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Joshua's words made Luna blush an even deeper shade of red.

Luna pursed her lips and said in a voice so low that it was barely audible, “Actually...I just found out a few days ago.“

Logically speaking, she had only been pregnant for less than a month, so she was not supposed to show any signs of pregnancy. It was Bonnie who had seen how haggard she looked yesterday and brought her a pregnancy test kit this morning.

The results...

Luna was indeed pregnant. Even she could not believe it herself.

Because of the miscarriage she had...the only time she had some fun with Joshua was the night when Aura poisoned her.

Who would have thought she managed to get pregnant again just from that one night.

Six years ago, she tried everything, and only after two years of marriage was she finally pregnant with Joshua's child.

This time, it was practically effortless. Maybe it was all a part of God's plan. Perhaps God pitied their loss of a child and decided to bless them with the gift of another.

Luna's words made Joshua excited. He lowered his voice, inched closer to Luna, and bit down on her

earlobe lightly. “Luna, this is probably the only good news that I heard in a very long time.“

Granny Lynch's passing, and Adrian and Michael's plot to murder Granny just to steal the family inheritance...

Any one of these incidents could affect his mood for a very long time, but at this moment, Luna had finally brought him a piece of fantastic news.

Joshua could not stop kissing Luna's face. Finally, he hugged Luna tightly and sighed. “If only Granny Lynch could see this.“

Joshua's words made Luna's heart sink. She sighed and clutched his hand tightly. “Granny Lynch will see this.“

Joshua nodded, took a deep breath, and got into the car with Luna.

As soon as the both of them sat down in the car, Bonnie sent them a video. It was taken at the venue where Adrian and Michael were hosting the share - reallocation ceremony.

The venue was extravagant and decorated with flowers in full bloom, bottles of red wines, and champagne. They were also serving delicate pastries, and the whole place was luxuriously decorated.

It was planned to cater to thousands of reporters and guests, and each seat had pastries and a small gift prepared. Furthermore, all the seats had a black and gold name plaque of the guest. It was all designed with amazing detail.

Every tiny detail contained the effort that Adrian put in, and everyone could sense his excitement.

Joshua's expression darkened when he saw the video. He put down the phone and started driving immediately, making their way to the venue of the event.

Banyan City's most luxurious event hall was filled with people. Most of the reporters, celebrities and people from the upper class of the society in Banyan City were all invited to join this ceremony.

Adrian stood on the stage and interacted with the reporters with his charming, gentlemanly attitude.

“Mr. Adrian, although you've signed the contract with Mr. Joshua stating that he'll have to give up his part of the company share if he couldn't find any new evidence from the autopsy report, isn't it premature to organize this celebration even before the results have come out?“

“How is this premature?“ Adrian smirked and stared at the reporter who had asked this question.

“Joshua did an autopsy. In a way, it is an autopsy, but how I look at it, it's a humiliation to my mother's dead body! In reality, all the evidence has been presented, and he still wanted to do the autopsy. Have you ever seen a murder case with concrete evidence that was overruled just because of an autopsy? Joshua is a man with a sinful heart! So, today will be the day I honor the contract between us. He's bound to be the defeated party, and so I prepared everything in advance. Is that not the right thing to do?“

The reporter that asked the question frowned, feeling a little intimidated by Adrian's reply. ”But Mr. Adrian, it's always better to be safe than sorry. What if Joshua really— ”

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“That's impossible! “ Adrian scoffed and lifted his head to glance at the distance. “Guards, take this meddlesome reporter away! “

Before the reporter could say another word, the guards dragged him away.

Adrian stood motionless as he stared at the reporter's retreating figure and could not help pursing his lips in disapproval. “What a wet blanket.“

How could that reporter say something so dampening on such a joyous occasion?

With that, Adrian lifted his head to smile at the crowd of reporters before him. “Do any of you have any more questions?“

The reporters exchanged glances, but none of them dared to ask any further questions about Joshua.

