NovelEnglishLuna raised her brows and looked in the direction of the sound.
By the entrance of her office, Joshua, in black, was leaning by the entrance, looking at her indifferently.
His arms were crossed around his chest.
It looked like he had been there for quite some time.
Luna said seriously, “I only want to know which hospital she is at, so I can get Theo to help me gather
some news.“
At that moment, Irene was being resuscitated, everyone’s emotions and despise against Luna had to
be at their peak. Luna would be crazy to go to the hospital personally.
However, in the end, everything that Irene did was targeting her.
Luna had to know of Irene’s situation, so getting Theo to look on her behalf was the best option. If Luna
recalled correctly, Theo has a few friends in the hospitals of Banyan City.
Joshua slightly furrowed his brows. “You trust Theo that much?“
Theo was not from the medical world, he did not have influence in Banyan City as well. He was not
even from Banyan City.
Still, once she encountered such a matter, the first person Luna thought of was actually Theo to help
her gather news.
Was Luna just treating Joshua as a prop? Perhaps, in her heart, Theo was more reliable than him?
Once Joshua knew of the Irene incident, he immediately contacted the doctor who was resuscitating
Irene in the shortest time possible. Then, he came over to look for Luna with his first – hand news.
Still, Luna just kept talking about Theo!
Luna furrowed her brows and met with his gaze fearlessly. “Shou1dn’t I trust my boyfriend?“
Shannon, who was scrolling through her phone by the side, said, “Found it. She’s currently in New Life
Hospital. Getting Mr. Allen to have a look is one of the safest options. On one hand, he is Director
Luna’s boyfriend. On the other hand, he is also a famous artist. Even if the people were vicious, they
have to be wary of his status. They would not dare to do anything to him.“
Then, Shannon lifted her head. “Director Luna, you….”
Before she could finish her sentence, she realized that the atmosphere between Luna and Joshua was
a little off.
At the thought that Luna and Joshua had so many rumors between them…
Shannon paused for a while and cautiously backed out. Then, she shut the office door.
It was only Luna and Joshua left in the office. The atmosphere was so quiet it was suffocating.
Joshua entered and sat down on Luna’s sofa. “I thought that you would trust me more.“
Luna furrowed her brows and sat down on the chair once again. “What did I do to give you such a
misunderstood impression, Mr. Lynch?“
“Theo’s mother was still finding fault with you yesterday.“
“Theo is Theo, his mother is another person.“
“You called me last night to do something for you. “ “But I also promised to add another design in this
project.“
The air was once again in silence.
In the end, Joshua harrumphed coldly and stood up. He took out the sketch he saw on her table the
day before. The one with his hand.
“How do you explain this? You have been secretly modeling your sketches after my hand, yet you say
you don’t trust me?“
Looking at Joshua’s hand in the sketch, Luna’s head instantly ached.
Actually, the sketch was done a long time ago.
Back then, when they were abroad, Nellie would like to come up with topics for her to sketch. Nellie told
her to design a ring for their father, wondering what it would look like.
Although Luna did not like that topic, but to appease her daughter, she still sketched it out.
The ring has a skull on it and other assorted horror elements. Those represent her resentment for
Joshua.
Because the design was for him, so naturally she modeled the sketch after his hand.
Neil must have shipped this sketch over together with the others when he sent all her sketches back
from abroad.
However, why would it appear on her desk at that moment?
She furrowed her brows and thought for a long while.
Finally, she recalled. When Celeste came to throw the check at her the day before, She placed all her
honorary certificates on the table. One of the folded sketches dropped on the floor, but at that time she
was busy dealing with Celeste, she did not care for it.
At that moment, it seemed like…
Either Arianna, Samson, or Zayne must have picked up the sketch and mistook it for a recent sketch of
her, that was why they placed it on the table.
At that thought, Luna could not help but rub the middle of her brows.
No wonder Joshua would ask her about modeling in her sketches in their phone call the night before. It
was because of this.
Seeing how she was silent, Joshua sneered and laughed, “Why are you not talking? You secretly drew
my hand, designing a ring for me, yet on the other hand, you say you don’t trust me?“
Luna pursed her lips. She should not have agreed to Nellie playing that game back then.
