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
“Ms. Luna.” One of the servants knocked on her door, entered the room, and handed her the recording device Joshua had been holding before he left.Luna furrowed her brows and turned it on.The audio clip of Joshua’s recording when he was sitting on the bench started to play. “The first thing I did when I woke up was to come to find me. “Everyone out there is under orders to kill me, so it wasn’t easy trying to see you. “I’ll come and see you every day until one day, you decide to come out and talk to me.“If one day, I don’t show up, then it’s probably because I was killed on the way here.”Luna rubbed her brows in exasperation when she heard this.Under orders to kill him?This man was willing to fabricate anything just to see her.The only enemies he could have in Merchant City were the Landry and Quinn families. However, she had seen Jim, the master of the Landry family, talking to him when they left, so the Landry family could not be after him at all.As for the Quinn f
Luna felt something was off as she stared at the photo Malcolm had sent her.She was a jewelry designer, so naturally, she had a photographic memory when it came to things like this.Even though she had only held it in her hand for a brief while after Samuel had given this ring to her, she still felt that something was not right.Luna furrowed her brows and thought that this ring was not the same one at all.She thought it was just her mind playing tricks on her, so she gave the photo another long, hard look, then tried to imagine how it felt holding the ring in her palm…It did not seem right.Luna pursed her lips and typed a reply to Malcolm, [Malcolm, are you sure this is the one? I can’t help feeling that something is different.]On the other end of the line, Malcolm frowned and glanced at the ring on the table before him.What was different?Did this ring look different from the one that Samuel had given Luna?However, to trick Luna into seeing him, he still typed a nerv
“Joshua Lynch must still be alive!“The Lynch family hasn’t planned a funeral yet, so the longer he remains in Merchant City, it means he’s still around here!”No matter what, he could not transfer his men away from finding Joshua.As soon as he thought of this, Malcolm lifted his head and asked, “What about the men I sent to trail Jim Landry?”“He…He’s been quite free lately. Ever since he returned to Merchant City, he and his son have moved out of Landry Mansion and into Swan Lake Chalet in the northern part of the city.”Malcolm narrowed his eyes. “Is there anything suspicious about his activity?”“There is.” The assistant cleared his throat and continued, “In the past, Master Landry has always been hanging out with an alternative medicine practitioner named Dr. Christopher Roberts, and according to the rumors, the two of them had a special bond…but for the last few days, Master Landry has been messaging a woman who liked to wear red online.“Today, he even drove to Tea Cotta
“Mr. Joshua!” Having heard her father’s orders, June quickly caught up to Joshua and extended both her arms out to block his way. “My Daddy said you’re not allowed to go out!”The young girl was just as soft and tiny as Nellie.Joshua stared at the small girl blocking his way and could not help thinking of Nellie.They had been apart for only one month, and he had even seen her during their video call, but as he came face-to-face with June, Joshua still could not help recalling the feeling of having Nellie in his arms.She was soft and chubby, with lean arms and pudgy little fingers, making them squishy and nice to hold in his big hands.As soon as he recalled Nellie, Joshua could not bear to get angry at the young girl standing before him anymore. He squatted to her eye-level and asked, “Why can’t I go out?”June bit her lip and stammered, “Because…because…”“That’s because we can’t let Mrs. Landry know you’re staying here.” Christopher walked over, picked up June in his arms
With that, Rosalyn got back into the car.Joshua sat in the garden as he listened to Rosalyn and Jim’s conversation outside and could not help feeling even more curious about what Mrs. Landry looked like.Her voice sounded like a gentle, mild-mannered woman, so how could a woman like this…be married to a monster like Charles Landry?How could she raise a daughter like Heather and give birth to someone like Aura?All of a sudden, the garden gate was pushed open. The man named Mickey handed a few thermal food containers to the servant waiting at the gate. The servant did not manage to hold them all, and the man furrowed his brows as he helped her steady the remaining containers. “Be careful.”The man’s voice sounded low and deeply alluring. Along with his voice came the disturbing stench of herbs. Joshua could not help frowning when he realized how familiar this voice and stench was.He immediately lifted his head and met the gaze of the man dressed in black. The man was we