Luna did not know how Zayne and Samson sent her home.When she reached Blue Bay Villa, she sat on the sofa and looked at the comments and videos repeatedly, miserably.Zayne and Samson said nothing the entire journey while sending her back.However, Luna knew that both of them felt just as terrible. After all, this was their first competition after getting to work.All this while, they were like Luna—working busily without any sleep.If they were disqualified from competing because of Luna…Luna closed her eyes. She was so dejected and suddenly did not know what she should do.Fiona’s schemes were meticulously thought-out.It started from the video half a month ago.Luna even had reason to suspect that Fiona intentionally let Charmaine know she intended to cause trouble during the competition so that Charmaine would warn Arianna before leaving, to get Luna to be more guarded against Fiona.It was because of her guard against Fiona that Fiona had the space to twist the facts.
“I’m at the cafe near your house. Care to meet up?”Luna paused for a while before smiling. “Sure.”Joshua had a good memory. He remembered that she once said she hoped he did not appear near her house.“You’re going to see him?” asked Nigel in a low voice.Luna nodded. “I have to solve this matter somehow. He must’ve looked for me because of this matter, too.”Nigel sighed and said, “Be careful on the road.”At that moment, it was all negative comments about Luna online. Nigel was somewhat worried.“Mommy!”Just as Luna was putting on her jacket and about to leave, Nellie’s crisp voice came from upstairs.She furrowed her brows. “What’s going on?”Nellie stomped down the stairs with her little short legs. She ran over to Luna and passed the items which she had prepared to her.“Take this with you! It’s useful!”Luna furrowed her brows and looked at the things that Nellie passed to her.A face mask, a cap, a folding swiss knife. There was even…pepper spray?Luna held ev
The atmosphere in the booth dropped a few degrees.Joshua narrowed his eyes. His eyes were filled with coldness.“Do you have to speak so harshly?”Luna smiled.“How do you want me to speak then, Mr. Lynch? I initially rejected Fiona entering my team, but you forced it upon me with your powers, so I had to accommodate her into my team. I aim to win the competition, so besides letting Ms. Blake run errands and do simple tasks, what else can I do?”Joshua was silent upon Luna’s words. It was not that he never thought about those problems before.However, he felt that with Luna’s ability, taking on Fiona would not have any problem. He never expected that Fiona would not be able to do a simple basic task well.Joshua had also expressed his concerns for Fiona’s work, but every time he asked her, she would smile and say that all was fine and she was very happy working.Joshua never expected that Fiona was in such a situation.At that thought, Joshua sighed. “It’s my mistake, then,
“You said that I had an affair, that I was a philanderer. That I eloped with someone else, and that was why I had an accident. I supposedly left a will for you to be together with my sister.”Luna looked at Joshua’s face and enunciated every word.“Do you think I still care about my reputation? Both of you destroyed my reputation six years ago!”The atmosphere in the booth instantly turned cold.Joshua furrowed his brows.“Luna, I’ve already said that I didn’t know about that matter. It was all Aura—”“You’re pushing all the blame to Aura, just because she’s not here in Banyan City? How unfortunate. Someone already showed me a photo of Aura back in Banyan City. Mr. Lynch, you should lie less, just in case Aura suddenly appears. You won’t be able to explain yourself anymore then.”Then, Luna stood up.“I’ll withdraw myself from the competition, only because this competition isn’t only my blood, sweat, and tears. Zayne, Samson, and the others put in hard work for this, too. But..
Outside the booth in the corridors, Luna was surrounded by onlookers, backed up to the corner of the wall.Some were insulting her, some were jeering, and some even threw things at her.The corridors were blocked and filled to the brim with people.Joshua furrowed his brows. He immediately strode over.At that moment, Luna silently leaned against the wall with a flat gaze. Her face was devoid of any emotion.Her once lively eyes dimmed and lost their brightness. She was like a soulless rag doll.She seemed to have not heard the noises and the insults made by the surrounding people.Her light-colored clothes were stained with coffee and eggs. Her hair was in a mess. Her clothes were also torn and crumpled up by the pushing and shoving from the crowd.Her emotionless expression had a sort of otherworldly, ethereal beauty.Joshua’s heart fiercely skipped a beat upon the scene in front of him.He furrowed his brows and roughly pushed the crowd aside. He rushed right toward Luna’s
During the heated discussion, someone took out a recording device.“Hello, Mr. Lynch. I’m Banyan City’s television reporter. I’d like to ask: What relationship do you have with Luna? Why are you here alone with her in the cafe? “Are you two dating? Luna just hurt your girlfriend, yet you’re here on a date with her. What relationship does the three of you have?“When you’re on a date with Luna, will you feel guilty toward Ms. Fiona Blake? Can you tell us your emotional journey?”Facing such rude questions, Joshua furrowed his brows tightly.He lifted his gaze and looked at the reporter coldly, then saying aloofly, haughtily, “Should I have to explain my life to you, just because you’re a reporter? Show me your press pass and tell me your department. I’ll contact your highest superior.”Joshua’s tone was as cold as his gaze.The reporter paused for a while, subconsciously took a few steps back, and stopped talking.The restless crowd finally quieted down a little upon Joshua’s r
There was a hospital less than a kilometer away from the cafe.To prevent Joshua, who was drenched in coffee, from garnering attention, Luna took off her ash-gray trench coat and put it over Joshua.Joshua initially refused. He thought that it was inappropriate for a man to put on a woman’s trench coat.However, he did not expect that…Although it looked like a women’s trench coat on Luna, it also looked like a men’s trench coat when it was put on Joshua.Joshua furrowed his brows and walked while holding onto Luna and furrowing his brows.“Where did you get this from?”“I got someone to specially make it. It’s for men,” Luna replied calmly as she walked.“Nigel, Neil, and Nellie were fatherless when we were abroad. When they were at the amusement park, they were also unhappy, because other kids would mock them for not having a father.“Malcolm would pretend to be their dad to cheer them up when he had the time. When he wasn’t free, I’d put on this men’s trench coat to pretend
Joshua’s deep gaze gradually dimmed.After a while, he turned.“What did Malcolm sacrifice to save you? Is it money? I can repay him ten times or even a hundred times over. Why do you have to repay with the rest of your life?”Luna laughed. “Mr. Lynch, who are you to me that you repay others a hundred times over? Also, there are things that money can’t be used to repay.”Luna wanted to continue saying something when she looked up and noticed that they had already reached the hospital.She helped Joshua in, helped him register, and brought him to the doctor’s consultation room.“Thankfully for this burn, you came in time.”In the doctor’s consultation room, after the doctor dealt with the red patch on Joshua’s back, he could not help but tease, “If you were to come any later, the red patch would go off by itself. My medication would be useless then.”Looking at the doctor joking seriously, Luna, who had a stern face, finally could not help but laugh.The tall Joshua got up fr