Luna was astonished to hear Lily’s words. Why would Adrian Lynch want to talk to Joshua about her? Was she not just a resigned maid to the Lynch family? What was there to talk about?Joshua was just as surprised. He shot Luna a disapproving frown and turned back to look at Lily. “Ask the chefs to prepare fried chicken,” he ordered.Lily nodded after a moment’s hesitation. She linked hands with the two children, and the trio entered the house together. Lucas also left to park the car in the garage. Joshua and Luna were the only two people left standing in front of Blue Bay Villa, though Joshua did not seem to be in a rush. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and proceeded to light one. Then, he leaned casually against the pillar and took a drag on his cigarette. The smoke made his unsmiling face look even colder and unapproachable.Joshua fixated his steely gaze on Luna and sneered, “I guess you decided to target my father instead since you couldn’t get any confidentia
“Lily mentioned that you’ve been waiting for over an hour now?” Joshua took off his jacket and handed it over to a servant. He lowered himself onto the couch and planted his arm gracefully on the leather armrest. “You wanted to talk to me?”“I do,” Adrian replied. He glanced at Luna and smiled. “It’s okay, we’ll talk next time.”“I probably won’t even be interested in hearing about it next time,” said Joshua as he crossed one slender leg over the other. “Tell me now.” Joshua had never really been fond of his father, much less had a close relationship with him. The way he talked to his father at that moment felt no different from talking to a subordinate.Adrian never expected that Joshua would behave like that; he did not even bother to show any respect toward him. Adrian remained silent for a moment before giving a wry smile. “Alright, I’ll just come right out and say it.” He glanced at Luna and cleared his throat. “It’s about Ms. Luna. I’m sure you know that I’m a jewelry desi
Alarm bells rang in Luna’s head. “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” she immediately denied.“You know exactly what I’m talking about.” Adrian shifted his position and leaned back gracefully against the couch. “Ms. Luna, please don’t forget. I was once a jewelry designer myself before Joshua’s mother passed away. Besides, I have a lot of connections in this industry.”He curled his lips into a smile before he continued, “I’ve read through your résumé. You tried to conceal your true identity, so I’m sure the last thing you want is for me to expose you here.”Luna frowned. After the initial wave of shock passed, she now felt strangely calm. She looked at Adrian warily and said in a low voice, “How did you know?”Why was Adrian investigating her?“In case you’re wondering, I wasn’t investigating you on purpose.” Adrian let out a small laugh. “I know that Nellie is the true identity of the famous jewelry designer known as Y, and because of this, I did a lot of research about h
In the kitchen, Lily was preparing fried chicken with the other servants.“Ms. Luna,” Lily greeted with a smile when she noticed Luna entering. “Fried chicken is so oily and unhealthy. I don’t understand why children like it so much.”Luna frowned and glanced at the food. Lily was right; it did look quite oily.Luna recalled that there were some leftover ingredients in the fridge from when she made mushroom soup last time. She took a deep breath, put on an apron, and started preparing mushroom soup.“Ms. Luna.” It was rare that the both of them could talk in private like this, so Lily heaved a deep sigh and began, “Actually, Mr. Quinn…”“Shh.” Luna frowned and stopped her from continuing. “You’re the new maid here at Blue Bay Villa, and if someone discovers the relationship between you and Malcolm, they’ll think that you’re spying for him,” muttered Luna under her breath as she prepared the ingredients skilfully. Lily froze at her response. Her face turned pale. “Do you… not w
“Delicious fried chicken!” The fried chicken was served ten minutes later, and Nellie hopped around in glee. Neil was just as elated, but he still snuck an apprehensive glance at Luna. “Mommy…”“You can eat,” said Luna with a small smile. She was already seated at the dining table.“Here you go, Sirs. Have a taste of this mushroom soup,” said Lily enthusiastically as she set down bowls of soup in front of everyone at the table. “Ms. Luna was afraid that fried chicken alone would be too heavy, so she made this mushroom soup herself!”Adrian picked up a spoonful of soup and took a sip. “Not bad.”Joshua, however, sat in silence. He caught a glimpse of Luna, who had been trying to keep her right hand under the table and out of sight. “What’s wrong with your hand?”Luna shot him an impassive glance. “Nothing. I’m just not hungry.”“Not hungry, or did you injure yourself?” Joshua’s dark eyes seemed to see right through her. “Lift your hand.”Luna frowned. She did not want to do as
Joshua frowned upon hearing this and sternly replied, “We’ll see in the future.”“Okay...” Nellie lowered her head in disappointment.Adrian could not take the sight of that, though. “Come, Nellie, I’ll let you feed me instead!”Nellie’s face lit up. She picked up her bowl and sat in front of Adrian. “Open your mouth, Granddad!” Adrian grinned at her and opened his mouth obediently. A moment later, Luna had finished eating, so Neil joined Nellie in feeding their grandfather together. Adrian initially wanted to object to this, but he could not resist denying Nellie and seeing her crestfallen expression, so he let them do whatever they wanted.Luna had finished her meal, so she left the table and sat down on the couch. She whipped out her phone and was about to check the news when she suddenly felt the cushion next to her sink. Joshua had lowered his tall and slender body onto the seat next to her.“Give me your hand,” he ordered in a low voice. Luna immediately extended her r
Joshua stared back at Luna in silence.After a while, he shot her a glance and answered impassively, “I have my plans.”“Mr. Lynch.” Luna let out a deep breath. “I know that you’re probably showing Ms. Gibson mercy because you have a close relationship with her. You’ve known her for a long time, and it’s understandable you’re finding it difficult to punish her for what she’s done. However, she did do something wrong, and she deserves to pay the price for it. If you can’t bear to do anything to her, you can pass all the evidence to the police, and they can take care of it.”Luna’s gaze never wavered from Joshua as she tried to suppress the rage in her heart, continuing slowly, “Attempted murder isn’t a death sentence. If she gets convicted, she only has to spend a few years in prison. Perhaps by the time she gets released, Nellie would’ve already grown up and can protect herself. She won’t face the same threat that she’s facing now anymore.” Luna heaved a sigh and frowned at Joshua
Luna stood outside the pharmacy and looked through the glass door at Neil as she sighed helplessly. It was difficult at times for her to believe that her three angels—Nigel, Neil, and Nellie—were Joshua’s children. That man did not deserve to have such obedient children.“Mommy.” Luna had spaced out, and by the time she snapped out of her daze, Neil had gotten out of the pharmacy with a tube of medicinal ointment at hand.He grabbed hold of Luna’s hand. “Let’s go home. I’ll help you apply the medicine!” He stayed silent for a moment before he lifted his head to look at her. “Don’t be too bothered about that scumbag. We can still achieve what we want even without him!”Luna sighed and clutched his hand tightly. “I believe you.” As long as her children were with her, she believed she could overcome every obstacle that came her way.…Perhaps it was a tiring day that as soon as she got home and applied the ointment onto her wound, Luna immediately laid down on her bed and fell into