No matter how much she wanted to help Luna, Bonnie still had Craig Group as well as its employees to think about.She could not afford to provoke Joshua even further.After coming out of the hotel, Luna let out a sigh and headed to the roadside to hail a taxi.However, she seemed down on her luck that night because not a single taxi passed even after waiting for almost ten minutes. Finally, a black BMV pulled up in front of her. The passenger side window rolled down, revealing Jude’s smiling face. “Need a ride?”Luna glanced at the time. It was already past 9 p.m., and if she did not get home quickly, Nigel and Nellie would have waited past their bedtime for her.She hesitated for a moment, then opened the door and got into the backseat.“What an exciting night,” lamented Jude, crossing his arms in front of his chest. “The richest man in Banyan City almost bankrupted Craig Group, the third wealthiest company, in a matter of ten minutes. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have ha
Luna’s words sounded harsh and spiteful to Jude’s ears.He furrowed his brows and glanced at the stone-faced woman through the rearview mirror. He wanted to say something but could not seem to find the right words for it.She and Joshua’s relationship had become so complicated that Jude no longer knew how to help them maintain their peace anymore.He let out a sigh and rubbed his brows in frustration. “I know that you think both Joshua and I are liars, but there are some things I can’t explain to you just yet. You’ll find out the truth when it’s time. I never lied to you at all.”Luna scoffed when she heard this; she clearly did not believe him.The car soon arrived at Blue Bay Villa.Luna let out an exhale and, after thanking Jude, turned and got out of the car. As soon as she opened the door, she spotted Lily cleaning the house while trying to persuade the two children sitting on the sofa to go to bed. “Young Master Nigel, Princess Nellie, Ms. Luna has informed me that she’s
Lily nodded. “You’re right. As soon as Young Master Nigel comes out of surgery, it doesn’t matter which doctor is taking care of him anymore.”She lifted her head to glance at Luna. “By the way, Ms. Luna, I had a chat with Dr. Rowena today, and she told me that the person who will be donating their bone marrow to Nigel isn’t from Banyan City at all. When they found out that Young Master Nigel was in Banyan City, they immediately came so that he wouldn’t have to travel long distances.“When I tried to ask Dr. Rowena who this donor was, she told me it’s a secret, and she can’t tell me anything. Ms. Luna, do you think we should try to find out who this donor is so we can visit them before Young Master Nigel’s surgery? After all, not only did they not ask for anything in return, but they came all the way to Banyan City for the surgery, too.” Luna’s hand, which was holding the bowl of soup, stiffened when she heard this. “I’ll look into this.”She, too, was curious about the donor’s id
Luna did not sleep well the entire night, so even though she had drunk soup before she went to bed, she still woke up the next morning with an ear-splitting headache.Despite this, she forced herself to crawl out of bed and glanced at her phone.There were two new messages from Joshua.[Fiona was fiddling with my phone just now, and she sent you a message by mistake.][Just pretend like you never saw it.]Luna felt like her headache grew even more severe. She felt as though someone continuously poked her scalp with a needle, and the pain was starting to irritate her.She tossed her phone aside and closed her eyes, recalling Joshua’s messages.Fiona had sent the message to her by mistake and wanted her to pretend like she never saw it. Joshua was a smart man, so Luna guessed that he probably knew what Fiona was actually trying to do: showcasing her authority. Despite that, he still tolerated her behavior, so what right did Luna have to object to this?Luna lied in bed for a
The person who took the glass away was Zayne.He glanced at the glass of water in his hand, which was still clear and uncloudy, and smirked. “What would happen if someone drank this, Ms. Blake?”An expression of panic clouded Fiona’s face. She bit down on her lip, her eyes turning red-rimmed. “Give that glass back to me.”Shannon scoffed. “Give it back to you so you can destroy the evidence?”With that, she picked up the phone and dialed the extension for Joshua’s secretary. “Courtney, ask President Lynch to come to the design department right now. His girlfriend Fiona got herself in trouble again!”Yesterday, Fiona had deliberately poured coffee all over Arianna and claimed that Luna’s assistants were trying to get rid of her. Today, she was caught red-handed trying to poison Luna. How was she planning to explain this? Was she going to claim that Luna’s assistants were trying to frame her again?“Shannon…” Seeing that Shannon had called Joshua’s office, tears welled up in Fiona’
The paint on the easel spilled all over Luna. The metal tools next to it had cut through her arm.A thin, long gash appeared, and blood seeped through.Shannon’s eyes widened. She subconsciously opened her mouth and said, “Director Luna, you…”“I’m fine.”Luna lifted her hand and picked up a piece of tissue paper to wipe the blood stains off of her arm. She raised her eyes and looked at Joshua, who carried Fiona while glaring at her.Luna smiled.Whether Fiona was hurt or whether Luna’s people did anything to her, Luna did not know.Joshua did knock against her, though, and she got hurt.Alas, Joshua did not notice it. He only had Fiona in his eyes.Luna smiled and lifted her eyes. She looked at Joshua with eyes filled with mockery.“Mr. Lynch, what do you think my staff and I could possibly do to Ms. Blake?”Joshua could not help but furrow his brows fiercely at Luna’s ridicule. He lowered his head and looked at Fiona in his arms, his voice gentle as he asked, “What happene
How would they know that Fiona would intrude Luna’s office early in the morning because she wanted to put vitamins into Luna’s cup of water? “I-It’s… It’s because yesterday was the first day of work, and I already had such an unhappy incident with Ms. Luna.”At that moment, Fiona—who was so aggrieved a moment ago she could barely speak—finally said something.Her voice still sounded so feeble, and it sounded shaky as well as she added, “I’d wake up with headaches if I don’t drink anything to sober myself up after having alcohol. I thought that since we’re all ladies, Ms. Luna should be the same, too.“Last night, after some alcohol, Joshua boiled some soup to sober me up, but perhaps no one will care for Ms. Luna the same way.”Fiona bit her lips, and her voice was so tender that it might crack at any moment. “That’s when I thought of secretly doing something for Ms. Luna, to give her some vitamins so that she won’t be too disgruntled…”Luna could not help but squinted her eyes
Luna raised her eyebrows and smiled mockingly. “Apologize?”She crossed her arms at her chest and looked at Joshua flatly. “I’d like to ask you something, Mr. Lynch: What are the rules of Lynch Group?”She then turned around and sat on the chair, her arms still hugging her chest as she eyed Joshua’s face coldly.“I’m the design department’s director. Ms. Blake, who’s in your arms, only reported to work yesterday and is the lowest intern in the design department. What right does she have to enter my office?”Luna’s words hushed everyone in the office.Every country or place has its rules, and that went for Lynch Group as well. That went especially for the design department, a department where there would be classified information. Some rules could not be broken easily.As a lowly intern, Fiona intruded right into Luna’s office, who was their design director. This was enough reason to be fired.The only thing different was that Fiona was the president’s girlfriend.The entire com