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Christopher's entire body stiffened when he heard this.
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As soon as he heard this, Jude sat up in alert. He quickly sprinted over and stared at Lucas intently. “ Tell me what you've found.“
Lucas could not help feeling pressured by the impatient look in Jude's eyes. He bit his lip and said, “Actually, it's only indirect evidence.“
He took out his phone and pulled up a video. “Sir, you were right. All the security cameras near East 2 gate had been deliberately destroyed and are unrecoverable, but Nigel was detail-oriented and noticed that there was a couple that had been taking a selfie video who walked all the way from another gate at the airport to East z gate.
“We found this couple and managed to get our hands on the video they took...and we found Mr. Smith and Hunter Quinn.“
With that, he pressed the play button.
Inside the video, a couple was chattering about their travel plans in Merchant City. Behind them, Jude appeared with a background and met up with a man in a flashy suit and stylish haircut.
The two of them conversed for a short while, then Jude handed the backpack to him. After this, he left.
As soon as Jude left, another man with a backpack arrived and waited in front of East z gate.
Unfortunately, because the video was too short, they did not manage to record any footage of Christopher
meeting with this other man.
Nonetheless, even such a short video was sufficient to tell the truth.
Joshua narrowed his eyes while watching the video.
“I 'm bringing this video clip to the Landry family now! “ Jude was so agitated that he clenched his fists. This was the first time he had even been tricked like this. “I want them to see what kind of person their savior Malcolm Quinn is! Will they still marry Luna off to a lying crook like him? Are they sacrificing her happiness?“
With that, he strode out the door and bumped into Christopher.
Christopher furrowed his brows and asked, “What's going on? Why are you so frantic?“
Jude quickly showed him the video and replied, “I'm heading to Landry Mansion! “
Christopher glanced at the video and nodded, “Yes, this man who came after you left was the one who had given me the fake grass.“
He let out a sigh and grabbed hold of Jude, preventing him from leaving. “What are you planning to do, Joshua?“
Joshua's eyes were still shut as he sunbathed with his IV drip still hanging next to him. “This evidence... still isn't sufficient.“
With that, he turned to glance at Lucas. “Have you found the person who impersonated Jude?“
Lucas fell into silence, then replied, “Yes, but...“
He let out a sigh. “He's already dead.“
Jude widened his eyes in shock. “Why are the Quinns so cruel?“
This man had only impersonated Jude to send the fake herb to Christopher. Did they need to get rid of him because of this?
Christopher, on the other hand, did not seem to be startled. “This is indeed what the Quinn family would usually do.“
As soon as he finished his sentence, Joshua turned to glance at Jude. “Do you still want to tell the Landry family the truth and get on the Quinns' bad side? “
The color drained from Jude's face, and he did not reply.
Even though he was impulsive sometimes, he was not an idiot.
Merchant City was the Quinn and Landry families' territory. Even someone as powerful as Joshua had to act carefully here, while he...
It was better that he tried not to cause any trouble.
Seeing that Jude was not moving, Joshua closed his eyes and said impassively, “Christopher, have you cleaned out all your staff?“
Christopher paused for a moment, then nodded. “ This morning, Luke's men switched out all the workers in the chalet, and all the original ones had been dismissed.“
As soon as he finished his sentence, Joshua's phone rang.
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It was Luke.
“I've caught him. Among the servants that had been dismissed from Swan Lake Chalet, there had indeed been one that headed straight to Quinn Mansion.
“I've already restrained him, and there are many messages in his phone that he sent to members of the Quinn family. My men are already on their way with him, and they should be arriving soon.“
Joshua murmured a reply.
After hanging up the phone, he stood up and glanced at Christopher impassively. “The second daughter of the Landry family is pregnant, and as both a skilled doctor and the son of Mrs. Landry's friend, aren't you going to visit her?
“Maybe you can even give her some medicine to protect the child.“
Christopher hesitated for a moment when he heard this. A split second later, he let out a chuckle and said, “You're right; I should pay them a visit.“
With that, he lowered his head to glance at Joshua, who was still lying in the rocking chair. “It's about time I visit Mrs. Landry for a follow-up. June had always been the one who went with me and brought the equipment, but now, she's busy taking care of your children...
“Are you willing to take up the task, Mr. Lynch?“ Joshua chuckled and replied, “My pleasure.“
An hour later, Christopher and two of his assistants in white coats and face masks entered Landry Mansion.
