Joshua's words stunned Thomas for a good few seconds. After a while, he managed to calm himself and looked at Joshua. "What makes you ask me this question, Mr. Lynch? If I remember correctly, we're not close enough to be calling each other brothers."Joshua changed his position to a more comfortable posture. He sat on the couch in a kingly manner and stared at Thomas, who pretended to know nothing. "Do you not know, or are you just pretending that you know nothing? I'm sure you remember your mother's family name."Thomas squinted at this. "I'm sure my mother's family name has nothing to do with you."Thomas' mother was, in truth, Senior Howard's first wife. Back in the old days, Senior Howard was just a poor young man, while Thomas' mother was the second daughter of an affluent, powerful family.She met Senior Howard and thought he was her soulmate, the love of her life. Thus, she decided to elope with him, leaving her family and twin sister behind, vouching to never reunite with t
"I've unearthed information hidden from the public. Your mother's family name isn't Levine—she's from the Moore family."It was just a simple statement, but it struck Thomas like it was lightning, leaving him petrified as he stood still.He looked at Joshua with his deep, dark pupils that were filled with disbelief. "You..."'How did he find out? My real mother's family name is Moore!' Thomas thought."Not only do I know her family name, but I even know her name. Eanne Moore." Joshua switched to a more comfortable position and looked at the man in front of him nonchalantly. "You don't have to be so surprised. No one from the Howard family told me anything. After all those despicable things Senior Howard had done over the years, he won't tell the truth, even if I point a gun to his head."Thomas squinted and looked at Joshua coldly. His lips moved a bit, but not a sound came through his lips.He did not dare say anything, after all. He was afraid that this was Joshua's plan, tryin
Thomas' pupils shrunk upon hearing Joshua's confession, and he squinted at him. "Are you kidding me?"Thomas' mother did have a twin sister, but how could it be Joshua's mother? If his mother and Joshua's mother were sisters, this would make him and Joshua cousins!His cousin, Joshua, accidentally brought the wrong child back home from the hospital and took the child in as his own. When he knew that his child was still alive, he tortured the poor infant, causing the baby to end up in the ICU as she fought for her life.Thomas felt suffocated when he thought of this.If Joshua was his cousin, then he truly was a devil in disguise. Thomas could only repeat this in his heart to warn himself from falling into Joshua's trap.'This must be his trap. Something as coincidental as this could never happen! He must've gotten to know about my mother from that old man, and that's why he told me this now so that he'd ruin my momentum!' Thomas thought and sneered."What evidence do you have to
"Why? Not liking what I said?" teased Thomas, squinting at the irked Luna as she tried to defend Joshua. "So you know it's the time to defend your husband now?"Luna's eyebrows knitted tightly together. Was it wrong for her to defend her spouse when Thomas bluntly said Joshua did not deserve to have family, all while she was standing nearby? "What's wrong with me defending him when you spoke so poorly of him?"She narrowed her eyes as she shot Thomas a glare. "Thomas, I knew you had ulterior motives for getting close to me and Joshua. I don't care what that's about, but neither I nor Joshua knew you before we met you. Joshua had told you just minutes ago that he only found out that you're his cousin last night."We only met each other yesterday. Neither of us did anything that harmed you or caused you trouble. You don't have to be so hostile with us."Thomas sneered at this. He crossed his legs elegantly while he leaned into the couch. His eyes were focused on Luna as if he had hea
"Did I cross the line with what I've said? Don't you think he's disgusting by asking me to acknowledge him as my relative the moment I came?"Yannie was stunned when Thomas pointed at her. She shot Thomas a dull look, then turned to look at Luna and Joshua warily.She was in tremendous fear at the moment.Her heart had been pounding the moment she bumped into Thomas' assistant. After all, she had once seen his assistant before.On that night a year ago, she bumped into a man when she was in a hurry to escape from Thomas' room, and that man was Thomas' assistant!Yannie, on that night, was in a mess with her clothes torn. The assistant had assumed she was a beggar and thus barked at her.She was badly shaken up, fearing that the assistant would recognize her when she bumped into him—afraid that Thomas would come looking for her.Two months ago, she delivered her infant in a small hospital, but the baby did not survive.She thought she could care for her child, even imagining tha
Yannie's answer did not surprise Thomas. It was only expected that she would side with Joshua and Luna, since she was the daughter of the maid who worked in their home. Despite that, he could not control himself from sneering, "I thought you'd speak for me since you ogled at me so blatantly. I guess no matter how good-looking I am and how you admired me for it, it wasn't enough for you to betray the loyalty you have for them. Right?"Thomas thus squinted and scoffed, "As I expected, all the dogs Joshua bred are loyal."Loyal, just like those who followed him to track Samuel and Mrs. Flores in the beginning. They soon went after his men at the later part. His men wanted to eavesdrop on Samuel and Mrs. Flores' conversation and failed to hear anything due to Joshua's men interfering with them.If Joshua's men were so good at their job, Thomas would not have to come here early in the morning to look for Joshua and Luna while also settling Mrs. Flores.Thinking of this, Thomas opened hi
Having thought of that, Yannie took a deep breath and gazed straight at Thomas' cold, angular face. "Mr. Howard, you're not going to like what I have to say next."Since you think that as long as any monetary transaction is involved, it means the party who received the money is a dog to the employer. If I remember correctly, you signed an agreement with Ms. Luna yesterday, so you're going to be the ambassador for her jewelry pieces while she'll pay you accordingly."According to your theory, doesn't that make you Ms. Luna's Dog?"Everyone in the living room held their breaths upon hearing this remark.Thomas was caught off-guard as he looked at the woman in front of him. Never did he expect that she would say such a thing to him!His exquisite facial features on his carefully sculpted handsome face were distorted and twisted. "What nonsense are you talking about?""Am I wrong?" Yannie steeled herself against Thomas' suppressive aura, even meeting his gaze bravely. Moreover, there
"Do you want to die that badly?" Thomas squinted. When he turned, he immediately saw how pleased Luna was with Yannie, which only irked him even more.Originally, he wanted to prove how mean Joshua and Luna were when he pulled this innocent girl into the fight between him, Joshua, and Luna. He never expected this cute, obedient-looking girl would be cutthroat.'How dare she say I'm Luna's dog just because I signed the contract with Luna?' Thomas was seething at this point. He had never received such humiliation since he was a child!Even from a young age, he was Old Mrs. Howard's golden grandchild. Although he was known to outsiders as a child born out of wedlock, no one dared to offend him whatsoever. When he grew up, he became a superstar worshiped by hundreds and thousands.Despite having crossed the ethical line in his business, he was the famous, undefeatable international superstar to the public, and thousands of women went crazy for him wherever he went.Yannie, on the othe