Luna took a deep breath. She lifted her eyes and looked at Joshua. “Alright, yes, I did secretly design a
ring for you, Mr. Lynch, but my reasons are also simple. As an employee working under the Lynch
Group, I have been causing you troubles many times, so I wanted to specially design a ring for you as
compensation.“
Then, Luna took out her phone and searched for Theo’s contact. She was about to dial it when Joshua
calmly raised his gaze and looked at her.
“Are you still getting Theo to help you?“ Luna paused for a while. “Can’t I?“
Joshua changed into another comfortable position on the sofa. “In Banyan City, I rule.“
Luna was silent for a moment.
After a while, she lifted her gaze and smiled at him. “ In that case, Mr. Lynch, are you willing to send
men to help me gather some news on Irene’s current situation?“
“She’s fine.“
He finally waited for her to ask this question. Joshua picked up the documents he placed by the side
and threw them on Luna’s desk.
“Lucas has already reached the hospital half an hour ago. They might say that Irene is still undergoing
resuscitation, but it had been long completed. She is currently staying in the hospital. Although they say
she’s undergoing resuscitation, they are just using this to create momentum. Their purpose is to get
more people to know that you were the one that hurt her that way.“
Luna furrowed her brows. She picked up the documents and flipped through them.
As expected.
Irene’s patient’s record clearly stated that she fell from the third-story balcony, about six meters high,
onto a lawn.
There were no serious injuries. There were bone fractures on her left foot. Also, other bruises.
After seeing Irene’s patient’s records, Luna chuckled, “I thought it would be quite serious.“
Jumping off the building, being resuscitated, leaving a note… such dramatic ways. Luna thought that
Irene was truly planning to die to bring her down.
“She only wants you to pay the price, it’s not that she really wants to die. “
“It’s strange, though.“ Luna put the documents down. “Yesterday, when Irene left the office, this incident
was resolved. Arianna said that yesterday she heard Irene telling the people that she brought along to
protest that this matter has ended. In less than a day, why is she trying to create trouble again Joshua
laughed, “Because people from a media company approached Irene yesterday, so this leaving a note,
jumping off a building incident is just a hype. It’s because your identity is too special. A famous jewelry
designer having rumors with the Lynch Group president. Now, you’re also the great artist, Theo Allen’s
girlfriend. On top of that…“
Joshua narrowed his eyes. “Yesterday, the police caught the people that beat up Irene. All of them said
that you were the one that ordered them to do so.“
Luna narrowed her eyes.
“There’s something else that is quite interesting too.“ Joshua looked at Luna and smiled. “The media
company that is helping Irene make news… is from Sea City. The shareholders behind this company
are very mysterious. I could not find out anything after many rounds of investigating, but one thing I’m
sure of is that this company has an inextricable link with the Walter family.“
Luna shuddered.
She raised her gaze, smiled, and looked at Joshua. “So, you still think I’m Hailey Walter, is that it, Mr.
Lynch?”
”Since the beginning, not once have I thought that you are Hailey Walter.”
Joshua looked at Luna closely. ”But so many incidents that had to do with you had something to do
with Hailey too. My guess is that you already know who the real Hailey is and where she is.
”Tell me.”
Luna was instantly in a daze.
Never would she have expected that Joshua would immediately guess that she knew who Hailey was
when he was still suspecting her of being Hailey the day before.
This man’s acuity… was way beyond her imagination.
She took a deep breath and kept herself calm. She raised her gaze and looked at him. “I don’t know
what you’re talking about, Mr. Lynch. How would I know about the news on Hailey?“
Joshua laughed.
He leaned back on the sofa and elegantly crossed his legs. His gaze was calm. “She has been
constantly targeting you. It started when we were in Sea City. For such a long time, every time she
targeted you, she wanted your life. According to your character, it would be impossible for you to just sit
and do nothing. However, from the information I have recently, you have never done anything to Hailey,
who has been hiding somewhere in the dark. So, the only possibility is that you have long known the
existence of Hailey. You also know all her current secrets. That is why you could be so calm.“
Then, Joshua gracefully raised his eyebrows. “Am I right?“
Luna narrowed her eyes. She clenched her fists under the table.
Joshua’s gaze was too sharp and penetrating as if he could see through all her secrets.
Luna did not dare to meet his gaze. She was afraid that even meeting his gaze for a split second, he
would be able to see the panic in her eyes.
After a while, Luna took a deep breath. She lifted her head. ”Since you have already investigated and
analyzed this so thoroughly, can’t you find out any clues pertaining to Hailey?”