This was the first time Joshua had stepped foot into Landry Mansion.
The interior was decorated exquisitely, and when they passed by a hallway decorated with racks of morning glory, Joshua could not help frowning.
Morning glory...
He remembered that his Aunt Lucy used to love morning glory, and Granny Lynch used to plant them all over the garden, claiming that when they came into bloom, the spirit of Aunt Lucy would visit them.
To Joshua's surprise, Charles had planted these flowers in his house as well.
Was this a coincidence? Did he...do this on purpose?
Aunt Lucy had gotten pregnant before marriage because of him, and after getting married, she was tortured to death without a single part of her body spared.
All that, and Charles planted Aunt Lucy's favorite flowers all over his house. Was this a taunt?
As soon as he thought of them, a glimmer of malice shot through Joshua's eyes.
Christopher, along with Joshua and another assistant, soon arrived at Rosalyn's living quarters. She was weak and frail, so Charles had specially
arranged for her to live in a small wooden house in the backyard.
“Mother, you have to get well soon, " Luna's gentle voice rang out from inside the wooden house as soon as they stepped foot into the yard.
It had been a long time since Joshua heard her sound so gentle.
“Yes, " Malcolm's voice rang out as soon as Luna finished her sentence. “You have to get well soon so that my and Luna's wedding can be held as soon as possible."
Rosalyn's weak voice replied, “You don't have to wait for me to host your wedding; I don't think I'll ever get well at all."
“Don't say things like this." Malcolm let out a sigh and replied, “We're still waiting for you to name the baby in Luna's womb."
Joshua's expression darkened as soon as he heard this.
If his guesses were correct, and that Luna had faked her pregnancy to get him to give up on her...then why would Malcolm say something like this? Could it be that...
He furrowed his brows, quickly took out his phone and dialed the number that he had saved in his phone as Jude's.
The phone of the man standing before him started to ring...
Christopher froze in shock. “You're Jude Smith?“
However, the man that he had met at the airport, the one who had claimed to be Jude, was not this man at all!
Having grown up in a family of prestigious doctors, Christopher had been able to differentiate even the most minute differences between various herbs
since young. Therefore, it was impossible that he would misremember.
The man standing before him was not the one he had met at the airport at all!
What was going on?
Seeing the surprised expression on Christopher's face, Jude let out a sigh and closed his eyes. “We've been tricked.“
The 'Christopher' he had met with was not the real Christopher at all.
The 'Jude' that Christopher had met was not the real Jude, either.
Because of this, Jude had given the backpack that contained the Clinging Root to a fake Christopher, and the real Christopher had received fake herbs from a fake Jude.
Everything made sense.
“It seems like the man who impersonated Christopher is someone from the Quinn family.“ Suddenly, a frail man's voice rang out from the door.
Christopher and Jude turned around at the same time.
Joshua, dressed in a pair of gray pajamas, was leaning against the doorframe behind them, his face as pale as the wall next to him. “When I was on the plane...I guessed that something like this had happened as soon as I heard it, but...“
Joshua gripped the doorframe tightly and said in a weak voice, “I never thought Malcolm would resort to such lowly tactics like this.“
Christopher bit his lip and quickly helped Joshua up. “I 'll go to the Landry family and tell them the truth now! “
Everyone had been under the impression that Joshua had humiliated both him and the Landry family all this while, thinking that Malcolm was their savior!
Therefore, Christopher had to reveal the truth and win back justice for Joshua!
With that, he turned and was about to leave when Joshua stopped him. “I think it's best not to say anything before we have concrete evidence.“
Joshua clutched his chest and let out a few violent coughs, then said in a weak voice, ”They must've destroyed all the security footage at the airport, but we can still find other evidence.
”If you can't provide evidence to prove that Malcolm tricked both you and Jude...the Landry family will never believe you based on your claims.”
Upon hearing this, Christopher and Jude exchanged a look and gave up on their plan to travel to the Landry Mansion to tell them the truth.
”I'm sorry, ” Christopher said, sighing, as he pressed Joshua down onto his bed and removed the needle from his body. ”I shouldn't have doubted you. When I received the dried grass at the airport...I was so angry that I — ”
Joshua closed his eyes and leaned against the bed frame. ”Did Jim move out of the house?”
”Yes.” Christopher nodded. ”He was afraid that Heather would bully Luna, so he and Harvey moved back to Landry Mansion to keep an eye on things.
