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Under the moonlight, Nellie slept soundly in her princess bed.

Neil stood at her bedside, gripping his knife tightly as he studied her face.

In the distance, Nigel lay in bed. He also had a small crossbow held tightly in his hands.

Unlike Nellie, Nigel was not willing to naively believe that Neil was still Neil. Despite having lost his memories, Neil was a stranger until he would regain them. One can never be too defensive of strangers.

The atmosphere in the children's room was stifling. Tension and hostility filled the air.

After a while, Neil let out a sigh and kept his knife. He reached his small hand out and gently traced Nellie's face. Although he hated the Lynch family, he could not find it in his heart to hate this naive and affectionate  little girl, nor could he be cruel to  her.

After a long while, Neil took a deep breath, walked out of Nellie's tent, and threw the knife into the bin.

After that, he turned around and carefully returned to his top bunk bed.

Nigel, in the bottom bunk, hesitated for a while before he put down the little crossbow in his hands.

Perhaps Nellie was right this time. Neil was still Neil. He would never change.

Coming out of the engagement ceremony venue, Luna immediately noticed Bonnie and Anne waiting outside.

Bonnie laid down on the bench while Anne sat on the boulder next to her. When they saw Luna coming out, both of them waved together.

“Should we go drinking?“

Looking at her two best friends, Luna's despondency because of Joshua instantly vanished.

She smiled and looked at them. “You know how terrible my alcohol tolerance is. How dare you still take me drinking?“

Anne smiled. “We're not asking you to drink.“

“Yes.“ Bonnie shrugged. “We'll be drinking for you to see! All you need to do is just come with us and watch us! “

These two amused Luna, but it was just nice. She did not want to go back home at that moment, seeing how irritated she was. Tagging along with them to go drinking seemed like a good idea, too.

Luna guessed that Bonnie would have brought them to a bar, but she did not expect that Bonnie had cleared out one of her own bars.

Only the three of them were in the bar; there was not even a bouncer there.

Anne went to the wine cabinet and took some wine, sighing helplessly as she did. “Bonnie, the evil capitalist! How extravagant! “

Bonnie rolled her eyes and snatched a bottle of wine from Anne. “You don't have to drink if you don't want to! “

Luna looked at them bickering, she could not help but smile. She knew that both of them rarely joked around like that. She understood that Bonnie and Anne were just trying to make her happy.

They did not even ask her why she agreed to get engaged with Michael during the ceremony. They just thought that she might be in a bad mood, so they brought her drinking, and even tried to cheer her up.

Compared to Joshua, who would only reprimand her for not trusting him...

Luna chuckled bitterly. She picked up the glass of red wine and instantly downed it.

She was drunk just by one glass of wine. She started to talk nonsense and went hysterical, hugging Anne while crying non-stop.

Bonnie and Anne looked at each other. They could not help but sigh. They would be lying if they said they were not heartbroken for her.

Although Luna's engagement and marriage to Joshua were fake, they could see the obvious happiness in Luna's eyes.

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Anne and Bonnie had even made a bet that Luna's and Joshua's fake relationship would turn real and they would end up happily together.

However, no one expected that such changes would happen that night. Neil suddenly turned out to be Aura's and Joshua's children.

The man of the hour during the engagement ceremony had changed to another person, too.

Both of them accompanied Luna the entire night. Luna was still in the bar even as morning came, at 10 a.m., when she came around.

Anne and Bonnie were drunk as a skunk, sleeping soundly. Luna yawned and got up to head out, planning to head out and buy some breakfast for them before waking them up.

When she pushed the door of the bar open, she realized that it was raining heavily outside. The skies had changed their colors due to the heavy rain.

She furrowed her brows. Just as she was hesitating whether she should risk going out in such a heavy rain just for food, her phone rang. It was from Nellie.

Luna immediately picked her phone up. “Nellie.“

“Mommy, it's a downpour! “ Nellie sounded like she was about to cry, and that threw Luna into a mini panic.

“What's going on?“

“Daddy's not back home yet! He's still outside! “ Nellie's voice trembled. “He didn't return home at all last night, and he's still not home this morning. I asked Uncle Lucas where Daddy went, and he said that Daddy was on Bay Bridge...until now!