“Mr. Adrian, how do you plan to reorganize the company after receiving Lynch Group's shares?“

“Do you plan to run the company on your own, or will you pass it over to your son Michael?“

“Do you think the company would become more profitable in you and Michael's hands as compared to Joshua?“

Sitting in a corner beneath the stage, Bonnie was so disgusted by Adrian's arrogance that she felt as though she would vomit at any moment.

She lowered her head to glance at the time. Why were Joshua and Luna not here yet?

If they could not make it soon, then she would leave. She had no time or patience to deal with scumb*gs like Adrian, who pretended to be knowledgeable despite having nothing in their brains.

All of a sudden, someone rushed onto the stage and whispered something in Adrian's ear.

Adrian's wrinkled face lit up with a delighted smile. He quickly dismissed the reporters who were interviewing him and summoned the company's higher management, as well as the lawyer who drew up the shares reallocation contract, onto the stage.

Finally, he dragged a still swollen-faced Michael onstage and declared into the microphone , ”Ladies and gentlemen, the star of our show has arrived !

”I received news from the police that the autopsy has been completed, and no new evidence was found !

”The fact is, I was right all along! Joshua's autopsy was simply an act of disrespect and disloyalty to his elder ! A person like this has no right to continue ruling over the Lynch family !”

Adrian grew more and more excited as he said this. ” Mr. Joshua has probably realized that his intentions could not escape my scrutiny at all and that there's no hiding anymore. Therefore, he has given up struggling, and he has arrived at the venue! "

Adrian let out an exhale and continued, ”Let us give a round of applause to welcome Mr. Joshua Lynch! Let us show this formerly powerful and influential

man in Banyan City some final respect and dignity! “

As soon as he finished his sentence, the crowd erupted into thundering applause.

Joshua strode into the venue with his arm wrapped around Luna and made his way until he stood before Adrian and Michael.

Adrian looked at Joshua out of the corner of his eye, then glanced at Luna.

Even though this woman was beautiful...was she worth Joshua's sacrifice?

The amount of money the Lynch family owned was beyond anyone's wildest dreams! However, it was about to be transferred into Adrian's hands because of this woman named Luna.

How could Adrian not be excited by this?

Adrian let out an exhale and tried to suppress the excitement in his heart. Then, he lifted his head to glance at Joshua. “Joshua, I'm glad that you kept to your promise and decided to proceed with the shares allocation.“

Joshua shot him an impassive look. “I, too, am glad that you prepared such an extravagant party to bid goodbye to your comfortable life.“

“What?“ For a moment, Adrian thought he had misheard Joshua.

Joshua let out a chuckle and enunciated carefully, “ Adrian, I'm not here to transfer Lynch Group's shares to you.

“I'm here to send you straight to hell.“

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The entire room fell into silence upon hearing Joshua's words.

Everyone, both onstage and below the stage, stared at Joshua in shock.

Adrian could not help letting out a chuckle when he saw how confident Joshua looked. He stared coldly at Joshua and said, “You're the one who brought a murderer along, yet you claim you're here to send me to hell? That's my job, but I haven't even started yet! “

He pointed at Joshua and snapped in an angry, contemptuous tone, “You two! One of you killed my beloved, most respected mother, and the other insisted on performing an autopsy to disrespect her corpse!

“The reason you did this is that my mother wanted to assign half of Lynch family's inheritance to Michael and me while she was gravely ill! You

wanted the money all to yourself, so you killed her before she could even amend the will. Not only that, but you performed an autopsy so that her corpse wou1dn't be whole again.

“Joshua Lynch, how dare you even bring up hell in front of me? If anyone is going to hell, it'll be the two of you cunning, deceiving scumbags! “

The crowd erupted into a flurry of activity when they heard this.

Everyone knew that Luna had killed Granny and that Joshua had insisted on performing an autopsy on Granny's body, even agreeing to let Adrian take over Lynch Group's shares if they could not find any new evidence, but this was the first time...

This was the first time anyone had ever heard the idea that Joshua and Luna were doing this to take the Lynch family inheritance for themselves.

