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On the other end of the phone, Neil sat on a bench by the roadside as his gaze was fixed on the leaving ambulance. "Congratulations," came his dull response.

Although Mommy and Nellie were saved in the end, he still felt guilty.

He did not expect that Aura would be so cruel to Nellie.

If it was not for him, if he had not asked Nellie to reunite with that trash of a Joshua, this might not have happened.

Thinking about this, Neil's mood soured.

Not noticing his glum expression, the two security guards still excitedly announced the good news, " Thanks to you, we can report for work at the Lynch Group tomorrow! "

"If you need help in the future, just tell us!"

Work at the Lynch Group? Neil's eyes lit up at that.

He needed an inside man in the Lynch Group, after all!

The hospital.

Joshua gently pushed open the door of the ward, and Luna turned her head when she heard the door opening. She subconsciously frowned at the sight of him.

Eyeing the sleeping Nellie on the bed, she turned her head and raised a finger to her lips before she got up and walked out of the ward.

"How is she?" asked Joshua in a hushed voice as he stood in the corridor.

"The doctor said it's an extreme response to fear. She took her medicine and fell asleep." Luna scrunched her eyebrows slightly and glanced at his tightly bandaged palm. "How's your wound?"

"It's fine." The man looked at her. "Thank you."

Regardless of her purpose, she did use her life to protect Nellie, and he saw it with his own two eyes.

She deserved his gratitude.

"There is no need to thank me." Luna looked at him with cold eyes. "I am a servant in charge of caring for Nellie. These are just things I should do. As Nellie's father, what you should do now isn't to come here and thank me, but to investigate the person behind the accident."

Her eyes were cold.

Joshua interrupted her faintly, "The accident is still under investigation. We can't conclude it was intentional. Maybe it was an accident."

Subconsciously, he did not want to believe that this incident was premeditated.

"Accident?" Luna sneered, "Do you believe it was an accident? What a coincidence. There are so many people in the amusement park. It broke down right when Nellie and I reached the top, and it just so happened that the door of the car we were in broke off!

“Also, the professional rescue team in the amusement park just happened to be on vacation today. To top that off, the rest of the staff weren't trained to maintain and fix the Ferris wheel. So many coincidences! Do you truly think it was an accident?"

"Or...“ She looked at him, her eyes colder than winter. “Do you want to protect the person who wanted your daughter to fall from a height of nearly a hundred meters, to her death?

“If I didn't accompany Nellie on the ride today, do you know what would've happened? She's only six years old, and yet she's put through so much like this! “

Her every word pierced through his heart like a dozen needles and sharp swords.

He stared at her coldly, silently.

His expressionless face was the last straw.

Her emotions pent-up the entire day overflowed as she collapsed in a scream, "If you only want to protect that person, only care about her, why bother reuniting with your daughter?!

“Since you can't take good care of your daughter, I advise you to return your daughter to her biological mother as soon as possible! "

Her words made Joshua's eyes widen in rage.

In the next second, she was flung against the wall with his hand on her neck.

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Luna's back hit the cold hard wall, and she grimaced at the impact.

Joshua squeezed her neck as his eyes flashed coldly. " You're just a servant who deliberately cares for

Nellie to please me. Who do you think you are?

“I 'm very grateful for your actions today, but this doesn't mean that you can comment about the matters between me and my ex-wife. In this world, no one can talk to me like this except for Nellie's biological mother! "

The man's grip on her neck tightened, and Luna's face turned purple from the lack of oxygen.

A moment later, when she was about to faint, the man released his hand. "Remember yourself! "

”Ahem, ahem.”

Finally breathing fresh air, Luna collapsed on the ground weakly as she clutched her neck and coughed.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Aura's lazy voice sounded in the corridor. Luna raised her head subconsciously.

In front of her, Aura wore a red dress as her dainty feet stepped on seven -centimeter-high heels. She looked down at her on the ground proudly. "Sure enough, beautiful women are rotten inside. You deliberately planned the scene today, acting as the saviour. You want Joshua to be grateful to you. Your plan was good, but I saw through you!"