“He's still not home yet. The heavy rain has been going on for quite a while. Uncle Lucas already went to look for Daddy, but Daddy still refused to come down from Bay Bridge! “

Nellie sounded even more aggrieved as she continued. “Mommy, do you want to go check up on him? The injuries on his stomach haven't healed yet. What if it gets serious due to the rain? What's going to happen in the future?“

Luna was violently taken aback. Joshua did not go home the night before? What on earth was he doing at Bay Bridge, staying there the entire night?!

Luna lifted her head and looked at the heavy rain outside. She pursed her lips tightly.

The heavy rain that day...was similar to the heavy rain when she met with the accident six years ago.

Suddenly, she paused. Would Joshua have...

Once the thought popped up in her mind, Luna instantly felt her blood pressure rising.

“Nellie, I 'm at Sound Bar. Get Lucas to come to pick me up quickly. I'll go look for Joshua.“

Upon receiving Luna's answer, Nellie, on the other end of the line, immediately nodded.

“Great, great! Okay. I'll go get Uncle Lucas to go pick

you up! Thank you, Mommy! “ Nellie immediately hung up.

Luna stood by the entrance of the bar. Looking at the heavy rain outside, she gnawed on her lip as she anxiously waited for more than lo minutes. Lucas finally arrived.

Luna left a note for Bonnie and Anne, instructed the guards by the entrance to take care of them, then got into Lucas' car.

The car sped toward Bay Bridge in the midst of the downpour.

Lucas was driving while sighing. “I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Lynch. He had been sitting by the bridge after the ceremony last night. He sat there for the entire night. He still refused to get down even when it's raining so heavily. Just like six years ago, no one can do anything!

“I was even thinking that if Mr. Lynch was still going to be so stubborn, I'll get Mr. Smith over. We'll knock him out cold and bring him back home —just like six years ago! “

Luna was stunned at Lucas' words. After a while, she bit her lip.

“Six years ago...Joshua was also on the bridge like he is now?“

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Realizing that he must have spoken out of turn, Lucas was silent.

Luna furrowed her brows tightly once again. “ Lucas.“ She turned to look at him seriously. “I'm asking you.“

Only then did Lucas take a deep breath and sigh. He looked in front, driving with difficulty under the heavy rain while answering solemnly, “Yes. When you met with the accident under the heavy rain back then, I was with Mr. Lynch at Sea City. He initially thought you pulled a prank on him when he heard you got into an accident.

“Once he found out everything was real, he... immediately canceled the most important meeting to the Lynch Group. He abandoned the collaborators that came from far away at Sea City and rushed back to Banyan City with us.

“It was also because Mr. Lynch stood the collaborators up back then that it hindered the growth of Lynch Group's overseas business.“

Lucas sighed.

Back then, Lucas had just graduated from college. He was only a lowly assistant who had been working for Joshua for not long.

Back then, Lucas witnessed all of Joshua's stubbornness, madness, and emotional breakdown. Lucas initially thought that Joshua was a person who could not keep his emotions in check.

Lucas would eventually come to realize that that was the only time Joshua lost control of his emotions for the past six years.

The longer Lucas worked for Joshua, the more he understood how important Luna Gibson was in Joshua's heart.

At that thought, Lucas sighed.

“Mr. Lynch returned to Banyan City when you got into the accident back then. He brought his men and searched around the seas and Bay Bridge under the heavy rain for a week.

“In the end, when he finally made sure he couldn't find you, he'd always come to Bay Bridge, staring at the gaping hole made by the car accident, sitting there in a daze.

“Later on, he started locking himself up in his room and started drinking. That's how his stomach illness started...“

The car gradually approached Bay Bridge. Through the heavy rain, Luna could already notice the figure on the wheelchair, sitting on Bay Bridge.

Luna's heart sank terribly. She has heard the story multiple times, yet every single time, she did not believe a single word of it. She thought that it was all fake. She did not believe that Joshua would go to such an extent for her. He never loved her nor liked her. She never had a place in his heart.

However, at that moment, when she heard what Lucas said and she saw his figure on the bridge, a strange emotion washed over her.

Soon, the car reached Bay Bridge.

Joshua was quietly sitting in his wheelchair. He was looking at the place where Luna once fell over, his back facing Luna.

Behind him, Zach and Yuri were already drenched, yet they still diligently held the umbrella for him.

Luna accepted the umbrella from Lucas and got out of the car.