A woman's gentle voice rang out through the room, “This is terrifying... Some people are willing to do anything for money.“

The person speaking was a young woman who appeared to be a reporter.

Her voice was so loud that everyone in the room could hear her clearly.

Joshua let out a faint smile, grabbed a microphone, and said, “You're right. Some people are indeed willing to do anything for money.“

With that, he turned to look coldly at Adrian. “Some people are so greedy that they'd even instruct their son to kill their own mother. How terrifying do you think that is?“

The color drained from Adrian's face when he heard this. He furrowed his brows and asked in a low voice, “What on earth are you talking about?“

“What am I talking about?“ Joshua sneered, then clapped his hands once.

Lucas immediately went onstage, clutching a laptop in his hands. Zach and Yuri followed behind, holding a few stacks of documents.

Lucas turned on the projector.

Joshua picked up one of the documents and said, “ Initially, I wanted my men to print these documents into booklets and distribute them to everyone in this room so that everyone can see for themselves what kind of person you really are, Mr. Adrian.

“What I didn't expect was that you invited every reporter and VIP to attend this share -reallocation ceremony today, and I couldn't print so many booklets in such a short time. Therefore, I apologize for the inconvenience. I guess everyone will have to look at the screen.

“Of course, if anyone doubts the authenticity of my documents, then feel free to come onstage and look through the original copies yourself.“

As soon as he finished his sentence, Lucas nodded, signaling that the presentation was ready.

Joshua instructed Lucas to click on the first slide. “If we want to look at Mr. Adrian Lynch's upbringing, then we should start from when he was twenty years old.

“My grandmother, Lydia Hamilton, had a daughter named Lucy Hamilton before she married my grandfather.

“Ms. Lucy was only three years older than Mr. Adrian, and she took care of him from a young age. However, she was much better than him at everything, and he was jealous of her. One year, she went missing trying to save Mr. Adrian, and when she finally returned to their side, she was already dead.

“However, Mr. Adrian never paid his respects to his sister ever."

Adrian stood in the corner of the stage and glowered at Joshua, his fists clenched. “Why should I pay my respects to a sl*t who got pregnant before marriage and humiliated the family?"

Joshua shot him a cold glare but did not reply. Instead, he ignored him and continued impassively, “Mr. Adrian met my mother Rianna when he was twenty-three and married her in the same year.

“However, in his second year of marriage, while my mother was pregnant with me, he got together with his current wife, Celia."

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“The two of them fabricated evidence to suggest

that my mother died during labor, but in reality...“

Joshua pointed at the witness statement that the doctor, whom Adrian had bribed, made. “It was Adrian who had bribed the doctor so that he could murder Ms. Rianna.“

The crowd erupted into a flurry of activity at this discovery.

Everyone stared at Joshua in shock.

Anyone in Banyan City who was more than a certain age would remember Joshua's mother, Rianna. Even though she was not from Banyan City, she had once been the most beautiful bride in the city.

After getting married to Adrian, she had helped him with a lot of stuff and even started her own business.

Even though it had been many years since her passing, every time anyone mentioned her name, everyone would lament her early death. Everyone thought that Joshua's intelligence in business was definitely inherited from Rianna.

However, no one knew that Adrian and Celia were the ones who had plotted Rianna's death!

Adrian furrowed his brows when met with the crowd's murmurs and hostile stares. “How do you even prove that I was the one who killed Rianna, all because of one doctor's word?“

“Of course I'm not going to rely on one person's word.“ Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and clicked onto the next photo.

It was a photo of a younger Celia, caught on surveillance tape.

In the picture, she was coming out of Rianna's ward dressed in a nurse's uniform.

Joshua turned to stare coldly at Adrian. “Let me ask you this, Mr. Adrian. Why would Celia, who isn't a nurse and has never possessed a nursing license, appear in my mother's maternity ward the day she died?“

Adrian froze in shock. He remembered that he had been waiting for Celia at home for many hours on the day of Rianna's death, but she did not return.

After that, she told him that she had been busy.