"Aura, what are you talking about?" asked Joshua coldly, brows furrowed tight.

The air in the corridor suddenly became cold. "I said that she, this maid, planned the whole

incident so that you and Nellie would be grateful to her, “ Aura sneered at Luna and then hooked her arm around Joshua's. "I can understand her: she's just trying to use her position to gain some benefits for herself, but she's too daring.

“If something truly happened to Nellie today..." Aura pretended to be sad and placed a palm over her heart. "The accident today really scared me to death! "

"Bu11sh*t! " Luna gritted her teeth, stood up angrily, supported herself on the wall, and stared at Aura ferociously.

It was obvious that Aura planned everything. She had yet to hold her accountable, and that woman tried to push all the blame onto her?

“It's true! " Seeing that no one believed her, Aura took out a document and explained, "After the accident today, I felt like she was related to it somehow, so I went to retrieve the call records and internet records from Blue Bay Villa from last night to this morning."

She opened the file and pointed out one of the numbers as she talked, "Look, this number contacted Luna last night. And when something happened to Nellie today, this signal appeared in the main control room of the Ferris wheel! "

Joshua frowned and took the file.

Indeed, as Aura said, that number contacted Luna yesterday, and it appeared in the main control room when the accident happened.

He raised his eyes and looked at Luna sharply. "How do you explain this?"

Luna's hands balled into fists at her side, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

The number they mentioned belonged to Neil.

Last night, Neil called her and told her not to let Nellie go to the amusement park. This morning, because he was worried about them, Neil rushed to the amusement park and ran to the main control room when they had an accident...

She could not say any of that, however.

The woman's hand clenched and loosened, loosened and clenched.

Extreme hatred and anger swept over her. She gritted her teeth, but she could not refute Aura's accusations!

"You have nothing to say, right? " Aura sneered and flipped a page of the document. "I also investigated the records of Luna's Internet access last night. Look—she spent a long time last night searching for various accidents that may occur in an amusement park."

Luna gritted her teeth.

She searched those to protect Nellie, but she had no way of refuting her accusations!

"Joshua." Aura sighed sadly. "I knew this woman had bad intentions a long time ago, but because

Nellie liked her, I didn't watch out for her. I didn't expect...

“It's all my fault. If I saw through her kind facade earlier, maybe Nellie wouldn't have to suffer like this... It's all my fault..."

"Luna."

Joshua threw the file directly on Luna. " How do you explain all this?"

The heavy documents hit her thin body.

Luna stretched out her hand and grasped the wall behind her tightly.

All this information that Aura found was real.

Her whole body trembled, and she had the urge to rush over to Aura, grind her bones to dust, and spread them in the wind.

She must suppress her anger... She must calm down!

Getting infuriated and arguing with her would only make Joshua feel that she was angry because her evil plan had been exposed.

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Luna's back hit the cold hard wall, and she grimaced at the impact.

Joshua squeezed her neck as his eyes flashed coldly. " You're just a servant who deliberately cares for

Nellie to please me. Who do you think you are?

“I 'm very grateful for your actions today, but this doesn't mean that you can comment about the matters between me and my ex-wife. In this world, no one can talk to me like this except for Nellie's biological mother! "

The man's grip on her neck tightened, and Luna's face turned purple from the lack of oxygen.

A moment later, when she was about to faint, the man released his hand. "Remember yourself! "

”Ahem, ahem.”

Finally breathing fresh air, Luna collapsed on the ground weakly as she clutched her neck and coughed.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Aura's lazy voice sounded in the corridor. Luna raised her head subconsciously.

In front of her, Aura wore a red dress as her dainty feet stepped on seven -centimeter-high heels. She looked down at her on the ground proudly. "Sure enough, beautiful women are rotten inside. You deliberately planned the scene today, acting as the saviour. You want Joshua to be grateful to you. Your plan was good, but I saw through you!"

"Aura, what are you talking about?" asked Joshua coldly, brows furrowed tight.

The air in the corridor suddenly became cold. "I said that she, this maid, planned the whole

incident so that you and Nellie would be grateful to her, “ Aura sneered at Luna and then hooked her arm around Joshua's. "I can understand her: she's just trying to use her position to gain some benefits for herself, but she's too daring.

