“Don’t trust everyone you meet…” Luna echoed then smirked. “That sounds like a piece of good advice. Unfortunately, there are a lot of good liars out there. Some of them are so skilled that even though the situation called for the truth, they can still lie through their teeth and claim they didn’t see anything.”Luna lifted her head and gave Joshua a defiant look. “Do you agree with me, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua’s expression darkened. He remained silent for a long while before he finally confessed, “I’m sorry for what happened just now, but I have my reasons. Alice—”“I know what your reasons are. It’s because you can’t bear to let your oh-so-perfect wife admit she did something wrong, isn’t it?” Luna interjected, her suppressed rage finally taking over. “I genuinely can’t understand you, Joshua.“Luna Gibson sacrificed so much for you in your marriage, but did you give her anything in return? Every night, she waited for you to get off work until past midnight. She was unhappy and your fa
It was surveillance footage of Alice trying to frame her! The camera had caught everything from an excellent angle with Alice’s face in full view and even managed to record the sound.Luna stared at her computer screen dazedly before she suddenly recalled what Theo had said earlier. ‘I display knock-offs of my own artwork and place them in surveillance camera blind spots. However, these paintings have cameras embedded inside them…’...“Luna, Luna!” The next morning, Luna was woken up by Anne’s continuous knocking. She rubbed her eyes and crawled out of bed. “What’s wrong?”Last night, as soon as she finished watching the footage, Luna sent the video to Nigel. Nigel had called her in an attempt to console her, and the phone call had lasted a few hours. As a result, Luna had gone to sleep at 2am. She was woken up at 7am.“Someone’s here for you! It’s a guy called Theo. He says he’s here to have breakfast with you and drive you to work!” Luna immediately jolted awake and lea
Joshua turned around when he heard Theo’s voice. As soon as his gaze met Luna’s and Theo’s, his expression darkened.Alice, too, caught sight of them. She pursed her lips in indignation and said to Joshua pointedly, “Look at that. Luna and Theo Allen had just met yesterday, yet they're already here on a breakfast date. Tsk.”Joshua could not help but frown at Alice’s tone. After a moment, he strode to where the duo sat and plopped down in the empty seat right next to Luna. “Let’s share a table.” Alice had no choice but to hastily follow, but she noticed that the only available seat left was next to Theo. She sat down reluctantly.As soon as she sat down, Alice realized that something did not seem right. The café was not that crowded at all, and there were unoccupied tables all over the place. They did not need to share a table with Luna and Theo at all. Besides, even if they had to, Joshua should have sat next to her instead of with Luna.Theo picked up his glass of oat milk and
Alice rolled her eyes. What was there to feel accomplished about in making breakfast?Just as Alice was about to retort, however, she caught sight of the way Joshua stared at Luna. Alarm bells immediately rang in her head. Luna must have said that on purpose!Alice smiled. “I used to think that way. Although it’s a small action, making breakfast for my family gave me the greatest sense of fulfillment ever.” She let out a sigh before she continued wistfully, “Unfortunately… I discovered that I couldn’t even protect the people I love. I was such a failure. Ever since then, no matter what I did, I couldn’t feel accomplished or fulfilled anymore.”Upon hearing these words, Joshua immediately turned his attention back to her. She was right. Joshua knew that he could not even begin to imagine what Alice had gone through in these six years apart. Although she had changed and she was no longer the woman he fell in love with, Joshua felt that he should not have doubted her, much less foole
“I even went to visit her grave. When I heard that she was still alive, I immediately came back to Banyan City to investigate. A few days ago, Joshua’s assistant contacted me and told me he wanted to host an art show for me because of Alice.”Luna bit her lip. “So… The reason you stayed in Banyan City is that you wanted to thank Alice in person?”Luna doubted that because ever since Theo had met Alice, he showed no indication of wanting to initiate a conversation with her.“I wanted to confirm something first,” said Theo as he brought his glass up to his lips and took a sip. “When I found out that Luna Gibson had died five years ago, I was in grief, so I researched everything about her and even went to look at her social media profiles, including her blog. I don’t believe the woman that’s with Joshua now is the real Luna Gibson. Although she claims to go by Alice now, from my knowledge of her, she wasn’t as superficial and deceiving as Alice.”Theo’s statement greatly shocked Luna,
8:29am. Luna stepped foot in the design department with a minute to spare.As soon as she entered, Shannon winked at her. “Someone’s waiting for you in your office. He’s been waiting for a while now.”Luna furrowed her brows in confusion and pushed the door open. Joshua’s lean and slender body perched on her office chair, his gaze focused on the drafts and sketches strewn all over her desk.When he heard her coming in, Joshua glanced at the time and snickered. “Came to the office with only one minute to spare. How obsessed are you with that man?” Luna paused before she offered a polite smile. She strode to Joshua’s side and snatched the draft he was holding. “Firstly, I wasn’t late. Secondly, I didn’t break any company policies. Besides, who I choose to befriend and have breakfast with is my personal business, right, Mr. Lynch?” Joshua could not help but frown at Luna’s harsh attitude. “What did I tell you last night? I told you he can’t be trusted, and you should stay away from
Joshua asked with a frown.“Well, it’s either she has ulterior motives or that she’s a saint,” said Jude as he leaned back against the couch in Joshua’s office. “Although, from what I know about her, I don’t think it’s the latter.”Joshua was sitting in his office chair as he gazed off into the distance. “Maybe she has ulterior motives…”If that was it, what was she after?Jude shifted into a more comfortable position on the couch and shot Joshua a glance. “You know, I’m not that bad-looking myself, but why are all the women always after you?”Joshua picked up his cup and took a sip of his coffee. “What are you trying to say?”“The eldest daughter of the Walters, Hailey has gone missing.” Jude yawned and gave a stretch. He raised his eyebrows at Joshua before he continued, “Mr. Walter wanted me to ask you if you’d seen her lately.”“Nope.” Joshua furrowed his brows. “I haven’t seen her in a long time.” Joshua recalled that the last time he saw her was at his and Luna’s wedding.
“How did you know I was working late tonight?” asked Luna as she munched on the food Theo had brought for her.Theo chuckled. “What if I told you I’d been waiting for you outside since 5pm?”Luna almost choked on her food. “Really?”“Of course not, silly.” Theo leaned against the chair and stretched. “When I was at your friend’s place this morning, I asked for her number, too. I called her just now, and she told me you weren’t home yet, so I guessed that you were probably still working.”Luna felt relieved upon hearing Theo’s explanation. Otherwise, she did not know how to react if Theo had indeed waited for her for more than three hours.She stuffed the rest of the food into her mouth as quickly as she could. “Let’s go.”Theo chuckled again and helped her clean up the food containers. “Let’s go. The landlord is waiting for us.”Luna nodded and followed him out of the office. Joshua had been watching everything from his position in a dark corner of the office with none of them k