”He had bought this chalet just for June and me to live in, so we're still going to be living here. Don't worry about that.”
”Alright. ” Joshua closed his eyes and said in a barely audible voice, ”You should switch out the guards and servants working here.
”I have a friend named Luke Jones who has gained some power here in Merchant City. Tell Lucas how many people you want, and he'll contact Luke to appoint some reliable men to work for you.”Christopher froze for a moment, then suddenly understood what Joshua was talking about.
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Christopher could not help lamenting, “You're such a detail-oriented person, Mr. Lynch.“
It was clear that a spy from the Quinn family was working for him. Otherwise, how else could Malcolm have known about the Clinging Root and that Jude would be bringing it over?
Joshua opened his eyes wearily and glanced at Jude. “ Help me take care of Nigel, Neil, and Nellie. I have to get some rest now...“
With that, he closed his eyes and passed out.
Christopher let out a sigh as he wiped the sweat from Joshua's forehead.
This man...had extraordinary determination.
No ordinary person could wake up in seven days after falling off a cliff, much less fly to another country to attend a party. Not only that, but no ordinary person would be able to settle everything before passing out.
This determined man would one day become Jim's biggest enemy in the business market.
As soon as this thought crossed Christopher's mind, he could not help feeling worried for Jim.
Landry Mansion.
Luna vomited her guts out as she leaned against the toilet bowl.
The unborn baby in her belly was probably protesting after witnessing what she had done to Joshua and their three children.
Ever since she came back from the party, Luna's morning sickness was triggered, and she could not stop vomiting.
She held onto the toilet bowl and puked out everything in her stomach.
“Luna?“ Suddenly, a gentle, frail woman's voice rang out from outside the door.
“You haven't slept, have you?“ Rosalyn gently knocked on Luna's door, with Heather helping her. Even though she had been at home the entire day, she heard that something terrible had happened at the venue of the party.
Because of this, she was worried about Luna and enquired Heather about this.
After Heather's exaggeration, Rosalyn misunderstood and thought that Luna and Charles had gotten into an unresolvable fight, so she quickly made her way over and knocked on Luna's door to check.
Luna was puking so hard in the bathroom that tears were starting to fall.
She quickly freshened up and washed her face before opening her door.
“Mother, what are you doing up so late?“ Rosalyn walked slowly into Luna's room with
Heather's help. “I heard that you and your father got into a fight, so how can I sleep well knowing this?“
Rosalyn let out a sigh and grabbed hold of Luna's hand. “Please don't think your father is cruel for forcing you to cut ties with Joshua.
“He used to love the Lynch family. Granny Lynch had, at one point, been the person that he respected the most.
“However...after Lucy's death, the Lynch family didn't listen to your father's explanation at all and instead insisted on taking an eye for an eye. They killed your father's only brother, and because of this, your father started to hate their guts. You...“
Before Rosalyn could even finish, Luna suddenly felt her stomach turn. She quickly covered her mouth, stormed into the bathroom, and started vomiting again.
Rosalyn immediately grew concerned. “Luna, you—“
“I think Luna might be sick.“ Heather narrowed her eyes. “Why don't I summon a doctor, Mother?“
Rosalyn quickly nodded and replied, “Please go quick.“
Heather nodded and, just as she turned and was about to leave, she glanced into the room. When she caught sight of how Luna looked while she was vomiting in the bathroom, she could not help sneering.
After coming out of Luna's room, Heather gracefully picked up her phone and dialed a number.
“Congratulations, Malcolm, you're going to be a dad.“
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The Landry family had finally found out about Luna's pregnancy.
In the middle of the night, all of the members of the Landry family sat down for an emergency meeting.
Luna clutched the pillow that the doctor had given her to alleviate her nausea as she sat quietly in a corner, watching Charles and Jim fight.
“This baby belongs to Joshua Lynch, so we can't keep it! “ Charles remembered the way Joshua had kneeled with the three children at the entrance of the hall, begging Luna to return to his side.
Joshua clearly wanted to use the children to force her to return.
Luna was Charles and Rosalyn's daughter, and judging from how important Rosalyn's children mattered to her, Charles knew that Luna would be the same!
Just because Luna could abandon the three children and leave Joshua did not mean that she would do the same to the fourth.