Adrian never knew that...Celia had visited Rianna on the day of her death. What had she been trying to do?

Was she spying on him because she was worried he would show Rianna mercy? How outrageous!

Seeing that Adrian was speechless, Joshua let out a chuckle and shifted his mouse to a photo of a soiled, bloody bandage. “When the coroner performed the autopsy on Granny's body, he managed to find something important. This is a bandage.“

Adrian glanced at the screen coldly. The bandage in the photo was so soiled that its original color was already unrecognizable.

Adrian rolled his eyes and sneered. “What is a bandage going to tell you? Are you suggesting that this bandage would be able to prove Luna's innocence and accuse me and Michael of Granny's murder instead?“

Joshua curled his lips into a smirk. “You're right.“ He glanced at Michael's right wrist.

His guess was correct. There was a missing piece from the bandage wrapped around Michael's right wrist, which had been replaced by a dressing of a different material.

Joshua stared at the oddly replaced bandage with a dark expression.

He wondered how hard Granny tried to rip off Michael's bandage from his wrist and swallow it.

Joshua could even imagine the satisfaction Granny felt when she ingested the bandage. She had hoped the coroner would be able to bring her real killer to justice even after she died...and she had succeeded in doing so.

Joshua, too, did not disappoint her.

He let out an exhale and continued clicking on the next slide. “This bandage is made from a special material, and only one person in Banyan City has ever used it.“

With that, he fixed his gaze on Michael, who tried to hide his right wrist behind his back. “This person is none other than Michael Lynch.“

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The color drained from Michael's face.

It turned out that that old hag had swallowed the missing piece from his bandage!

He had initially thought the missing piece fell off while the nurse was changing his dressing and even scolded the nurse for this. After all, this was a bandage made from a special material that only he would be able to use in the entire Banyan City. This was a symbol of respect!

However, to his surprise...the missing piece was inside Granny's stomach.

What a cunning old hag! She had to cause them trouble even after she died!

“This is a false accusation! “ As soon as he saw how pale Michael's face had turned, Adrian knew immediately that Joshua was telling the truth.

However, he still did not want to admit his defeat. “ Joshua, please don't think that you can frame Michael for murder just because you found some evidence like this! Michael has always been a timid, down -to -earth boy. He wou1dn't kill anyone, much less his own grandmother! “

With that, he shot Luna, who was standing next to Joshua, a cold glance and said, “How do you know it wasn't Luna who stuffed it into Granny's mouth before killing her to frame Michael? You two are cunning and deceiving; there's no telling what you'd do! “

The entire room burst into a flurry of activity once more.

If Luna had stuffed the bandage into Granny Lynch's mouth before killing her...then this would indeed be a cruel and heartless act!

“That's different,“ all of a sudden, a clear, child -like voice rang out through the room.

Everyone glanced in the direction of the sound.

A young boy in a white suit who appeared to be six or seven years old was standing in the corner of the room. He pushed his glasses up on his nose and said solemnly, “Ladies and gentlemen, I've looked at the concentration of gastric juice and gastric contents that were extracted from the bandage. If the victim had been forced to swallow the bandage before her death, then the contents within the stomach wouldn't be so stable at all.

“According to the data and lab values, it's clear that the victim willingly swallowed this bandage herself, and she did it so quickly that the killer himself didn't even realize it.“

With that, the boy crossed his arms in front of his chest and declared, “Therefore, Granny Lynch

wasn't forced to swallow the bandage, and the killer is none other than Michael Lynch.“

Everyone in the room started whispering about this sudden twist of events.

Adrian's face turned pale when he heard this. “You rascal! Whose child is this? Where is your guardian? How dare you talk nonsense like this? Get out of here! “

The boy chuckled. “My guardian went out to look for someone, and I'm just here for the show.“

He cleared his throat and continued, “Let me introduce myself. My name is Harvey Landry, and I'm six years old. I'm an avid reader of crime novels, and I 'm the vice president of the World Detectives' Association.“

With that, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “Why are you so desperate to get me out of here? Are you guilty?“

The color drained from Adrian's face.