Joshua laughed, ”Of course, there are things that I can’t find out. Throughout this period, only Alice
seemed to have a problem with you, but Alice… ”
Luna pursed her lips. When she heard Joshua mentioning Alice, she could no longer hold back. She
said, ”Mr. Lynch, have you ever suspected that Alice…”
Before Luna could finish her sentence, Joshua raised his head up suddenly. He glared at Luna closely
with his deep gaze. ”Luna, I understand that you are always being targeted by Alice, that is why you
have a misunderstanding with her, but Alice is my wife. I know her the most. She is not, and could not
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbe Hailey.”
Joshua harrumphed coldly and directly stood up. ”It looks like you’re not willing to tell me.”
Luna laughed, ”Since I have already said it, but you’re not willing to believe me, then why bother asking
me, Mr. Lynch?”
Joshua fiercely narrowed his eyes upon Luna’s words. The atmosphere in the office dropped a few
degrees.
After a long while, Joshua harrumphed coldly, “Since you’re willing to keep Hailey’s secret, then moving
onward, I won’t care about what she does to you! “
Then, Joshua directly stood up, turned, and left with a cold expression.
Sitting on the chair, Luna looked at Joshua leaving in resolution. She slowly smiled bitterly.
She was not willing to say that Alice was Hailey because she was afraid that Alice might drag her down
together, immediately pointing out that she is Luna Gibson.
Luna did not want Joshua to know her identity. This time she came back to look for Joshua just so she
could get pregnant with his child and she could return to cure Nigel.
Luna was not planning to get back together with Joshua. She was not even willing to let any of her
children be taken by Joshua.
However, at that moment, she realized that she had been overthinking.
Joshua’s attitude a moment ago has explained everything.
Even if she placed all evidence of how Alice was Hailey in front of Joshua, he would still not believe it.
After all, although he was a scumbag, he still liked Alice at that moment.
He liked her so much that he could ignore Alice’s mistakes over and over again, protecting her time
after time.
He liked her so much that Luna felt that even if he knew that Alice was Hailey, he might not even break
up with her.
After all, Joshua could kill Luna Gibson back then, yet he could love and protect Alice, who was
assuming the identity of Luna Gibson.
What Joshua liked should be the person, not her previous identity.
Joshua was a philanderer and liked all sorts of people, but the unfortunate thing was, whether it was
back then or the present, Luna has never gotten a single ounce of gentleness from him.
Perhaps, it was fated…
At that thought, Luna was a little annoyed.
She went into the washroom to wash her face, forcing herself to calm down.
“She already forced a person to jump off a building, yet she’s still as usual.”
“How powerful. Would a designer have such huge powers?” “Tsk, tsk, isn’t she just relying on Mr. Lynch
and her boyfriend…”
Coming out from the washroom, Luna heard a few female staff gossiping in the pantry outside the
washroom.
According to her previous character, when she encountered such incidents, she would pretend that she
did not hear it and leave.
Even if it was serious, she would remember which department they were from so she could pay back in
the future.
However, at that moment, she was not in a great mood.
Luna took a deep breath and walked toward the pantry in her high heels. She crossed her arms around
her chest and looked at those women.
“She’s just relying on her face, nothing great about that…“
“I heard that the face is not an original one, she had gone through plastic surgery…“
“Even the cosmetic surgery was paid for by Mr. Lynch. She used to be extremely ugly…“
The women were gossiping without realizing it.
After a long while, someone finally noticed Luna by the entrance.
“Stop talking.“ The person that noticed Luna tugged on the others’ sleeves and said in a low voice.
The women subconsciously turned to look at the entrance. Their fire has suddenly been doused. “Why
don’t you continue?“
Luna crossed her arms and leaned gracefully by the entrance. She smiled. “What creative storytelling.
Go on. I like to listen to them.“
Upon her words, the few women gritted their teeth. “ Director Luna, we were just talking nonsense,
don’t mind us. What if I do mind?“
Luna smiled and entered.
Bang!
She slammed the door of the pantry shut.
”Ah!”
“It burns! “
“Help! Luna is murdering! “
Luna swiftly put the cup down accompanied by the screams of the women.
She swept a glance at the women who were burned red by hot water.
“If I don’t flare up, it doesn’t mean that you could keep defaming me. This is just a simple lesson. If
there is next time, the things being splashed on you might not be hot water, but acid.“
Then, Luna turned and left.
