Malcolm turned his wheelchair around and stared at Luna’s retreating figure, then lifted his hand to summon a nearby waiter. “Keep an eye on her.”Tonight, Luna was to be his woman, his fiancée!At the end of the hallway on the second floor was a balcony.Luna went out onto the balcony and let the night breeze gently graze her face. She told herself repeatedly not to give in.She could not give in.Joshua was not worth her forgiving and continuous sacrifice!“You’re here,” a female voice suddenly rang out from behind her, pulling Luna’s mind back to reality.Why did this voice…sound familiar?Luna turned around, frowning.Behind her was a woman dressed entirely in red. It was Bonnie, whom she had not seen in a long time.At this moment, Bonnie was leaning against the railing, a cigarette pressed between her lips. She gave Luna a once-over and said, “This is the first time I’ve ever seen you look so beautiful.”Luna was both surprised and delighted to see her. “What are you d
Luna’s entire body froze when she heard this.She glanced at the first floor, where Joshua had initially been sitting.His seat was empty, and only Heather remained.Luna was a little speechless by this.She smiled and inched closer to Malcolm, massaging his shoulders as she replied, “You thought I went to see Joshua when you just saw that his seat is empty and that I smell like smoke?”Malcolm narrowed his eyes and said in a cold, sinister tone, “Isn’t that what happened?”Luna could tell that he was displeased by this. She pursed her lips and replied, “No, it wasn’t. I went to see a friend just now.”“Male or female?”“Of course it’s a female friend.”“Why would you have a female friend in Merchant City who smokes?”Luna froze. “She’s…not from here.”“If she’s not from Merchant City, then why would she be invited to my engagement party?” Malcolm grabbed hold of Luna’s wrist and said coldly, “Luna, you never lied to me before.”Malcolm’s grip on her wrist was so tight that
She had simply teased him for one thing, but this man had prepared plenty of comebacks to counter her!Heather squeezed out a smile on her face as she mentally cursed Joshua. If it was not for the fact that she had to keep Joshua occupied so that he would not leave the party and take part in the financial battle against the Landry family, she would not even be listening to his nonsense!After all, this was the man who had killed her sister, Aura.Every time Heather caught sight of Luna and Joshua, she wanted nothing more than to crush them into smithereens!However, she had to resist this urge for the time being.As soon as she thought of this, Heather narrowed her eyes and glanced at the stock market statistics on her phone screen.What was going on? What was Hans doing?Did he not promise previously that as long as she kept Joshua occupied, they would be able to revive the Landry family’s stock prices and win this battle?Why was nothing happening all this while?Heather n
[Hans, have you taken care of everything?][Hans?]Seeing that there were no changes in the Landry family’s stock prices even though the party was about to start soon, Heather began to grow a little anxious.She pretended to chat with Joshua casually. All the while, her heart was in turmoil.The party was about to begin soon, and if Joshua failed to win back Luna’s heart, he would be in a worse mood and show no mercy toward them.If that happened, Heather would not be able to revive the Landry family at all, despite having quite a bit of money in her hands!Try as she did, alas, she could not get in touch with Hans at all.Finally…Just as the emcee was testing out the microphone in preparation for the commencement of the ceremony—The Landry Group’s stock prices slowly began to rise!A glimmer of delight flashed through Heather’s eyes. Even though Hans did not reply to her, and even though the stock prices were only increasing very slowly…this improvement was better than n
Malcolm was already looked down upon ever since his accident. If he got on stage and told everyone that he and Luna did not even date…What would everyone think of him?As soon as she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale and gripped the handles of Malcolm’s wheelchair. “Let’s go on stage and say a few words, then.”After all, she and Malcolm had known each other for six years, so she could still tell them how they met.Besides, after the engagement party, they would officially become family.As soon as she thought of this, Luna wheeled Malcolm onto the stage with a smile.The emcee was delighted to see this, and so was the audience, who began chanting even more.Malcolm took the microphone from the emcee and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, you’re right; I indeed fell for Luna at first sight.“Six years ago, my ship was sailing on the ocean when I came across her falling into the water and saved her. From the moment she was brought onto the ship, I knew instantly that I wanted n
Everyone’s gaze fell on Joshua as soon as they heard him speak.Whispers and murmurs rang out throughout the room as the audience questioned this man’s sudden appearance. “Who is this man?”“Haven’t you heard? This is Joshua Lynch, the man from Banyan City who almost bankrupted the Landry family as soon as he arrived in Merchant City!”“Oh my God, it’s him! Why did he come here?”“Could it be that the Landry family is bankrupt now, so he’s come to defeat the Quinn family as well?”“What is he trying to do? According to what he said, he and the future Mrs. Quinn seems to have been involved…”The whispers of the audience were so loud that they almost drowned out any other noises within the room.Meanwhile, onstage, Luna clutched the microphone tightly, her face pale and her palms sweaty.Ever since she caught sight of Joshua sitting in the venue, she knew that he would not leave her and Malcolm’s engagement party in peace.However, she did not expect that Joshua would humiliate
Luna bit her lip and snapped impulsively, “Don’t you dare, Joshua Lynch!”As soon as she said this, the entire room fell into silence.According to her reaction…Even if Joshua did not play the audio clip, everyone could already guess what the contents were. The crowd burst into a flurry of activity as everyone discussed the sudden twist of events.Everyone glanced at a pale-faced Luna standing onstage, then at Joshua, who was standing beneath the stage with a disdainful smile.Luna’s face was as pale as a ghost.Malcolm wheeled himself over to her side and grabbed hold of her hand as he took the microphone from her. Then, he stared at Joshua with an impassive look and said, “Mr. Lynch, I know that you and Luna were once an item, but this had already happened a long time ago.”Joshua curled his lips into a smirk. “Would you say two weeks is a long time, Mr. Quinn?”He let out an exhale, stood up, and slowly made his way onstage.Luna bit her lip as she watched him approach h
The crowd started murmuring after hearing Joshua’s words.A pale-faced Malcolm bit his lip as well and said in a gentle tone laced with anger, “Mr. Lynch, please provide evidence for your statement! What trickery did I use to get Luna to marry me?”He continued in a pained tone, “You can’t steal my fiancée away from me in front of everyone and slander me just because I’m crippled now!”Luna’s heart softened when she heard this.Malcolm was disabled and had suffered jeers and taunts because of this. If he were to be humiliated at such a public display…She bit her lip and struggled to release herself from Joshua’s arms with all her might. He had restrained her too tightly, and she had to bite on him to get him to loosen his grip.Joshua’s energy was mostly powered by his steroid injection, and restraining Luna had almost used up all the strength in his body. Her biting him left him no choice but to let go in pain.Luna sprinted back to Malcolm’s side without looking back and gr