“If something truly happened to Nellie today..." Aura pretended to be sad and placed a palm over her heart. "The accident today really scared me to death! "

"Bu11sh*t! " Luna gritted her teeth, stood up angrily, supported herself on the wall, and stared at Aura ferociously.

It was obvious that Aura planned everything. She had yet to hold her accountable, and that woman tried to push all the blame onto her?

“It's true! " Seeing that no one believed her, Aura took out a document and explained, "After the accident today, I felt like she was related to it somehow, so I went to retrieve the call records and internet records from Blue Bay Villa from last night to this morning."

She opened the file and pointed out one of the numbers as she talked, "Look, this number contacted Luna last night. And when something happened to Nellie today, this signal appeared in the main control room of the Ferris wheel! "

Joshua frowned and took the file.

Indeed, as Aura said, that number contacted Luna yesterday, and it appeared in the main control room when the accident happened.

He raised his eyes and looked at Luna sharply. "How do you explain this?"

Luna's hands balled into fists at her side, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

The number they mentioned belonged to Neil.

Last night, Neil called her and told her not to let Nellie go to the amusement park. This morning, because he was worried about them, Neil rushed to the amusement park and ran to the main control room when they had an accident...

She could not say any of that, however.

The woman's hand clenched and loosened, loosened and clenched.

Extreme hatred and anger swept over her. She gritted her teeth, but she could not refute Aura's accusations!

"You have nothing to say, right? " Aura sneered and flipped a page of the document. "I also investigated the records of Luna's Internet access last night. Look—she spent a long time last night searching for various accidents that may occur in an amusement park."

Luna gritted her teeth.

She searched those to protect Nellie, but she had no way of refuting her accusations!

"Joshua." Aura sighed sadly. "I knew this woman had bad intentions a long time ago, but because

Nellie liked her, I didn't watch out for her. I didn't expect...

“It's all my fault. If I saw through her kind facade earlier, maybe Nellie wouldn't have to suffer like this... It's all my fault..."

"Luna."

Joshua threw the file directly on Luna. " How do you explain all this?"

The heavy documents hit her thin body.

Luna stretched out her hand and grasped the wall behind her tightly.

All this information that Aura found was real.

Her whole body trembled, and she had the urge to rush over to Aura, grind her bones to dust, and spread them in the wind.

She must suppress her anger... She must calm down!

Getting infuriated and arguing with her would only make Joshua feel that she was angry because her evil plan had been exposed.

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Luna had to; she had to calm down!

Luna took a deep breath and looked up at Joshua, her voice trembling slightly, "If I said I searched for the dangers that could appear in the amusement park yesterday in fear something might happen to Nellie, would you believe me?"

Aura sneered, "But what about that number?"

Luna gritted his teeth and resisted the gushing hatred and anger. "That number...belonged to a friend of mine. He knew I was going to the amusement park, so he could take care of me in case something happened."

She looked at Joshua and tried to make herself sound as sincere as possible.

Joshua frowned slightly. "Call your friend, and I 'll ask him personally."

"He won't come." Luna's lips trembled. "I won't admit to such accusations, and my friends don't need to explain themselves on my behalf."

She closed her eyes and said in a cold voice, " Everything I did today, whether it was premeditated, or was it just to please Mr. Lynch? I think Mr. Lynch would know better than me.

“In my eyes, Nellie is more important than Mr. Lynch."

Her words made Joshua frown, but the scene of her on the Ferris wheel when she angrily tried to push him out flashed before his eyes.

Back then, she mistakenly thought that Nellie was dead. He still shivered when he remembered the anger and hatred in her eyes.

"Who'd believe you?"

Seeing Joshua hesitate, Aura rushed up quickly and stood in front of the two, blocking their gazes from meeting.

“You and Nellie aren't related. Why are you so nice to her? Isn't it because you fell in love with Joshua and his wealth? I've seen a lot of lowly women like you, wanting to fly to the top of the social hierarchy with marriage..."

