Luna had a rough night. She kept having dreams then woke up from them before she fell back into another dream.In her nightmares, Luna’s photos were circulated all over the internet, and everyone judged and condemned her. Some even went so far as threatening to end her.By the time Luna got woken up by a phone call in the early morning, she was drenched in cold sweat. She picked up the phone with a throbbing head. “Hello, who is this?” “It’s me,” Theo’s voice rang out. “Nigel contacted me this morning and told me you were bullied in Sea City.” Theo let out a sigh. “I still have some things to settle here at the art gallery, so I’ll only be able to go over to Sea City in the afternoon.”Luna paused. “I’m fine. You don’t have to come over.”“Of course I have to.” Theo sighed again. “Nigel told me everything. He told me what happened at the cocktail party and the cameras you found in your room. It must be tough for you to be there all alone. Joshua and Alice are back together now, s
“The butler who messed up the guest list was already punished. The only reason I’m here is to give Ms. Luna a proper welcome here at Sea City.” Gavin’s expression made Luna feel uncomfortable. There were two rows of seats inside the RV. Joshua and Alice were seated on one side, while Gavin occupied the other row of seats. Luna contemplated for a moment before she finally sat in the same row as Gavin. Feeling uneasy, Luna deliberately chose the seat furthest from him, but Gavin was oblivious to this and instead approached her. “Ms. Luna, I heard you’re one of the most gifted designers in the field of jewelry design. Is that so?”The scent wafting off of Gavin made Luna a little unsettled. She immediately shifted an inch over to get away from him, but Gavin scooched over as well. Finally, Luna had no choice but to set down her documents on the seat between them to act as a physical barrier.Gavin frowned and tried to pick the documents up.“Stop,” warned Joshua just as Gavin was a
Luna laughed at Alice’s words and shot her a glance. “You want me to apologize?”Alice deliberately bumped into her and made her fall right into Gavin’s arms. He took advantage of her, yet she was supposed to apologize instead?“Yes, you should apologize.” Alice pursed her lips and was about to say more when Joshua hung up his phone and got out of the car. He had been taking a phone call, so he did not notice what went down outside. He glanced at Gavin, who was rubbing his swollen face, then at Luna, who was cleaning herself with a tissue. “What’s wrong?”Alice immediately grabbed onto Joshua’s arm. “When I was getting out of the car just now, I accidentally bumped into Luna, and she fell. Gavin grabbed her to break her fall, but she thinks Gavin was trying to take advantage of her.” With that, Alice pointed at Gavin’s swollen cheek. “Look. She slapped him right across his face, and now she’s trying to clean herself up… Aren’t you being a little disrespectful, Luna? I asked her to
Luna glared at Joshua. “Does Mr. Lynch agree that my not apologizing will affect the business relations between Lynch Group and Walter Group?”Even though the Walter Group did send Gavin over, he was just an ordinary employee! If the Walter Group was willing to give up on this collaboration because of him, this opportunity was not worth the time and effort at all!Perhaps Alice did not understand that, but Joshua certainly did. However, he still stared at her and waited for her next move. It was blatant he wanted her to apologize.“I’m here for an on-site investigation, not to stir up trouble.” Joshua glanced at Luna, then at Alice. “Apologize to him now.”Alice was overcome with glee at his words. She linked arms with Joshua and stared at Luna smugly. “Come on now, Ms. Luna. Joshua has asked you twice. Aren’t you going to do as he says? I know you two are close, but he’s still your boss and the CEO of Lynch Group! Why are you still hesitating? You’re not as good an employee as you
Luna knew Gavin said that to irk her. Although she was aware of his intentions, she could not help but still feel somewhat dejected at it.He was right. Even though Joshua had forced Alice to apologize, that did not change anything. She was still the most important person to him.Luna’s chest tightened at the thought, but she merely let out a deep sigh and tried to push it out of her head. Clutching the documents in her hands, Luna strode past Gavin and made her way toward the factory. She could hear Gavin let out a snort before he caught up to her quickly. “Ms. Luna, I hear you’re still single. Don’t you feel a little envious when you see Mr. and Mrs. Lynch being so intimate with each other? Don’t worry, though. As long as you keep your eyes peeled, I’m sure you’ll find love soon enough. Maybe you’ve already found it without even realizing!” Luna did not even give him a second glance. She picked up her speed and hoped Gavin would give up chasing after her, but he followed closel
Alice gritted her teeth and scowled at the worker, “Are you trying to shift the blame? Do you know I can fire you…” Before she could finish, however, Alice recalled that she was no longer Hailey Walter. She was in no place to fire anyone because the factory and all its employees belonged to the Walters.She shot the supervisor a murderous glare and snarled, “You’d better take care of this!”That startled the supervisor. For a moment, this woman sounded almost identical to Hailey Walter. “Yes, will do!”As she secured the supervisor’s guarantee, Alice turned around and glanced at Luna. “What are you waiting for? Joshua saved you. Why aren’t you helping him?”Luna paused, then realized she was right. She immediately walked over and grabbed hold of Joshua’s other arm. Although the injury did not break any of Joshua’s bones, the wound still looked quite serious. Joshua was clutching his right arm as he grunted in pain, and Luna could not help but feel distraught at the sight. She cou
The sudden accusation made Luna dumbfounded. She paused and sneered at Alice, “Why do you think I care?”It was true she did not hear the worker’s cries of warning, nor Joshua and Alice’s words of caution. If she had heard them, why would she not get out of harm’s way?Luna let out a deep sigh and glanced at Alice. “Mrs. Lynch, are you suggesting that I was so certain Mr. Lynch would save me if I placed myself in harm’s way?”Alice’s face turned pale at her words.Luna continued with a smirk, “You were right, Mrs. Lynch. Although Mr. Lynch made you apologize to me just now, he still comforted you instead of me. This clearly shows that he deeply cares for you. If that’s the case, why would he treat me differently? Why would I be so certain that Mr. Lynch would save me if I put myself in danger?“If I had made the wrong call, Mr. Lynch wouldn’t have rescued me, and I’d be the one in here, getting stitches. Let me ask you this, Mrs. Lynch. If you were in my shoes, would you put yours
“You’re hurt…”“Just because I’m hurt doesn’t mean we should delay our progress.”…The two voices grew further and further away. Luna stood motionless as she watched the two of them leave. There was an indescribable feeling in her heart.After a while, the supervisor let out an awkward cough. “Ms. Luna, shall we…continue?”Luna finally came to and picked up the documents in front of her before she turned to look at the supervisor. “Please continue…”It was noon when they finished their on-site investigation. According to the plan, they were supposed to have lunch in the car as they made their way to the next destination to attend the symposium for the design schemes.However, citing Joshua’s injury as an excuse, Alice insisted on heading to a nearby restaurant for lunch instead. Luna wanted to head to their next destination as soon as possible, but since Gavin and Joshua did not object, Luna had no choice but to follow.In the restaurant, Alice and Joshua sat on one side of th