“I said I'm fine. Why are you here again?“

Hearing the sounds of the car door opening, Joshua asked without turning his head around. “Did Nigel and Nellie fight with Jake?“

Lucas, who was standing behind Luna, was silent for a while before saying, “No. When I went back to check up on them, the three of them were still doing well. Princess Nellie kept persuading Jake to have more food. Young Master Nigel, on the other hand, kept his distance with Jake.“

“Nigel is too mature. “ Joshua sighed and looked at the bridge and sea in front of him.

“I thought a lot last night. It was indeed all my fault. I can't blame anyone. If I were a qualified husband, things wouldn't have turned out this way.“

Luna would rather believe Aura than him. The three children, who were only six years old and born together, would not have started suspecting one another.

Lucas swept a glance at Luna who had been standing there, not saying a word. He sighed and said, “Sir, this is not your fault.”

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“What you say doesn't count.“

Joshua sighed and looked at the heavy rain in front of him and the sea in the distance.

“I always wanted to know whether it hurts falling into the sea from here. Would I survive? If, like her, I were to bear the pain she bore that day, would she forgive me?“

“No,“ a cold voice interrupted Joshua abruptly.

Joshua was stunned. After a while, he looked back in surprise. Behind him, under Lucas' umbrella, was Luna, standing still and looking at him coldly, arrogantly.

A hint of panic flashed across Joshua's face, but after a while, it instantly disappeared.

He furrowed his brows and looked at Luna. “Why are you here?“

“Nellie got me to come.“ Luna looked at him without any expression on her face. “Nellie was afraid that her father would learn from me, jumping down Bay Bridge back then, so she called me to get me to come to check on you.“

Luna's gaze was cold and rather sarcastic.

“I thought that a cold-hearted person like you wouldn't do stupid things like this, Mr. Lynch. I guess I've overestimated you.“

Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at her wordlessly.

“I do want to tell you this though, Joshua.“ Luna took a deep breath and looked at him. “Even if you were to jump down, I won't forgive you. I'll still hate you.

“You could jump down once, or ten times, or even a hundred times, but I still won't forgive you, no matter what.“

Joshua narrowed his eyes and looked at her. He chuckled bitterly.

Truth be told, he came to the bridge not because he wanted to jump. He knew that death would not be able to solve any problems.

It was...

Luna made him feel despair the night before.

Ever since birth up to that moment when he was the Lynch Group's president. He was one of the most influential figures of Banyan City, born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He had always been the pride of the family, standing on top, looking down at everyone.

There was nothing that could make him feel disappointed, helpless, and in despair.

Besides Luna.

Six years ago, he truly felt what it meant to be in heart-wrenching pain.

Six years later, he felt the deep helplessness and despair once again, because of the decision Luna made and the things she said to him the night before.

That made him understand that in this world, it did not mean that if he had the ability or power, he would be able to get what he wanted.

Her trust and feelings for him had been completely destroyed, along with the car accident six years ago.

He came here, looking at the bridge that changed his life. He felt like the universe played a huge joke on him.

The woman who used to be so obsessed with him, who once was so in love with him, who trusted him the most... How did she become someone who did not belong to him, someone who he could not get through?

After a while, Joshua raised his gaze and looked at Luna's eyes.

“Tell me then, Luna, what should I do for you to give me a chance to explain myself?“

Joshua's look painfully pierced through Luna. She had never seen him in such a way before. He was always aloof and arrogant, cold, and distant.

This was the first time Luna saw that look in his eyes.

She took a deep breath and looked away, not daring to meet his gaze.

“Joshua, if you were one of them who plotted the accident back then, I won't forgive you no matter what, but...“

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Luna looked at Joshua's angular face and felt her emotions jumbled, intermingled.

She took a deep breath and looked away. She did not dare to look at him.

“If the car accident six years ago truly had nothing to do with you...

“And, if you can help me help Neil regain his memories, I'll be willing to trust you before you gather concrete evidence. I'll also forgive you.“

Joshua looked at her closely.

“It's true. Mmh.“ Luna sniffled her nose and said, “I don't need to lie to you.“

If Joshua could truly help Neil regain his memory, Luna would not only believe him or forgive him, even if...

“Okay.“ Looking at Luna's side profile, Joshua closed his eyes and said in a low, hoarse voice, “Even if you don't tell me to do it, I'd still help Neil try to find his memories.“

As for searching for evidence regarding six years ago Joshua had already started on it. The moment he would get the evidence that Aura harmed Luna and framed him for it back then...

