Thomas curled his lips into a smile and swept his glance over Nellie. "I, too, hope to have a daughter of my own, but unfortunately, circumstances won't allow me to, so…"He propped his chin up with one hand and fixed his gaze on Luna's face. "I was hoping I could get to know Nellie better during our contract period, Ms. Luna. Don't worry; as soon as our contract is over, I'll get out of both you and your daughter's lives, and I promise not to get in touch again in the future."Luna furrowed her brows upon hearing this.She was unfamiliar with Thomas Howard's background, and if she had known that he wanted to work with her because of Nellie, she would not have come to meet him!Even though having such a famous celebrity become an ambassador for her products would truly be the honor of a lifetime, she would not use her daughter as leverage!At the thought of this, Luna let out an exhale and stood up. "I'm sorry, Mr. Howard, but my daughter is the apple of both me and my husband's e
Luna narrowed her eyes upon hearing this.She pulled Nellie closer to her and met Thomas' gaze, sneering. "So the reason you got in touch with Joey to set up an urgent meeting with me…was to insult me in person?"Luna knew she had been behaving impulsively and should have noticed the observations that Nellie had made, but it was almost impossible for her to remain calm in a situation where her child's safety was at risk.She had been questioning Thomas' motives since the beginning, and when he expressed his longing to have Nellie become his daughter and get to know her better…she could not help putting her guard up.She had already lost a daughter; she could not allow herself to lose another.She did not want to go through the pain of losing her daughter—or the immense sorrow she had experienced when she thought Neil had died—once more.This was why she had placed all her attention on protecting Nellie and overlooked the fact that Thomas had not expressed any signs of adoration t
Luna narrowed her eyes when she saw the image of Sean, then turned to glare at Thomas. "What the hell do you want?""To work with you." Thomas placed one hand elegantly on his knee while the other remained poised on the back of the couch and stared back at her nonchalantly. "This seems like a reasonable offer, doesn't it? To get two people in return for signing a contract with me?"Nonetheless, you have another option—reject my offer and let your husband and brother continue searching for my hostages, but…"He removed his hand from the couch, brought the cup to his lips to take a sip, then glanced impassively at Luna. "The fact that I captured these two people without anyone noticing means I'm fully capable of doing the opposite: hide them someplace so obscure that neither your husband nor brother will be able to find them in three days."He glanced at the video displayed on the screen and added, "You can see for yourself how dirty this dungeon is, which means it's likely infested
As soon as he finished his sentence, Luna instinctively pulled Nellie closer to her side, staring at Thomas with a guarded look. "Don't you dare try to hurt my daughter!"Thomas could not help chuckling at the sight of Luna's anxiety. He took another sip of his tea and swept his glance over Luna's face. "Didn't you hear what your daughter said just now? I'm not at all interested in her."Then, he shot her a meaningful look and added, "However, I might be interested in some of your other daughters, should you have any."Warning bells sounded in Luna's mind. She bit her lip and shot him a murderous glare. "In your dreams!"Thomas stared at her for a long time, and then, all of a sudden, a cold sneer crept across his face.A split second later, he sighed and glanced impassively at Nellie, whom Luna held protectively in her arms. "Well, your mother doesn't allow you to come to me, but what do you think?"Nellie glanced first at Thomas, then at Luna. Finally, she pursed her lips and r
Because of this, Thomas had not been paying attention to what Nellie had been saying at all.He immediately snapped out of his thoughts, regained his composure, and smiled as he glanced at Nellie. "No problem at all. Let's sign the contract right now."Then, he glanced at Luna, who was still gaping at him. "Let's sign the contract, Ms. Luna."Luna furrowed her brows and stared back at him in puzzlement. "I honestly have no idea what you're trying to do."Thomas smiled and tossed the stack of documents onto the table in front of her. "After you sign this, we'll officially be business partners. With all the time we're going to be spending together, you'll eventually find out what I'm trying to do."All of a sudden, Luna could not help feeling that the contract she was holding was like a ticking time bomb.If Joshua were here, he would have stopped her from signing this contract, but…Her breath caught in her throat when she lifted her head to glance at the image of Sean on the scr
Joshua narrowed his eyes and lifted his arm to block Thomas' way.He gave Thomas a once-over, and a cold sneer crept across his face. "Did Luna agree to become business partners with you?"When Luna was on her way to Bamboo House, she had told him that she would not sign the contract if she sensed that something fishy was going on.Joshua, too, had realized that the signal from Luna's communication device had been blocked off as soon as she stepped foot into Thomas' private booth.This was why he had rushed over to the scene with his bodyguards.He knew that Luna must have discovered that her signal was blocked, and knowing this, she would never agree to sign a contract with Thomas."Of course she did." Thomas brandished the contract in his hand. "Everything is written here in black and white. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask your wife, Mr. Lynch."Then, he put on his sunglasses and glanced at his assistant, who had been waiting outside the door, trembling in fright, all
"It's already enough now that you've found out the child's whereabouts, but finding the mother might cause you more trouble."It's one thing if she wants to gain custody of the child from you, but another problem altogether if she insists on marrying you. You can't afford to get into such a drama like this, so…"The assistant paused for a moment before finally saying, "I think you'd better stop looking for her."Thomas took off his sunglasses to reveal his cold, emotionless eyes. "Do you think I'm afraid of such a consequence? Are you working for me, or am I working for you? Do I have to listen to your every word from now on?"The assistant lowered his head. "I…I'm sorry. I'll do as you say…"As soon as he finished his sentence, the elevator arrived on the first floor.When the elevator doors slid open without warning, Thomas did not have the time to put his sunglasses back on.Because of this, the woman waiting in front of the elevator managed to catch sight of his godlike, alm
When Mrs. Flores' daughter asked about Thomas, Luna thought she was just like all the other girls who had flooded the road because they admired Thomas.Thus, she smiled at Yannie. "Yes, I've established a long-term partnership with Thomas. If you like him, you can come work in my new company, and you can see him all the time. Are you interested?"When she was drawing designs with Nellie today, Nellie told her that Yannie went to Europa as a migrant worker last year. Since Yannie was back in the country, she did not have a permanent job yet.Coincidentally, Luna's new company was just starting, and she needed more employees.Luna had a good impression of Yannie when she saw the 20-year-old fetching her mother with the motorbike and how she sweated bullets just to send the design sketch to Luna. She was willing to offer her a chance to work in the company.Yannie was stunned at Luna's offer, probably shocked at how kind Luna was. After a while, a sheepish smile made its way to her f