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
Prohibit her from interfering with Landry Group?Luna's grip on her phone tightened. "In your dreams, Charlotte!"If she signed the contract and quit her job at Landry Group, she would lose the opportunity to get close to Jim for the rest of her life.Charlotte's intentions were clear. Not only was she after the Landry family fortune, but she was plotting to distance Jim from Luna and Bonnie.Charlotte wanted to make sure they would never be able to cure him!"Luna, you can either do it the easy way or the hard way."If you agree and sign this contract with us, you still have a chance to stay in Merchant City. Otherwise…"Charlotte sneered. "Otherwise, I'll make sure you never survive here."Luna chuckled at Charlotte's word. "Are you even capable of doing that?"Charlotte fell silent as soon as she said this.After about ten seconds, she suddenly cackled as though she was mocking Luna's naivety. "You probably don't know this, but I've asked a reporter to take photos of you w
"Alright, Luna, I don't have time to blabber on with you."I need to get changed now. After all, now that I am Jim's future fiancée, I need to look my best for every occasion."At the mention of this, Charlotte suddenly recalled something and snickered, "By the way, Luna, do you still think my face has something to do with the drug you stole for me?"Let me tell you this: that's not the case at all."After six years, even your face that Malcolm ruined could be restored through plastic surgery, so why would my face remain in its ugly, burned state?"I had faked my burns to trick you into taking pity on me, and never had I ever thought an idiot like you'd fall for it—"Before she could finish her sentence, Luna furrowed her brows and hung up the phone.A triumphant smile spread across Charlotte's face when she heard the dial tone.After putting down the phone, she turned and went into the walk-in closet.Sitting in the gigantic closet, Charlotte placed her hands behind her head
Jim furrowed his brows when he heard this familiar voice. "Are you Bonnie?""I am, and you are…"Before she could finish her sentence, Bonnie lowered her voice and asked, "Are you Jim?""Yes, it's me." Jim lowered his head to glance at the time.It was 8 a.m.According to what he knew of Christopher, he was a night owl and would not be awake yet at this hour.However, at a time like this, Bonnie had answered his phone, which meant that…they had spent the night together.As soon as he thought of this, Jim's breath caught in his throat.A split second later, he changed his mind.Since Bonnie was Christopher's girlfriend, it would not be strange for them to spend the night together."What are you doing, calling Christopher so early in the morning?" Bonnie frowned when she noticed that Jim did not say anything else, and she turned to glance at Christopher, who was still sleeping on the couch. "Christopher isn't awake yet, so I'll ask him to call you back as soon as he wakes up."
Bonnie clutched her abdomen and whimpered as tears streamed down her face, "It hurts. It hurts so much."At this point, she could not even tell if the pain was of a physical origin or was it emotional.Maybe it was both.Christopher was shocked to see Bonnie like this.Without even having the time to think, he quickly helped Bonnie back into the room and sat her down on the sofa. Then, he began inspecting her wound.Just as he had guessed, the wound was already infected.Even though he had tried to clean it the night before, it was still too late.Christopher exhaled and grabbed Bonnie's hand. "I'm calling a cab right now. You have to go to a hospital immediately."Even though he was capable of helping Bonnie clean and heal her wounds at home…Luna was right; he should not have used Bonnie's physical pain to his advantage to teach her a lesson.As soon as he thought of this, he took the phone from Bonnie, and as soon as he held it in his hands, he suddenly realized that she h
The entire car fell silent for about two seconds.A split second later, Bonnie let out a somewhat awkward laugh as she stared out the window. "Don't joke around."How could she date another man just to get back at her boyfriend?She was not someone who could not survive without a man.As the CEO of Craig Group and the sole heiress to the Craig family fortune, why would she resort to such means to get revenge on Jim?Even though this was what her true thoughts were, Bonnie still curled her lips into a polite smile and said, "Christopher, I don't like you that way, so I don't think it's fair to start dating you just to get back at Jim for abandoning me."Christopher narrowed his eyes and replied in a low voice, "What if I'm willing to let you do that?"He grabbed Bonnie's arm and added, "Bonnie, I'm willing to put up an act with you."Maybe, just maybe, things would turn out just the way he wanted.Christopher had grabbed Bonnie's arm too tightly, and she immediately turned arou
Charlotte narrowed her eyes and quickly grabbed Jim's hand. "Don't you agree, Jim?"Jim finally snapped out of his daze and shifted his gaze away from Bonnie and Christopher. "I'm happy that Christopher finally met someone he likes, but I don't think…this woman is right for him."He and Christopher had grown up together.When he first met Number-9 at the orphanage, Christopher was immersed in his research of alternative medicine.After he had grown up and brought Number-9 home from the orphanage, Christopher was still immersed in his research of alternative medicine.Six years ago, when Charlotte was tricked by Heather and was forced to leave Merchant City, Christopher was still engrossed in his research.All of a sudden, the young Christopher, who had been absorbed in his love for medicine for all these years, had finally fallen in love with a woman.Jim should have been happy for him.However, his first impression of Bonnie was their encounter a day before, when she had trick