When she touched the doorknob, she suddenly thought of something.
She turned around and glared coldly. “Next time, even if you want to spread rumors, don’t put me
together with a person like Joshua Lynch. He is not worthy of it.“
Then, Luna opened the door and stormed off.
The women in the pantry looked at each other. They thought that they misheard!
Luna… actually said that Joshua was not worthy of being rumored with her?
“Sir.“
In the president’s office on the top floor, Lucas placed an old-looking handphone that had been placed
in a sealed bag on the desk.
“We sent people to search the lake twice before finding this phone. Because it has been soaked in the
water for too long, the original internal parts of the phone have been damaged and cannot be repaired.
“
Joshua narrowed his eyes and looked at the phone on his desk. “Got it.“
Lucas remained on the same spot. He looked at Joshua and wanted to say something else.
“Is there anything else?“
“ . There is one more thing.“
Lucas took a deep breath and took his phone out. “ Someone sent this video in our staff chat group just
now. Have a look at it.“
Joshua furrowed his brows and accepted the phone.
In the video, Luna splashed water onto a group of women in the pantry. The women’s screams kept
ringing, which made Joshua furrow his brows in annoyance.
Just when he was about to turn off the video, Luna stopped.
Her gaze and tone in the video were ice-cold.
“Next time, even if you want to spread rumors, don’t put me together with a person like Joshua Lynch.
He is not worthy of it.”
He looked at Luna in the video and fiercely narrowed his eyes.
He was not worthy of her?
Joshua gripped the phone until his fingers were white.
He played the video once more. Hearing Luna’s voice, he narrowed his eyes.
He was not worthy?
This was the first time in his life that he has heard someone saying that he was not worthy!
The atmosphere in the office was extremely cold, filled with Joshua’s endless wrath.
“Sir…“ Lucas said cautiously, “the staff that had been splashed with water has brought it up to their
managers. They said that if Luna doesn’t compensate them and apologize, they would report it to the
police.“
Joshua coldly raised his eyebrows. He returned the phone to Lucas. “Let them make the report. She
should learn her lesson.“
It was because he had been too lenient with her, that was why Luna would be so bold to do such
things. She first hid about Hailey, then she tried to stir up problems between him and Alice. She also
told others about how he was not worthy to be mentioned together with her.
If Joshua did not let Luna learn her lesson, she would be too brazen!
“But, sir, “ Lucas said in a low voice, “the evidence is solid. If they were to report it to the police, Luna
would be arrested and be judged for it. This incident would not be settled in a day. Don’t forget,
because of Luna’s injury previously, also the Allen family incident, the project this time has been
delayed by a lot. If she was locked up in the police station for another few days, our project would be
done.“
Joshua raised his eyebrows. He swept Lucas a glance. “Do you think I care?“
Feeling his rage, Lucas said in a suppressed tone. “I know that you don’t care, but this project is the
focus of the company…
“If you want to punish Luna, there are a lot of other ways. There is no need to…“ Lucas’ suppressed
tone inexplicably annoyed Joshua.
Joshua coldly swept Lucas a glance. “Go and handle it, then.“
Lucas was relieved. He turned around and left.
“Also. “ Joshua returned to his chair. He raised his hand and rubbed the middle of his brows. “The staff
in our company have been gossiping a lot about other people’s private lives recently. Get each of the
department’s heads to deal with it. I do not want to hear any more incidents of conflict arising due to
rumors.“
Lucas straightened his back. “Yes.“
When he left the office, Lucas let out a long sigh.
Although on the surface, Joshua wanted to teach Luna a lesson, secretly, he was still protecting Luna.
After all, in the entire office at that moment, the person whose private life has been most heavily
discussed is Luna.
“Director, way to go.“
In the design department, Samson took his phone and played the video for Luna while looking at her
praisingly.
“Didn’t you say that adults would not slam the table and fight? So adults should just directly splash
water?“
Luna coldly swept him a glance. She snatched over his phone and directly locked it into her drawer.
“Go and work.“
Samson pursed his lips. “Can’t I praise you?“
Luna glanced at him coldly. “Do you want your phone to stay here till tomorrow too?“
Samson was helpless. He could only turn around, return to his seat, and start sketching.
“Luna, come out! “
“Luna! “
At that moment, sounds of angry women rang out from outside the door.
Luna helplessly rubbed the middle of her brows. She knew that this matter, like Irene’s incident, would
not end just like that.
