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
The next morning, when Luna woke up, she heard noises coming from the garden.She furrowed her brows and pulled the curtains open.Downstairs, Harvey, dressed in yet another red hoodie, had his hands on his hips while he instructed a group of workers who were carrying bunches of roses into their designated spots, arranging the bouquets into a heart shape.Meanwhile, Joshua stood aside, holding a gigantic bouquet of roses and talking into his phone. He seemed to be on a video call with Nellie.Luna could vaguely hear the sound of Nellie’s cheers coming out of his phone.Coincidentally, just as Luna pulled the curtains open, Joshua lifted his head to glance in her direction.Their eyes met. Joshua tucked his phone away and smiled at her. He was wearing a grey trench coat over a white sweater and khaki pants. He even had on a pair of rimless glasses.Under the morning sun, Joshua’s smile no longer carried its usual aura of dominance and coldness, and instead, it had a hint of war
Jim sat down next to Bonnie and pressed her head down onto his shoulder, then quickly snapped a few photos on his phone.Bonnie sensed the unfamiliar scent of male pheromones wafting off Jim’s body, and it felt as though she had been electrocuted.She removed herself from his arms and, out of instinct, extended her arm out and brought her palm down toward Jim’s face—However, Jim grabbed hold of her arm mid-air. He curled his lips into a smirk and dangled his phone in front of her. “Didn’t I tell you yesterday that Malcolm sent away all the men who have been following you and me? Do you know why?”Bonnie furrowed her brows, her arm still hovering mid-air. She wanted to smack him, but Jim was resisting her, yet at the same time, she could not pull her arm back either.She glared at him somewhat awkwardly and snapped, “What do Malcolm's actions have anything to do with you sexually harassing me?”“You call this harassment?” Jim curled his lips into a smirk and pressed Bonnie down a
Joshua waited in the garden of Tea Cottage for an entire day.When evening came, Harvey wailed that he was hungry and demanded Joshua and Jim to bring him for some good food.Joshua glanced at the time and realized that it was already 6 p.m.He had no choice but to say a few quick words of farewell into the recording device, then packed his things and left.Luna let out a sigh of relief after seeing they had left.Thank God they had all left. Otherwise, she would not know how to sneak out to Lucky Den to see Malcolm without Joshua noticing.She let out an exhale and tucked the recording device away, then changed her clothes and went downstairs.Downstairs, Bonnie furrowed her brows and glanced at her. “Are you sure you want to go?”Luna nodded and replied as she put on her coat, “That ring is extremely important, so I have to get it back as soon as possible.”When seven days had passed, she would hand the ring to Joshua when she met him. Perhaps this would be the key to unlo
“Aren’t we…at Lucky Den right now?”“Alright, noted,” Jim replied curtly and hung up the phone.By the time he hung up the phone, Joshua had just gotten off his call with the three children.At this moment, they were sitting in a private booth on the second floor.“Master Quinn is here!” All of a sudden, the high-pitched exclamation from one of the waiters rang out from downstairs.Joshua and Jim exchanged glances, and Jim immediately handed him a set of bodyguard uniforms. “Let’s hide your identity first, then we’ll see what he’s up to.”Joshua nodded and went into the washroom to change his clothes.When he came out of the washroom, he bumped into one of Malcolm's men.The man was standing in a corner outside the washroom, barking orders into a walkie-talkie, “Do you remember Master Quinn’s instructions? When the woman arrives…“Alpha, you’re in charge of fabricating an accident and installing a tracker onto that woman’s bag and clothes.“Bravo, you’re in charge of keeping