The atmosphere in the garden seemed to drop several degrees colder.
Two people were standing at the garden entrance. One of them was Shannon wearing a long dress and a nervous
expression, while the other…
Was Joshua, dressed in a grey trench coat and a cold scowl on his face.
Luke, who at this moment was seated, gave Joshua a once-over. It turned out he had decided to come after all.
However, he did not arrive at the right time.
John immediately grabbed hold of Anne, who at this moment was standing frozen next to Luna, and led her back to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttheir seats.
“I guess I came at the wrong time,“ Joshua sneered, then sauntered slowly in their direction.
Luna remained motionless and furrowed her brows as soon as she saw Joshua making his way towards them.
Was this the friend that Shannon had wanted to bring along?
The entire garden had pin-drop silence.
Finally, Nellie stood up and beamed at Joshua. “How can you possibly arrive at the wrong time, Daddy? As long as
you’re here, any time is the right time! ”
The steely look in Joshua’s eyes dissipated as soon as he met Nellie’s bright smile. He curled his lips into a small
smile and walked over to her, then sat down in a chair with Nellie in his lap. ”I’m just here to see my son and
daughter and grab a bite if I can. Please go on, everyone, and don’t let my arrival spoil the joyous interaction
between Ms. Luna and Mr. Moore.”
Luna’s expression darkened upon hearing this.
Likewise, Christian’s face blushed a deep shade of purple. ”Uncle Joshua, I… ”
”I remember. ” Joshua curled his lips into a smirk, picked up a fork, and speared a piece of cake for Nellie. ”You
must be going back abroad soon, right, Mr. Moore? If you two establish a relationship now, are you planning to have
a long-distance relationship?”
With that, he lif ted his head to glance at Luna’s pale face. ”You’re getting younger and younger, Ms. Luna. You’re
even dating nineteen -year – olds now, and long- distance, no less. What a great way to keep up with the times.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLuna clenched her fists. She suppressed the anger in her heart and lifted her head to stare at Joshua. ” Since you’re
attending my party as Shannon’s plus- one, Mr. Lynch, you should know that you shouldn’t be a wet blanket.
However, you’re saying things like this as soon as you arrive and don’t even have the courtesy to wait until our
meal is served. Aren’t you being a little rude?”
“Rude?” Joshua fixated his frosty, penetrating gaze on Luna’s face. “You and I escaped death just a few days ago,
Ms. Luna. When we were on the cliff, you held onto my hand and said that you wouldn’t let go no matter what and
that you wouldn’t let me die. At that time, I thought you were in love with me.
“When you passed out, I stayed by your bedside and took care of you for two days, but now that you’ve awakened,
you decided to host a celebration party and didn’t even think of inviting me.
“Who do you think is being rude, Luna?”