The people that fabricated false rumors about her were heartless, one more after the other.
Once they were targeted, they pretended to be innocent and pitiful, it was annoying to see them. The
sounds outside continued.
There was a commotion in the entire design department, Luna could not even pretend that she did not
hear it.
Luna took a deep breath and strode out. She crossed her hands around her chest and stood by the
door, looking at the aggressive group of women. “What? Do you want me to repeat the incident in the
pantry once more?”
The leader of the women sneered, “We know that you have huge power supporting you, we cannot
offend you, but Luna, you hurt us badly, shouldn’t you apologize and pay for our medical fees? We
don’t want to blow this incident up. Getting the police to arrest you is also a loss for the company. “
“But we cannot just let this matter go like that.“
Luna crossed her arms around her chest. “Is that so?”
She graciously smiled and took a recording device out from her pocket. “Too bad, when you slandered
me, I recorded everything you said. I welcome you to sue me. By then, I will make sure you get your
just desserts.“
That woman’s face turned pale. She furrowed her brows. “Yes, we shouldn’t have gossiped behind your
back, but it was only this time. It is…“
“Only this time?“
Behind Luna, Samson, Zayne, and Arianna pushed open the door. The three assistants stood behind
Luna and took out their respective recording devices from their pockets.
“Ever since you all started spreading rumors about Director Luna, Samson suggested that we take our
recording devices everywhere we go to gather evidence.“
Arianna smiled and looked at the group of women. “ You guys definitely bad-mouthed Director Luna
more than once. I have recorded three times here.“
Samson smiled. “I have it twice.“
Zayne, who usually did not talk much, lowered his head and fiddled around with the recording device. “
I have recorded… eight times.“
The group of women was stunned as if they were struck by lightning. Their expressions were extremely
ugly.
For the past few days, Luna has been the main discussion topic of the office. On top of that, Luna was
way too gorgeous and exceptional, so no matter where they were, as long as they got the chance, they
would gossip about Luna.
However…
They would never expect that Luna and her three assistants would have recording devices on them to
record everything down!
Luna turned back and looked at her three assistants i n surprise. “You guys…“
“Director Luna.“ Arianna smiled and looked at her. “
You have always treated us well. We don’t like it when they try to spread false rumors about you.“
Luna was rather moved.
She turned around and condescendingly swept a glance at the group of women who came there
looking for justice.
“Between the four of us, we have a total of fourteen recordings. It’s enough to prove that this is not the
first time you talk about me, right?“
The surrounding people started discussing among themselves in hushed tones.
“They were the ones who were in the wrong in the first place, how dare they come here to seek
justice.“
“They truly have nothing else better to do. What does other people’s personal affairs have to do with
them?“
“They are being a blabbermouth. They deserved to be splashed! If it was me, I would have done the
same! “
The group of women remained in the same spot, their expressions fluctuating.
She thought they could go there and forced Luna to compensate and apologize.
They did not expect… that Luna would be so shady!
When Lucas reached the design department, he saw how the group of women who came to cause
trouble was rendered speechless.
He furrowed his brows and walked over. “What are you still standing there for? Leave! Doing things like
this during working hours, do you not want your jobs anymore?“
Once Lucas said that the group of women finally left with dejected expressions.
Once they left, Lucas raised a thumbs up at Luna.
“Who knew that you would protect yourself. Mr. Lynch thought that you might not be able to solve it, so
he got me to help you…“
Luna furrowed her brows. “Joshua got you to come and help me?“
Lucas nodded.
She harrumphed coldly. “Please tell Mr. Lynch, since he decided not to care about me, he should do it
more thoroughly.“
He was the one that made such a harsh statement about how he was not going to care about her in the
future.
What was the point in getting Lucas to come and help her then?
Lucas wiped the sweat off his forehead. “Luna, were you guys arguing again?”
Luna rolled her eyes and him. “What right do I have to argue with Mr. Lynch?”
In the office, Samson secretly opened the drawer and took his phone back while Luna was still outside.
Once he turned on his phone, a news notification instantly appeared.
(Girl Who Jumped Off Building, Irene Cook, Out of Danger. Press Conference Tomorrow to Reveal the
True Colors of the Designer.]
“Did she really say that?“
Joshua fiercely narrowed his eyes upon hearing what Lucas said in the president’s office.
This woman has gotten audacious and unappreciative.
