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
Fiona was a much more calculating opponent than Luna expected. By the time Luna, Shannon, and Zayne returned to Arianna’s ward, she had already finished her lunch.Samson was throwing the empty takeaway boxes into the hallway trash can when he saw them coming out of the elevator. He frowned and glanced at Luna. “I was just about to go find you. Why are you back so soon? Did you manage to settle everything?”Luna composed herself and gave him a reassuring smile. “I guess you can say that. Not only did we manage to get out of paying the compensation, but the servant got fired as well.”Samson raised his eyebrows in puzzlement before snickering and said, “Well, Joshua Lynch had finally done something useful, then.”As soon as he said this, Shannon and Zayne’s expression darkened.“You stay here and take care of Arianna. I’ll foot the medical bills. If there’s anything you need, just call me.”Samson paused for a moment, then nodded in reply. “Alright.”Luna went into the ward to
“Um…” Shannon felt a little puzzled after hearing Bonnie’s explanation. “Bonnie, since there won’t be a groom anymore, why do you feel the need to host this engagement party?“I know it’ll be a waste to cancel everything, but if you proceed with it…people will laugh at you, won’t they?” Everyone fell silent as soon as they heard Shannon’s words, while Bonnie turned around and glanced at her, still smiling. “I know what you mean, but…”She sighed and said, “I’m not doing so well now, and I was hoping that hosting this party would lift my spirits. As for what other people think…” She lifted her head and let out a bitter smile. “Don’t you think I’m already humiliated enough?”The entire office fell into silence once again.Luna let out a sigh. She knew that Bonnie was right.Bonnie and Jason’s engagement was so high-profile that even though Jason was arrested, their broken engagement still garnered a lot of media attention. Naturally, everyone in Banyan City had found out about wha
“How are you planning to take care of this?”Joshua paused for a moment, then answered in a low voice, “I’ll go over tonight.” With that, he hung up the phone.Fiona wriggled into his arms and asked, “What’s wrong, Joshua?”“Nothing.” Joshua let out a sigh and gently patted her head. “I have some stuff to take care of tonight, so you’ll have to eat dinner by yourself. How does that sound?”Fiona bit down on her lip and stared at Joshua with her dark eyes. “What’s so urgent that you have to take care of it tonight? I think I heard you say something about a party… Can you bring me along with you?”Fiona then continued, her eyes glimmering with sorrow, “I’m new to Banyan City, and I don’t know anyone here. I’m just hoping to get to know a few people. Otherwise…”She lowered her head and said in a rueful tone, “It’ll just feel like I’m stuck in a hospital again, all alone with no one by my side.”Joshua let out a sigh. “Fiona, I’ve already allowed you to come work at Lynch Group, bu
Luna felt inexplicably puzzled when she heard Bonnie’s words.Bonnie was supposed to be the star of the show tonight, right? Why did she say she wanted to make Luna the most charming woman in Banyan City, then?Shannon did not seem to notice anything wrong and instead agreed with Bonnie, “That’s right! If Director Luna is the star of tonight instead of you, Bonnie, then she would really be the most charming woman in the city.”Luna’s elegance was unsurpassable. Bonnie curled her lips into a smile but said nothing in reply.After freshening up, the three of them made their way to Starhill Hotel.Initially, there were supposed to be photos of Bonnie and Jason together at the venue, but it had been replaced with a picture of Bonnie, standing alone in a wedding dress. The banner that initially read, [Congratulations, Bonnie and Jason,] was also changed to [Congratulations on your freedom, Bonnie.]The three of them had arrived early, so after settling Luna and Shannon down in the h
“No matter how hard I try, I can’t ever be as elegant and sophisticated as Ms. Luna.” Fiona let out an exhale and forced a bitter smile. “Thankfully, Joshua doesn’t seem to mind.”With that, she turned around to glance at Joshua. “Aren’t you going to say hello, Joshua? Ms. Luna’s here to attend the party with us.”Joshua paused for a moment, then strode in their direction. He stuck out his hand gracefully and said, “What a coincidence.”It was not a coincidence. He came because he heard Luna was going to be here.Luna glanced at Joshua’s arm, which still hovered mid-air, but did not reach out to shake it. Instead, she let out a chuckle and tilted her head away. “Yes. What a coincidence. No matter where I go, I seem to run into Mr. Lynch and Ms. Blake together everywhere. Anyone might think I was following the two of you.”She shot Joshua and Fiona a self-deprecating smile and said, “I’ll leave now so as not to bother you. Goodbye.”With that, she turned around and walked away.F