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“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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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“Don't listen to this ugly freak! She’s trying to set me up. I didn’t push her at all. Preston, don’t believe her.” Rhea glanced at her friends in the crowd, and they immediately caught on to what she was trying to say.“I can prove that Luna intentionally jumped into the water. I was nearby when it happened. Miss Evans didn’t push her,” one of Rhea’s friends chimed in.Someone in the crowd tutted. “Luna really has no shame. She would do anything to get what she wanted. She even jumped into the water and accused someone of pushing her.”Preston's face turned livid. Did Luna really jump into the water on her own, or was she pushed?Luna’s voice was gentle, and there was an undercurrent of fragility in it as she muttered, “I’m not lying to you, honey. Rhea really pushed me. I... I’m cold.”Despite the icy expression on Preston's face, Luna felt no fear.She adopted a coquettish tone as she continued, “Honey, don’t you believe me? I get that Rhea is beautiful and that you find my looks
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Preston watched as Luna’s lips twisted in apparent dissatisfaction. The woman did not seem proud of her physical attractiveness. She even scowled disapprovingly at him, as if the exposure of her real face was his fault. Preston could not help but wonder why she deliberately disguised her beauty.“What are you still standing there for? Take Luna to one of the spare rooms so that she can change her dress.” Soon, Luna was changing her dress in a previously empty room. Celeste looked her up and down. If Luna did not come from a poor background, she and her son would be a perfect match.Celeste felt like she had ridden a roller coaster that night. Earlier, she nearly passed out from rage when she spotted Luna at the party, despite having forbidden her to come. Then, she saw her daughter-in-law’s real face, and now, she did not know how to feel about Luna.Rhea pushed the door open and called, “Mrs. King.”She clenched her teeth, feeling worried and furious at the same time. Celeste’s react
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“Does it really hurt, sweetheart? Come on, stick out your tongue and kiss me.”If Luna could disappear in that moment, she would have. She was mortified. How were the walls so thin? The non-existent soundproof wasn’t helping,Luna expected Preston to be just as embarrassed as she was. But when she looked up, she saw a man that was totally unaffected by whatever was going on in the next room.She wondered how he could remain so calm when she was a mess inside.Suddenly, a mischievous idea came to Luna’s mind. She stood on tiptoe and brought her lips close Preston’ ear.“Honey, why do people stick out their tongues when kissing? It makes no sense.”Preston narrowed his eyes at the mischievous glint in Luna’s eyes and replied simply, “Ask again and you'll get your answer.” Was he daring her?Luna stuck out her tongue for a brief second and asked boldly, “Since you didn’t hear me, | asked why people have to stick out their tongue to kiss.”Suddenly, Preston’ gaze turned dark, and his face
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Did he like Luna? He was not really sure about that because they had just met.He could not deny that he felt comfortable around the woman, though.“I’m sorry, but I can’t answer that. It’s a personal matter.”Rhea silently berated him for his response, but she maintained a smile on her face.“Look, I just want to help because I can tell you’re interested in Luna. I guess we should clear up a misunderstanding first. It may not look like it, but Luna and I are actually good friends. She’s just angry at me right now because we got into a little bit of an argument.”After a while, Patrick asked, “Does this mean that Luna is still single?”Finally, the most important question was asked. Rhea did not even bat an eye as she lied. “Yes, she’s absolutely single right now.”“Then tell me. What's the relationship between her and Mr. King?”It was still bugging Patrick. Luna denied being Preston’s employee, and she also claimed they had just met, but they clearly had known each other for some ti
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Luna replied, “Of course not...”“Yes, she works for the King Group, and if not for this encounter, I would’ve had no idea that someone so undisciplined had been hired by my company. It looks like we need to replace HR.”It was then that Derek approached them and said, “Mr. King, you have a meeting this afternoon. We have to go now.” Preston shot Luna a warming look before he left. She shuddered in fear, but she managed to shrug it off.She inhaled deeply as she watched his retreating figure. The atmosphere seemed to lighten almost immediately after Preston left.“Why did you talk to Mr. King like that? Aren’t you afraid that he’ll fire you?” Luna rolled her eyes. “Do you really think he’s my boss? You need glasses. There’s something wrong with your eyes.”“What’s your relationship with him, then? He’s a very busy person, but he still approached you when he saw you. Is he your brother? But you don’t look like each other at all.”Luna did not want to tell him that Preston was her husba
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Patrick nodded and replied, “Don’t doubt it. With advanced technology, anything is possible. It’s feasible to extract excellent genes from large oranges and carefully cultivate them. They could grow as big as a grapefruit or even as large as a pumpkin.”Luna was taken aback. How could an orange grow to the size of a pumpkin? If that happened, her whole family wouldn’t be able to finish a single orange.Confidently, Patrick shared a smile, revealing a set of perfectly aligned teeth.“You find it hard to believe? ‘Super Orange’ is a recent research project at our academy. When the day comes and ‘Super Orange’ is successful, I'll be the first to send one to you so you can witness this miracle.”Luna was inspired by Patrick’s confidence. Yes, she shouldn't forget that the boy before her was a talented individual from a research academy.Luna also found Patrick intriguing.“Alright, I'll get a tub to gather them,” Luna agreed, smiling.With his prominent eyebrows and large eyes, Patrick sh
