Luna remained in her seat and watched Jason disappear into the night. She suddenly felt a little cold and could not help shivering.She closed her eyes and remained seated for a long while after that, enjoying the cool sea breeze before she slowly stood up and hailed a taxi back to her hotel.Luna did not manage to sleep well the entire night. She dreamt a lot of things. At first, she dreamed that Jason and Bonnie had gotten married, but Jason murdered Bonnie after that, claimed her inheritance and insurance money for himself, and spent the rest of his life carefree and happy.After that, Joshua appeared and stared down at her while, at the same time, ordering someone to abort her baby. In her next dream, she failed to save Nigel and watched him die before her.After she woke up from her last nightmare, Luna could no longer fall asleep, simultaneously feeling her morning sickness acting up again.She clung onto the rim of the toilet bowl and vomited over and over again at 3 a.
The atmosphere in the room was eerily quiet.Luna took the marriage certificate from Gwen and flipped through it a few times to make sure it was real.She always guessed that Luke was interested in Gwen. Otherwise, he would not have cared so much about her, but she did not expect that he would use this as a condition before allowing Gwen to proceed with her abortion.“I was just using it to scare her.” Luke, who had remained silent all this while, suddenly stood up and snatched the marriage certificate away from Luna. “I told her that if she wanted to undergo an abortion, the only way I’d allow it is if she married me.”“I thought she would refuse to, but I was surprised. She’s so desperate to get rid of this child that she’s even willing to marry someone like me.” Luke carefully tucked the marriage certificate away and sauntered over to the door. “I guess this is good, too. If she dies during the procedure, at least she’ll have a husband to visit her grave now and then.”Then,
The doctor nodded, then glanced at Luna. “What about your baby? Are you sure you don’t want to abort it as well?”Luna shook her head. “This baby is the most precious thing in the world to me now.”As soon as she said this, Luna suddenly felt the entire room grow silent, so silent that it felt a little spine-tingling. She glanced in the direction of the door and realized that Joshua was standing there, staring at her with a cold expression, a contemptuous smirk playing on his lips.Luna recalled what he had told her last night and immediately lowered her head in shame, unsure what to say next.The doctor wheeled Gwen into the operation theater while Luke waited outside in a corner, clutching a bouquet of white lilies. It was strange to see a ruffian like Luke holding a bouquet of fresh, white flowers in his hand.Nonetheless, Luna still felt her heart soften at the sight. Gwen was a lucky girl. Even though she was with a scumbag like Ben and experienced heartbreak in the past,
Luna was so shocked by this that she almost dropped her phone. She asked, her entire body trembling, “So now you…”“We’ve split up.” Theo’s voice sounded slightly hoarse through the phone. “Zach and Yuri have left with Nellie, and Neil and I are still here, but we’re pretending as if nothing has happened to stall them. My father will send some people over to meet up with us in a while, and we’ll all leave together.”He sighed and continued, “You don’t have to worry about us. I was afraid that if both Neil and Nellie left together, it’d attract their attention. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked Neil to stay here with me. They’re after the children, not me, so I’m sure they won’t try to harm me. I just wanted to give you a heads up.”“Alice is already coming after us without any regard for consequences, so I was worried that you might be in danger, too.” Luna gripped her phone tightly and tried to suppress the panic in her heart. “I’m fine. I’ve already bought my tickets, and Gwen ha
“If Gwen can abort her baby and be with Luke, then you can do the same. You can abort Theo’s baby and be with me.”Luna clenched her fists in anger and stared at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, I’ve made myself very clear. I don’t like it when you talk about my child like this. Even if you think you’re joking, it’s not funny at all.”Joshua raised his eyebrows at her. “What if I’m not joking?”Luna sucked in a deep breath and said, “Joshua, aren’t you being too self-centered right now? Gwen wanted to undergo her abortion because she didn’t want to have Ben’s baby. She decided to marry Luke because deep down in her heart, she genuinely returned his love.“Why would I get rid of Theo’s baby and be with you instead? Do you somehow think I’m in love with you?”Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and answered impassively, “Aren’t you?”“I’m not!” Luna let out an exhale and glanced at the time. She had only three more hours until her flight. “Joshua Lynch, let me tell you this now: I don’t like yo
Luna glared at Joshua and could no longer suppress her rage. “How dare you!”“That’s enough. Stop messing with her.” Luke glanced at Joshua and added, “The reason I came over is to tell you that Alice is here. She’s standing outside Gwen’s ward, demanding to see you. She made so much racket that she woke Gwen up. Please go take care of this.”Joshua furrowed his brows in irritation. “Alright.” With that, he let go of Luna and strode out of the stairwell.The two people watched as Joshua’s retreating figure disappeared from view. Then, Luke shrugged and tucked his hands in his pockets, glancing at Luna simultaneously. “He’s really in love with you. Last night, when he found out you were pregnant with another man’s child, he was so upset that he came to find me and spent the whole night drinking.“As for what he said about the abortion… He’s just saying it out of spite. Why are you taking him so seriously? He’s not that cruel and heartless.” Luna scoffed and retorted coldly, “That’
Luna was starting to feel anxious.She exhaled and tried to dial both Theo and Nigel again, but none of them picked up their phones. Finally, Luna had no choice but to call Malcolm instead.“Hello?” Malcolm’s voice rang out through the phone, sounding a little weary.Luna frowned. “Malcolm, Nigel…”“Nigel’s getting emergency surgery,” Malcolm’s voice sounded exhausted. “Luna, I can’t do this anymore. Nigel…can’t do this anymore.”Luna’s eyes widened when she heard this. “What… What do you mean?”Malcolm let out a sigh. Every syllable he uttered after that felt like they were pounding against Luna’s chest, “Nigel’s condition has been worsening for the past two months. He told me not to let you know, and he also ordered the doctor to lie to you, saying he was getting better… Didn’t you notice he was contacting you less and less now?”Luna almost dropped her phone.Malcolm was right. Nigel did contact her less frequently than before, but he told her that he had learned a new typ
Luna stared at Jason’s face in shock. “Are you saying…that Joshua sent you here…?” she uttered through clenched teeth.“Of course.” Jason kneeled and stared back at her impassively. “If not for Mr. Lynch, how did Luke’s men manage to spike your drink with abortion pills? If not for Mr. Lynch, would I even be standing here in front of you?”Luna clung onto the hem of her shirt tightly, partly out of weakness due to blood loss and partly out of despair. “How dare he… Did he know…”“Mr. Lynch knows the baby belongs to him, so he asked us to get rid of the baby. He said that if you want to leave Sea City, it’s fine, but not with his child.” Jason’s words were like a sharp knife, stabbing into Luna’s heart and splitting it right apart.‘Joshua. Did you know that by causing my miscarriage, you’d lose two children…?’Nigel...Tears streamed down Luna’s face uncontrollably, and she closed her eyes feebly. “Joshua Lynch… I won’t forgive you for this…”The color drained from Luna’s face