to hear the Quinn family explain themselves. This was