Harvey adjusted his bow tie gracefully and was about to say something when a white-haired, middle-aged butler stormed into the room. “Master! Why did you run off again?“

As he said this, he picked up the boy in his arms, blurted out an apology, and quickly left the scene.

Even though he was being carried away, the young boy continued in a calm voice, “If you don't believe me because you think I 'm still a child, then you can always find a skilled coroner to confirm. No matter how many coroners you find, the outcome will be the same...“

His voice disappeared from the hallway outside the venue.

Bonnie frowned and adjusted her dress. Just now, the butler had bumped into her when he carried the boy out of the room.

As soon as she lowered her head, she discovered a jade pendant sitting near her foot. Even though she was not very familiar with jewelry, this pendant looked priceless.

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Did this belong to that young boy?

Bonnie furrowed her brows as she picked up the pendant and stuffed it into her pocket.

That boy had helped Luna and Joshua, after all. Besides, she remembered his face instantly. As soon as this was over, she would send one of her men to find him so she could return his pendant.

Meanwhile, on the stage...

Adrian and Michael were unnerved by the young boy's sudden statement, but Adrian was still unwilling to admit the truth. “How can we possibly believe a child's foolish claims?“

“In that case, would you like to listen to a certified coroner's conclusion?“ Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and clicked on a video.

It was a video involving several coroners together. Besides determining that Granny Lynch had indeed ingested the bandage of her own accord, the coroners gave another conclusion: the DNA

extracted from the blood on the bandage belonged to Michael.

Michael and Adrian's faces turned an even paler shade of white.

“Do you have anything more to say about this? Don't worry; I've already investigated all of this.“

Joshua clicked onto another folder and continued, “

According to my men's investigations, Michael wasn't at the hospital when Granny Lynch got murdered, but when he reappeared at the hospital an hour later, his clothes were stained with blood.

”When the nurse asked him about this, Michael claimed that his sutures had burst and stained his clothes. Unbeknownst to him, the nurse had stored his soiled clothes instead of disposing of them. We managed to find the clothes and compared the blood on them...and the blood belonged to Granny Lynch. ”

As soon as Joshua finished his sentence, the door was flung open.

A team of smartly dressed policemen strode into the room.

As soon as he caught sight of the policemen, Michael's face turned so pale that he looked almost transparent. He bit on his lip, turned to stare at Adrian, and said in a choked voice, ”I 've already told you that I don't want to kill anyone, but you forced me to put on rubber gloves and kill Granny and frame Luna for murder instead ! Guess what? Not only will I go to jail, but I might even be sentenced to death over that old hag's life...

”It's all your fault. It's all your fault... ”

Adrian furrowed his brows and stared at Michael, who was slumped on the ground in defeat, sobbing. Then, a cold expression crossed his face. He made his way over to Michael and knelt in front of him.

Slap!

Adrian raised his hand and smacked Michael right across his face as the crowd watched on. ”I can't believe you were the one who murdered Granny!

Michael Lynch, I shouldn’t have trusted you!

“Granny provided for you from a young age and treated you like her own grandson!  How dare you do something like this? I love you mother so much: how could I possibly have plotted her murder with you? ”

With that, Adrian stood up, his chest rising and falling rapidly in anger. “Mr. police, please capture this heartless man and sentence him to a punishment he deserves! Otherwise, this would be an act of disloyalty to my ancestors and, most importantly, my mother!

As soon as he said this, Adrian exhaled, turned around, and made his way to Joshua. He grabbed hold of Joshua’s hand sobbed, ”Joshua, I’m sorry! Daddy has falsely accused you!”

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Not only was Luna shocked by Adrian's actions, but even Michael, whom the policemen were handcuffing in the distance, was rendered speechless by this.

He never thought that even after obeying Adrian's commands to kill the old hag for the family inheritance...his father would betray him.

Not only did Adrian slap him while he was about to be taken away by the police, but Adrian tried to display his loyalty to Joshua!