He would make sure she wished she was never born.

The rain continued.

Initially, Lucas hoped that once Luna and Joshua cleared the air, Joshua would follow them back to Blue Bay Villa.

However, Joshua was reluctant. Luna also wanted to stay on the bridge for a little longer.

Thus, Lucas could only return to the car and quietly wait for them.

The rain gradually grew lighter.

Luna stood next to Joshua. Looking at the line where the sky met the sea, she could not help but ask, “ Joshua, when I went missing back then, what did you think of the most?“

Lucas told her that when she had gone missing, Joshua would often come to Bay Bridge and look into the distance for the entire day.

She wanted to know what Joshua thought of back then.

Joshua turned his head to look at Luna. He smiled. “ When Neil regains his memories and you've completely forgiven me, then I'll tell you.“

Then, Joshua rolled his wheelchair, turned, and got in the car.

Luna furrowed her brows. Looking at his back, she pursed her lips and followed suit.

When both of them returned home, the three children were in the living area.

Nigel was on his laptop, typing away. Nellie was hugging a sketch board, thinking of a new design.

Neil, on the other hand, sat on the sofa as he quietly fumbled with a Rubik's cube.

When they heard sounds coming from the door, Nellie immediately put down the things in her hands. She ran toward Joshua and Luna with open arms.

“Mommy, Daddy! You're back! “

Nellie immediately buried herself in Joshua's arms.

“Daddy, you made us worry! If it weren't for my good thinking to get Mommy to get you back, you'll be drenched! “

Joshua chuckled gently. He bent down and hugged Nellie. “Smart little girl.“

He thought that it was Lucas who got Luna to look for him. He never thought it was Nellie.

“It was Nigel's idea. I merely executed it!“

Nellie smiled and swept Nigel a glance. Then, she mischievously laid her head on Joshua's knee. “Nigel has already accepted you as his Daddy! He just doesn't dare to say it because he's shy.“

Joshua was amused by Nellie. He subconsciously looked at Nigel.

Feeling Joshua's gaze, Nigel immediately lifted the laptop in his lap and blocked his face.

“Don't listen to Nellie's nonsense! “ “Am not! “

Nellie let go of Joshua. She ran over to Nigel and pried his laptop off him, exposing Nigel's flushed face.

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“Daddy, Mommy, look! Nigel is blushing! He's blushing because I said what was on his mind! “

Nigel immediately retorted, “No, you didn't! “ Nellie laid on Nigel. “I did, I did, I did! “

The two children happily fooled around. Luna and Joshua could not help but smile.

However, Neil, who had been in the corner, looking a t them, furrowed his brows a little.

The next second, he kept the Rubik's cube, stood up, and silently went upstairs. Luna noticed every single action he did. Her smile immediately stiffened.

After a moment, she took a deep breath, lowered her gaze, and looked at the man in the wheelchair.

Joshua was also looking at Neil leaving, clearly noticing Neil's reaction.

“I'll go have a look, “ said Luna. She took a deep breath and followed Neil upstairs.

Neil silently headed upstairs and walked into the kid's bedroom. He quietly climbed to the upper bunk bed and lied down on the bed, looking at the ceiling in a daze.

Luna carefully pushed the door and entered. The moment she entered, she noticed Neil staring at the ceiling.

Her heart ached a little.

Silently going back to his room, staring at the ceiling in a daze... These were Neil's habits whenever he used to feel aggrieved back then.

Whenever Luna used to realize that, Neil would pretend that nothing had happened. He would force a huge smile at her, telling her that he was just thinking about life.

Thus...

Did that mean Nellie and Nigel playing together made Neil, who had lost his memories, feel aggrieved?

Luna bit her lip and entered.

When he heard sounds coming from the door, Neil immediately stood up. When he noticed that it was Luna, he furrowed his brows. “Do you need something?“

Luna bit her lip.

It was the same Neil, who felt aggrieved.

Neil, back then, would smile when he saw her coming.

However, Neil, at that moment, would only ask her if there was anything in a frosty manner.

Luna had mixed feelings at the huge contrast. She took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in her heart, slowly walking over and lifting her head, looking at Neil on the upper bunk bed.

