...Bonnie waited outside Luna's door for almost an hour. She could hear Luna's cries and laughs coming occasionally through the door.Finally, the door was pushed open. Luna wiped her tears away and handed the tablet to Bonnie. “I’ve decided to postpone my wedding with Malcolm.”Bonnie froze. “Postpone? Not cancel?”“Yes.” Luna sniffed and replied, “After making sure that Joshua’s situation has stabilized, I’ll still marry Malcolm. I promised.”Bonnie paused for a moment, and before she could reply, she heard Luna asking, “Do…you have any news about Joshua?”Bonnie let out a sigh and replied, “No.”Joshua had disappeared since the engagement party as though he had vanished into thin air.That morning, when Bonnie had contacted Lucas, Lucas sounded so exhausted that his voice had gone hoarse. He said that they could not find Joshua either.They had searched the entire city but could not find him anywhere.Luna closed her hands and clenched her fists.During their video cal
Joshua was unconscious for almost a week.During this time, he kept hearing the vague voice of a girl ringing out next to his ear. “Daddy, what kind of illness does he have?”“He’s not sick, just too tired.”“Why would he be so tired, Daddy?”“That’s because he was searching for his happiness but failed…”The sound of this man’s voice echoed in Joshua's mind over and over.He was searching for his happiness but failed…Failed…Did he…fail?No! He did not fail!He would not fail!Even if it was for Nigel, Neil, and Nellie, he could not fail!This thought empowered Joshua and made him jerk awake from his slumber.He sat up from his tatami bed all of a sudden, drenched in sweat.As soon as he opened his eyes, Joshua took in his surroundings.This was a small chalet decorated tastefully, and at this moment, he was sitting on a bed made of bamboo in one of the side bedrooms.A young girl dressed in a traditional outfit was sitting on the floor before him, stirring a pot of s
However, there was no news on how long the engagement party would be postponed. Joshua let out a sigh of relief upon seeing this.Thank God.Thank God that during his period of unconsciousness…Luna and Malcolm did not get married.Otherwise…Joshua let out another sigh of relief and dialed Lucas’ number. “Sir, are you awake?” Lucas was so delighted to hear Joshua’s voice that he almost cried. “Thank God you’re finally awake! Otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do.”Joshua propped himself up with some difficulty and closed his eyes. “The Landry family…”Lucas fell into silence when he heard Joshua bring up the Landry family. After a moment, he said somewhat sheepishly, “I tried my best to control the Landry family’s stock prices that night, but I still failed…“But don’t you worry, Sir, we didn’t lose to Heather; the person who had defeated us and placed the Landry Group back on its feet was Jim.”Jim?Joshua furrowed his brows.“Ever since that day, the Quinn family have c
Joshua, along with June and Harvey’s help, shaved and showered and managed to change into a clean set of clothes.There were no clothes that fit him in the chalet because even though Jim was just as tall, he was much leaner than Joshua.On the other hand, Dr. Christopher’s clothes fit Joshua perfectly.Joshua stood in front of the mirror and stared at his reflection, dressed in a simple shirt and slacks. He let out a sigh of relief.When he and Luna had just gotten married, she used to complain that he owned nothing but black suits in his closet.At that time, Joshua thought that black suits looked classy and elegant, so he never took what she said to heart and instead continued wearing his usual outfit of black suits.At this very moment…He stared at his reflection in the mirror and could not help thinking that his change had come too late.Luna liked how gentle and simple Malcolm looked.He, too, could achieve this if he wanted.He could change into any style that she plea
Luna had initially thought she had lost this child. However, on the night of the engagement party, her nausea gave her the answer.Luna closed her eyes.When Aura had set fire to Blue Bay Villa, Luna always thought that she had lost the child during the process.After all, the fetus was still so tiny, and if Bonnie had not asked her to buy a pregnancy test to break her out of jail, she would not have known about this baby’s existence.On the day of the accident, she had asked a doctor’s opinion, and the doctor told her that the chances of the fetus surviving were extremely slim.At that time, Luna was so devastated that she and Joshua had even put up a tombstone for this unborn baby, but…Just as she was about to announce her engagement to Malcolm, the familiar nausea she felt prevented her from being able to stand on stage.Ever since that day, Bonnie had summoned a doctor, who had confirmed that, miraculously, the baby had survived.Therefore, Luna made up her mind that she c
Joshua stood at the entrance of Tea Cottage for a long time.He knew that Luna was upstairs. He could tell that the shadow behind the curtain of the second-floor window belonged to her.He could even make out the vague outline of her body behind the curtain, as though she was peeking at him through the window.He wanted nothing more than to rush upstairs, pull her into his arms, and tell her that they had both been tricked by Malcolm and Heather.He knew that neither Bonnie nor the servants would be able to stop him, but…After what happened two weeks ago at the engagement party, he refrained from doing so, having experienced just how cold Luna had acted toward him.He was not afraid of anyone stopping him. Instead, he was worried that his impulsive choice would not only serve no purpose but even make Luna's misunderstanding of him deepen.Therefore, Joshua let out a sigh, dragged a bench over to a spot where he could face Luna's window and sat down.He took out a recording dev
Harvey froze, then quickly waved his hands in dismissal. “No, no! I just saw how pretty you were…and I couldn’t help myself.”He pointed to his red hoodie and Bonnie’s red trench coat as he said this. “Look, pretty lady, we even have the same favorite colors. This must be fate!”Bonnie glanced at the boy with a helpless look and said, “What do you know about colors? There are different shades of reds. Just because two things are red doesn’t mean they’re the same, your—”Before she could finish her sentence, however…She realized that the shade of red on the boy’s hoodie was identical to that of her trench coat!She loved this shade of red and had specially requested to get this color made in different styles of clothing.Never had she expected to see the exact same color on a young boy!Despite being shocked, Bonnie could not help pursing her lips in disapproval. “This is just a coincidence.”“No, it’s not. I love this color, and I had this hoodie made specially!” Harvey grinne
“Harvey?”Seeing that Harvey did not reply, June could not help adding, “So what should we do with the jade ring now?”Harvey rubbed his brows, trying to think of what to do.Even though he did not know how the jade ring he gave to Bonnie ended up with Joshua…since it was no longer in Bonnie’s hands, he thought it would be best to return it to Jim.Therefore, he let out a sigh and said, “Um, June, don’t tell anyone about this, but please wash the ring and spray some perfume on it, then place it back in Mr. Landry’s study desk drawer.”“Alright.” With that, June hung up the phone, took the ring into the washroom to clean it, then carried it out the door.As soon as she stepped out the door, she ran into her father, Christopher.Christopher lowered his head to glance at the ring in June’s hands, then shook his head in exasperation. “You two, playing with Jim’s stuff again. This is beloved to him; what’ll happen if you break it?”With that, he took the ring and was about to place