How dare she flare her temper at him?
He only previously said that he did not care what Hailey did to her, yet Luna told Lucas to tell him that
other than her work, she did not want him interfering!
Joshua harrumphed coldly, “I won’t bother her then.“
Irene was going to hold a press conference tomorrow. He did not believe that without his help, Luna
would be able to deal with this matter properly.
In the evening, once Luna exited the main entrance of the office, she was surrounded by a group of
reporters.
“Ms. Luna, did you know about Irene Cook jumping off a building?“
“You made a young person in her prime jump off a building, do you feel guilty?“
“Irene is going to hold a press conference tomorrow, will you be there?“
“Could you give a statement regarding Irene’s incident?“
Facing the reporter’s questions, Luna was calm. “I will be there tomorrow for the press conference.
Irene said she wanted to reveal the designer’s true colors, I would like to know as well, what my true
colors are.“
Then, a black BMV stopped in front of Lynch Tower’s entrance.
Luna gracefully waved to the reporters and got in the car.
In the car, Theo calmly looked at her. “I ‘ve already said I could pick you up from the back door, why did
you have to let them see you here?“
Luna smiled and put on her seatbelt. “I did it on purpose. How could I make them more arrogant if I did
not declare war on them?“
Theo chuckled. “You’re truly an enigma.“ Then, he drove toward Swan Lake Residences.
When she got out of the car, Theo passed a box to her. “My parents have already taken this morning’s
flight and left Banyan City. My mother got me to pass this to you. She said you might find it useful.“
Luna furrowed her brows and accepted it. She thanked him and went upstairs.
Once she reached home, she placed the box down and took off her jacket, while talking to the necklace
on her neck.
“I’m going to have a tough battle to fight tomorrow.“
“I’ve already sent the things that you need for tomorrow to your email, “ Nigel, on the other end of the
line, calmly replied, “I have faith in you.“
“Us too,“ Neil also chuckled and said.
“But, Mommy, “ Neil sighed and said, “I still think that you should not be rash. Don’t expose Alice’s
identity. She still has something on us. We still haven’t found a cure for Nigel’s sickness. If that
scumbag Joshua finds out about your identity, all our hard work in the past will be for nothing.“
“It’s fine.“ Nigel’s voice was mature and sophisticated. “I actually… don’t care too much whether I can
continue living or not. If the price for me living is too hard for all of you, I would rather… “
“Nigel.“
Before Nigel could finish his sentence, Luna forcefully interrupted him.
“I have worked so hard because I hope that you live. Since you know that we have been sacrificing so
much for you, don’t say such things in the future.“
Then, Luna closed her eyes and exhaled a long breath. She erased the plan of revealing Alice’s
identity on the paper.
No matter how much she loathed Alice or how much she wanted to expose her, Luna still had to
continue holding on for Nigel’s sake.
At least, until she truly got pregnant with Joshua’s child.
Luna held onto her necklace and chatted with her children for a little while longer before exhaustedly
retiring to bed.
That night, she had a realistic dream.
She dreamed that Alice had fallen down from Bay Bridge, the place where she fell from.
Before falling into the ocean, Alice glared at Luna fiercely.
“If you don’t let me live, you and your children can stop dreaming of living! “
Then, Alice directly pressed the button on the remote control in her hand.
On the bridge, the three children that were running toward Luna were instantly blown to pieces.
“No! “
Luna woke up from the dream in a cold sweat.
The startled woman took a deep breath. She got down from the bed, went to the kitchen to pour herself
a cup of water, and went to the balcony.
She initially wanted to calm herself down in the cold night breeze, but she was surprised to see a
familiar black Maseratee downstairs.
It was Joshua.
She subconsciously looked at the time. It was almost 2 a.m.
What was he doing here at that moment?
The confused Luna habitually picked up her phone and searched for Joshua’s number.
Just when she was about to call him, she stopped. The unhappy scene she had with Joshua that day
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmappeared on her mind. She even got Lucas to pass on the message to him that besides work, she
would not have anything to do with Joshua.
However, at that moment…
Luna hesitated for a moment before looking for Lucas’ contact. She called him.