Aura kept inciting Joshua, eager to convict Luna.

She knew that Joshua was very much capable of investigating the matter and finding out it was her if she did not push the blame onto Luna!

Unexpectedly, Luna suddenly calmed down.

She raised her head, her eyes cold as her voice as she retorted, “You want to convict me with just a phone number and my web browser history? Since Ms.

Gibson can slander me with my call and chat records, then I want to see her call log and website browsing records over the past two days. I believe that's reasonable, don't you think so?"

She did not believe Aura would not have any slip-ups!

Luna was determined. If she fell, she would drag Aura with her!

Taking a deep breath, she raised her eyes to look at Joshua. "Can Mr. Lynch help me? Maybe Ms.

Gibson's calllog and browsing records are more exciting than mine."

Aura's face suddenly turned pale.

She glared at Luna. "Want to drag me down with you? Dream on! Who'd want to hurt Nellie? Well, I won't! "

She turned her head and glanced at Joshua. "Joshua, you don't really want to investigate me because of this woman, right?"

Joshua leaned against the wall gracefully. He glanced at Aura lightly, took out his cell phone, and dialed a number. "Go and find out—“

Before he could finish speaking, Aura grabbed his phone out of his hands.

"Joshua! " Aura's face was pale. "Are you suspicious of me!? It's impossible. I 'd never do something like this! I'm Luna's real sister! I'm Nellie's aunt!"

It was better when she did not mention that she was Luna's younger sister, but she already did...and Luna could no longer hold back her anger.

She stared at Aura firmly and goaded, "If you're really innocent, what are you afraid of?"

"I...I'm not afraid!" Aura panicked slightly.

No, she could not risk Joshua discovering her plan!

"That's enough!" Joshua's cold and stern voice interrupted the dispute between the two women.

He walked up to Aura and snatched his phone back roughly.

Luna said quickly, "Mr. Lynch, I believe you're a smart man. From her reaction, you should be able to tell who is lying, right?"

Joshua glanced at Aura, his voice cold, "I'll investigate this issue thoroughly and find out who wants to harm Nellie."

"Joshua..." Aura instantly turned pale. "You... don't you believe me?"

Joshua looked at her coldly and said nothing. Aura gritted her teeth and grasped Joshua's arm,

pouting. " But I'm Nellie's aunt! How could I harm her..."

Joshua pulled himself out of her grasp, his voice was low, sounding stern and forbidding, "We'll talk about this later."

"But..."

The man turned his head and looked at Aura indifferently. "Who gave you the courage to track down the communication records and network signals of Blue Bay Villa without my authorization?"

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Aura's face turned pale.

She just wanted to find some evidence to push all the responsibility on Luna, but she forgot that there was not only Luna's signal in Blue Bay Villa but also Joshua's!

"That's right, " Luna leaned against the wall as sarcasm oozed from the corner of her lips. " Although Mr. Lynch's mobile phone signals are encrypted, if one or two of them were and it just happened that you monitored it, and the data somehow gets leaked... The ensuing loss may amount to hundreds of millions."

Aura's face paled instantly.

"Joshua, I... I won't sell your information, ever! I was just...just too anxious. I wanted to find evidence of Luna's plan, so..."

Looking at Aura's panicked expression, Luna's lips raised in a sneer. Just as she was about to say something, however, Nellie's voice drifted out from the ward.

"Auntie..."

As soon as her daughter called, Luna dropped everything and pushed open the door to the ward and went inside.

That left only Joshua and Aura in the corridor.

"Joshua..." muttered Aura with a pout in an attempt to lower his suspicions of her. "I was wrong..."

“It's not the time to apologize yet." Joshua glanced a t her indifferently. "When the results of the investigations are released, and if it's the same as what Luna said, implying you're responsible for the incident today, you know the consequences."

With that, the man turned around and strode into the ward.

Bang ! The door to the ward slammed shut audibly.

Aura stood in the corridor, and as she stared at the closed door, her chest heaved in anger.

She was so convinced that her plan was fool-proof, but not only was the little b*stard still alive, but that accursed maid one-upped her!