“Why did you not stay downstairs? Why are you here looking at the ceiling in a daze?“

Neil swept her a cold glance. “Can't I stay here and think about life while looking at the ceiling?“

Luna paused for a while. “It's not that you can't. I just think that since you're already staying here, you should get along with everyone—“

“How do you want me to get along with everyone? “ Neil looked at Luna like a little adult. His words were sharp and cold.

“Your two children have their parents to love them. They live happily and joyfully. What about me? My mother isn't here. My dad openly admitted that I'm not his son the night before.

“I have no one to turn to here, yet you want me to get along with those two fortunate, happy kids. Do you think that's possible?“

Luna was extremely disheartened upon seeing the coldness in Neil's eyes.

She bit her lip and muttered, “Neil...“ “I'm not called Neil. I am Jake Landry.“

Neil said once again, “Luna...or perhaps I should call you Aunty Luna. Uncle Theo used to like you before. I don't hate you, too, since I've come in contact with you a couple of times.

“But I now know your true identity, and you know mine, too. You should be clear that my mother and I returned to Banyan City this time to seek revenge on you all.

“So, just save your hypocrisy and stop being pretentious. Please?“

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Hypocrisy. Pretentious.

Luna could not help but retreat a step back upon hearing those words. She bit her lips and looked at the child in front of her closely.

This was her own child, Neil.

This was Neil who, the moment he knew what happened, would take care of her and his siblings.

Luna was just concerned for her son; what she got in return was being called a hypocrite and being pretentious. She knew that this was not Neil's intention. He would only say things like this because he had lost his memory.

Her heart ached nonetheless.

Luna suppressed the urge to cry, and she tried hard to force a smile.

“Jake, I'm just being concerned for you. It's alright if you don't like it. Why do you have to say such hurtful words?“

The hurt in Luna's heart made Neil's heart stutter a little. A kind of emotion similar to heartbreak arose in his heart inexplicably, which made him a little annoyed.

Neil took a deep breath. “Luna, I've already said that my mother and I are here to seek revenge. If you want to use caring for me as a tactic to betray my mother, you're being delusional. Stop wasting your effort.

“I won't stay here forever either. A few days later, Joshua is taking me for a paternity test. I'll leave this place after that. I don't want to stay a minute longer with the Lynch family.“

Luna clenched her fists tightly. She bit her lip and said, “Why do you think that I have other intentions just because I'm concerned for you?

“Can't I just comfort a saddened, aggrieved child because he got envious and jealous of other kids being happy yet unwilling to join them?“

Neil furrowed his brows tightly upon Luna's words.

“Who are you talking about, being envious and unwilling to join them? I'm not! “

Luna smiled. “If I'm wrong, then why are you blushing and being all frantic?“

Neil's face blushed even redder.

“Leave. If you don't leave, I'll find a chance and bully your children! “

Looking at Neil's stubbornness, Luna sighed. Even if he lost his memory, he was still her son. No one understood him better than her.

She crossed her hands around her chest and sat down by the side. “You won't do it.“

Luna understood her son. Even if he had lost his memories, his kind-hearted character would not change.

“How do you know I won't do it?“ Luna looked at his face.

“It was raining heavily last night, and Joshua and I weren't at home. You were staying with them. Last night was a good chance for you had you wanted to d o something, so how could you have done nothing?“

Neil was instantly rendered speechless. He rolled his eyes at Luna. “I don't need to explain myself to you! “

Then, Neil immediately lay back down on the bed, faced the wall, and kept mum.

Seeing how he was ignoring her, Luna sighed. She took the blanket by the bed and draped it over him carefully before turning and leaving.

Before closing the door, Luna sighed and said, “I know that you think we're the bad people right now, but you think for yourself. Nigel and Nellie are the same age as you, and they've done nothing wrong to you. They wouldn't be able to do anything bad to you and your mother. If you were to become friends with them, other than gaining happiness, you'd lose nothing.“

Then, Luna shut the door and left.

Hearing the room door being shut behind him, Neil stared at the wall in front of him and sighed heavily. Actually, according to his mother's request, he should have taken action the night before.

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However, Joshua's face inexplicably appeared on Neil's mind.

What happened was...

On the night of Luna's birthday, when Neil went to look for Joshua, Joshua did not even seem surprised. It was as if he long expected Neil would turn out.

