“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
Joshua did not answer Jim’s question and instead stared out the window at Malcolm in the distance.Seeing that he did not reply, Jim could not help continuing to probe at him, “Luna doesn’t want to see you, yet she’s willing to see Malcolm… Do you think it’s because she trusts Malcolm more than you?”As soon as he said this, Harvey furrowed his brows and piped up, “Mr. Landry, you’re overstepping a line.”He knew that Mr. Joshua was already upset, yet Jim continued to bring this up.To Harvey’s surprise, however, Joshua said impassively, “You’re right. She’s…more trusting in Malcolm than me.”Jim and Harvey exchanged glances when they heard this. None of them had expected that…Joshua would admit it so willingly.Joshua turned and stared at the two dumbfounded father and son duo as he asked, “Is it so hard to understand? I…did many things that hurt Luna in the past.“Six years ago, she got into an accident and gave birth, yet me, her husband, wasn’t there with her.“Six years la
On the other hand, Bonnie, under the suggestion of her three children, had kept a close watch over her and forbade her from seeing anyone from the outside world.“It’s okay.” Malcolm did not care about why Luna refused to see him and instead handed her a jewelry box, smiling. “Take a look.”Joshua and Jim were too far away from their table, so they could not make out the contents of the jewelry box at all.Harvey propped himself up against the window and whispered, “Wow, is it a wedding ring?”Joshua furrowed his brows and observed Luna's expression carefully. “No.”If it had been a wedding ring, Luna's expression would not look so serious at all.Her expression at this moment, however…She seemed to be carefully eyeing something that she had lost and found to make sure it was the same one she had lost.Harvey glanced at Joshua. “How do you know it’s not?”Joshua gently stroked Harvey’s hair and replied, “I just do.”“It’s because you like her, isn’t it?”“Yes.”Jim watched