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Chapter 2312 Jim, on the other end of the call, rolled his eyes. “Don’t be so arrogant, will you, Joshua? Do you
think you’ll be able to get rid of me just because you say so? How little do you think of me?”
Joshua curled his lips into a smile at the look on Jim’s face. “If you don’t believe me, we can try.”
With that, he turned to glance at Luna. “What do you say, Luna?”
Luna pursed her lips, let go of his hand, and sat next to him. The expression on her face was a little dark as she
muttered, “I’m not in the mood for jokes right now.”
Seeing that she was acting a little strange, and there was a faint quiver in her voice, Joshua immediately furrowed
his brows in concern. “What’s wrong?”
Luna bit her lip and closed her eyes.
The first image that appeared in her mind’s eye was Butler Fred’s kind, smiling face, as well as the way he looked
when he told her he would help her get rid of Sean and Jim.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe remembered the respectful tone of his voice whenever he spoke to her, but at this moment, the memories of
these were gradually replaced by the sinister
undertone of his claims of loyalty.
Luna was finding this a little difficult to accept.
After all…she had always thought Butler Fred was a kindhearted and responsible butler.
Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that he would have such sinister motives.
When did he even start thinking about helping her get rid of Jim? When did he start planning his elaborate scheme?
Luna’s mind was a jumble of thoughts as she rubbed her temples in frustration.
“Perhaps she’s finding it a little hard to accept, considering that the real Butler Fred is not at all who we think he is.”
Even Jim tucked his joking attitude away when he saw the devastation on Luna’s face. He lit a cigarette, took a puff
from it, then said with a bitter smile, “To be honest, I feel exactly the same way you do, Luna. I had never thought
this would happen, either.”
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After all, Jim had grown up alongside Butler Fred, and he had always been grateful for how kindly Butler Fred had
treated him.
So much so that sometimes, Jim could not help thinking that Butler Fred was one of the only people in the world
who treated him well, apart from Charles and Rosalyn.
Butler Fred was like family to him, and he extended the same welcome to Mickey as well.
When the drug warehouse behind Landry Mansion was
first built, Rosalyn had wanted Jim to keep the second pair of keys. However, because Mickey was Rosalyn’s
apprentice and Butler Fred’s son, Jim had always treated him like a brother and thus decided it would be more
appropriate to place the keys under his possession.
Looking back on this… he wanted nothing more than to slap himself.
Every memory of Butler Fred and Mickey felt like a hammer pounding against his heart.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJoshua sighed and pulled Luna into his comforting arms.” Don’t be too upset.” Luna bit her lip and lifted her head to
stare at Joshua.
That morning, she had accused Joshua of mistrusting Sean without evidence and even brought up how much it hurt
to be betrayed by someone close to your heart. However, just a few hours later, she was again slapped by the
same feeling of betrayal.
No matter how many times it happened, it did not make
it easier.
Seeing the look of despair in Luna’s eyes, Joshua sighed and pulled her close to him, then lifted his head to glance
at the image of Jim on the screen. “Sean has already
settled into Luke’s place, but for the next few days, you and Luna will have to continue putting up an act. The
messier the fight, the better. It’d be even more perfect if you could somehow bring this argument to Charles and
Rosalyn’s notice.”
Jim furrowed his brows upon hearing this. “Should I notify my parents and ask them to play along with our
act?”
“No need.” Joshua narrowed his eyes.
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