As soon as he thought of this, Charles could not help narrowing his eyes and said, “Where's the doctor? Perform an abortion surgery right now! “
Heather furrowed his brows as she poured Rosalyn a cup of tea. “Father, the baby in Luna's womb is less than two months old. Why would you want a doctor to perform surgery when it can be settled with a pill?“
With that, she took out a small pill from her pocket and placed it on the table, a small smile playing on her lips. “If this child has to be terminated, then this pill will do the trick.“
Jim snickered and shielded Luna behind his body as he swept his cold gaze over Heather's face. “Why would you have something like this, Heather? Didn't you say you're a virgin?“
With that, Jim glanced at the pill, which had clearly been torn off a strip of identical pills, and said disdainfully, “Why is there only one? Where are the rest?“
Heather's expression darkened when she heard this. She bit her lip as tears rimmed her eyes. “What on earth are you talking about, Jim? This pill doesn't belong to me... I asked for it from the doctor when he left.“
With that, she turned and leaned her head against Rosalyn's shoulder pitifully. “Mother, look at what he said; Jim's always saying things like this to make fun of me.“
Rosalyn let out a sigh and gently stroked Heather's hair. “It's not the first time knowing how much your brother likes cracking jokes like this.“
With that, she turned to glance at Jim and said, “ Heather doesn't like it, so you shouldn't make jokes like this in the future anymore.“
Luna lifted her head to stare at Rosalyn's hand, still stroking Heather's head, but did not say anything.
Rosalyn felt Luna staring at her, and her hand stiffened in response. She turned around, and upon discovering that Luna was looking at her, silently shifted her body and removed Heather's head from her shoulder.
“How old are you? Don't act like a child.“ Heather saw Rosalyn's reaction in response to Luna's watching and pursed her lips in an attempt to coax Rosalyn while narrowing her eyes slightly.
Luna had just returned to the Landry family today, yet Rosalyn was already losing affection toward her.
If Luna stayed any longer...
She would eventually lose affection from all members of the family!
“I don't care where the pill came from; Luna needs this right now! “ Charles narrowed his eyes, picked up the pill, and placed it in front of Luna. “Luna, listen to me and swallow it.
“Since you've already returned to our side, you can't keep this child anymore because it belongs to Joshua.“
Jim furrowed his brows and glared at Charles. “Why should she get rid of this child? As long as she wants, she should be able to keep it! This is her right! “
Charles grew even more outraged upon hearing this. “I 'm not taking away her right to have children. It's just that this child belongs to Joshua, so she can't keep this child to reduce any interaction between her and Joshua!
“It's already enough that a daughter of the Landry family has borne three children for the Lynch family.
I won't allow her to give birth to a fourth ! ” Jim could not help sneering when he heard this.
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“Since a daughter of the Landry family cannot bear children for the Lynch family, then what about me, a child of both? Why didn't you kill me from the beginning, Father?“
The entire room fell into silence upon hearing this.
Charles glared at Jim and snapped, “What nonsense are you saying? You're becoming more and more outrageous every day! You didn't inherit any of your mother's gentleness and humility at all! “
Jim sneered. “You're right. I didn't inherit any of my mother's strengths at all, and instead, I inherited all of your worst traits. You shou1d've seen this coming, Mr. Landry. If so, why didn't you kill me from the beginning?“
“You— “ Charles was so enraged that his blood pressure soared, and he slumped down in a chair, his entire face scarlet with fury. “You disrespectful thing! Disrespectful!“
Rosalyn could not bear to see Charles like this, so she let out a sigh and glanced at Jim. “Jim, why do you have to say such provocative things like this? Your father didn't mean anything bad at all. The baby in Luna's belly...“
She lowered her head and said, “It's best to get rid of it. Otherwise, if it gets brought into this world, it'd be subjected to the same fate as you.“
Jim froze for a moment, then immediately understood what Rosalyn was talking about. He furrowed his brows and let out a scoff, then plopped onto the sofa without another word.
A split second later, Charles glanced at the untouched pill in front of Luna and said, “It's time to make a choice, Luna.“
Luna lifted her head and glanced at Charles coldly, then at the pill in front of her. She picked it up and said, sneering, “Are you asking me to kill my baby— my baby that survived against all odds—with a pill? I refuse to do so.“
With that, she tossed the pill into the trash can.
Then, Luna stood up and said, “I got pregnant with this child before I even returned to the Landry family, so none of you have the right to decide what to do with my child.
“Or I guess I should say, even I, the baby's mother, have no right to dictate this child's survival. The only person who can be the judge of that would be itself.
