At dawn the next day, Joshua was awakened by Nellie who was lying in his arms.The little girl poked her finger into his cheek. “Daddy, why are you so handsome?”Her childish ways drew a chuckle out of him. With sleep still in his eyes, he ruffled her hair softly. “Isn’t it nice to have a handsome Daddy?”“Of course, it is!” Nellie smiled, her eyes slanting upwards into little crescents, and held his face, planting a kiss on his cheek. “You’ll look even better if you can release Aunty Luna.”At the little girl’s mention of Luna, Joshua’s gaze turned dark. He glanced at Nellie. “Do you want her to be released so badly?”“Yeah!” Nellie hugged his arm. “Since I could remember, she was the one who has been taking care of me, if she wasn’t nice to me, I wouldn’t appear in front of you, happy and healthy, am I right? She’s so nice to me, I can’t bear to see her suffer.”He frowned. He saw with his own two eyes how nice Luna was to Nellie. She was actually a kind woman. But, why did she
Joshua frowned but remained silent.“I gave it a lot of thought last night, even though Luna made a mistake all those years ago, but she did treat the children well. It’s partly because of her that our children are so good and obedient. She’s made up for her mistakes, I just want to move on.”Joshua frowned. “Is this really what you think?”“Yeah.” Alice reached out her hand and held Joshua’s. “The children like her so much, I don’t want them to get sad because of her. Besides, she’s the Design Director of the Lynch Group now, a rare talent, your company needs her. That’s why, I was thinking, maybe we should give her another chance to turn over a new leaf.”She sounded so sincere even the children playing with legos on the floor could not help but admire her.No wonder she dared to become an imposter and take someone else’s identity.Her acting skills were superb!“Lulu, I’m glad you agree.”Sighing, Joshua pulled her into his lap and hugged her tightly, “You’re as kind as you
“Nellie.”When the little girl was agitated, Neil grabbed her hand. “I’m sorry, she’s too agitated.”The little guy held onto Nellie then turned and looked coldly at Joshua. “Since you already made this decision, we don’t have the right to oppose you. Children’s words are not worth much anyway. But you have to promise, Aura won’t appear in front of us ever again for the rest of our lives. Otherwise, we won’t acknowledge you as our father.”Then, he pulled Nellie’s hand and went upstairs.Alice narrowed her eyes and watched the two siblings retreating backs, then smiled wryly. “This child.”Joshua sighed, “You really plan to… send Aura to Europe?”“Yeah.” Alice smiled faintly. “Aura has been spoiled by our parents, she stopped studying after graduating middle school. Why not enroll her in a boarding school, let her catch up on her education, maybe she’ll then become more cultured?”Joshua sighed, “Your plans are still the most well-rounded.”Not only could they ensure his in-l
“In exchange, she promised to release me.”In an instant, Luna’s face turned pale as a ghost. She had been working so hard and finally, Aura was in prison. But alas, once that Alice appeared, everything she did was in vain.“I told you, you’re too stupid.” Aura whistled, “You purposely erased all physical traces of Luna, you didn’t want to admit you’re Luna Gibson. If you don’t want to be Luna Gibson, tons of people are willing to take your place. Now, Alice Gibson has become Luna Gibson but you have no way of proving your identity. Say, how pitiful are you? You spent so much time and effort to get me in here, and for what? All she needs is a few whispers in his ears, and I’m out of here.”With that, she yawned. “Say, when she gave him her suggestions, do you think they just slept together?”Luna’s heart squeezed in her chest.It hurt.But she still forced a calm smile onto her face. “What does it matter if they’re together? Do you think he hasn’t been with many women?”Aura
Standing in the cold wind, Luna stared as the three members of the Gibson family climbed into their car and drove away.Since they were children, their parents’ love was focused solely on Aura. She did not get a single bit of it.“Luna!”When she was stuck in her daze, Anne had already rushed toward her.“Are you okay?”“I’m fine.”Anne hooked an arm through hers intimately and said, “Come on, we’ll go to my house for soup!”The three of them boarded John’s car. On the way, Anne chattered non-stop about the coincidence that day.That day, because of Luna’s pregnancy tests, a misunderstanding was caused between Anne and John, and that later led to his promotion.Luna looked outside the window, the scene from that day appearing in front of her eyes.The night before, she and Joshua had slept together for the first time in six years.But sadly, she did not get pregnant. A surge of sadness gushed in her chest.Now that this new unknown ‘Luna Gibson’ had appeared, it would be al
“She was in a bad mood, so she got drunk and fell asleep.”Joshua’s eyes darkened.After a second, he sighed in a low voice, “That’s understandable.”The two children that she had poured all her time and effort into raising for six years were now suddenly back in their parents’ arms, maybe she was having a hard time accepting that fact?“Mr. Lynch.” Anne frowned. “I have a question.”“Go ahead.”“You always said in public that you love your wife, you want her home and you would be good to her your entire life. But now that she’s really back, you come here in the middle of the night. Have you… fallen for Luna?”“Ms. Zimmer, you tell a good joke.” Joshua denied without a moment’s hesitation. “I’m just expressing my concern.” His lips lifted in a faint smile. “After all, she once poured all her time and effort into my children.”Anne laughed.“Fine if you don’t want to admit it. I’m going back up. You should go home soon, in case people misunderstand.”Back in her room, Anne ins
Facing the reporters with their cameras in all shapes and sizes, Luna frowned.Why would these reporters be here at Anne’s apartment?Only the Gibsons who were outside the police station, Joshua, Anne, and her boyfriend knew she spent the night at Anne’s apartment.Joshua did not have to humiliate her with a scheme like this.So this could only be Aura’s plot.She snorted. Such a troublemaker, stirring up trouble for her the moment she was released from jail. Her sister was dedicated indeed. With this thought, she barked out a laugh, swiped her hair back elegantly and said, “I’m sorry, but you should ask Mr. Lynch about this instead. I did announce my relationship with Mr. Lynch and his ex-wife did come home. Whether we would break up or not, and whether I will continue working at the Lynch Group, these are all Mr. Lynch’s decisions, aren’t they? Should I tell you his address?”Her calm and collected expression, and how she turned their questions against them silenced the repor
“You’re not interested, even if it’s about your life and birth?”“What life and birth?”“I knew you would be interested.”Aura curled her lips into a smile. “Get in, I won’t eat you.”…Aura brought Luna to a coffee shop nearby.“Spit it out.”Sitting on the chair, Luna sucked in a deep breath and looked at the woman in front of her with cold eyes.Aura sipped her coffee. “I wanted to give some time as a buffer…”Then, she set down the cup of coffee in her hands. “Hearing me saying I want to discuss your life and birth with you, do you think, you might very possibly not be, Mom and Dad’s child?”Luna frowned and said nothing.“It’s understandable if you think that. After all, all these years Mom and Dad treated you like an adopted daughter. But the truth is in fact the complete opposite.”Aura switched into a more comfortable position and lay her back on the sofa. “I’m not their biological daughter.”Luna’s hand that was holding her cup paused in mid-air.After a long whi