...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
“Although you brought up Neil and Nellie, please remember that right now, you’re just one of Lynch Group’s designers. You have no right to comment on my private matters, much less the way I raise my children.” Joshua’s gaze was steely and hard. “I apologize for what happened just now. I overstepped a boundary, and I’m sorry for that, but I don’t need you to teach me how to raise my children.”With that, Joshua turned around and left. Luna stood next to the door, motionless as she watched him strode off and disappear into his room. She watched the door close behind him and let out a scoff.Meanwhile, back in his room, Joshua did not immediately make his way to the bedroom. The hotel room that Lucas had booked for him was a presidential suite and came with an attached study. Instead of going to bed, Joshua went into the study and started doing work.Back in her room, Alice laid in her bed as she scrolled through the photos on her phone. The hotel that Luna and Joshua were staying in w
Luna followed Anne’s instructions and found the hidden cameras in her room as well. There was more than just one.On top of the showerhead, in the bathroom mirror, on top of the television, on the coffee table, and in countless other locations. Luna counted all the cameras she had found and realized that there were more than ten!She removed them from their hiding spots and placed them on the coffee table. She took some photos as evidence before she called the cops.As soon as she got off the phone with the police, she heard someone knocking on her door. Luna frowned. “Who is it?”“Ms. Luna.” The voice coming from outside the door sounded timid. “I’m the owner of this hotel. My name is Andy Larson.”Luna paused. She recognized that name. Andy Larson was Gwen’s father.Many years ago, when she went to school with Gwen Larson, she recalled that Gwen’s family ran a hotel. She never thought that the hotel she stayed in was the one Gwen’s father owned.Luna knew Andy’s reason for vis