In reality, Fiona knew fully well who Mrs. Collins had a run-in with. Mrs. Collins had video-called her at that moment, and Fiona instantly spotted Luna, Shannon, and the two assistants sitting at a table a short distance away the moment the call connected. Moreover, Mrs. Collins had complained to Fiona about her run-in while pointing toward them at the same time, so how could she not have known? It was precisely because of this that she suggested asking Luna for help.Joshua did not seem surprised by her answer. He closed his eyes and heaved a deep sigh. “Joshua?” Fiona lifted her head and fixated her soft, gentle gaze on Joshua’s face. “What’s wrong?”“The people that Mrs. Collins had a dispute with were Luna and the rest.” Fiona, who was leaning against the headboard, immediately widened her eyes in shock and clamped her hand over her mouth. “How can this be? Mrs. Collins has always been honest and simple-minded, and she rarely had run-ins with anybody. I know that Ms. Lun
Joshua could not help frowning when he heard Luna’s tone. “Wait for me,” he ordered coldly, then immediately hung up the phone.“Joshua.” Fiona shot him a worried look from her spot on the hospital bed and said, “If you can’t reach a compromise with Ms. Luna, just blame everything on Mrs. Collins and me. Don’t get into trouble with her, okay?”Seeing how understanding Fiona was, Joshua let out a sigh and nodded. Then, he turned around and left the room. Fiona leaned against the headboard and watched Joshua leave with a smirk. Her dark eyes were etched with smugness and triumph.It turned out she had overestimated Luna. She had thought Luna was smart and calculative, but she was nothing more than a rash, impulsive woman. ‘How can she compete with me?’ Fiona thought to herself. ‘Sooner or later, Joshua Lynch will be mine!’…Outside the ward.Luna was sitting on a bench in the hallway. Shannon, who was sitting next to her, was checking the prices of Mrs. Collins’ dress with h
“Mrs. Collins is almost sixty years old now, and she’s Samson’s elder. Don’t you think it was very disrespectful of him to ask her to take off her dress in public?”Luna chuckled when she heard this. “Let me ask you this, Mr. Lynch. Mrs. Collins accidentally spilled food on her dress, so shouldn’t we just compensate her for the dry-cleaning fees? She refused to let us compensate for that and instead insisted we pay her full price for the whole dress. When we refused to, she called us poor and claimed we could never compare to Ms. Blake… Do you think it’s appropriate for her to say these?”Joshua paused, then immediately turned around to glance at Mrs. Collins. “Is this true?”Mrs. Collins’ expression darkened. She initially thought Luna and the rest were just nobodies, that they would be frightened as soon as they came face-to-face with Joshua and pay the compensation. However, to her surprise, the people she had gotten in a dispute with were none other than Joshua’s employees! Mo
The more Marianne thought about this, the more confident she was about her guess.This was a matter that would be easily settled with money. However, not only did Luna refuse to pay the compensation, but she also even insisted on letting Mr. Lynch settle this dispute instead. The only plausible explanation was that she wanted to insult Ms. Blake and drive a wedge between her and Mr. Lynch! As soon as she arrived at this conclusion, Marianne shot Luna a murderous glare, then looked at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, you should fire this woman! She’s no use to you at all, and if you continue to let her stay at your company, she’ll find other ways to get rid of Ms. Blake!”“What’s this? Just now, you wanted to fire my assistants, and now you want to fire me as well?” Luna curled her lips into a smirk, then raised her eyebrows and glanced at Joshua. “What do you think, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua furrowed his brows slightly—he never expected things to turn out like this. Initially, he thought Mrs. Colli
These were his true feelings, right? He was only willing to admit them under extreme anger.It turned out that all the love he appeared to harbor toward the children was fake. He was just as cold and heartless as he was six years ago; Luna was just too naïve to see that. She suddenly realized how stupid she was to believe Jude and think that Joshua still cared about her and their children.She closed her eyes and let out a bitter smile. “I understand now, Mr. Lynch. I won’t bother you nor Ms. Blake anymore. I’ll resort to being a timid little dog instead.”Luna was indeed having financial difficulties, but on top of that, she could not leave Banyan City. The doctor had told her that the donor whose bone marrow Nigel would be receiving had arrived in Banyan City and refused to go anywhere else. Therefore, Luna had no choice but to stay.She could not leave Banyan City, but at the same time, she could not afford to lose her job either. Banyan City was Joshua’s territory. She need
Luna could not help sneering when she heard Fiona’s words.She lifted her head to stare at Fiona, whose face was etched with helplessness and innocence. “How understanding of you, Ms. Blake.”Fiona gave her a gentle smile. “Don’t flatter me. Everything that happened between you and Joshua is in the past now. I can’t possibly be jealous over something that happened before I met him, can I?“I’m sure it’s the same for you. You wouldn’t get jealous over him and me, considering it’s already been six years since you and Joshua split up, right?”Luna felt a hint of contempt arise in her heart when she heard this. “You’re right.”“What do you mean, she’s right?” Marianne quickly grabbed onto Fiona’s arm and glared at Luna. “This woman is clearly jealous of you and Mr. Lynch. She even tried to slander your name. She claimed this dress that you bought for me is worth only five hundred dollars instead of fifty thousand!”Marianne scoffed and continued, “I had a bad feeling about her from t
With that, she stared at Joshua with tears in her eyes and said, “Joshua, I want to give Mrs. Collins her final paycheck and let her leave now. Even though I didn’t find out what kind of person she is until now, it's better late than never. I’m worried that if I continue letting her work for me, she might be a bad influence on me…”Joshua let out a sigh and gently pulled Fiona closer. “Alright.” He then lifted his head to glance at Marianne, whose face was as pale as a ghost. “Mrs. Collins, please go back to Orchard Manor and ask the butler to process your termination.”The color drained from Marianne’s face when she heard this. “Ms. Blake!” She bit down on her lip and immediately grabbed onto Fiona’s arm. “Ms. Blake, I must’ve been mistaken. When you gave me this dress and told me it cost five hundred dollars, I must’ve misheard you and thought it was fifty thousand instead. Please don’t… Don’t fire me, please? I… I’m willing to get a pay deduction!”Marianne’s grip on Fiona was so
“Joshua Lynch!” Luna bit down on her lip and glared at Joshua. “Do you know where Dr. Rowena is and who she’s taking care of right now?”Joshua glanced at her impassively. “Of course I know.” He wrapped his arms around Fiona and said, “I’ll get Nigel another doctor that’s just as good as Dr. Rowena, but now, Fiona’s health is a much bigger priority.”With that, he turned around, his arms still wrapped around Fiona. “Luna, don’t forget what you said just now. You told me you’ll resort to being a timid little dog.”Luna stood motionless, glaring at Joshua’s retreating figure, and clenched her fists in fury. This man always managed to surprise her! Whenever she thought he could not get even more outrageous, he always managed to outdo himself. Nigel was his son! How could his own son, who was gravely ill, be less of a priority to him than a girlfriend that he knew for only three days?Luna could not wrap her head around this at all.“Director Luna.” Shannon sighed and gently grabb