Neil did not bother saying much to him. He immediately picked up the knife and aimed it at Joshua's stomach. However, he could not do it.

He knew that as long as he did what his mother asked of him, Uncle Theo would not suffer that much anymore.

Neil also knew that Joshua, the man in front of him, was someone who had done something wrong to him. The scumbag who wronged his mother.

It would not be a pity if Joshua died. He deserved it. However, the moment Neil picked up the knife, every fiber of his being resisted him. In the end, he still did not stab Joshua.

Looking at him hesitating, Joshua laughed. “Why? You can't do it?“

Joshua smiled and looked at Neil. “But if I'm not hurt, you'll be punished, right?“

Joshua's calm look made Neil, who had the knife in his hand, tremble involuntarily.

Joshua chuckled. “I don't know what plans you have in the future, but I hope you remember that you owe me this time.“

Then, Joshua gripped Neil's hand and stabbed himself.

Neil's eyes widened. He looked at Joshua, releasing his hand from the knife.

Joshua's weak voice rang in his ears. “Remember, you owe me this. Now that you've hurt me, you can no longer hurt my family.“

Neil, at that time, was so shocked that he was rendered speechless. It was only after a long while did he frantically turn around and leave.

Thinking back about that day, Neil closed his eyes. He thought Joshua would report to the police or seek revenge, but he did not.

Even if he had almost died and almost did not come around, he still did not go after Neil.

It was like the incident did not happen after Joshua gained consciousness.

The night before, because Neil was angry at Joshua for denying his identity publicly, Neil decided to renege on their deal. He immediately picked up the knife and walked to Nellie.

However, a voice in his heart kept stopping him loudly, so...he still gave up in the end.

Neil closed his eyes and sighed. He was still not cruel enough. He was not worthy of being his mother's son. No wonder she did not like him.

Coming out of the kid's room, Luna returned to her room and took a shower.

She went drinking with Anne and Bonnie the night before, and later on, she was drenched in the rain. The smell on her body was unpleasant.

Coming out from the shower, her phone rang. It was a foreign number.

Luna furrowed her brows. She hesitated for a while before picking it up.

“My dear fiancée. Can't you recognize my voice? I'm your fiancé! "

Michael's disgusting and lecherous voice came from the other end of the call.

“I wanted to call you this morning, but the rain was too heavy, so I waited until the rain subsided to call you.”

Luna furrowed her brows and bore through the strong urge to hang up the call. “What are you calling me for?"

“Of course, there's something. " Michael's tone was rather cold. “I wanted to discuss with you our wedding date."

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Luna suppressed the detest in her heart. “Michael Lynch, I think you should be clear that our so -called engagement last night was only a ploy due to an emergency. I don't intend to marry you, and I don't want to discuss a marriage date with you either.“

“Is that so?“ Michael, on the other end of the line, chuckled. “But, Luna, the news of our engagement and the photos of you trying to kiss me on stage last night is all over the news. If you were to look at any news channel in Banyan City, you'll receive the notifications.“

Michael bawled out in laughter. “I 'll advise you to immediately meet me right now. Otherwise, I might tell the press how my fiancée is living with her fiancé's brother in the same house...

“Think about what that would do to your reputation.“

Luna squinted coldly upon hearing Michael's words. After a while, she bit her lip. “Address.“

Michael, on the other end of the line, started laughing arrogantly once again. “I'll be waiting for you at Bamboo Palace! See you there, darling

fiancée! “

Then, Michael hung up. Luna gripped her phone tightly, listening to the disconnecting tone, her mind thrown into chaos.

She turned on the news, and it was exactly like what

Michael had said. The headlines on all news channels online were about her engagement to Michael and the photos of them.

Some had even said that the engagement ceremony that night was a conspiracy between Luna and Michael. They wanted to embarrass Joshua at his engagement ceremony while asserting Michael's status as the Second Young Master of the Lynch family.

Luna felt doomed and helpless, looking at the news.

After a while, she simply got dressed and headed out straight away.

“Sir, Ma'am took a taxi to Bamboo Palace.“

Not long after Luna left, the butler knocked on the door and entered the study.

In the study, Joshua furrowed his brows tightly. Bamboo Palace? Who was she meeting at this hour?“

“There is also news from the men you sent to stalk Adrian and Michael. Adrian was still in the hotel, but Michael...