“If you think this baby's existence is a humiliation to the Landry family's reputation, then you can kick me out, Mr. Landry. Even if Joshua doesn't want me anymore, I don't have to return to your side anyway.“
With that, she turned to glance at a pale-faced Rosalyn as well as Heather, who was standing next to her. “I guess that since you already have your eldest daughter, you don't need your second one at all.“
Rosalyn's eyes widened when she heard this. She quickly stepped away from Heather, putting a small distance between them, and said anxiously, “Luna, you... How can you say something like that?"
Luna did not reply and instead strode upstairs.
As soon as she entered her room, however, one of the servants came to inform the rest of the family in the living room, “Master Landry, Master Quinn has arrived."
“Why would he come at a time like this?"
“He..." the servant fell silent for a moment, then replied, “He said that since Ms. Luna is pregnant with his child, he's come to admit his wrongdoing."
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Malcolm...came?
Luna's entire body stiffened when she heard the servants' conversation.
The servant said Malcolm had heard that she was pregnant, so he came to admit his wrongdoing.
With all the rumors swirling around, it seemed as though the child in her belly was Malcolm's.
However...
Luna knew it better than anyone that this child belonged to Joshua.
On top of that, when she reached Merchant City, Malcolm's legs had already been injured in his accident. The two of them could not have slept together at all, so what was Malcolm thinking, and why did he come?
“What does Luna's pregnancy have anything to do with Malcolm? What is he trying to admit to?“ Jim's eyebrows furrowed in confusion as he glanced at Luna. Then, he turned and looked toward the door.
“Do you think he will say that the child is his? The timing is not possible. Besides, how long has he been crippled?“
Jim's words made Charles frown. He then gave Jim a stern look and said, “So what if he is crippled? Six years ago when you were weak, didn't you sleep with another woman and bring the child home too?“
Having been prod with his weakness, Jim did not say anything in response.
Heather pretended to sigh in lament and said, “I always thought this child in Luna's belly is Joshua's. Who would have thought it was Malcolm's. This must mean that the two of them can get married immediately. It's only been a month since she found out about the pregnancy. If we claim that the child is preterm when she gives birth, then no one will find out that she had gotten pregnant before marriage.“
Heather deliberately emphasized the words, ' pregnant before marriage.'
The color drained from Charles' face.
In the past, Lucy, too, had gotten pregnant before marriage, and when he had married her, she was already five months along.
Not only was she subjected to verbal violence at the wedding, but she had also fallen into depression after as well.
If she had not received such backlash from the public, Lucy would never have left home and returned covered in injuries...
As soon as he thought of this, Charles made up his mind and ordered, “Let Malcolm in! “
He would never let his own daughter suffer the same fate as Lucy!
Sitting in the corner, Rosalyn watched Charles' expression and knew that he had probably been reminded of Lucy. She lowered her head and did not say a word.
It had been so many years...but she was still nothing more than a stranger that had been with him for most of his life.
She would never compare to the woman he truly loved.
Even though she had sacrificed her health to make him a potent drug to cure his emotional issues...she still did not matter to him at all.
When Luna rounded a corner and descended the stairs, she caught sight of Rosalyn's pale face.
She was more than familiar with the expression on Rosalyn's face.
Luna let out a sigh. Even though she had been upset about Rosalyn's intimate interactions with Heather just a few minutes ago...
She still could not help pitying this poor woman.
Luna walked over, sat down next to Rosalyn, and grabbed hold of her hand. Then, she said in a low voice, “What's wrong?“
Rosalyn shook her head, leaned her head against Luna's shoulder, and let out a sigh. “Nothing...“
“Mr. and Mrs. Landry.“
Malcolm soon arrived, escorted by a servant. As soon as he stepped foot through the door, he caught sight of Luna sitting next to Rosalyn.
He smiled at Luna, but she frowned and turned his head away.
She still remembered when she had rejected Malcolm's offer to get engaged backstage at the party, but... Malcolm had arrived at Landry Mansion because of the news of her pregnancy.
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Luna did not know what kind of expression to put on for Malcolm.
“Malcolm.“ Charles furrowed his brows and glanced at the man on the wheelchair with a stern look. “You said that you are here to admit your wrongdoing? What did you do?“
Malcolm sighed and turned to look at Luna's face, a small smile playing on his lips. “That's because the child inside of Luna's belly is mine.“
The entire room fell into silence upon hearing this.
