Joshua let out a sigh and put down the phone. “Why would I do that?”“Well, of course it’s because…” Luna tucked her phone away and said curtly, “You wanted to force Theo and me to admit we’re together so that you wouldn’t be associated with me anymore.“Otherwise, if Mrs. Lynch finds out… She won’t think you’re the devoted husband that spent six years waiting for her faithfully anymore.” Joshua gazed at Luna and narrowed his eyes, a mocking smile playing on his lips. “Do you think I care about all this?”“Don’t you?” Luna lifted her head and met Joshua’s gaze directly. “Well then, why don’t you tell Alice how many times you’ve slept with me, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua froze upon hearing this. He continued to stare at Luna but did not say a word in response.“You don’t have the guts to do so, don’t you?” Luna sneered, “You’re worried that Alice might think you’re unfaithful. You’re scared that Alice might think that everything was a lie, that you were only pretending to wait for her for
“What’s wrong?” Theo stood up as soon as he noticed Luna’s peculiar expression. “Does your wound hurt? Are you upset because you don’t want to meet my parents?”An alarmed expression flashed across Theo’s face. “If you don’t want to meet them, I can give them a call right away…”Luna shook her head. “No, it’s not that.” She lifted her head to gaze at him and said, “Can we have dinner someplace else instead? It’s just that I…don’t like Bamboo Palace.”Luna was worried that she would run into Joshua during dinner. If they bumped into each other this night, Luna feared Joshua would cause a scene and humiliate Theo in front of his parents.“Oh, is that it?” Theo’s face lit up almost immediately, and he stood up. “That’s easy! My parents’ plane will be landing at Banyan City Airport in an hour. I’ll pick them up now and ask them to change the venue to someplace else.”Theo shot Luna an excited glance and added, “You… You’d better dress up! I’ll send you the address of the new venue in
Joshua stood at the hotel entrance in his black suit and appeared to be on the phone with someone. Alice, standing next to him, looked serene and captivating in her sparkling, navy blue dress.Luna looked away from them and felt a sudden twinge of pain shoot through her heart.“Luna?” Theo’s questioning voice rang out. Luna immediately came to and realized that the elevator door before her had already opened. She exhaled and hastily entered the elevator as though running away from something.“This Mr. and Mrs. Allen that you’re meeting with seem like strange people.” Alice pursed her lips in indignation. “They’d already decided to send one of their subordinates to meet with us on their behalf, but they oh-so suddenly changed their minds and decided to come themselves.“They agreed to meet at Bamboo Palace, and I even went all out and decorated the entire place to welcome them, but they changed the venue at the last minute. Don’t you think they’re a little stuck-up? It’s not like
Luna and Theo exchanged glances as soon as they heard the voice coming from the other side of the door. They were more than familiar with it.“Yes, it is!” Nathan leaped out of his seat excitedly, strode over, and flung open the door. A young couple stood outside the door. The man was tall and slender with an aura of sophistication about him, while the woman looked serene and charming. “You must be Mr. Lynch!” Nathan immediately extended his hand out to shake Joshua’s. “Please come in!”Joshua offered a small smile and eyed Luna, who sat inside the booth. She wore a formal and elegant skirt, and she even put on makeup. She looked much more stunning than how she usually looked at work.It was clear that Luna had put in the effort to look good for Theo’s parents.Joshua narrowed his eyes and pulled Alice into the room impassively. Alice strolled in with a smile on her face, but as soon as she caught sight of Theo and Luna in the corner, she froze. After a moment, however, she p
Luna frowned and met Joshua’s gaze. “What do you think, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua stared at Luna’s face and recalled what Jude had said to him earlier this afternoon... “Anything can happen, but I do hope that beautiful employee of yours isn’t Hailey Walter. Otherwise, it’d be disgusting to know that you slept with the woman you hate the most, multiple times.”Joshua continued to stare at Luna stiffly. Eight years ago was indeed the first time Hailey ever met Luna Gibson. Theo seemed to detect the hostility in Joshua’s eyes and immediately interjected, “Aren’t you here to talk business with my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynch? Why don’t we discuss that now? We have plenty of time to catch up in the future.”Alice feared Luna would accidentally say something to expose her, so she hastily agreed with Theo. “He’s right. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are here today to talk business. Please, don’t let our chatter interfere with your work progress!”Joshua narrowed his eyes and glanced at Luna one more tim
The entire room grew silent as Joshua’s words hung in the air.After a long pause, Nathan smiled and said, “What are you talking about, Mr. Lynch? We’re going to become work partners soon. Plus, your wife is close friends with Luna. Isn’t this marriage meant to be? Why are you—”“Because,” responded Joshua as he pointed his bony finger at Luna, “she’s not a good match.”The atmosphere in the booth grew so silent that one could hear a pin drop. The color drained from Luna’s face, but Theo’s expression did not look good either. Nathan and Celeste looked at one another, bewildered.“Joshua.” Alice frowned and sat down next to Joshua. Then, she lowered her voice and said, “Luna finally managed to find a boyfriend, and both Theo and his parents seem to be very happy with her… Why are you saying things like this? Do you know what’ll happen if you break up a marriage?”Although Alice had lowered her voice and appeared to be whispering in Joshua’s ear, everyone heard her.At first gl
As soon as they heard that, Celeste and Nathan turned to one another.“Besides, Mr. Lynch is right.” Luna let out an exhale. “I’m not a good match for Theo. He’s such a kind and gentle person; I don’t think I deserve him at all. I thought tonight was just a small family dinner, but I didn’t expect an engagement to come out of this. I’m sorry.”With that, Luna turned around. However, just as she was about to leave, she paused as if she had recalled something and took a step back.“Mr. Lynch.” Luna slowly approached Joshua and smiled at him. “Are you happy now?”Joshua snorted in indignation and gently set down the cup at hand. “Yes, I am.”Luna stared at him, and a glimmer of malice flashed across her eyes. A second later, a smack landed on Joshua’s face before he could even react.Luna had given him such a forceful blow that his face was struck to one side from the impact. Luna drew back her throbbing hand and chided, “Anyone can think I’m impure and promiscuous, but you, Mr. L
Joshua felt as though his blood had run cold. He gripped his phone tightly and enunciated slowly, “That’s impossible.”“But…” Lucas’ frantic voice rang out from the other end of the line. “She climbed onto the railing of Bay Bridge! Sir…should I call the police?”Joshua had tried to compose himself, but as soon as he heard that, his calm façade crumbled. He roared into the phone, “Keep an eye on her!”With that, he hung up the phone and stormed out of the room.“Joshua… Josh—” By the time Alice finally came to, Joshua had already disappeared around the end of the hallway.She was so furious that she immediately smashed the tableware onto the floor.Luna! That b*tch!If she wanted to die, they should just let her be!She deserved to die! She should have died six years ago!Joshua came out of the hotel lobby and hopped into his car. He harshly stepped on the gas pedal and sped toward Bay Bridge as fast as his car could go.He finally realized why Luna had stared at him like tha