Luna gracefully picked her bag up and left, all while Lily watched her in shock.Before she left, she did not forget to stuff the medication she bought the night before into her bag.Half an hour later, Luna was already outside Joshua’s office. She took a deep breath and adjusted her breathing before lifting her hand and knocking on Joshua’s office door.“Enter.”She only knocked a few times when Joshua’s low voice came from inside. Luna smiled and walked in with a rather mocking expression.“I heard Shannon say that you have a lot of places that you don’t understand regarding our design this time?”Joshua looked at her calmly and responded. He pointed at the seat in front of him.“Have a seat.”Luna gracefully sat down. “I thought that a smart person like you would be able to understand a simple design of mine. It looks like I’ve overestimated you, Mr. Lynch.”Joshua narrowed his eyes. He could hear the mockery in Luna’s tone.He raised his eyebrows. “Every person has their
Joshua was already by the door when he noticed that Luna was still standing in the same spot. He could not help but furrowed his brows. “Why aren’t you going?”Luna came to her senses. She took a deep breath and immediately caught up with him.“I’m coming.”Joshua took Luna to Bamboo Palace, which was one of Banyan City’s best restaurants. It had an elegant environment and was famous for its dishes.Luna thought that it was a little insulting and ironic that Joshua brought her there. The previous few times that she went to the restaurant were with Theo. Theo even confessed his love to her there, too.Joshua knew about that, too. Luna could not comprehend why he would bring her there. Was he trying to get back for her mockery a moment ago, or did he really think that this was the suitable place?“Didn’t you say not to simply brush you off?”Once they entered the private room, Joshua immediately passed the menu from the waiter to Luna.“The food in Bamboo Palace is no joke. I’m
Luna inwardly sneered.As expected, it was just like she had guessed. Joshua and Fiona, those two pretentious adults, would use Nigel and Nellie as an excuse to invite her over.Luna smiled.“What if I refuse? I spoke to them last night. I never heard that they missed me nor hoped that I’d visit them at Orchard Manor.”Luna leaned back gracefully on the chair and crossed her legs elegantly. “So, is it the kids that want me there, or is it you and Ms. Blake?”If Joshua could tell her the truth and told her that it was Fiona who wanted her there, Luna might still respect him for being an honest man.However…Joshua still respected Fiona’s wishes, saying that she wanted it to be a surprise for Luna, to apologize to Luna in person.Thus, he squinted. “Of course, I’m the one who wants you there.” After all, in her eyes, he no longer had a good image. He did not care about this anymore.Luna laughed out loud.Joshua indeed loved Fiona a lot. As long as Fiona wanted something, no ma
“What I’m trying to say is we can’t find the person, but we could be sure that the organizers hired those part-time janitors at a…very, very low price. The people who would do such a dirty and messy job at such a low cost must be someone at the bottom rung of the social ladder.”Then, Lucas furrowed his brows and questioned, “Sir, why are you looking for such a person?”“Nothing much.” Joshua’s expression darkened. A part-time janitor, from the bottom rung of the social ladder.Even if Luna had a mental disorder, she would not hug and make out with someone like that. Therefore, the person the night before would not be as simple as what Lucas described.“Continue the search. How many part-time janitors the organizers hired, search each and every one of them.”He had to find out who the person was the night before! Lucas was silent for a while. Nonetheless, he eventually answered, “Yes, sir!”…Leaving the restaurant, Luna bought fruits and went to Anne’s house.Guilt-ridden by
Dusk.At six in the evening, Luna received Joshua’s call. He wanted to take her to Orchard Manor. Luna told him Anne’s address, and soon, Joshua’s car arrived.When she got in the car, Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at the small tote bag in her hands. “What have you got there?”Luna smiled. “A gift.”Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at her so-called gifts. Luna got herself comfortable in the backseat. “It’s just some juice I made.”Luna smiled. “John was injured, so I came to visit him. Anne was researching how to make iced tea and fruit juices, so I tagged along and did some.” Joshua relaxed a little. “Are there any for me?”Luna smiled. “No. From what I know, I don’t think you like things like this, Mr. Lynch, so I only prepared for Nigel, Nellie, Granny Lynch, and Ms. Blake.”Joshua raised his eyebrows. “You also made some for Fiona?”“Why? Should I not prepare gifts for the mistress of the manor when going to Orchard Manor, Mr. Lynch?”Joshua’s expression darke
Behind Nellie was Nigel, who was striding toward them.Behind him were Granny Lynch and Fiona, who loathed each other. Luna picked Nellie up while handing the small tote bag to Nigel.“Nigel, I brought this for everyone. Go share with them. The peach juice is for Nellie, orange juice for you. The herbal tea is for Granny Lynch, and lemon iced tea for Aunty Fiona.”Nigel nodded. He carried the small tote bag and walked over to Granny Lynch and Fiona.Nellie pursed her lips in dissatisfaction being in Luna’s arms. “Why does the name of our beverages only have two words, yet Aunty Fiona’s has three? Unfair!”Nellie got down from Luna’s arms and ran to Nigel. “I think Granny Lynch is the most respected person at home, so the name of her beverage has to be the longest!” Then, Nellie puffed up and lifted her head to look at Granny Lynch. “Great-Granny, don’t you think so?”Granny Lynch was amused by how adorable Nellie looked. She immediately hoisted Nellie into her arms. “Okay, yes,
Luna turned to look at Fiona, then she smiled elegantly.“It’s good that children have their own opinions. Whether my daughter is going against me or not, you don’t have to worry, Ms. Blake.” Luna said while sizing Fiona up, “If you have the time to stir up trouble with me, you should use it to take care of your own health. I hear you have a terminal illness and less than a year to live?”Luna waved her fingers, pretending to be earnest. “Too bad. If you and Joshua don’t hurry up, you might not even be able to bear a child before you die.”Fiona’s face instantly turned miserably pale. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Luna coldly. She wanted to say something else when Granny Lynch in the distance stopped in her tracks and swept Fiona a cold glance.“Didn’t you say you want to show us your cooking skills? It’s late. Shouldn’t you start already?”Fiona pursed her lips. She was forced to swallow the words that she wanted to retort to Luna a moment ago. She took a deep breath, reach
“I’m not trying to look down on you. I just think, even a person with a good memory won’t be able to remember all the important points at once. Also, I’m not willing to teach you the second time, Ms. Blake. I placed the phone here to record the process down so that you can refer to it in the future.”Fiona was stunned. Luna’s reason was irrefutable at that moment. She bit her lips, her expressions were rather ugly. “Y-You’re…right. We should record it.”Then, she turned around and started washing the vegetables. In an angle where Luna could not see her, Fiona’s eyes turned resentful.Luna, that hag! How did she know to place a camera in the kitchen! The thing Fiona wanted to do that night was to drug Granny Lynch and place the blame all on Luna! However, with the phone taking a video there, she could not do it anymore! At that thought, Fiona secretly sneaked a glance at the phone. Luna picked a strategic spot. The phone was facing a mirror. Thus, whether she was facing the camer