Jim frowned. “When did Master Quinn pick up the hobby of randomly claiming other people's child as his? You're claiming the child in Luna's belly is yours, but Luna has been pregnant for a month now. A month ago, Master Quinn, you had just been in an accident that crippled you and caused plenty of other physical damages... Are you telling me you managed to get Luna pregnant in that condition?“
His rude comments silenced the whole living room.
Charles' eyebrows curled up with rage, and he shouted, “Jim! Where are your manners?“
Jim grinned. “I don't have any. My father never set a good example for me.“
“You—“
Seeing that the two of them were about to fight because of him, Malcolm smiled calmly and said, “ Master Landry, Jim, please don't fight because of me.”
He sighed and continued, “Jim's input was not unreasonable. Indeed, I hadn't been doing well physically a few weeks ago, but...“
He glanced at Luna out of the corner of his eyes and said, “Anything is possible, right?“
“Yes, it is.“ Heather pursed her lips and said, “Jim, you're too narrowed -minded. Even though Master Quinn's health had not been at his best, a sexual relationship between a man and a woman can be initiated by either party.“
With that, she lifted her head to glance at Luna with a triumphant look. “Am I right, Luna? Nonetheless, I still pity you. Normal people will control their urges when they see someone's body in that state, but I guess you like taking on a challenge.“
Luna's expression darkened all of a sudden.
Rosalyn sighed, gave Heather a light shove at the back, and said, “Don't joke about this. You are a virgin, so what do you know about things like this?“
Malcolm could not help curling his lips in a smirk when he heard this.
Heather, a virgin?
This was probably the funniest joke of the year.
When Heather and he were engaged, they had slept together plenty of times.
However, the fact that this woman managed to conceal her true nature for so many years was indeed very impressive.
With a deep breath, Malcolm raised his head and smiled at Luna. “Luna, can we talk about the child? I know you want to keep the child, but if you think we are not meant to be, and you're not willing to marry me... I do not think it's right to give birth to this child. I 'm sure you understand where I 'm coming from, right?“
As he spoke, he was staring right into Luna's eyes. Luna closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh.
A split second later, she stood up and pushed Malcolm's wheelchair out the door, heading to the small garden behind Landry Mansion.
The rain had stopped, and the air was filled with the smell of dirt that had been washed by the rainwater.
The two of them went to a corner of the garden that had no people milling about. Malcolm stared in the direction in front of him and said, “Luna, I don't know why you still insist on giving birth to Joshua's child, but...“ He turned his wheelchair around and grabbed hold of Luna's hand. “If you're willing to do so, I will take care of this child like how I took care of Nigel, Neil, and Nellie. I will take care of you too.“
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Luna's heart leaped when she heard this.
She pursed her lips and withdrew her hand from Malcolm's grasp. “Malcolm, I already owe you too much. I don't want to be indebted to you any further.“
Besides, she already had the feeling that Malcolm was different from the past. Even though he had come to Landry Mansion to help her, but...
That night, backstage, he had wanted Charles to persuade Luna into marrying him.
Furthermore, Malcolm rushed over as soon as he heard that she was pregnant.
Luna could not help feeling uncomfortable about this, but she could not seem to put her finger on what was strange about Malcolm's behavior.
“Luna.“ Malcolm let out a sigh and grabbed hold of Luna's hand once more. “You promised me that you'd marry me no matter what. I know it might be unacceptable for you that I wanted you to announce our engagement at the same time that you're announcing your return to the Landry family, but it's different now. You wouldn't want...“
He let out a sigh and continued, “You wouldn't want something terrible to happen to your unborn baby, would you?“
Luna could not help frowning when she heard this. “ Something terrible?“
“Yes.“ Malcolm sighed again. “You know that the Lynch and Landry families have been nemeses for more than twenty years now.
“Your father didn't manage to protect Lucy Hamilton, so much so that when she died, her entire corpse was mutilated.
“On the other hand, because of this, the Lynch family killed your father's brother, Colin, and his body was so disfigured that there was only a leg left.
“None of these pieces of vengeance can be resolved by one person, much less you. Your decision to not bring Nigel, Neil, and Nellie along with you was a right one, but...“
His gaze fell on Luna's flat belly and continued, “If Charles found out that this child belongs to Joshua... Even if he couldn't force you to swallow the pill, he'd still think of other ways to stop you from giving birth to this child.
“After all, it's very common for pregnant ladies to get into accidents or suffer a miscarriage from
eating something suspicious...isn't it?“
Luna's heart leaped into her throat upon hearing this. She pursed her lips and clenched her fists next to her.
