Joshua smiled faintly, lowering his eyes as he fiddled with his coffee mug. “Initially, the way I wanted you to repay my kindness was by continuing to helm the project for next season’s jewelry designs. Unexpectedly… you got the wrong idea, Ms. Luna.” He raised his head and looked at her, seeming to be in a good mood. “Then it is decided. I’ll help you persuade Luke, and you’ll help me…” Luna was so embarrassed she wanted to bury her head in the ground and die, she was worried he would really say he wanted her to give birth to his child, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to interrupt him. “I’ll help you with the jewelry projects for the next season.”Joshua curled his lips, eyes sweeping across her face faintly. “Of course. I won’t ask you to do anything else to repay my kindness, except for something work-related.” With that, he stood up, lifted his legs, and left.Luna sat in her spot and watched his retreating back, her entire body stiff. She raised a hand and patted her cheek
Luke was surprised to receive Luna’s request.He lifted his lips in a cold smile, gaze studying Luna’s expression from top to bottom. “You have Joshua, why would you need my protection?”Luna remained silent. Luke raised an eyebrow. “Why, did you have a fight?” “Luke.” Noticing Luna’s ugly expression, Gwen hurriedly interrupted him. “Why are you asking so many questions? It’s not difficult for you to arrange for a few men to protect Luna.” The moment Gwen said this, sure enough, Luke stopped his questioning. He smiled faintly. “It’s no big deal, I’ll transfer the man who was in charge of keeping an eye on Gwen to make sure she didn’t commit suicide again to protect you.”Gwen frowned. “Is it enough?” Somehow, she remembered he only arranged for a middle-aged caretaker to watch over her and prevent her from committing suicide again.“Eight men still isn’t enough?” Luke lowered his head and held the sandwich gently with his hand. “Come on, open your mouth.” Both Luna and Gwen
Luna accepted the invitation and laughed helplessly as she tore it apart, “I’m afraid the clan member from back then must have forgotten me a long time ago."In high school, in order to play with Gwen, Luna downloaded Lost and registered for an account, even creating a character. As a rookie in the game, she stumbled around in the game, even walking was difficult for her. Later, she met a clan member from the clan that she later joined. He taught her how to play the game, helping her level up and fighting bosses in dungeons, the two of them had a good time playing together. During that time, Luna gradually started to have feelings for him, and he too told her she was very special.Later on, he said he only played the game to try it out, he was too busy with his job in real life and would stop playing. Since then, he never came online again.After he left, Luna was upset for a period of time, so she too put aside the game. The last day she logged onto the game was the day she reg
The next day, Luna was rudely awoken by Gwen early in the morning.“Don’t forget you have a wedding to attend today! Remember to dress nicely, you still have to meet your clan members!”Luna was amused by how excited she sounded. “Judging from how excited you are, I’m starting to wonder if you’re the bride today.” Gwen rolled her eyes. "Damn you." Luna shrugged, climbing out of bed to wash herself. “Do you want me to bring you back a present, a souvenir or something?” Gwen pondered her question for a while. “Then take some photos to show me, and bring me the door gift that they give out to guests!”“Okay.” After agreeing, Luna changed into some clean clothes and entered the taxi heading for the Ocean View Hotel. On the way, she switched on her phone and found the number that she just added last night, sending him a message. “I’m on my way, when will you be there?” His response came in the form of a photo. The photo showed the wedding hall, beside it was his table number, 5
“I’m glad she’s beautiful! I knew she would be a very beautiful girl! Don’t forget to take more photos of the wedding and show them to me once you’re back! Oh right, have you met that clan member yet?” Luna paused, then instinctively looked into the wedding hall. Table number 55 was empty. She licked her lips. “He just sent me a photo saying he’s already at the wedding hall… but I think he walked out for a moment…”“I’m glad he’s there! I was worried you would feel bored attending the wedding alone, with someone to talk to and reminisce with, I’m sure you won’t feel lonely! I’m not as lucky as you, Luke sent me medicine to stabilize the baby again today…” Luna sighed, listening to Gwen’s weak voice. Suddenly, she did not dare tell her the truth. Gwen obviously idolized the female clan leader. If she knew her groom was Ben… Luna could not bear to imagine the consequences.Sighing, she comforted Gwen for a few moments before hanging up. Putting away her phone, she turned and saw Jo
[How long more do you need?]Luna waited for a long time at table number 55 but still, no one came. She could not help herself and sent him a message to ask him about it. Very soon, a reply came from the man. [I’m sorry, a work emergency cropped up, I’m already at the airport.]From a near distance, Joshua clearly saw the dip in Luna’s shoulders after he sent the message. But still, she found a smiley face in the messaging app. [It’s okay, work is more important. Receiving your gift has already made me happy enough.] Maybe he was already here, but he was disappointed at her and did not want to see her? Luna was no longer an innocent teenage girl, she knew there must be a reason behind an excuse like this. But since he was not willing to tell her, there was no point in asking further. Not meeting in real life might be a good idea too, at least that way they could still maintain their original good impression of each other. That was good too. At this thought, Luna carefully pla
After all, Clover could still marry him happily even though she knew he was a jerk. Plus, she even invited Ben’s ex-wife under the name that they were virtual friends, to show off the fact that she married a jerk. She was a rare breed indeed.The wedding continued without a hitch. Finally, after the bride and groom exchanged rings, Ben lifted the microphone excitedly. “Everyone present is a witness to the love Clover and I share. Today, I would like to announce another piece of good news! Clover is pregnant! The baby is going to have a heartbeat soon!” The moment Ben’s words left his mouth, claps and the guests’ well-wishes rang out in the hall, making the atmosphere bright and lively. Instead, Luna frowned, somehow feeling a wave of disgust. Her reaction was not mental, but physical. She was going to be sick. And she did indeed get sick. She snatched the paper towels from the table and could not help but lean on the table and retched.She did not eat anything from morning till
The moment the words left Joshua’s words, the crowd exploded in an uproar. Everyone stared at Joshua, busy discussing the man’s identity. “Who is he, why is he so blatantly rude and arrogant…”“You don’t know, right? He’s Mr. Joshua Lynch from Banyan City, the man who destroyed the Walter family! He acquired the Larson Group, now the Larson Group is his… And the groom, Ben Zeller’s ex-wife, is the daughter of the Larson Group…”“He must be here to cause trouble, right?” “Who would’ve thought this president is quite humane, he would even avenge the daughter of the Lynch Group after acquiring it…”“Ben is doomed…”In the wedding hall, the murmurs of the crowd rose like waves. Seeing as everyone’s attention switched from his wedding to Joshua’s identity, Ben stood on stage, so furious that his face flushed red then purple. “Mr. Lynch.” Standing beside Ben, Clover raised her lips in a faint smile. “I know you’re powerful, I also know you did not attend our wedding to wish us we