Luna was unconscious for a long time.During this period, her condition did not stabilize at all. Instead, she ran a high fever recurrently and dreamed all sorts of nightmares.There was a huge fire in her dream, and she could see Neil and Theo trapped in it. They were shouting at her for help, but she could not go in to save them at all. No matter how hard she tried, she could not get closer to them at all. It was as though there was a layer of transparent glass separating her from them.Luna could only watch helplessly as the fire and explosion blew Neil and Theo apart.Finally, she sat down in front of the burning house, crying and crying. The dream played out the same way many times after that. However, each time, the people trapped in the fire were different. Sometimes it was Nellie, and sometimes Nigel…Luna was stuck in her nightmares and could not wake up from them.By the time she finally regained consciousness, a month had passed.When she opened her eyes and found h
Luna pressed the elevator buttons furiously, gritting her teeth at the same time. “Come on, elevator, come on. I want to see Neil, my Neil…”She continued to mutter Neil’s name over and over again as if besieged by a spell.Finally, the elevator arrived.As soon as the doors slid open, Joshua caught sight of a deranged-looking Luna standing outside the elevator.She stormed into the elevator and grabbed Joshua’s arm. “Where’s Neil? Where did he go? You must know where he is, right? You must know he isn’t dead. You hid him! Where did you hide him?“Joshua Lynch!” she yelled like a lunatic and could not stop her tears from falling anymore. “Neil…”Joshua’s expression darkened. After a moment, he let out a sigh and pulled her into his arms.His embrace felt warm and protective, with a hint of his distinctive scent lingering about.Luna froze at the sudden turn of events, then immediately furrowed her brows. She struggled against his grip, screaming, “Let go of me! What are you doi
Joshua carried Luna into the car. Luna sat in the back seat in silence throughout the car ride, gazing at the scenery outside the window. The car pulled further and further away from the city center, heading toward the outskirts. Luna could not help frowning as she watched the trees go past. “Why would Neil be at such a faraway place?” Gwen gave her a meaningful look, then closed her eyes, unwilling to be the one to burst Luna’s bubble. Joshua reached out to hold her hand but paused. His hand hung mid-air for a moment, then finally drew it back. He let out a sigh and said, “So that he can be at peace, with no one disturbing him.” Luna nodded, thinking that Joshua’s explanation did not seem right yet made sense at the same time. “Hmm, I guess you’re right! Neil definitely needs some alone time by himself. This child is far too talkative… Even though he’s only six, he acts like a grown-up. Sometimes, I even think he might be older than me. “He’d always tell me not to stay
“Mommy is sorry! It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have brought you back to Banyan City with me…” Luna’s weeps echoed through the cemetery.Staring at Luna’s scrawny build, Gwen helplessly sniffed and turned around to wipe away her tears.To present such bad news to Luna as soon as she woke up from her coma was too cruel.However… Gwen knew that if they did not tell her, it would complicate things in the future, since…After all, Nigel and Nellie were not doing too well either.The rain started to grow heavier, so Joshua opened his umbrella and held it above Luna’s head, continuing to watch her weep in silence.Luna cried from afternoon till evening until she eventually got tired, her voice hoarse in the aftermath. She finally slumped onto the ground, totally and utterly exhausted.Despite that, however, she still clung to Neil’s tombstone in desperation, as though holding onto it would prevent Neil from actually leaving this world.“Luna.” Joshua sighed and threw his umbrella asi
When Luna woke up once again, it was already the next morning.Gwen, who had been watching over her the entire night, was forcefully taken away by Luke. At that moment, it was Anne who sat at her bedside.Anne sighed helplessly as she saw Luna stirred from slumber, standing up to gently tuck her in. “Gwen and Joshua are too reckless. You’ve been unconscious for almost a month, yet they passed on such a miserable piece of news to you the moment you wake up, and even took you to the cemetery under the rain. I truly wonder if they have any brains at all!”Anne calmly sighed before casting Luna a considerate gaze. “How are you right now? Are you feeling better? I know—you’ve lost a son. You won’t be able to recover from the grief so soon, but…”Anne took a deep breath. “Luna, although you’ve lost two children, you have another two waiting for you. You need to buck up, get well, and live for them. If you can’t get well, how do you expect Nigel and Nellie…to do the same?”Luna low
“Then, take me to see Nigel.”Compared to Nellie, Nigel was more understanding. He was easier to comfort.Anne nodded and gently helped Luna get down from the bed.They had just reached the entrance when they heard a commotion coming from outside.From a distance, Luna heard an angry middle-aged woman’s voice. “Isn’t she awake already? I heard that she went to the cemetery to see her son yesterday. What about my son? Has she gone to see my son? The two of us are already so old. We only have one son! He is a talented artist. The things that he could create are priceless! He lost his life all because of that woman…”Luna vaguely heard the noises coming from outside, and her brows scrunched a little.This voice was rather familiar.“Here we go again.”Anne had already opened the door, but when she heard that voice, she could not help but sigh and close the door once more.She helped Luna back to her bed. “This will go on for quite some time. We’ll wait for a while before going.
“You b*tch! You finally dare come see me?”Celeste rushed toward Luna in a fit of rage the moment she saw her.However, before she could rush over, Celeste was blocked by the bodyguard keeping watch by the entrance, much to Celeste’s fury.“Let me go! If I don’t slap this b*tch today, I won’t be able to relieve myself of any hatred in my heart!”“Let her go.”Standing by the entrance, the emaciated Luna smiled bitterly. “If hitting me could let Mrs. Allen feel less sorrow, let her do it.”“Luna…” Anne furrowed her brows and held onto Luna. “Your body can’t take it…”“I owe it to them.”Seeing out the bodyguards had no intention of letting Celeste go, Luna sighed. She immediately carried herself and slowly approached Celeste.“I understand how painful it is to lose a son.”Neil was only six years old. Besides Neil, she still had her other two children.However, Neil’s death was a huge blow to her, let alone for Celeste, who only had Theo as her son, who she had for more than
Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at Luna who was kneeling on the ground, with Anne supporting her. “She had Theo help look after her children because she treated Theo as a friend.“Theo also treats her as his friend. That’s why he was willing to go abroad to look after her children. Luna didn’t expect such an accident to happen as well.”Joshua sighed. “She has lost two children due to this incident. Her sorrow is no less than yours. As victims, stop making things difficult for each other.”Celeste shut her eyes. Tears fell from her face.It was not as if she did not understand what Joshua said. When Theo went abroad to look after the two kids, he even called her.“Mom, Luna is finally going to finish the things she wanted to do. She won’t have anything to do with Joshua anymore after this! I’m here, looking after her two kids. When she finishes her things on her hand, I’ll meet up with her. Don’t worry. I’ll try my best to get such an exceptional jewelry designer to marry me!