Soon, Lucas picked up. “Did we wake you up?“
Luna furrowed her brows. “I woke up from a nightmare. I saw Joshua downstairs, he…“
“Someone was trying to kill you, “ Lucas said in a suppressed tone, “we only just managed to deal with
him.“
Luna paused a little. She found it rather hard to believe. “You said that someone was trying to kill me?“
“Yes.“ Lucas’ voice was rather hoarse. “You know this person too.“
“Who was it?“
“Jason Lane.“
Luna gasped. She knew that Jason was a person without any morals. However, she did not expect that
he would intrude into her place and tried to kill her that night when she just threatened him the day
before!
This man was much more terrifying than she imagined!
“Yesterday night, when you got Mr. Lynch to send men to take Bonnie back to the mental asylum, he
also got them to investigate Jason and Bonnie. He found out that Jason has been always using Bonnie.
The move you did yesterday blocked him in his path.
“Jason has always been a vicious murderer. Mr. Lynch was afraid that something might happen to you,
so he got men to secretly protect you near your house. Who knew that Jason would take action
tonight.“
Luna pursed her lips. Waves of shock and bewilderment washed over her.
She completely did not expect it.
Not only did she not expect Jason to take action so quickly, but she also did not expect…
Even when she had an unhappy encounter with Joshua during the day, he would still send men near
her house to protect her in the middle of the night.
Luna took a deep breath and invited Lucas sincerely. “Do you and Joshua want to… come up? I ’11
make you all some supper.“
Lucas laughed, “You don’t have to thank me, I’m only doing what I’m instructed to do. If you want to
thank someone, thank Mr. Lynch. He has been keeping watch here since after work. If Mr. Lynch hadn’t
been so smart, we would have never apprehended Jason immediately.“
Luna paused for a while. “Then, c-can you… help me invite Joshua, get him to…“
”What?”
Before Luna could finish her sentence, a cold man’s voice interrupted her on the other end of the line. ”
You even need someone to help you express your appreciation?”
Luna was silent for a while.
“In that case, Mr. Lynch, are you willing to come up for a cup of tea?“
Joshua’s voice was low and cold. “Forget about it. You’ve already asked me not to meddle in your
affairs. I came over to help you tonight, only because Lucas has sent his men to follow Jason for the
entire day. We’re finishing it off. From this moment on, other than work, I won’t meddle in your affairs
anymore.“
Then, Joshua hung up the call.
Luna stood by the balcony, looking at the black Maseratee starting its engine and leaving.
In the end, it was only a black dot in Luna’s eyes.
Luna gasped. She did not know what he was being angry about. She had an impulsive moment that
afternoon telling him how Alice was Hailey.
However, not only did Joshua refuse to believe her, but he even said that if she were to continue
keeping secrets for Hailey, he would not care for her in the future.
That afternoon, she was pissed off, so she told Lucas that other than work, she did not need him to
meddle in her affairs.
Turns out, Joshua held his grudges strongly.
Looking at the car leaving, Luna chuckled bitterly.
Joshua has done so many terrible things to her, yet she could still bear it and live with him peacefully.
Joshua, on the other hand, just because she angrily talked back to him, held his grudge. He has
already helped her apprehend Jason, yet he still gave her the cold shoulder.
Luna stood on the balcony for a long time.
It was until the night turned cold when she clutched her clothes tighter, turned around, and returned to
her room.
A message from Lucas popped up on her phone. It was a message with a photo of Jason being tied up
in both hands.
(Mr. Lynch said to let him take over Bonnie’s place in the mental asylum.]
Luna pursed her lips and transferred a hundred bucks to Lucas.
(Buy him a cup of coffee on my behalf.]
She was not willing to owe Joshua anything. On the road in the distance from Swan Lake Residences.
Lucas passed the phone to Joshua.
Joshua coldly swept a glance and laughed, “Because o f her, I used five or six secret agents, yet in her
eyes, it is only worth a cup of coffee?“
Then, Joshua looked at a beverage shop by the road. “
Go.”
Lucas was lost. “Go where?“
“Get coffee.“
Lucas paused for a while, before immediately getting down from the car to buy coffee.
10 minutes later, Lucas passed the coffee to Joshua. He sat in the driver’s seat while looking at the
news on his phone.
“Everyone is discussing Irene’s press conference tomorrow. They are pretty angry at this incident.
There are even companies that sponsored Irene, hoping that she could get back on her feet. Would
Luna be fine attending the press conference under such circumstances?“
Joshua took his coffee and gently took a sip. “I’ve said it. I won’t meddle in her affairs anymore, but…“
Joshua smiled. “The coffee is not bad.“
The next morning, before Luna woke up, Anne’s call came.