Malcolm was right.
If a pregnant lady suffered an accidental miscarriage..there was no one to blame for it, was there?
Seeing that Luna seemed to be wavering, Malcolm sighed and continued in a calm tone, “However, if everyone thinks that this child belongs to you and me, then this would be a different story.
“I'm the savior that saved your mother and the Landry family. Because of this, they'll try their best to protect this child in your belly.“
Malcolm heaved another deep sigh and fixated his gentle gaze on Luna's face. “I know you don't want to get engaged to me so quickly...but Luna, I know what kind of person you are. You were willing to go through so much pain for Nigel, Neil, and Nellie...
“This time, you just have to push through and admit that we're in a relationship for this child. Are you still going to refuse?“
Luna closed her eyes as she tried to make sense of the feelings in her heart.
She knew that Malcolm was right. This was her only choice.
She was in Merchant City and living with the Landry family, so she could not leave here easily, and the Landry family would not let her go so easily either.
If something terrible, like what Malcolm had described, indeed happened...
Luna fell into silence for a long moment, weighing her options, before finally opening her eyes.
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“Alright.“
Malcolm was a detail-oriented man, and this was indeed the best way to protect this child.
After getting an answer from Luna, Malcolm was so excited that he hugged Luna from behind and said in a gentle tone, “Don't worry; I'll do my best to protect both you and this child so that your pregnancy and labor can go smoothly.“
Luna finally made up her mind when she heard this, and she nodded earnestly.
The following day, the news of Luna, the second daughter of the Landry family, getting engaged with Malcolm became the headline of all the news outlets.
Almost everyone in Merchant City had seen this shocking piece of news.
Some of them gave their blessings, some of them were surprised, while some people even questioned Malcolm's intentions of getting together with Luna in the first place.
Some of the reporters even interview Heather, the eldest daughter of the Landry family.
Heather let out an expression of impatience when faced with the cameras. “They've been together since the start; it's not something new. On top of that, Luna is now pregnant with Malcolm's child— “
Before she could finish her sentence, Heather feigned shock and clapped her hand over her mouth. “I didn't say anything! “
“Luna, the second daughter of the Landry family, is one month along in her pregnancy and has gotten engaged with Master Quinn! Both times they had gotten engaged were because of the child in her belly! Now that the Landry and Quinn families are getting together not only in work but in marriage, what will happen to Lynch Group in the future?“
The sound of the daily news blared through Swan Lake Chalet early in the morning.
Jude listened to the news about Luna and Malcolm's engagement on the radio under the morning sun while staring at the man before him.
At this moment, Joshua was sitting in a rocking chair with his eyes closed, basking in the sun. There was an IV drip next to him, with the cannula in the back of his hand.
Joshua's face was expressionless, as though the woman that had gotten engaged to Malcolm was not the one he had loved for many years but a stranger instead.
Jude, on the other hand, was frantic. “Joshua, you have to think of another plan. Otherwise, Luna will get married to another man! Aren't you going to do something about this?“
Joshua's eyes were still closed as he sunbathed. “ What can I do about this?“
If he had a plan, he would have employed it a long time ago.
Luna had abandoned him and the children in the pouring rain the night before. All of a sudden, she announced her engagement to Malcolm.
On top of that, she had even convinced everyone to play along with her act and claim that she had gotten pregnant with Malcolm's child so that Joshua would give up trying to get her back.
Joshua knew better than anyone what Luna's reproductive condition was like. A month ago, after having experienced the fire at Blue Bay Villa, Luna had suffered a miscarriage. Soon after that, she was kidnapped by Malcolm.
A woman that had miscarried less than a month ago could never get pregnant so quickly.
Therefore, the claims that she was pregnant were nothing more than a tactic to get Joshua to give up.
As soon as he thought of this, Joshua sighed and said, “Maybe I had indeed pushed her too hard.“
The more desperate he was for her to leave with him, the more it made her want to get away.
At this moment, she was even willing to pretend that she was pregnant with Malcolm's child to get rid of him. If he did not give up soon, she might even come up with something even more outrageous.
Therefore, Joshua decided not to look for her anymore so that she would not have to resort to even more desperate measures.
Jude rolled his eyes and was about to say something when Lucas strode in from outside. “Sir, I've found evidence of Hunter Quinn impersonating Christopher to trick Mr. Smith into giving him the herb.”