She was so angry that she kicked the bench with all

her strength.

'Just you wait! '

"Were you quarreling outside just now?"

As she laid on the hospital bed, the pale little girl glanced at Luna and then at Joshua. "You were so noisy."

"Sorry."

Joshua came toward her and raised his hand to hold Nellie's. "It's Daddy's fault."

"Daddy." Nellie looked at him and forced a smile. " Don't make me go out with that fierce aunt again in the future, okay? I almost died today..."

Looking at the little girl's haggard appearance, Joshua felt a pang in his chest. "Okay, I won't force you again."

“Yay!" The little girl nodded.

"Also, Auntie is a good person, and she cares about me the most. Don't treat her badly in the future, okay?"

Joshua pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Okay.

"Thank you, Daddy." Nellie smiled weakly; her complexion still pale. She stretched out a slender hand, grabbed Joshua's hand in one, Luna's hand in the other, and then gently put their hands together.

"From now on, you'11love each other and stop quarreling! "

Joshua frowned, glanced at Luna calmly, and said nothing.

The man's big hands were dry and rough, warm enough to make her heartbeat increase.

Luna instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand, but before she could do so, Joshua's big hand covered it, holding both her hand and Nellie's hands at once.

“I promise."

After Nellie woke up, the doctor gave her a simple check, and after ensuring she was all right, she discharged her from the hospital.

Perhaps it was because of guilt that Joshua held Nellie tightly all the way home from the hospital, and he even ate dinner with her.

After dinner, he personally walked her to her room.

Although Nellie had always wanted to get along with him, the way he expressed his feelings was all too... stressful for her.

For the little girl, this was the first time when apart from going to the toilet, she was always held in her father's arms.

She felt slightly suffocated. "Daddy, I'm really fine."

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As she laid on the little pink bed, Nellie blinked her big eyes and looked at the man earnestly. "You've been with Nellie for a long time, and it's time to go to work. Just ask the Auntie to come over and tell me a story!"

Joshua took the storybook. “I can tell a good story." Nellie was flabbergasted.

"You lie! I've heard your stories before!" The little girl stretched out her hand and shook his sleeves. "I want Auntie, Daddy. Go ahead..."

After her repeated requests, Joshua finally stepped out of her room, incredibly disappointed.

Luna stood in the corridor, outside the door, as she waited for him to leave.

The man pushed open the door and looked at Luna with a face full of displeasure before he lifted his feet and left.

Luna shook her head helplessly before she pushed the door in.

"Mommy. " Nellie leaned toward Luna and said in a low voice, "Don't you think Daddy is being too gentle today? It looks like he's terrified of losing us, too."

"The one he's afraid of losing is you." Luna pushed the little girl back onto the bed and gently covered her with the quilt. "Mommy has lost all feelings for him a long time ago. The only thing tying me to him is the three of you.

“So..." The woman gently stroked her daughter's head. "Don't expect Mommy to fall for him, okay?"

Nellie pursed her lips and lowered her head guiltily. " Oh."

At a food stall in the west of the city.

Neil sat on a chair and watched the people in the food stall from all walks of life. He listened to the hustle and bustle, feeling inexplicably excited and happy.

When he was abroad, Mommy was always busy. The three of them were bored at home every day. Apart from their godfather and servants, they had no other friends.

They would occasionally go out to eat but never like this: sitting at an open-air table, the atmosphere warm and lively with so many people surrounding them.

So this was what it felt like to be immersed in society!

"Young man, my name is Zach and the one next to you is Yuri. How should we address you?" Two security guards were beside him, one on the left and the other on the right like two guardians. "It's because of you that the two of us brothers can rise to the top! "

How to address him? Neil frowned. "I'm Neil."

"Neil? " Zach shook his head. "Your name is such a mouthful."

"Why don't the two of us address you as our boss, our brother in the future? We'll follow you for the rest of our lives!"

Neil almost spat out the orange juice in his mouth. " But I'm only six years old..."

"But you are amazing! " Yuri looked at Neil with admiration. "You can operate such a difficult machine, and you can also get better jobs for the both of us. Most adults can't even do that!"