“I just saw what you said in the interview yesterday! Luna, are you nuts? You cannot go to the press
conference! Everyone knows about Irene’s incident. I joined a group that was supporting Irene.
Everyone was talking about preparing rotten eggs and vegetables. Don’t go!“
Luna was still groggy. Upon Anne’s words, she could not help but yawn. “I’ll be fine.“
“What could you have arranged for? You really cannot be rash at this matter! I thought Joshua would at
least care about you. I just called him
actually. Turns out, he only said that other than work, the other matters had nothing to do with him, then
he hung up! I was so pissed. I wanted to ask him. If you’ re not in a good mood, how could you produce
good work for him?”
Luna laughed helplessly, “I get it, Anne. I know you’re worried about me. I have made my
arrangements.“
After simply comforting Anne, Luna yawned and hung up.
While brushing her teeth, she turned on her phone and roughly browsed through the news that day.
The Walter family media company has been putting all their money’s worth into hyping Irene’s news.
Almost all of the headlines in Banyan City had been taken up by Luna and Irene’s conflict.
Alice was clearly planning to ruin Luna’s reputation completely.
Luna smiled coldly and called Theo.
10 a.m.
In one of the sports arenas in downtown Banyan City, it was extremely lively.
A banner was placed in the most prominent place. It wrote, (Seek Justice for Irene Cook, Fight Against
Evil..)
There was a crowded group of reporters.
Every one of them had their heads lowered. They were busy dealing with the questions they were
about to ask.
In the corner, Luna, in a face mask and a cap sat together with Theo, who was equally dressed up.
They pretended to deal with the notes in their hands. Their actions were too professional. On top of
that, they both have press cards, so no one suspected them.
On the stage, the emcee was narrating the incidents that Irene has suffered through the past few days.
Below the stage, besides the reporters, many supporters of Irene came with banners, as well as other
passionate onlookers.
“Okay, since everyone is caught up to speed, let’s welcome today’s main guest. A new generation of an
inspirational lady, Irene Cook! “
Irene, who was in a wheelchair, was pushed up the stage by a volunteer.
At that moment, Irene’s face did not have any color. There were still purple bruises on her face.
She looked feeble and was pushed to the microphone.
“Hello, everybody. I ‘m glad that you can attend my press conference. Although I don’t look too bad, I
‘m not a celebrity nor a social media influencer. The only reason why I wanted to hold this press
conference is to bring justice to a woman who has been using her connections and power to suppress
others evilly.“
Theo gritted his teeth. “This woman sure is shameless enough! “
Luna laughed a little. She patted his arm to get Theo to calm down.
Soon, the reporters started asking questions.
“Ms. Cook, can you tell us in detail the events that took place that night?“
Irene wiped her face and started complaining tearfully, “That night was the first day a colleague and I
started working. Luna initially did not bother with us, but one of our colleagues got her to buy us a meal,
so she forcefully agreed to it.
“Halfway during the meal, she said she wanted to go to the toilet, but she did not come back after a
long while, so I went over to look for her. Turns out, I heard her arguing with another person. That
person said that she had been with a lot of men…“
Then, Irene could not help but sob, “I initially did not believe it, but at that time, Luna was very fierce.
She told that person that if they were to continue talking, she would beat them dead. When I overheard
that, I was scared half to death because I always thought that Luna was a very gentle and kind woman.
“I accidentally made some noises and Luna noticed me. Then, she choked me by the neck and told me
that I was fired. She said that if I were to tell anybody of that night’s incident, she would take my life…“
Upon Irene’s words, the reporters gasped.
The crowd was in a heated discussion. Who knew that Luna, who was so gorgeous and capable, would
be so arrogant!
Irene, on stage, continued with a teary eye. “She is powerful and influential, I could only surrender, so I
only complained a little in the staff’s group. I never thought that she would send men to beat me up that
night. They even forced me to eat the trash from the bin…
“I truly could not take such humiliation, so I reported it to the police. Who knew that even when the
police knew that the men were sent over by Luna, they still said that they did not have enough
evidence, so they could not do anything to her. Luna became even more arrogant then.
“I knew I was no match for her, so the next day, I went to her office to kneel and apologize to her, but
she still would not let me go. She said she wanted to get rid of me. I had no choice, that was why I
chose to jump off the building…”
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