Luna immediately turned around.Behind her, Joshua stood at the kitchen door, smiling at her in a blue apron that had flour stains on it.Luna froze for a moment, staring at him in sheer disbelief.Joshua had always been cold and aloof, and she had never seen him look as homely as this, with an apron draped over his crisp white shirt.Besides…If she remembered correctly, he had never stepped foot in a kitchen in his life.More than a year ago, when Nellie first returned to his side, Nellie had recorded a video of him attempting to make her a meal in Blue Bay Villa.Today, this man was standing before her eyes in an apron as though he had been cooking.Joshua curled his lips into a smile as though he could see right through Luna's surprise. There was not a hint of embarrassment or humiliation in his dark eyes at all, and instead, he appeared calm and even a little proud. "Neil's cooking has been improving so much lately that both Nellie and Nigel are utterly impressed."Since
"That's right. It's quite delicious, but there's still some room for improvement."Joshua curled his lips into a smile, staring at the stubborn woman before him, then pulled her into an embrace and gently laid his chin against her shoulder.His warm breath and melodic voice brushed against Luna's ear. "Are you still mad at me?"Lune froze upon hearing this.She turned around to stare at him in disbelief. "You did all this…to make it up to me?""Why else would I be doing this?" Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and gently kissed her earlobe. "Why'd you think I wouldn't be trying to make it up to you, knowing how mad you were at me? Even though the cookies didn't turn out as good as I wanted them to, I can feel that you're probably happy, so that's why I asked you if you're still mad at me…"Luna bit her lip, suddenly unsure of what to say.When Gwen and Luke arrived that morning, she had indeed been furious at Joshua.She was angry that despite having his suspicions toward But
The warm afternoon sun seeped through the window and into the dining room.Gwen's tiny, pleading face looked extra endearing in the warm light.Luke turned around, but when faced with Gwen's hopeful gaze, the words 'in your dreams' got caught in his throat, unable to be enunciated.He froze for a moment and finally asked, "What…do you want to eat?"Truth be told, from the moment he rose and became the ruler of Sea City, he had sworn never to step foot in a kitchen again. It was not because he hated cooking, but because…the only reason he had learned cooking in the first place was to appease the men he thought were his friends.When he first joined the mob, he treated everyone like a friend and constantly cooked for them out of kindness, but what happened after that?When he was bullied for his size, his 'friends' had declared to everyone else that he was nothing but a slave to them.No matter how furious he was, Luke knew he could never stand a chance against them.At that time
As long as Bonnie remembered them, the happy memories still counted, did they not?If only it were possible, Gwen wished that she and Luke could take Bonnie and Jim's place.She did not care whether Luke still remembered her, and if it were up to her, she would rather her existence be wiped from his memories.She did not care whether Luke still loved her or not, and if she could choose, she would rather Luke never recall his memories of her at all.She and Luke would be better off existing on their own, like two parallel lines that never intersected."Alright." Just as Gwen's thoughts had drifted off to somewhere far, far away, Luke's low voice pulled her back to reality.He stared at her tiny face and added, "You can come up with a list tonight, and I'll cook them for you tomorrow morning. After that, we can go to the hospital together."Gwen furrowed her brows upon hearing this. She could not help repeating her question again, "Why are we going to the hospital so frequently no
Luna was outraged by Luke's answer.Even if Luke truly did not like children, and Gwen had simply made this casual comment without meaning anything, could he not have respected Gwen's feelings on this?He claimed to love and cherish Gwen above anything else, yet he was unwilling to show her basic respect in front of outsiders.Not only that, but Gwen was pregnant with his child, for God's sake!Was this the appropriate comment to make in such a setting?"Alright, alright, let's eat." Joshua could feel Luna's anger, so he gently patted Luna's shoulder, indicating her not to say anything impulsively.Luna bit her lip, and despite her fury, she knew she could not say another word lest everyone's mood be ruined.Nonetheless, as she ate, she deliberately rattled and clanged her silverware noisily against her plate in an attempt to express her rage.Gwen bit her lip and glanced first at Luna, then at Luke. This was all her fault; she should not have made that off-handed remark so n
When Riley first returned to their side, Joshua had arranged for a DNA paternity match test to be done on him, Luna, and Riley.According to the DNA results, Riley was not Joshua or Luna's child at all. The whereabouts of their daughter were still unknown.Luna knew about this a long time ago. Therefore, the doctor was a little puzzled by how worried Luna appeared.Since she knew this baby was not her biological daughter, why was she still so concerned about the child's health?"Even if she's not my daughter, I can't just sit around and watch her die, can I?" Luna replied curtly when she realized what the doctor was trying to say. "Besides, my husband and I still have no idea where our real daughter is or whether she's still alive or not, and so to us, we'll always feel like fate has put this child into our hands for a reason."As she said this, she closed her eyes and added with a hint of exhaustion, "I always tell myself that if we treat another person's child kindly, our child
Malcolm's expression darkened upon hearing this. He furrowed his brows and replied rather feebly, "I…I had no choice!"All of a sudden, he lifted his head to stare at Luna as though he had suddenly recalled something. "Lulu, you know me better than anyone. I can be quite cowardly in times of need, but…I truly love and care for Riley, just like how I loved Nigel, Neil, and Nellie."You remember just how kind I was to you and the children, don't you? Even though I had made some mistakes in the past, you can't deny that I had been kind to you and the three children, can you?"Luna narrowed her eyes upon hearing this.If this had happened in the past, she would have stood on Malcolm's side and helped him, but at this moment…She curled her lips into a smirk, fixed her crystal clear eyes on Malcolm's face, and coldly retorted, "Is that so? Malcolm, you're saying that because you were always kind to me and my children, you want me to help you explain to Joshua that you had treated Riley
"Of course I know the answer to this; Nigel is here in Merchant City, at the house where you and Joshua live, whereas Neil and Nellie are both in Banyan City waiting for your return. Am I right?"With that, he curled his lips into a triumphant smile and added, "I've been keeping tabs on them, so your question isn't that difficult to answer at all."Joshua could not help bursting into laughter upon hearing this.He had always been a courteous man and would never dare to laugh at someone out in the open like this. This time, he could not seem to contain it.Malcolm furrowed his brows when he heard Joshua's laughter and glanced in his direction. "What's wrong, Mr. Lynch?""Nothing, I just found it funny." Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and showed Malcolm an article from a few days ago on his phone.The news article clearly stated that Joshua's children had flown to Merchant City to attend Jim's wedding, but because the flight was delayed due to poor weather conditions, they cou