After hanging up the phone, Joshua immediately picked up his laptop.Sure enough, there was an email from Luke sitting in his inbox.Joshua clicked it open with a frown.The contents of the email shocked Joshua so much that he was stunned.There were dozens of photos that Luke had taken with his phone, all of them pictures of Todd's personal account book.It was surprising to Joshua that a cruel, merciless man like Todd would secretly have a religious heart.He had been recording all the crimes he had committed in this book and had written the reason why he had recorded them on the final page.He had hoped that after cleansing himself of his sins, he would be able to show this book to God so that the innocent people he had killed would be able to rest in peace.Joshua sneered, finding this amusing.The person who had killed Todd probably did not think he would record all his crimes into a book for a silly reason like this.Otherwise, this book would not have ended up in Luke'
Because of this, none of them had any reason to murder Todd, unless…Joshua opened his eyes, and a glimmer of malice flashed through his dark, inky eyes.Unless the person named Star had found out that he was investigating Heather's death and killed Todd to prevent him from discovering their involvement.As soon as he thought of this, Joshua picked up his laptop once more and started working.He had always known that Todd was involved in Heather and Colin's accidents, but this was the first time he discovered that he was also connected to Aunt Lucy's death.Unfortunately, because Todd had died, there were no other clues—apart from this book—leading him to anything to do with these deaths, much less to the person named Star, who seemed to be behind all this.However, this was not entirely futile.After all, he finally understood that the Landry family had not been behind Aunt Lucy's death.Charles could not possibly have let Todd kill his brother Colin after hiring him to murder
The marble countertop felt cold underneath Luna's skin, but Joshua's lips were burning hot.These two contrasting sensations made Luna's body tingle.She squirmed in Joshua's arms, trying to get off the countertop and get away from his grasp.However, Joshua had hooked her legs around his, and his body was firmly pressed against her, one hand on her slender waist and another holding the back of her head.Luna had no way of escaping at all.She could not do anything apart from giving herself into his kiss and the freezing cold of the marble countertop underneath her.After a long, long time, just as Luna thought she would die of suffocation, Joshua finally let up and gave Luna room to breathe.Luna's breathing had lost its rhythm. Her lips were bright red from the kiss, and she glared at him with tear-brimmed eyes. "Are you insane, Joshua Lynch?""Yes." He curled his lips into a smirk and pressed his forehead against hers. "But I can be even crazier if you want to."With that,
For some reason, Luna thought that Joshua was unusually excited this particular night.They were up until 4 a.m., until finally, she was utterly worn out."Joshua…" She bit her lip as she held onto his shoulders. "Why are you…so excited all of a sudden?"Why was he so passionate that night?Joshua curled his lips into a smirk, gently bit on her earlobe, and said in a low, sensuous voice, "Because this is what you owe me."Luna closed her eyes in exhaustion, so tired that she could not even say another word.However, a second before she passed out from exhaustion, she stared at the man who was still kissing her and felt her heart turn cold.Joshua just said that she owed her this.Was he talking about that time when she had promised to sleep with him in exchange for his help?She had thought he was just joking, but it turned out he had taken it seriously and wanted her to return the favor in bed…As soon as she thought of this, Luna could not help recalling how rough Joshua ha
After putting down the phone, Joshua glanced meaningfully at Luna, who was sound asleep, and curled his lips into a sneer, one inked with a hint of self-deprecation.He was so excited over the discovery in Todd's diary, but what about Luna?At that time, she was upstairs in her room, talking to her best friend about how even if the vengeance between their two families ceased to exist, she would still not get back together with him.What a cruel, heartless response.Joshua turned to leave.When he was about to close the door, he wanted to slam it as loud as he could, like any fighting couple would.However, after hesitating for a moment, he still closed the door gently behind him.Luna had not gotten much sleep that night.Besides…even if he were to slam the door and wake her up, it would not change her decision.Joshua let out a bitter smile as he descended the stairs. He could not help laughing at himself for acting like a teenager, even though he was long past that age and i
Lucas quickly turned around, smiling. "Yes, Sir. Do you still need me to buy you breakfast?"Joshua nodded and murmured in affirmation."Alright then. I'll go out right now." With that, Lucas turned around, anxious to leave before an angry Joshua could find something to pick on him about.However, he had just taken two steps when Joshua stopped him once more. "Buy some for her too. Remember to get something that she can reheat by herself later on. I'm guessing she'll be asleep for a little longer."Lucas froze in his steps when he heard this. "Yes, Sir."Then, he scampered out of the room.Meanwhile, upstairs, Luna was awoken by Bonnie's call."Luna." Bonnie's voice sounded nasally from the other end of the line. It was clear she had just been crying. "I'm still feeling very sad about all this."Luna, who had just awoken, let out a yawn as she sleepily comforted Bonnie. Then, she climbed out of bed.Joshua was so aggressive last night that her pajamas had been torn to shreds,
The entire room fell silent.Luna and Lucas both frowned at the same time.Lucas glanced first at the hickey on Joshua's neck, then at Luna, his gaze full of puzzlement, as though questioning Luna about what had happened between them.Luna was a little perplexed by this.What was wrong with this man?Joshua had pounced on her like a wild animal when she came downstairs for water last night, claiming that he was crazy for her and kept her up until 4 a.m.Just a few hours had passed since their last encounter, and all of a sudden, with Lucas here with breakfast, Joshua claimed he was single and that no 'Ma'am' existed.Joshua grew even more frustrated when he saw Luna and Lucas staring at each other, motionless. He stood up, picked up his tray of food with him, and snapped, "I'm going back to my room."With that, he strode up the stairs.Luna and Lucas watched him leave, both frowning.As soon as the door closed behind Joshua, Lucas gulped and shot Luna a helpless glance. "Ma'a
Joshua's bedsheets had been changed out for new ones. Instead of his previous black and gray sheets, they were replaced by warm tones.Luna had placed her toiletries and makeup products on the bathroom sink.Joshua furrowed his brows and immediately glanced at the closet.His guess was right. A few of Luna's clothes were draped on the chair in the walk-in closet, and her suitcase was placed in a corner.Joshua had just gone downstairs for a few hours, but his room looked entirely different than how he left it.A surge of warmth spread through Joshua's heart.The fact that Luna had changed out the bedsheets to her favorite colors and even placed her toiletries and clothes in his room…This meant that she wanted to continue living with him.Joshua narrowed his eyes at this thought.What was going through Luna's mind when she switched out the bedsheets and moved her items into his room?She was probably happy and hopeful, was she not?However, when she went downstairs, the firs