Michael glowered at Adrian and yelled, “How dare you feign innocence like this? Everything I did was according to your plans! If it weren't for you, I wou1dn't have killed Granny! Mr. Police, please lock him up! He's the mastermind behind this murder! Lock him up! “

Adrian scoffed. “What nonsense! “

“I'm not talking nonsense! “ Michael was so outraged that he struggled free from the policeman's grasp, lunged toward Adrian, and started beating him up.

The stage erupted into chaos immediately.

Meanwhile, all the reporters beneath the stage sprang into action and started taking photos of the scene.

Adrian and Michael, father and son, turning on each other like this. This would be the perfect news headline!

The police went after Michael, but they had no choice but to take both Michael and Adrian away.

Ten minutes later, the room returned to peace once more.

Luna lowered her head and tidied Joshua's clothes, which had been tousled by Adrian's begging.

After having his clothes adjusted, Joshua reappeared on stage again and announced, “I'm so sorry you had to see this family drama unfold. Let me ask you this: does anyone still think that Luna and I were the ones who killed Granny? Does anyone still think I should give up Lynch Group's shares?“

The room fell into silence.

Finally, Bonnie stood up gracefully and said, “The police wouldn't have captured anyone if they didn't have concrete evidence like this. I don't know about any of you, but I don't believe that Joshua would plot to kill his own grandmother at all. What do you think?“

With Bonnie taking the lead, the guests in the room began to agree with her. Everyone started to praise Joshua's courage and intelligence, proving himself innocent despite Adrian and Michael's deceiving scheme.

The entire hall fell into peace once more. Meanwhile, in a small clinic outside Banyan City,

Aura stared fixedly at the TV screen. Her eyes were so wide that her eyeballs looked as though they would fall out at any moment.

How could this be? This was supposed to be Joshua and Luna's final public appearance ever!

How did they manage to escape just because of a bandage?

Michael was an utter failure!

All of a sudden, Aura's phone rang. She picked up the phone with shaky hands.

“Aura, I'm looking at the news in Banyan City right now,“ said a cold, female voice from the other end of the line. “Didn't you promise me that even if Luna didn't die, she'd be sentenced to a lifetime in jail? Is this your so-called perfect plan?“

Aura clutched her phone tightly and answered in a trembling voice, “Sis, I just... I didn't expect...“

“I didn't expect you'd be so useless either, “ the woman said curtly. “Jim and Harvey are already in Banyan City searching for that woman now. You'd better be careful.

“If he finds out what a bad job you did in Banyan City If the Landry family decides to punish you for this, even I won't be able to save you then.“ With that, she let out a sigh.

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“Initially, I wanted to help you, since we're sisters, after all.

“As long as Luna died, the real heiress of the Landry family won't be able to return, but now...

“It's all my fault. I already knew how incompetent you were, yet I still let you take on such a challenging task. Now, you have no other way of getting out... If Joshua comes searching for you, you won't be able to hide from him in Banyan City.

“Even though I'm your sister, I 'm too far away, and I can't help you much...“

Aura bit her lip when she heard this. “Don't worry, Sis.“

She narrowed her eyes and continued, “If I'm going to die, I'll drag Luna and her three rascals down with me! “

The woman on the other end of the line sniffed. “But Aura, I still want you to come home alive...“

Aura narrowed her eyes but did not reply. Instead, she hung up the phone.

When she hung up, the camera on the TV screen had shifted onto Joshua, who had one arm wrapped around Luna's shoulder tenderly. He was talking about hosting a memorial service for Granny Lynch.

The intimacy between Joshua and Luna made Aura feel as though thorns were pricking into her heart. She picked up something from the table and smashed it on the ground in anger. That b*tch!

How could that b*tch Luna find a way to surpass her every time? If it were not for Luna, she would not even become so jealous!

It was all Luna's fault!

Aura slumped down in the mess of shattered glass, panting.

The door was pushed open.