Neil was lost in their praise. "Well, you'll be my brothers from now on, and you'll work hard for me in the Lynch Group! "

"Good! Cheers!"

The three of them raised their glasses.

Zach and Yuri drank beer while Neil drank orange juice.

Not long after, Zach got drunk and lay motionless on the table while Yuri went to attend to nature's call.

Neil looked at the people eating barbecue skewers in the distance and felt inexplicably satisfied.

In fact, life like this was pretty good.

It would be better if his brother, Nellie, and his mother were all here, though...

Some time later, someone sat down to his right.

He thought it was Yuri who came back from the toilet, and he asked him without looking back, "I like

the story about catching the thief just now. Do you have any other stories?"

The people around him fell silent.

After a while, a low and noble -sounding male voice rang out faintly, "What story do you want to hear? "

This voice...

Neil turned his head abruptly.

The man sitting next to him was Joshua Lynch!

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“Why?”

As he noticed the little boy's shocked expression, Joshua's lips twisted into a smile. “Surprised to see me?"

Neil swallowed and nodded honestly. " It is indeed a surprise..."

How did he find this place?

"It seems that there's no need to introduce myself." The man took a clean glass and poured himself a glass of beer gracefully. "Since you saved my daughter, why are you avoiding me?"

"No, I didn't avoid you." Neil turned away guiltily and dared not look at him.

Although he repeatedly scolded him for being a scumbag, Neil still felt uncomfortable and uneasy when he suddenly appeared next to him.

Joshua chuckled. "You really didn't avoid me?"

Neil coughed slightly. "I do good deeds without leaving a name."

"Not only do you leave no name, but also leave no trace?"

His men had scoured through the whole amusement park and checked everyone that entered and exited the park, but they could not find him.

Neil took a sip of orange juice and said not a word.

Joshua did not fixate on his previous question. He picked up the bottle of orange juice and filled up Neil's empty glass. "How old are you?"

"Six years old." As old as Nellie.

Joshua looked at the young boy beside him, a hint of appreciation in his eyes. "How do you know how to operate the Ferris wheel?"

Neil glanced at him. "That's confidential." Joshua smiled lightly. “What if I insist?"

He had watched the surveillance video: The little boy went straight for the main control room after Nellie had an accident. When he found that the door of the main control room could not be opened, he used the two security guards who had gone up the stairs to achieve his goal without hesitation.

This little boy's wit and ability to react to changes even surpassed many adults.

"Why do you have to know?" Neil took a sip of orange juice to conceal his panic. "Are you trying to steal my tricks and do good deeds like me in the future?"

The little guy's tone of serious ridicule amused Joshua.

"Why are your mannerisms so adult-like?"

He was so mature that he did not seem like a six-year-old child.

Neil looked at him and frowned, thinking for a while.

"Maybe it's because my father died early; the grass on his grave was already two -feet -tall before I was born. That's why I matured early."

When the little guy said this, he was smiling.

No matter how hard he tried, Joshua found his words awkward, but he just could not put a finger on why it sounded like that.

He turned his head and looked at this child who was as old as Nellie, trying to comfort him, "Your dad will turn into a star and look over you in the sky."

He had no experience, but in the American dramas Lucas watched, people seemed to comfort little kids like this.

Neil rolled his eyes silently. Did that not sound too old-fashioned?

He shrugged. "Forget it. If my scumbag father turned into a star and looked down at me from the sky, I might not dare to go out at night."

"I'll be disgusted to death."

Joshua was stunned. How come he felt that this child grew particularly rude every time he mentioned his father?

Was it because children who lacked their father's love were particularly vulnerable?

Inexplicably, he thought of Nellie—she was already six years old.

In the six years before she returned to him, did she live as a fatherless child, too?

He coughed slightly. “Life without your father...is it very tough?"

"Not really." Neil curled his lips and smiled evilly at Joshua. "A scumbag like him, the sooner he dies, the better. Although I'm his son, I also want to rid society of a bane like him."

The line baffled Joshua.

They could not continue the conversation any further.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to grow cold, Neil reluctantly gave face to him. "What are you asking me this?"