“He took a taxi to Bamboo Palace three minutes ago.“

Joshua narrowed his eyes. Luna was actually going to meet Michael? What do they have to talk about?

Joshua irritatedly put down the documents in his hands. He rolled his wheelchair and headed to the door.

“Get the car ready. We're going to Bamboo Palace.“

Half an hour later, Luna walked into Bamboo Palace with the documents she had already prepared.

The moment she entered, Michael stood up in the corner and yelled loudly, “My darling fiancée, over here! “

Instantly, all eyes in the restaurant were on Luna.

The patrons started discussing among themselves in hushed tones.

“I saw the news today. They said that this man is Joshua's younger brother. He even got engaged to Luna. I thought that it was fake news. Who knew...“

“How could she fall in love with such a perverted and lecherous-looking man?“

“You guys, I heard that they announced to the public that it was Luna getting engaged to Joshua. The photos were even of them both, but Luna suddenly changed her mind saying that she was getting engaged to Joshua's younger brother...“

“Joshua must've been so embarrassed...“

The sounds of discussions in the restaurant came in waves. Luna clenched her fists tightly.

She took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart and strode over to Michael.

“My darling fiancée, what took you so long?“

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Luna just sat down in front of Michael when he laughed. He sipped on his tea as he shot Luna a wink.

“The reporters have been waiting for you for a long time! “

Luna paused a little before realizing outside the floor

-length window of Bamboo Palace were a few paparazzi hiding in the dark,  taking  shots of them.

Luna furrowed her brows. “You called the paparazzi?“

“Of course.“ Michael smiled. “The status of me being the Lynch family's Second Young Master was reinstated by you last night, darling fiancee. You're so nice to me, and plus, you're my fiancée. Naturally, I'd want the whole world to know that we were on a date! “

Luna narrowed her eyes fiercely. She immediately drew the curtains.

“How despicable! “

Michael laughed. “Thank you for the praise.“

He leaned back nonchalantly, looking at Luna. “But, let me remind you that I am now your fiancé. You can simply insult me in any way you like, but all these in other people's eyes are just us flirting with each other.

“I, on the other hand, because you're willing to flirt with me, I'll treat you...“

Michael narrowed his eyes as he said in a low voice, “ I 'll treat you even better. I will not let go until our marriage.“

Luna narrowed her eyes tightly. She knew that he was threatening her. She took a deep breath and looked at the arrogant man in front of her fixedly.

“Michael, last night was an accident. You should know that better than me. Since the ruckus last night has already turned you into the Second Young Master of the Lynch family, known to all in Banyan City, from an illegitimate son with no standing, you shou1d've already gotten what you wanted.

“You don't have to pester me or call me your fiancé anymore. The engagement we had the night before doesn't count.“

Michael raised his eyebrows. “So it doesn't count just because you said so? Everyone at the ceremony the night before saw it!“

Michael took his phone out and showed her the photo of Luna standing on stage, about to kiss him the night before.

“This photo clearly shows how much you like me. You said our engagement doesn't count. What? Are you trying to tell everyone how much of a b*tch you are? First, you tricked Joshua last night, and now you're deceiving me?“

Luna bit her lip harshly. She took a deep breath and looked at Michael.

“Michael, there are things I do not want to put things too bluntly. If you insist on remaining my fiancé, sure. Do you think I won't be able to find out about all your other girlfriends? Do you want me to gather them all and come at you?“

Michael's face turned pale upon Luna's words. He furrowed his brows and said in a suppressed tone, “ How did you know about that?“

Actually, Luna knew nothing. She vaguely remembered Joshua saying that Michael was a scumbag who was going out with many women at the same time.

This sort of man should not be truly single at that moment.

Therefore, Luna deliberately took a bet and said such words. She seemed to have hit the jackpot.

Looking at Michael's frantic face, Luna took a deep breath and handed the documents she had prepared to him.

“This is the agreement I made to call off the wedding. If you announce the calling off the marriage amicably half a month later, I 'll give you two hundred thousand dollars.“

Luna did not want an irrelevant person like Michael to affect her work of helping Neil regain his memory.

However, she did not expect that Michael merely swept a glance at the documents and threw them aside.

“Two hundred thousand dollars? What do you think I am?“

Luna narrowed her eyes. “Then, name your price.“

”My price?” Michael sneered. ”I want half of Joshua's fortune.”