One of the clinic staff glared at her and snapped, “Do you know you just smashed five thousand dollars' worth of equipment? There are only five thousand dollars left in the prepaid account that Adrian left for us. Now, you've run out of money, and Adrian has been sent to jail.“

The staff stormed into the room and tossed Aura's belongings out the door. “You should get out, too! You're not welcome here! “

The road outside the clinic was covered in mud.

Aura's entire body was stained with mud, which made her look extremely dirty. She bit down on her lip, wiped her face, and stood up unsteadily.

When she was rescued from the ocean, Adrian had taken all her cards, cash, and even her phone, claiming that he would hold onto them for safekeeping, but Aura knew that he had probably used all her money.

The only thing she had with her was an old, barely functional phone and a few clean clothing.

This clinic was located in a rural area, and there was nowhere for her to stay.

A soiled, barefooted Aura walked along the muddy roads, clutching her satchel close to her. For every step she took, she cursed Luna and Joshua in her heart.

After God knew how long, a car pulled up next to her. It was a van filled with white flowers, with a woman at the wheel.

She caught sight of Aura and, thinking she was a woman who did not have money to hail a taxi into the city, took pity on her and stopped her van. “Hey, are you going into the city? Do you want to come on board?“

Aura furrowed her brows and glanced at the tan- skinned, freckle-faced girl with a slightly disgusted expression.

However...

The sun was about to set, and she had no money either. If she did not take this opportunity to return to the city, she would have to spend the night outdoors.

With that, Aura narrowed her eyes and asked, “ Where are you headed?“

The female driver smiled at her. “The grandmother of Joshua Lynch, CEO of Lynch Group, has passed away, and he's hosting a memorial service in her honor. I 'm bringing these flowers to the memorial service.“

Aura paused for a moment, then curled her lips into a devious smile. She immediately pulled the door open and got into the van. ”Well, in that case, thank you.”

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Lynch Mansion.

Alfred, the butler, was instructing some of the servants to decorate the venue.

A van arrived to deliver white flowers for the service.

A female driver wearing a cap and face mask got out of the driver's seat and handed the receipt of the goods to Alfred.

Alfred glanced at the invoice, then instructed the servants to confirm the order amount. As he was doing this, he frowned and glanced at the driver. “ Why are you dressed like this?“

The driver lowered her voice and let out a small cough. “I have the flu, and I heard that there will be many people here at the memorial service, so I didn't want to spread it to anyone.“

As soon as he heard this, Alfred took a small step back and maintained a safe distance from her.

The servants soon finished counting the vases of flowers. Alfred signed the receipt, handed the driver a payment slip, and directed her to the accounting department in the backyard.

Aura, dressed in a cap and face mask, turned and entered Lynch Mansion, clutching the payment slip.

The accounting department was located in the backyard.

Aura strode past the familiar living room, where the memorial service was held, and entered the backyard.

As soon as she stepped foot into the yard, she caught sight of Joshua and Luna.

She immediately ducked into a corner of the hallway and held her breath.

At this moment , Joshua was sitting Luna down in a chair and gently tickled her nose in a somewhat helpless fashion. ” Since you're pregnant now, you shouldn't be out and about. You have to take care of yourself. You've already been so exhausted lately.”

The medicine that Dr. Janet had given her to fake her illness so that they could obtain the antidote for Granny was more than damaging enough. At that time, Dr. Janet had advised Luna to take great care of her health after this.

However, before Luna got the chance to rest, Granny fell gravely ill, and she had spent numerous sleepless nights in the studio, helping the children make Granny a piece of jewelry before she passed.

Soon after that, Luna was brought into jail, where she discovered she was pregnant...

Joshua knew that Luna needed plenty of rest. However, Luna shook her head gently. ”I want to pay my respects to Granny. It's like what you said: We can't turn back time to save the people who died, but the only thing we can do is pay respects to them in the form of a memorial service.”