" I just want to know that for a child like you, who lived without a father suddenly found one, what do you hope he'll do for you?"

In the past, Joshua was such a cold and distant person that he barely even talked to his friends.

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Neil rolled his eyes and guessed that Joshua asked him this question because of Nellie.

Did this scumbag want to make it up to Nellie?

The little guy frowned and thought of what Nellie had said to him.

"Neil, if you return to Daddy, what do you want Daddy to do for you? I hope that Daddy will be like Mommy and cook me delicious food. Like Mommy comb my hair, pick out my clothes, and also tell me a bedtime story like Mommy! "

Neil hesitated for a while and removed the girly 'hair-combing' as he answered, "I hope my father can cook for me, pick out my clothes for me, and tell me bedtime stories."

Joshua raised his eyebrows. “Do you still need someone to tell you a bedtime story?"

This little boy was mature enough to tell other children a bedtime story.

"Of course I want to listen to bedtime stories! " Neil was upset. "I'm still a child! You can't ignore the fact that I 'm only six years old just because I 'm smart, resourceful, cute, and handsome! "

Joshua had no comment on that.

"Okay."

The man wrote down Neil's requests in his mobile phone and asked Lucas to pay their bill.

Glancing at the already pitch-dark sky, Joshua stood up. "It's getting late. Should I send you home?"

Neil glanced at Zach who was lying on the table and then at Yuri who stood in the distance, afraid to come over. “Okay.“

Joshua led him into the car. "You saved my daughter, and I should thank you. What would you like as a token of my gratitude?"

" It's fine." Neil waved his hand. " It's enough that you provide work for my two brothers here."

With that, he looked out the car window. "I do hope you'll thoroughly investigate this matter and teach the people behind it a lesson. Fulfill your responsibilities as a father and take good care of your daughter."

The little boy's words silenced Joshua for a long time. He never expected that he would be rendered speechless by a six-year-old boy one day.

It did not take long for the car to reach the address Neil gave him.

As the car rolled to a stop, the little boy got out of the car, said goodbye to Joshua, and entered the apartment complex.

Once the car was out of sight, he wriggled out of the building, walked to the housing area opposite, took out his key, and opened the door.

In the master bedroom, Anne was already asleep. Neil quietly crept into his bedroom.

"Nigel, “ he phoned Nigel as he laid on his bed. "I found out that the scumbag isn't as bad as I thought.

On the other side of the phone, Nigel laid in his hospital bed as he held a mobile phone in one hand and the IV catheter in his other hand, busily pumping blood into his veins. "If he had no good qualities at all, Mommy wouldn't like him that much.

Neil nodded. "You're right.

“Even if he has some good qualities, though, he's still a scumbag! He's nothing compared to our godfather! "

Late at night.

Blue Bay Villa fell into silence.

After putting Nellie to sleep, Luna walked out of her daughter's room with light feet.

Although the little girl was always calm and composed, she was so frightened after what happened that she could not sleep at night.

Luna put in a lot of effort but failed to make her fall asleep.

In the end, she could only promise Nellie that when she woke up tomorrow morning, she would show her the album that had her old photos. Only then did the little girl finally fall asleep, the promise of tomorrow filling her mind.

The album that Luna promised to show Nellie was the one she left in the attic when she married Joshua.

She did not know if it remained there.

The woman took a deep breath and made sure that everyone in the villa was asleep before she tiptoed to the door of the study, turned on the light, and climbed up to the attic.

The attic was full of dust, and it looked like it had not been cleaned for many years.

Luna switched on her flashlight and flipped through the dust for a long time before she found the photo album at last.

Dusting off the cover, she opened the album gently.

The photo album was of Luna's youthful and innocent appearance when she was 16.

She raised her hand and gently stroked the face of the woman in the photo album as emotions welled in her chest.

She had not met Joshua yet when she took the photos in this photo album, and she did not know that there was a man that could not be warmed in this world, no matter how hard she fanned and showered him with her love.

She sat on the floor as gazed at herself in the album. Without realizing it, her mind drifted...until the door of the study room suddenly opened!