But Natasha was her birth mother after all.She was tricked by Joseph all these years, raising Aura as if she were her own daughter. If Alice was really Natasha’s youngest daughter…Taking in a deep breath, Luna bit her lip. “I can help you. But I have a condition. First, you have to promise, Yvonne Walter won’t appear in Banyan City ever again. Second, you have to treat Mom and Dad as if they were your birth parents, especially Mom.”“I promise!”The moment the words left Luna’s mouth; Alice immediately agreed.All the two snobs Natasha and Joseph wanted were money.Whether it was the Walter family or the Lynch family, both were equally rich!“Alright then.”Luna paused. “But I can only promise that I will ask Joshua to forgive her, whether he actually does or not… I can’t promise you that.”“It’s fine, as long as you ask him!”Alice sounded distressed, “Ten minutes had passed since Yvonne was caught by Joshua. Do it now.”Luna hummed in reply.Before hanging up the phon
Neil remained in the bedroom for half an hour.30 minutes later, the little guy walked out of the bedroom, and passed the phone elegantly back to his mother, “Alright, you can inform Alice to send someone to pick that woman up now.”Luna frowned, took the phone and looked at Neil suspiciously. “Joshua agreed to release her so readily?”Neil smiled cheekily and walked to the sofa and laid down on top of it, his short legs hanging in the air. “How could he refuse when his cute son asked him for a favor?”Luna sighed helplessly, turned and went to the balcony to call Alice.After the call was answered, Neil closed his eyes and sighed, asking Nellie, “Say, do you think it’s not too late for me to start learning hacking now?”Nellie, who had her head lowered, focused on drawing a design for a necklace, raised her head and looked at Neil as if he was crazy. “Nigel’s hacking skills and my design skills are both God-given talents. You’re not talented at this, Neil, don’t make it hard for
This man would seek revenge even for the smallest grievances.“Alice, it hurts so much.”Her face wrapped in bandages like a mummy, Yvonne opened her mouth, sounding as if she was crying, “Joshua looks decent on the surface, how could he be so vicious! Alice, you have to avenge me…”Alice rolled her eyes at her coldly. “Avenge... you’re a**.”If she was not afraid Yvonne would succumb to Joshua’s torture and questioning, she would not dirty her hands with her life!Her words made tears start to accumulate at the corners of Yvonne’s eyes. “Everything I did, I did for you! Now Joshua Lynch did this to me and ordered me to leave Banyan City by today, otherwise he would call the police and have me arrested… Alice, we grew up together since we were children, I became like this because of you, you won’t just leave me to die, would you…”Alice rolled her eyes at her. “For me? Did I ask you to do that? You fool.”Yesterday, Yvonne stopped Joshua and Luna in the market behind her back, e
The Lynch Mansion was brightly lit.Joshua sat on the couch, quietly listening to his grandmother and his father as they reprimanded him.“Why did you announce you’re getting a divorce all of a sudden!”“Alice is the mother of your two children, did you get our blessing? Before you announce you’re getting a divorce?”“And you’re divorcing Alice for Luna!”Granny Lynch sat on the couch, rapping the cane in her hand hard against the floor producing loud clicks. “I told you Luna was bad news! For her, first, you chased Aura out, and now you’re divorcing Alice! She chased away one woman after another, she’s a homewrecker!”The old lady’s words made Adrian frown. “Joshua, what were you thinking? Even if it’s just for the children, you shouldn’t get divorced so easily.”Joshua lowered his head, playing with the phone in his hands.A long while later, he raised his head and swept his eyes across his father’s face faintly. “Father. Not long ago, didn’t you keep asking me to marry Haile
The woman’s airy voice carried her words straight into Joshua’s ears.His eyebrows screwed together tightly.In the house, Nellie quietly sneaked a glance at the clock.20 minutes had passed since she sent the photos to her father.No matter how far away he was, he should’ve been here by now!So the little girl pursed her lips, lifted her phone discreetly and sent another message to Joshua.“Daddy, where are you?”The notification ping from his phone rang loudly in the hallway outside.The few people eating inside stiffened immediately.The sound… came from right outside their door!Neil was the first to react, jumping down from his chair and walking to the door, opening it. “Mr. Lynch?”The little guy looked at the man at the door with confused eyes, then suddenly turned and looked at Nellie, as if remembering something.The little girl realized her actions had been seen through and bowed her head in shame.Theo turned and looked at the man standing in the entrance, his
The air in the dining room immediately fell silent.Joshua glanced at Theo with cold eyes then switched them over to look at Luna.Finally, he raised his lips in a cold sneer, “Does anyone here agree with you being Luna’s boyfriend?”Theo narrowed his eyes but said nothing.Luna frowned, raised her eyes and looked at Joshua’s expression that was filled with disdain.A moment later, she smiled faintly. “Theo is indeed my boyfriend. If Mr. Lynch insists on joining us when I bring the children out, then I’ll bring my boyfriend along. Five people vacationing together is not a bad idea either.”Luna wanted to use this method to force him to retreat voluntarily.Because she knew very well that Joshua hated Theo, he would not be willing to go on a trip with him.But unexpectedly…The moment the words left her mouth, both men said simultaneously.“Sure.”“No problem.”Luna was stunned.Instinctively, she looked at Theo who was sitting beside her, then switched her gaze over to Jos
Theo tried convincing himself nothing happened between them.But now…He placed the empty glass on the table, turned and smiled faintly at Luna.“I have a sudden craving for fried chicken, I think I’ll go join Neil and Nellie.”With that, he smiled wryly and turned to leave.With the bang, the door was closed once again.Luna closed her eyes in despair. Theo must think of her as an easy woman, as a liar.She mentioned countless times before that she wasn’t interested in Joshua.But, not being interested in him was one thing.Saving Nigel was an entirely different matter.But she could not tell the truth to everyone who misunderstood her.“Feel bad?”All of a sudden, Joshua’s voice rang out beside her ear, full of contempt. Luna frowned.The moment she opened her eyes, Joshua immediately pressed her into her chair, leaning into her, his gaze predatory, just like his actions. “How long have you known him, and now it hurts to see him go?”Fury colored his voice.Luna fr
Early the next morning, Luna got a call from Joshua the moment she woke up.“Yuri is waiting for you downstairs, we’ll be spending a week in Sea City, pack your stuff.”Luna ended the call in frustration.When she lowered her phone, she glanced at the time, it was barely 7am. He had tortured her for so long last night, how was he still so energetic?After washing herself, Luna walked out of the bedroom and saw Nellie and Neil standing in the living room and the huge suitcase beside them.Seeing her emerge from her room, the two kids grinned at her. “Have a nice trip!”She laughed at the sight of them and walked toward them, opening the suitcase.Inside was seven days’ supply of her clothes and daily necessities. Her unfinished drawings were folded neatly into the compartment at the side.Without even thinking, she knew this was definitely Nellie’s handiwork. Even though Neil was thoughtful, he was still a boy.Luna raised her hand and ruffled her daughter’s hair. “Thank yo