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
Nathan frowned. “Since Luna is your employee, shouldn’t you reprimand her for being promiscuous and having a complicated personal life?”Joshua chuckled. “It’s not like she’s my wife, so why should I care about all this?”Everybody froze as soon as they heard that, even Luna. Her expression darkened. It turned out…Joshua still thought she was promiscuous and impure.The reason he had defended her in front of the Allens was not that he trusted her, but because—He did not care about her at all.Luna gripped the hem of her shirt tightly.She had always known that Joshua did not care about her. Even if he did, it was just temporary because he wanted to have fun with her.However, Luna still could not help but feel a twinge of pain in her heart when she heard what Joshua had said. She felt as though someone had pricked her with a needle, and her heart oozed blood.Meanwhile, Nathan was so shocked by this sudden turn of events that he did not know what to say.Joshua turned aroun
Joshua could not help but smirk when he heard what Nathan had said. He turned around to look at him. “It seems as though you’re unaware that we’re buying these gemstones from you upon Luna’s request, Mr. Allen. “According to Lynch Group’s senior executives, we can always change the materials used for this project to diamonds. However, Luna was the one who insisted on using your gemstones. She thinks they’ll be more suitable for her designs. If you want to forfeit our contract, I can convince Luna to change her mind and use diamonds for her products instead, but…”Joshua stared at Nathan with a steely look. “Are you sure you want to do that, Mr. Allen? I’m afraid you don’t want to find out the consequences of offending Lynch Group and any of its employees.”Nathan’s face turned pale, then blushed scarlet. He clenched his fists and stared at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, I don’t think the two of us should break our contract over a woman.”“Look who’s talking,” snapped Joshua. “It’s you who ca