“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
After leaving the coffee shop, Luna went to the fresh market for grocery shopping.Anne was not good at cooking, so since they lived together, naturally Luna was the one in charge of grocery shopping and cooking.Holding the groceries in hand, Luna stood at the door. She reached for her keys when she heard Anne’s shy voice drifting in from inside the house.“Luna is coming home soon, John, don’t…”“In a way, she’s almost like our cupid, she won’t mind…”“She’s in a bad mood recently, things have been rough for her, we shouldn’t irritate her.”“Then we should make it fast, before she comes back…”Luna frowned.Bad timing.Placing the groceries at the entrance, she huffed out a long breath and turned and left.The sky darkened, and Banyan City was lit up in an array of bright neon lights.Luna wandered alone on the streets for a long, long time.Unconsciously, she walked to the entrance of an art gallery.She took a glance at the display board at the entrance: Renowned Artist
With that, she pointed at a painting behind her. “Mrs. Lynch, do you know the name of this painting?”Alice rolled her eyes.What was this woman doing, was she testing her?She replied carelessly, “This painting is named ‘The Act’, it’s used to critique people who intentionally put on an act in front of others to boast.”Luna smiled. “This painting is perfect for you.”Alice paused then realized Luna was using the painting to make fun of her!She was accusing her of putting on an act!Anger boiled in her chest. She tugged at Joshua’s arm. “Honey, she’s saying we don’t love each other. Kiss me and prove it to her!”Joshua stiffened slightly, his arm still in her grip.Running into Luna in this situation already made him feel awkward, and now Alice wanted him to act all lovey-dovey in front of her?And… kiss her?He frowned. “Stop making a scene.”Since Alice returned to his side, he did consider kissing her.But every time he almost did, somehow, his body instinctively reje
“Oh my god…”Right when Luna’s finger pierced through the painting, Alice exclaimed in shock, “This is Mr. Allen’s favorite painting! Luna, even if you hate me, you don’t have to go so far as to destroy this painting just because I like it?”There were not many people in the exhibition hall at night, and the spot where they stood was darkly lit, so initially, no one noticed the ruckus going on between them.With Alice’s shout, everyone turned their attention to them.Before Luna could regain her footing, the crowd’s critical stares and words of reproach were heard.“Why did you come to an art exhibition if you didn’t appreciate art?”“Apparently, someone once offered Master Allen ten million dollars to buy this piece of art but he refused!” “Oh my god, can she afford to compensate him?“Jealous women are so crazy, destroying it just because someone else liked it?”…The rumble of the crowd’s discussion was heard clearly.Luna smiled wryly. She drowned out the voices behin
In a corner of the second floor, he was talking on the phone.And the direction his eyes were looking in… was the direction in which she pushed Luna!In an instant, Alice’s face turned pale as a ghost.“Mr. Lynch is our sponsor, and he’s your husband, he would definitely remain fair and just.”With that, the manager immediately ordered a subordinate. “Go and invite Mr. Lynch here!”Alice’s expression turned immeasurably ugly.She was regretting her decision deeply.Joshua saw her reaching out and pushing Luna.She just returned to his side, he still had his reservations about her, if he realized she was not as kind and gentle as she pretended to be…Would he be suspicious of her?“Ms. Luna.”The manager looked at her calmly. “Whether you intentionally destroyed this painting or you were framed, we will know the truth once Mr. Lynch is here.”Luna stood on the spot; her hands clenched tightly into fists at her sides.Alice had framed her for destroying Mr. Allen’s painting,
Joshua paused in his tracks.He turned back, a cold expression on his face, looked at the man behind him and said, “Master Allen, I think you might be mistaken…”Beside him, the manager hurriedly rushed to Theo’s side. “The person who destroyed your painting is Ms. Luna and not Mrs. Lynch.”Theo smiled faintly, turned and threw a gentle glance in Luna’s direction. “Why didn’t you say that you were framed? Just because he paid ten million in compensation for you?”Luna turned pale.She lifted her eyes and looked at Theo, then turned and glanced at Joshua.The man’s face was cold and expressionless.“That’s because no one will stand on my side.”A moment later, she raised her head and stared at Joshua, saying word by word, “There’s no CCTV recording, and the only witness chose to remain silent, no matter what I say, no one will believe me.”“Why would no one believe you?”Theo laughed lightly, strode to Luna, and looked at Joshua with clear, calm eyes. “Mr. Lynch, as the only w
Joshua lifted his gaze and glanced in the direction where Luna and Theo had walked off from, their hands still intertwined. They had known each other for just a few minutes, yet they held hands like a couple would!Joshua could not help but frown at the sight.“Joshua… Did you really not see anything?” asked Alice tentatively as they made their way down the stairs, her hand still clutching his arm.Joshua stared blankly ahead. “What do you think?”Alice bit her lip and remained silent. After a moment, she said, “Actually, I—”“I know,” Joshua gently interrupted her. “I know that you’re trying to take revenge on Luna for kidnapping your kids, but this will be the first and last time, Alice.”He let out a deep sigh before continuing, “If you’re still holding a grudge against her, you shouldn’t have asked me to let her out. Now that we’ve released her, you shouldn’t be trying to take revenge on her.” His voice was low and solemn.Alice chewed her lip nervously. “Alright, I won’t le
“I'm just curious,” mused Luna as she sat in the passenger seat and gazed out at the road in front of her. “How did you know I wasn’t the one who ruined your painting?”Theo smiled in response as his hands gripped the steering wheel. “What if I told you, I believe that Moon isn’t that kind of person?”Luna froze momentarily at his reply before a chuckle escaped her lips. “Mr. Allen is familiar with me?”“I used to be interested in jewelry design as well, and I tried it for a while, but I eventually gave up because it was too hard. During that time, I did a lot of research on my own, so I was acquainted with your work. To say that Moon is a household name in the field of jewelry design won’t be an exaggeration.”Luna was surprised to hear that, but after pondering over it for a few moments, she thought it made sense. If not for the fact that he recognized her as Moon, Theo probably would not have rescued her back there, much less offered to send her home.Her lips curled into a fai