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The worst that can happen is a bit of sweat from the sun, but | won’t get sunstroke.”Initially, Luna found the boy’s appearance slightly peculiar, yet as the saying goes, one should not slap a smiling person. Thus, she responded in kind.The boy weighed the orange in his hand and offered Luna a beaming smile.“You're correct. |, too, found it difficult to fall asleep, so | decided to take a stroll in the orchard. Napping isn’t a habit of mine. Allow me to introduce myself first. I’m Patrick. And you?”Luna glanced at him, remaining cautious. Without responding, she continued to gather oranges. “You've collected quite a number of oranges. Will you be able to finish them all? Oranges don’t keep well for long; they spoil easily,” Patrick kindly urged.Luna stole a glance at Patrick. Why did this person talk so much? However, when she looked at his smiling face, she couldn’t discern any ill intentions.“T won't be eating them alone. Many people will share them, so | need to gather more,”
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Preston feigned curiosity and continued, “King, you truly are a scholar of great accomplishment. Your choice of words is undeniably refined. ‘Enlightening’? Using your mouth to enlighten Luna, you drew so near that one might mistake a kiss for imminent. It is rather embarrassing. In broad daylight, couldn’t you have sought a more secluded setting to educate her?”King couldn’t help but mutter under his breath, “Damn.”Meanwhile, at the entrance to her room, Luna gently tapped her forehead, her face still emanating a heat akin to a simmering fire. Given the chance, she would undoubtedly impart a valuable lesson to Preston.“Bitch!”Rhea emerged from the adjacent room and immediately commenced her assault on Luna's character as soon as she caught sight of her retreating figure.“You conniving woman. You are naught but a seductress, employing every means to captivate King.” Luna turned around, her eyes meeting Rhea’s fiery gaze.Rhea had just witnessed the interaction between King and Lu
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Preston seethed with anger. It turned out that Luna had used the perfume not because he had sent it but because she believed it had come from her best friend.“How about this? How much did the perfume cost? I will transfer the money to you.”Luna felt a profound sense of embarrassment. She genuinely had no knowledge that Preston had purchased the perfume. She abhorred taking advantage of others and presently felt remorseful.Nevertheless, the perfume he had chosen was truly exceptional. Perhaps he had intended it for some other woman.Luna retrieved her phone, gloomy in demeanor.She wanted to transfer the money to him? Preston was livid. Luna had genuinely enraged him.“Disregard it. A change of heart has befallen me. I shall withhold the transfer,” Luna proclaimed, tucking away her phone abruptly.“Have you finally come to your senses?” Preston quipped, a slight raise of his eyebrow betraying his amusement.“After thorough deliberation,” Luna retorted, “I have resolved to procure an
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She glanced at Preston, who averted his eyes. Yet Luna sensed that there was something concealed behind his prior gaze.Luna covered her mouth, feigning drowsiness.“I shall retire for a nap. You should rest as well.”As Luna prepared to depart, Preston took a step forward, blocking her path. Luna nearly collided with him, bringing them into uncomfortably close proximity.Luna’s heartbeat quickened. She inquired, “What are you doing?”“You possess the key to my room, so why don’t you sleep there?” Preston lowered his gaze, fixating on Luna’s head. His magnetic voice wafted above Luna's head, leaving her tingling with a jolt of electricity.“I am injured. It would be inconvenient for me to rest on the sofa. I require a proper respect.“Is that the sole reason?” Observing Preston’s probing eyes, Luna nodded. “Indeed, that is the reason.”In truth, who would willingly choose to share a room with you? Isn’t it far more tranquil and independent to occupy a room alone? Luna pondered silentl
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The only person who seemed particularly angry with this, was Rhea. “Drop it here, Preston. Luna is waiting!” Bruce urged. Preston threw Bruce a warning glare before taking out the room card from his chest pocket and giving it to Bruce. Bruce rushed back to the front desk and handed the card to Luna who didn’t even touch it. “Luna, here’s Preston’s room card.” “You should give that back to him. I’ve already booked a room for myself,” Luna replied casually. Bruce frowned, confused. “Why do you want to be in a different room from your husband?” Luna took the card the receptionist was giving to her and said, “The owner explained the rooms here are generally small, and might be a bit crowded for two people. I think we'll both be able to rest better if we have our own space.” She was fed up with sleeping on the sofa at home. She wouldn’t put herself through that out here too. Her neck hurt, and she could already feel it getting stiff. Plus, she knew that sharing a room with P
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King had stupidly insisted on studying medicine, giving Preston the leeway to gain control over most of the Miller family’s businesses. Even now that King had decided to get into business, he still wasn’t as sharp as Preston.Preston had successfully gained Claudia’s favor, and was now the owner of most of the Miller family’s fortune.King turned back to look at his father and answered him with disdain, “If you want to have the chance to enjoy the rest of your miserable life, you'd better stop thinking too highly of yourself and know your place. Preston may be your nephew, but his mind a hundred times sharper than yours. The only thing your brain can do, is play around with women and bring my mother trouble.”Brock clamped his mouth shut after that, watching in silence as his son walked farther away from him.What more did he actually expect? King had held a grudge against him since forever. He was probably also haunted by that year when he got missing.“Mr. Miller,” called a bodyguar
