“Does Daddy want to give me a younger brother or sister?” asked Nellie and blinked innocently at Luna. Luna did not know how to answer her daughter’s question. She bit down on her lip and remained silent for a moment before she finally responded, “Daddy wants to have another child, but not with Mommy.”Nigel let out a sigh, then gripped Luna’s finger tightly with his small hand. “Don’t be sad, Mommy, you still have us.”Nellie froze for a moment, then suddenly understood what Nigel was saying. She bit on her lip and buried her head against Luna’s chest. “Mommy, I’ll always love you.”She would no longer love her father as she did before! Not only was he aggressive and hostile toward Luna, but he even wanted children with other women apart from her mother!Luna sighed upon hearing her children’s heartwarming words, then took them back to their room and patiently tucked them in for bed.By the time Nigel and Nellie fell asleep, more than an hour had already passed. Joshua was no
Fiona immediately glanced at Luna.Luna’s left arm was wrapped in a sling, and there was even a trace of blood staining her bandages. Her face was also paler than usual.Fiona narrowed her eyes and felt a flicker of malice surge through her.Even if Charmaine had not called her about this earlier, she, too, knew what would happen between Joshua and Luna. The reason she forbade Charmaine to talk about this any further was so that no one else would find out about Joshua and Luna.Since everyone thought that Joshua and Fiona were very happy together, she did not want anyone else to find out about Joshua’s affair with Luna. If everyone found out that she and Joshua were not as happy a couple as they appeared to be, no one would respect or fear her anymore.This was the last thing that Fiona wanted, but at that moment…Since Charmaine had already brought up Luna’s possible fake injury, Fiona decided that this was something she could use to her advantage.If Joshua truly had taken Lun
Arianna furrowed her brows and shot Luna a nervous glance. Then, she asked in a low voice, “Director Luna, do you really…want to remove the bandage?”Since she could still smell the stench of blood despite the many layers of bandage, Arianna guessed that Luna’s wound must be very deep.Luna sneered, then glanced at Fiona and Charmaine. “If I don’t remove my bandage, how can I show them that I’m really hurt and not faking my injury?”Arianna pursed her lips in disapproval. She had no choice but to follow Luna’s request and remove the bandage from her arm.The scent of blood wafted through the entire office almost immediately.Charmaine froze momentarily, then turned to look at Fiona, her face etched with alarm.A hint of surprise flashed through Fiona’s eyes. How… How was this possible?The reason Joshua had carried Luna out of the office was that the libido-enhancing drugs had taken effect, and he wanted to use Luna as a means of releasing his sexual desire! How could there po
Luna pursed her lips upon hearing Charmaine’s question but did not know what to say in response. She could not tell them that Joshua gave her the hickey, yet at the same time, she could not think of any other excuse.Luna was afraid that if she told everyone that it was Joshua, Fiona would fake her illness and pretend to faint.If that happened and Joshua rushed over, Luna was worried that Joshua would deny everything, causing her to become the offender once more.However, if she did not come clean with the truth… How else could she explain the hickey? She could not say that she did it herself, could she?“What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue?” Charmaine could tell Luna was hesitant to tell the truth because of Fiona and felt even more confident in her guesses. “Didn’t you go to the hospital? Did the doctor give you a kiss for your boo-boo?”Luna narrowed her eyes and swept her cold glance across Charmaine’s face. “Why do you care so much about something on my neck?”“That’s right
Who was this man, and where did he even come from?“Don’t believe me? If you don’t, I can give her another one, and you can then see if they’re the same.” Christian sneered and lifted Luna’s chin, then lowered his head to kiss her neck—“That’s enough!” Joshua’s stern voice rang out from the door’s direction just as Christian’s lips were about to graze Luna’s skin.Startled by Joshua’s voice and tone, Christian immediately paused in his tracks.Luna seized this opportunity and released herself from Christian’s hold.A flicker of disappointment flashed through Christian’s eyes. Just a little more.Even though it was just a fake kiss and that Christian knew Luna would not let him kiss her, he still could not help feeling a little disappointed by this. Joshua strode into the room impassively. “What are all of you doing here? Aren’t you all supposed to be doing work?”Then, he turned around and fixated his cold gaze on Charmaine’s face. “You don’t have to come to work tomorrow.”
“Is that so?” Fiona blinked innocently at Charmaine. “When have I ever asked you to make Ms. Luna’s life difficult? Why would I even do that? Ms. Luna is Joshua’s favorite employee. She’s brought in significant revenue for Lynch Group, and she’s the star member of our team for the upcoming jewelry design contest.”Charmaine clenched her teeth. “That’s because you’re jealous of her! You’re afraid that she might steal Joshua from you!”“What are you talking about? Do you think Joshua would fall for anyone just like that?” Fiona scoffed, then turned to smile at Luna. “Don’t you agree, Ms. Luna?”Luna, who watched all this unfold with a hint of amusement, did not plan on getting involved in this drama between Fiona and Charmaine. Fiona had singled her out, however, and she knew Fiona was trying to get under her skin, so she curled her lips into a smirk and replied, “Of course. Ms. Blake is such a beautiful woman, and you and Mr. Lynch are such a sweet couple. Don’t you think you’re perf
Joshua furrowed his brows slightly but still pulled Fiona closer to him. “It’s alright now.”Charmaine was so infuriated by this that she gritted her teeth in frustration. “Fiona Blake! You’re a lying, manipulative woman, you—”“Are you calling me manipulative?” Fiona lifted her head and pulled out her phone tearfully. “Charmaine, I’ve always thought of you as a friend, but you… I initially didn’t want to pursue this matter any further because we’re friends, but since you’ve become so heartless, I don’t think it’s bad of me to retaliate…”With that, she clicked on an audio file that contained a phone conversation between her and Charmaine... “When I saw President Lynch carrying Luna, I was upset. After all, President Lynch is your boyfriend, so how can he be carrying a b*tch like Luna…”…“Joshua was carrying Luna simply because she got hurt, and he wanted to send her to the hospital. That’s all it is. If you got slapped, it’s on you because you jumped to conclusions and talked
Christian was so stunned by Luna’s reply that he did not know how to answer.“Either way, thank you for your help, but if something like this happens again in the future, you don’t have to help me anymore. I don’t like being kissed in front of so many people,” said Luna coldly. Then, she strode into her office, slamming the door behind her. Christian froze for a moment, then let out a sigh of exasperation. He had to admit he acted too rashly. He could not seem to put his finger on it, but somehow, when he saw how hard Luna struggled to suppress her emotions, he could not help feeling sorry for her. That was why he had rushed forward and tried to kiss her in front of everyone, without any regard for the consequences his actions might have brought. As he had regained his composure, he suddenly realized just how inappropriate his actions were. He contemplated for a moment, then pushed Luna’s door open. “I want to apologize to you.”Luna, who was busy drawing a sketch, did not