She held the document tightly in her hands. “You… why are you helping Gwen and the Larson family?”It stood to reason that he had no contact with them at all.Acquiring the Larson Group for a price that was 30% higher than market value was definitely not a good move to the Lynch Group. The Larson Group did not hold that much potential. If it did, Andy Larson would not blindly look up to Old Mr. Walter all these years and follow his every order.Joshua raised his eyes emotionlessly. “If I didn’t do this, would you leave Sea City with me with peace of mind?”Luna’s heart squeezed into a tight ball of muscle at his words.She remembered what Nigel said to her from the other end of the phone.Could it be that Joshua had been doing all these… for her?No, that was impossible.She bit her lip harshly, that was impossible.He must have read her mind, he glanced at her faintly again. “If you think this isn’t a good enough reason, the other reason is.”He set the cup down lightly on
After ending the call with Nigel, Luna hesitated in her room for a long while but finally mustered her courage and went to the hospital.Joshua was right.Luke did indeed protect Gwen very well. Even when she wanted to meet Gwen, his subordinates guarding the door had to report to their superiors and onward, before they finally obtained Luke’s permission and allowed her into the ward.When Luna arrived at Gwen’s hospital ward, Gwen was climbing down the hospital with her father, Andy’s help.Seeing Luna arrive, Gwen’s pupils shrunk slightly, then she raised her eyes and smiled at her softly. “You’re just in time.”She smiled and sat in the wheelchair. “Luke Jones said I’ll be transferred to another hospital tomorrow. I want to make a trip home, to pack up some of my stuff and bring it over there.”With that, Gwen looked at Luna calmly. “Since you’re here, please accompany me home. I don’t want my father to still be taking care of me when I’m already an adult.”Luna pursed her li
Luna’s hands held onto the wheelchair handles tightly.Gwen raised her head and fixed her eyes on Ben as if she did not hear the woman’s words. Her voice was cold and distant, without an ounce of warmth. “Who is she?”Ben frowned but did not say anything.Gwen raised her voice, but the chill in her tone persisted, “Ben Zeller, who is she?!”“I am Ben’s girlfriend.” The woman laughed lightly, leaning her entire body on him, “But don’t misunderstand, he didn’t cheat on you. We just confirmed our relationship today. That’s all because yo-”Gwen closed her eyes. “Ben Zeller, are you mute?”Only then did Ben frown, his voice displaying his displeasure. “Isn’t it the same, whether I’m the one who says it or Clover says it? Clover is my girlfriend, we only decided to be together this afternoon. We already finalized our divorce this morning, you have no right to interfere in my private affairs.”Gwen started laughing coldly, but as she laughed, her tears started to fall.Luna’s hands c
Hearing the man’s voice, Luna, who was already prepared to be hit, paused slightly.Joshua?When she retracted her hands and looked in the direction of the voice…Standing in front of her, the towering man was holding Ben’s wrist in his first.The veins on Ben’s forehead protruded violently, it was obvious he was using all his strength, trying his best to plant his fist on Luna’s face.But Joshua firmly controlled him with just a single hand. As if effortless. Luna was stunned for a second.“Luna! Come here!” Gwen’s voice rang out behind her. She paused, and hurriedly stepped back to stand beside Gwen.Gwen held her hand, massaging it, and said, confused, “When did Joshua arrive?” “He has been following us since we left the hospital.” Beside them, Luke still had his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned on the wall, his gaze flitting toward Luna. “He must’ve been worried something would happen to her.”He stretched lazily. “If I didn’t know Joshua was married, I would th
“You divorced me this morning, in the afternoon you’ve already found a girlfriend, and now at night you bring your new girlfriend to your old home. Ben Zeller. You’re not worth the time that I spent crushing on you.”With that, she sucked in a deep breath, turned and looked at Luke who was holding his lighter, getting ready to light himself a cigarette and watch the show. “Can I borrow a light please?”Luke shrugged, walked over and bent down, held his lighter, and ripped out Gwen’s prettiest solo portrait, then lit the rest of the photos on fire.Finally, he handed the photo he ripped out to Gwen. “For commemorative purposes.”Gwen shook her head. “Just burn it.”She did not need to commemorate something like this.Luke raised his lips in a faint smile, looked at Gwen with a mild interest in his eyes and slipped the photo into his pocket.The photos were lit aflame. Amidst the roaring fire, Ben laughed coldly, “Even if you didn’t burn them, I would.”Gwen closed her eyes tig
Joshua’s hands that were holding his fork and spoon paused slightly. Finally, he laughed lightly, “Because you’re a divorcee and your ex-husband is a jerk, that’s why you secretly kidnapped Neil and Nellie and raised them as your own?”Luna raised her glass and harshly gulped down a mouthful of warm water, then shifted her eyes to Joshua. “You can say that.”Joshua raised his glass as well. “Why didn’t you have any children when you were with your ex-husband?”“He doesn’t deserve to have children.” Placing her glass down, Luna lifted her cutlery and continued eating. “He had an affair when I needed him the most, and even wanted to kill me to please his side piece. What do you think, does he deserve to have children?”If she was not already pregnant back then, she really did not want to have his children.He did not deserve them.Even after she gave birth to them, Luna staunchly believed the three children belonged to her and her alone. They had nothing to do with Joshua.When
The radio kept replaying the news surrounding the Walter family that happened in the past few days. “Before the accusations against the Mr. Dennis Walter were raised, the only heir to the Walter Group, Ms. Hailey Walter committed suicide by jumping off a building. The Walter Group is now an empire that has lost its king and is about to overrun…”Luna closed her eyes. She wondered whether Gwen had heard about this piece of news. If she did, at least she would feel slightly comforted, right?At this thought, she took out her phone, intending to check Gwen had sent her any new messages, but instead saw the new status update posted by Ben.‘Inspecting my injuries at the police station, the Larson family, you better watch out! I will be requesting compensation!’ The accompanying pictures were of his injured arm and swollen cheeks as a result of their scuffle the other day. Luna knew his injuries must have been Zach and Yuri’s handiwork. She stared at her phone for a long while, then
The air in the car turned silent. Luna’s whole body stiffened. She had not seen both Neil and Nellie for days. This was the longest time she had spent apart from them since she gave birth to them six years ago.She missed them dearly. From the calls they shared this morning and yesterday in the afternoon, she knew the children missed her dearly too. The fire in her heart that was burning with excitement at the thought of meeting her children was cruelly extinguished by Alice’s cold words, instead turning cold and frosty.Alice was doing this on purpose. She did not have any feelings for Neil and Nellie. She was just trying to get to her, to get to the children.“Joshua?” Noticing Joshua’s continued silence, Alice even called out to him softly. Only then did he blink and recover his wits. He coughed slightly, raised his eyes and looked at Luna from the back as she sat in the passenger seat. “We’ll do as Alice says.”No matter what, Alice was still their mother. Even though