“Ma’am, let’s head inside and talk.” Neil noticed how ugly Luna’s expression turned into, thus he approached Natasha and smilingly tugged at her sleeves. “There are a lot of people in our small community, and neighbors will talk. It’ll be better to talk inside!”Natasha furrowed her brows and wanted to refuse Neil until she had a good look at his face. That face…She inexplicably thought of when Luna Gibson was young. This boy’s aura, smell, and those huge starlit eyes were the same as Luna Gibson’s when she was young.All thoughts flew out the window when Natasha looked at him.After a while, Natasha sighed and let Neil lead her in.The house’s exterior was no different than the others. What Natasha did not expect was that the interior, decorated simply and cleanly, had charred walls and ceilings with burnt marks. Even if it was repainted, it could not fully cover the burnt marks.Natasha paused for a while. “Your house…”“Ms. Aura sent someone to burn them down.” Neil le
Luna eyed Natasha coldly. “Didn’t you refuse to come in just now?”Natasha was at a loss for words.Not long after, she sighed, picked her handbag up, and left.Slam! The door was shut.The moment Natasha left, Luna could no longer hold back her tears as they streamed down her face.She always prioritized family relationships. She blamed herself for not contacting her family when she was overseas.Even before, she knew Natasha would misunderstand her, and she blamed it on them being apart for a long time.When she heard Natasha say she was not upset at all after she went missing, however, Luna’s eyes were opened. No one liked her from the start.No one.Her family, her lover… They only loved Aura.“Mommy, you still have the three of us.” Luna did not know when it was that Nial stood behind her.He reached out and grabbed Luna’s finger, his voice weak but determined, “We’ll always be your shield.”Once she turned around to hug Neil, Luna shut her eyes and cried silently.
Neil, Nellie, and Luna got into the car.Neil sat at the front passenger seat while Luna and Nellie got in the back, sitting next to Joshua.Joshua elegantly leaned against the leather seat with a faint smile. “I suddenly realized that Nellie looks a little like you, too.”Luna’s body suddenly stiffened, and Nellie’s expressions changed slightly as well.“All beautiful women look alike.” Neil, in the passenger seat in front, buckled his seat belt and leaned back elegantly. “Beautiful people all look alike, but the ugly ones are ugly in their ways.”Neil’s nonchalant words made Lucas almost laugh out loud.Luna and Nellie were also relieved.Joshua, on the other hand, chuckled a little. “That’s true, but…”Joshua casually swept a glance at Luna. “Nellie still looks like my wife, Luna Gibson.”Luna recollected herself and smiled at him. “Of course.”She looked completely different from her past self, after all.“Nellie, did that boy who gave you the lollipop in the morning l
Luna thought that when Joshua wanted to announce her identity in front of everyone, it would be done during the company conference in the morning or at another venue.What she did not expect was that those from the upper management would arrange themselves at Lynch Group Tower once the car stopped.All of the staff and executives lined on two sides by the entrance, opening a path in the middle.Looking out from the car, the two sides of the red carpet were people in black. This was the first time Luna saw such a huge ensemble.She turned back and looked at Joshua in a daze.“This is how we welcome important guests to the group,” said Joshua calmly in a low voice. “You’re the first woman of mine to enjoy this.”Luna was speechless. It did not need to be that formal, did it? At that moment, someone knocked on the car door.Courtney stood outside with a smile. She was in a pink long dress, her long hair freshly curled with a crystal hairpin to top it off. She looked as exquis
Everyone watched as Joshua carried Luna across the lobby and into the elevator, going up to the President’s office on the top floor.Everything felt surreal to Luna the moment her feet landed on the ground. It was like a dream, but a much crueler one.After all, in the dream, Joshua was carrying Luna Gibson, but in reality, Joshua was carrying the current Luna.“Do I need to give you some time to reminisce?”Joshua’s low and cold voice pulled Luna back to reality, and she abruptly came to her senses as she met his cold eyes.She smiled awkwardly. “I’m just a little taken aback. We’re just putting on an act, but I didn’t expect it to be such a huge one.”Joshua’s eyes dimmed a little. He did it on purpose.Since he was putting on an act with Luna to get Luna Gibson’s attention so she would return to him as soon as possible, he had to truly make her jealous.After Luna Gibson left back then, he went through her computer, diary, and social media. He saw how she said she liked bein
Luna’s words silenced the entire design department. Her colleague’s expressions turned ugly, too.She was indeed coaxing and praising Courtney yesterday together with Shannon. After all, Courtney was the Design Director’s junior, and they were close to each other. Luna came out of nowhere; no one knew who she was or what background she had. A person like that was a threat to them! “I never thought that someone would be proud to be a substitute.” Shannon leaned against the door to her office as she shot Luna a condescending glance. “No wonder you’re so arrogant. You have the support of someone that we can’t afford to offend.”“You know you can’t offend him, too?” Luna smiled. “Furthermore, Joshua never once said that I’m anybody’s substitute, right? What if I were to say that Joshua actually likes me?”“You’re lying!” One of the staff agitatedly pointed at Luna and scolded, “The love President Lynch has for his ex-wife is real! He loved her deeply. He only has her in his heart!”
Slam! The office door was kicked shut as Luna’s back was brutally slammed against the cold door.Joshua strangled Luna with a cold gaze. “Who the hell gave you the courage to spread rumors about me outside?”Luna could barely breathe as the air in her lungs decreased. Struggling, she hoarsely spoke, “I’m only saying what I’m thinking.”Joshua glared at her, his gaze growing even colder. “You think that I got engaged to Aura because I like her?”“What else is it, then?” Luna lifted her head with a determined gaze. “I’ve said it before. There are many ways to take care of someone, and it’s not necessarily getting engaged with them.”When she was overseas, she had once found many excuses for his behavior. She tried to find ways to determine that her judgment was wrong. She wanted to find a reason for him! She used to have hope, no matter how little, hoping that he did not do those things, that he had no relationship with Aura, and that he still loved her.Alas, she had to face t
Joshua lowered his head and elegantly straightened his disarrayed clothes. “Let him wait a few more minutes,” he said flatly. “I’ll go down soon.”“Yes, Sir.”Hearing Lucas’ footsteps leaving, the spent Luna leaned on the door and exhaled deeply.When she came to her senses, Joshua had already tidied himself, looking properly as he stood in front of her.He looked at her condescendingly. His voice was so cold it had no warmth in it. “I hope this matter won’t happen a second time. You can offend anyone you like in this company except me.”He then turned to leave when Luna opened her arms wide, blocking Joshua’s path.“Is there anything else?” Joshua furrowed his brows unhappily.“Yes.” Luna took a deep breath and lifted her head. “If I’m not mistaken, you did say that you’re taking me to lunch when we were at the design department just now, didn’t you?”“Hmm.” Joshua frowned a little. “Someone is going to take photos and put them on the news.”Luna smiled; she guessed correctly