On the other end of the phone, Nigel’s voice was polite and obedient, “We’ll talk again when you’re free!”Then, the little boy hung up the phone.Luna had no choice but to head to the door and open it.The moment the door opened, the man strode in immediately, and his body reeked of alcohol. In his intoxicated state, he fell onto Luna’s bed in a heap. “Honey, I want water…”The term of endearment made the woman who held the door handle stiffen sharply. He never…called her Honey before.Hearing him call her that was one of the dreams she wrote down in her diary. Alas, that dream only came true six years later when he was drunk.“I want water…” As he laid on the bed, the man opened his mouth and requested again. Luna had no choice but to close the door and pour him a glass of water.She held out the cup of water that was carefully heated and approached him gently. “Here, drink this.”He nodded, climbed upright obediently, laid on the headboard of the bed, and emptied the class o
Joshua hugged Luna for a long, long time. He almost fell asleep on her bed with her in his arms, but he then remembered he was not in his room. After lying down for a long while, he stood up shakily and intended to return to his room.Luna glanced at his unsteady feet and felt her resolve softened.She sucked in a deep breath, leaned his weight on her shoulder, and slowly walked out of the room. The door to the room beside hers was still open.Luna sighed. He probably forgot to close it when he left.She helped him into his room, closed the door, and turned to get him a glass of water. As she went through his condition, he must have ventured to her room because he could not find water in his room.Placing the cup of water on the table, she tucked him into the blankets and turned to leave. Before she could travel far, he pulled her back again.The man laughed lightly and pressed her beneath him. “Honey, you’re home with me now. Where are you going?”Luna stiffened, but before
...That night, Joshua had a very long, very realistic dream where his Luna Gibson returned to him. She fed him water and listened as he called her Honey.They even…In his dream, he called her Luna Gibson, and she answered him every single time.Not Alice’s awkward and unnatural reply, but an incredibly natural and smooth reply.The man closed his eyes and reminisced for a long time.If only…this dream became reality.A moment later, he opened his eyes and was met with the hotel room’s luxurious décor. He was not the only one asleep on the huge, soft bed, however. There was also…Alice, dressed in nothing but her underwear.She laid asleep in his arms like a little kitten.On the ground beside the bed were piles of discarded tissues and their clothes.Joshua rubbed the space between his eyebrows. Seeing the sight that greeted his eyes, it was impossible for him to not know what happened.Was everything that happened last night true after all?“You’re awake?” Awakened by his
Luna and Joshua’s original schedule for the day was to visit several jewelry companies in Sea City to conduct a survey.The agreed time was 9am, but it was past 10am and there were no signs of movement from Joshua.As she sat in her room, Luna hesitated for a long while and wondered if she should approach him and ask. If they were not going out, she would not have to keep waiting.“Joshua, thank you for accompanying me today, but it doesn’t hurt so much anymore.” Just as she walked to their door and before she could knock, Alice’s soft whine drifted out from inside the room, “Didn’t you come to Sea City for business? You should go.”“No, I’ll cancel,” the man’s deep voice sounded extremely gentle. “Where else does it hurt? I’ll massage it for you.”“Here, this spot still aches. It’s all your fault…”“Okay, I’ll massage it for you.”...One sounded soft, gentle, and slightly whiny, like a call for attention. The other was deep and doting, with love and affection filling his voice
“Alice knew I came to see you.”Luna scoffed and closed the door. “Not too long ago, Mrs. Lynch had been calling me your mistress. Since when did she become so forgiving?”Joshua frowned but did not reply.He indicated for her to sit down on the sofa. “Because of certain reasons, the visit has been rescheduled for tomorrow.”He handed the documents to her. “These are the few of the main factories. You must understand the design and raw materials needed. Tomorrow, keep an eye out for the materials provided by the factories. And...”He handed her a different document. “Take note of these few companies’ style of design and target audience.”Seeing how invested he was to discuss business, Luna decided not to continue bringing in their private matters. She read through the document thoroughly, then marked the parts that required special attention. “I’ve taken note.”“We’ll leave at 9am tomorrow. We need to visit every single one of these companies by the end of the day,” Joshua’s voi
Luna froze. She never thought that Joshua would notice her necklace. She was always careful and refrained from talking to the necklace whenever he was around.Last night, she had switched on the necklace’s microphone so Nigel could hear everything during the cocktail party. She never thought Joshua would notice her action and harbor suspicions toward the necklace she wore.Joshua knew his guess was right when he noticed Luna’s surprised expression. He narrowed his eyes at her.He observed Luna’s every move last night; she did not touch her phone throughout the whole night. How, then, did she manage to stay in touch with the hacker?Joshua was intrigued by this, so he checked the surveillance tapes of the cocktail party. The footage showed that apart from a small instance where Luna touched her necklace, she displayed no other suspicious behavior. This was why he suspected her necklace was no ordinary one.When he noticed how dazed she was, Joshua reached out to grab her necklace.
Luna closed her eyes and snickered. If she was not familiar with him, she would have been tricked into thinking he was a faithful and devoted husband. She, unfortunately, knew him too well.She would not have gotten into that accident if it was not for him. If it were not for him, Aura would not have gotten pregnant with his child and stayed with him for so many years.If he truly was that devoted of a husband, why did he declare to the public his intention of divorcing Alice? All of a sudden, he changed his mind and tried to justify his actions as he brought up everything his wife, Luna Gibson, went through.This deceitful, two-faced man disgusted Luna to the core!Just as she thought of that, she suddenly felt a twinge of pain that shot up her neck. The next thing she saw was how Joshua dangled the necklace in front of her face with a hint of triumph in his smirk.“Just as I thought.” There was a microchip embedded in the necklace, along with a tiny switch. Joshua fiddled arou
“Joshua Lynch!” Luna glared at him. “Don’t make me hate you!”Joshua’s hand stiffened. The distress and resentment in her eyes made him pause in his tracks, but this hesitation lasted for only a moment. A few seconds later, Joshua sneered.He just wanted to find out who this hacker was that helped Luna all the while. He did not intend on doing anything bad to that mysterious hacker. Why would she hate him because of that?Joshua pressed the button, but a childish voice rang out from the necklace, “Mommy! If you encounter any troubles, don’t be sad! Nellie will always be here for you. Neil said that we should record our voices and keep them in this necklace so that it’ll feel like we’re always there next to you.”All of a sudden, Neil’s voice rang out, “Even though we’re not physically there with you anymore, you still have to take care of yourself. You’re such a trusting person, and I’m always scared that you’ll be bullied. Please remember to take your meals on time, and go to be