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
However, Joshua did not know what Luna meant and instead interpreted it as something else.He narrowed his eyes. “You’re going to commit suicide and frame me for murder…because I stopped you from marrying Theo?” Luna froze for a moment, then chuckled. “You have a very good imagination, Mr. Lynch. This does sound like a good idea.” She let out a sigh and gazed at a distance. “If my death would mean that you receive the punishment you deserve, then it sounds like a fair trade.”However, Luna knew that would not happen.She nearly died many years ago, but not only was Joshua unaffected by that, he even got engaged to Aura. Not only did he manage to land another woman, but he also received a reputation as a faithful and devoted husband.Therefore, Luna did not want to die. Not before Joshua did, at least!“You’re willing to risk your life just to get back at me,” commented Joshua coldly as he squinted. “Do you like Theo that much?”Luna sneered but did not reply.Joshua sighed a
“She can’t afford to suffer another injury anymore,” the doctor warned Joshua after he finished suturing Luna’s wound again. He then added, “I heard that Ms. Luna is a jewelry designer. She had burst her stitches twice in a day… If she gets hurt one more time…she might not be able to hold a pencil ever again.”Joshua sighed and glanced at Luna, who had passed out from the excruciating pain. The color had drained from her face, and her right shoulder was once more wrapped in a thick layer of bandages. Joshua sighed and left the ward. “Lucas, send out a job recruitment notice tonight. I want to hire some jewelry design assistants who have stable foundations, or even artists.”Lucas paused. “Didn’t Luna already hire her boyfriend, Theo, as her assistant? Why do you want—”Before he could finish his sentence, however, Joshua shot him a glare, and Lucas immediately clamped his mouth shut.When Luna finally woke up, it was already the next morning. The first thing she saw when she op
“Do you think I’m a horrible boss who enjoys making his employee’s life miserable? Or…” Joshua stared at Luna with a malicious glint. “Do you think I’m doing this because I’m in love with you?”Luna’s breath caught in her throat.She wanted to tell him that according to what happened yesterday, there was one other possibility—Joshua was a psycho who enjoyed toying with people.To him, Luna had always been a person at his beck and call, but all of a sudden, she belonged to Theo. Therefore, Joshua did it all out of spite.However, Luna did not dare say them out loud.She could not cross him yet. Not until she bore his child.“Alright then, I’ll just assume that Mr. Lynch is worried about having an extra competitor.” Luna sighed and lowered her head to glance at the time. “It’s time to go to work now.”Joshua frowned, then stood up and extended his hand toward Luna to help her out of the bed.Upon seeing his outstretched hand, Luna paused, then took it with a faint smile.She tho
“Took her life…?”Theo’s anger dissipated the moment he heard Joshua’s words. He no longer felt like arguing with Joshua.He turned around and grabbed Luna’s arms. “Luna, why did you… Why did you attempt to end yourself? Was it because of what my parents said last night? Was it something else...? What’s wrong?”Theo shook Luna so harshly that she grew light-headed. Then, after a moment, she furrowed her brows feebly. “I’m fine. I’m just…”“Theo!” a shrill voice abruptly interrupted Luna. She frowned and glanced in the direction where the voice had come from. A black BMW was parked by the side of the road. Celeste and Nathan frantically got out of the car and sprinted in their direction.“Theo, as soon as we discovered you were gone, we knew you had snuck out to find that b*tch!” Celeste grabbed Theo’s arm and pulled him to her side. “What did you promise me last night? You promised me you wouldn’t get in touch with that b*tch ever again! Why did you come here to find her?”Nath