Joshua let out a sigh, then reached out his hand to gently stroke Luna's rosy lips. ”We have Alfred and Lucas to take care of this, so you can relax. Lynch family has excellent butlers, and we don' t need to put in so much effort for everything.“

With that, he pressed a kiss onto Luna's forehead and said, “I 'll ask the driver to send you home in a while. I'll come home a bit later today.“

Luna raised her eyebrows and glanced at the sky, which had already turned dark. “Do you still have other stuff to tend to?“

“Yes.“ Joshua chuckled. “But it's not pertaining to the memorial service.“

Luna furrowed her brows and looked at him questioningly.

“Adrian has confessed everything: Aura was the one who had plotted this murder for him.“

Luna's entire body froze when she heard this. “Aura is...still alive?“

“Yes.“ Joshua stood up and gazed at the calm lake ahead with a cold expression. “That day, when she jumped off the bridge, I was afraid she'd be rescued —since she's a good swimmer—and ordered my men to stand guard at sea. I forbade any ships to enter the waters near the bridge for 24  hours, but...“

Joshua let out a bitter smile. “Adrian used his status as my father to threaten the guards and save Aura. “

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“My father...has never fulfilled his responsibility of a father, and instead, always backstabbed me.“

With that, he turned around and added, “Still, there is one piece of good news: he finally confessed the location where he had hidden Aura. I'm bringing my men to find her in a while.“

Luna paused for a moment, then nodded. “Please be careful.“

Joshua curled his lips and murmured a reply. Then, he helped Luna up from her chair and said, “You should go back home with the children and get some rest. I 'm guessing that Aura must've seen the news about Adrian's capture, and she must be trying to escape.

“However, that place is rural and desolate, and she can't have gone far. It's just that it might take some time to find her, so please don't wait for me.“

Luna murmured in approval, then stood up and walked out of the yard with Joshua's help.

It was getting late.

After sending off the final florist's van, Alfred suddenly caught sight of a van that had yet to leave.

It had already been so long since he told the female driver where to get her payment, so why was she still here? Did she get lost?

Alfred passed on his tasks to a servant and left to find the driver himself.

This woman had been working with Lynch Mansion for a long time, and she frequently stopped by to deliver flowers. She must have been familiar with the layout of Lynch Mansion at this point, so how could she get lost?

As soon as he stepped foot into the hallway, he caught sight of the woman standing in the corner. He furrowed his brows and patted Aura's shoulder. “Hey, what are you doing here, looking so suspicious?“

Alfred's voice was loud, so Joshua and Luna, who had just been about to leave, heard this. Joshua frowned and immediately turned to glance alertly in their direction.

Alfred was standing in the corner, nagging a woman dressed entirely in black and wearing a cap and face mask. “You've already been here many times, so how can you not know where the accounting department is? Why didn't you retrieve your money? What are you doing, standing here like this?“

The woman lowered her head and replied in a hoarse voice, “I got lost. The décor today looks different than before...“

Alfred rolled his eyes at her, then turned to show her the way. “We just added some decorations for the memorial service today, but you're already confused by this?

“If it weren't for the fact that you've worked with us for a long time now, I would've thought you were a spy here to steal information! “

Aura's entire body froze when she heard this. After a moment, she let out an awkward laugh. “How can that be? Maybe I 'm a little confused from my flu, so I got lost...“

Alfred continued to reprimand her as he took her in the right direction, passing by Joshua and Luna.

“Sir, Ma'am, “ he greeted obediently as he passed by. With that, he turned and glanced at the woman behind him with a frown. “Please remember these two people. They'll be the owners of Lynch Mansion from now on. This is Sir, and this is Ma'am.“

A glimmer of malice flashed through Aura's eyes when she felt Joshua and Luna's proximity. She clenched her fists in anger.

If she had not overheard Joshua saying that he would send Luna home and come for her himself...she would take out her hedge trimming scissors, which she had used to kill the actual driver, and stab it into Luna's throat right this moment!

However, she had no choice but to bear this agony and greeted them in a low, hoarse voice, “Hello, Sir, Ma'am.“

With that, she turned and followed Alfred to the backyard where the accounting department was.

Joshua remained motionless and watched the woman leave. However, he could not help but frown when he noticed her clenched fists. “Wait— “