Before she could put in a word, he scolded her mercilessly, “Were you going to make a fool of yourself out of jealousy? Luna, look around for Christ’s sake! Everyone here is more beautiful than you! Are you going to try hurting all of them too?”His words cleared all doubts Luna had of him. She glared back at him and replied, “I thought you were a smart man. You should have known this was all a plot. Why did you stop me from apologizing to her then?”“What is your apology worth? What good did it do when you spoke those dirty words last time you apologized? You don’t expect me to trust you this time. Do you think I’m blind? I saw you pestering Leon earlier. Did you want to seduce him?”Luna clenched her fists. Why was he bringing that up? She admitted that she said some unpleasant things that day, but she was only retaliating and defending herself. Preston teamed up with Rhea, and made her, his wife, apologize to Rhea.This situation had nothing to do with that one. It was completely d
After listening in for a short moment, Luna understood that the women were appreciating the diamond bracelet on Rhea’s hand. “Miss Evans, the diamond on your bracelet is so beautiful.”“Of course it is! This diamond is called ‘Mystery of the Seabed’, handed down in the 18th century. It is the only one in the world. Money isn’t enough to buy it,” Rhea said, flaunting the bracelet with pride.‘The Mystery of the Seabed? Luna squinted her eyes. She was almost certain that the Mystery of the Seabed was still overseas. “Really? You mean you have the only piece in the world, Miss Evans? You're so powerful.”Luna looked back at the banquet hall where Preston was talking with Johnnie. He couldn't see her, right? In quick tiny steps, she reached the circle of ladies and also acted fascinated by the diamond bracelet.“The Mystery of the Seabed? It’s really beautiful. Can I have a look?”Rhea’s pride shot up upon seeing Luna. She held her wrist out to her and said, “Of course, look to your fill,
As Rhea strode after her into the lounge, she thought of ways to deal with Luna.She couldn't let her off after the humiliation she just gave her.“You cunning bitch!” Rhea exclaimed as she entered the lounge. “I underestimated you. How you managed to deceive Grandma Claudia with a simple box of cookies is beyond me. You're so ugly, yet you still manage to fool people.” Rhea crossed her arms, standing in front of Luna.Luna, who had just taken her seat before Rhea and her minions came in, looked up indifferently at them. Rhea and her minions stuck to her like glue on a piece of paper.It was funny how the most cunning person she knew called another person cunning.Luna ignored that little fact and quirked an eyebrow. “Grandma? Who are you to call Claudia Grandma? Is your last name King?”Luna’s words really struck a nerve with Rhea. Already embarrassed and infuriated,Rhea couldn’t digest Luna’s mockery over the fact that she couldn't call Claudia grandma.Claudia was a wise woman. Sh
“Great idea! Let's do that.”Gently, so as not to alarm Luna, they locked the door from outside. Then, they found the electrical panel mounted on the wall and turned off the power supply for the lounge.The lights suddenly went off in the lounge. Luna looked around and could only see darkness.She reached for her phone for a flashlight, but the power was turned off. She groaned in frustration as she recalled how that happened. While waiting for Preston earlier outside the banquet hall, she played with her phone to kill both the time and her boredom. She played until the battery completely ran down.With a sigh, Luna thought of the layout of the room and walked in the direction of the door, stumbling along the way. When she finally reached the door and held the doorknob, she sighed with relief.However, she pressed it down, but it didn’t budge. She tried a few more times, but the door was locked.This wasn’t right, and it was too much of a coincidence; the locked door and the lights ou
Millie handed the first slice of cake to Claudia before dividing the rest of the cake. Once she was done, she picked up a slice of the cake and went to Preston. “Honey, have some cake.” Preston ignored the cake and stared at her, trying to figure out where she was all this time. Derek searched everywhere and couldn’t find her, only for her to show up out of nowhere at the right time. “Where were you?” He voiced his thoughts. Luna was quite the good actress, and she put up a good act with Claudia. However, Preston’s keen eyes didn’t miss the dust on her skirt. He looked down at her hand holding the cake and also noticed the cut on the base of her palm. Without looking up at Preston, Luna answered, “I listened to you and hid so you wouldn't be ashamed of me.” Preston gritted his teeth. Why couldn't she try to be nice for once? He was genuinely worried earlier. “And where exactly did you go and hide yourself? Derek searched everywhere for you and couldn’t find you. And that cut
Taken aback by his open display of annoyance toward her, Rhea let out a gasp and bit her bottom lip.She whirled around and saw Luna staring at her and Preston with narrowed eyes.Even though she might get in trouble for picking on her, the other woman acted completely unfazed, which baffled Rhea. Clearly disappointed with Luna’s actions, Preston sent a cold look in her direction.The woman must have been so anxious that she exacted revenge right away.Rhea was so shocked by the meeting of Preston’s and Luna’s eyes that she failed to detect the disapproval in the man’s gaze. She thought her eyes were playing tricks on her when she saw the two people communicating with their gazes.“Is that how you look at the men you want to seduce? You're such a bitch!”Suddenly, Rhea’s patience worn thin. She cried out in anger and charged at Luna.“Take Miss Evans to the room so that she can change and calm down.”Rhea stopped in her tracks upon hearing Preston's cold voice.She turned to look at h
The corner of Luna’s mouth twitched.“Tell him that I'd like to schedule a meeting with him. There’s something I want to discuss with him.” “Sir Leon won't agree to that. Just give up.”After saying that, the bodyguard returned to Leon’s side.Luna wrinkled her nose. Leon was strange. She was his cousin-in-law, but she could not even say a word to him. She just looked at him, and he immediately warned her to stay away from him.“Luna, you're at a fancy party, but you’re by yourself and just walking around idly. You can’t even find anyone who wants to talk to you,” Rhea commented mockingly from behind her.She had been watching the woman since she arrived at the garden.Her desire to remove the mask from Luna’s face grew stronger as she recalled the hideous scar she had seen. She was certain that doing so would cause as much chaos as if a bomb had been dropped into a placid lake. Luna turned to her with a smile.“I'm not wearing any flashy jewelry. People don’t talk to me because there
“Preston, it's cold. You can’t dive in there; you'll just prove that Luna’s telling the truth.” Preston waited a full minute, but there was still no movement from the water.He closed his eyes and tried to mentally calculate the time. Luna would drown if he did not dive in there now. With a click of his tongue, he shoved Rhea away and dove headfirst into the water.Meanwhile, at the bottom of the pool, Luna was desperately trying to free herself from a clump of water weeds, holding her breath the whole time.There were water weeds wrapped around her ankle, making her feel trapped and terrified.At this rate, she was going to drown. She also could not help but feel disappointed.The party had a lot of guests, but no one even tried to save her.Normally, even if a waiter were to fall into the water, security guards would jump in to save him right away.However, she did not lose hope. She had to fight to stay alive. She repeatedly told herself that she could not die because she still nee