Ch. 2890..2900
Chapter 2891
It was already 8 p.m. when the plane landed in Banyan City.
Anne and John were already waiting for them with their baby.
When she caught sight of Luna, Anne shoved the baby into John’s arms and sprinted toward Luna. “Luna!”
Luna and Joshua were walking hand-in-hand out of the terminal, and when she saw Anne running in her direction, she immediately let go of Joshua’s hand to catch her in time.
Anne wrapped her arms around Luna in a giant hug. “I can’t believe you’re home! I was planning to visit you in Merchant City in the future! Bonnie told me that you have other things to take care of and that you won’t be in Merchant City for the foreseeable future. I even made her promise to tell me if you ever returned so that John and I will be able to fly over and give you a surprise! Why did you decide to come back all of a sudden?”
Luna could not help smiling at the sound of Anne’s excited voice. “Well, I came back because I had to.” With that, she reached out to grab hold of Anne’s hand. “You seem to have gained a little weight from the last time I video-called you.”
Anne waved her hand dismissively and strode toward John’s direction, hand-in-hand with Luna. “It’s not just a little! Ever since I gave birth, John hasn’t allowed me to do anything… I feel like I’m living like a princess, and I’m not allowed to do any chores apart from looking after the baby.
“A few days ago, I told him I wanted to return to work, and he got mad at me. He told me that he’s fully capable of providing for both me and the baby by himself and that I don’t need to go back to work and suffer.”
Anne could not help shooting Luna an envious look. “The truth is, I want to return to work not because I need the money, but because I want to do something else with my time. I truly do envy you, Luna. No matter what you do, your family and Mr. Lynch always have your back. Unlike me.
Luna smiled when she saw the disappointed look on Anne’s face and instinctively turned to glance at Joshua.
Joshua nodded.
“Don’t worry” After getting Joshua’s confirmation, Luna smiled and tightened her grip around Anne’s hand. “After we get back, I’ll ask Joshua to talk to John. Since John’s company is currently collaborating with Lynch Group, I’m sure he’ll be willing to listen to Joshua’s opinion.”
Anne nodded in excitement at this. “That’d be great! Thank you so much!”
She lifted her head to glance at Joshua. “Thank you, Mr. Lynch.”
Joshua curled his lips into a smile. “You’re Luna’s friend, and thus a friend of mine as well.”
Besides. Anne had provided plenty of emotional support to Luna during the five years of Luna’s hardship and therefore, he owed Anne this favor
The three of them arrived at John’s side.
This was the first time Luna ever laid eyes on Anne’s new baby.
She reached out to play with the baby, who looked like a miniature version of Anne.
John handed the baby over to Anne and Luna, then lifted his head to meet Joshua’s gaze. “Long time no see, Mr. Lynch.*
“Long time no see “Joshua smiled. “I hear that business is doing great.
“Yes, I’m happy with where the company is at.” John smiled. “But the truth is, it still cannot compare to
Lynch Group.”
Joshua glanced at Luna and Anne, then furrowed his brows slightly “About the thing I contacted you for
“Don’t worry, Mr. Lynch John replied solemnly. I’ve taken care of that for you! Shall I bring you and Luna over right now?”
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Joshua nodded. “Let’s go.”
John let out a sigh of relief, then walked over to Anne’s side and took the child from her. “Let’s go, everyone.”
Anne murmured in response and snaked her arm around Luna’s. “Let’s go, then! The place that John and I have arranged for your stay is very private and exclusive; no one will be able to find you there!”
Luna frowned at this and turned to shoot Anne a dubious glance. “You arranged our accommodation?”
This was Banyan City-Joshua’s territory, and he owned an array of property in this city, so why did Anne and John go to all the trouble of finding them a place to stay?
Not only that, but they even made the effort to find somewhere private and exclusive?
“I was the one who requested it.” Joshua smiled when he saw Luna’s puzzlement. “I contacted John before we left Saigen City because of this.”
Luna’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “Why?”
“Because I don’t want anyone to know I returned.” Joshua put on his face mask as he followed John out of the airport. “My identity is too obvious. Even if we come back in secret, everyone in Banyan City will know I’ve returned when they see us moving back into our house. It won’t take long for Adrian to find out, too, and if he were to show up and cause some more drama, I’m worried that I won’t be able to control myself and hold off until the wedding.
“Therefore, it would be better if we covered our tracks so that we don’t stir up too much trouble.”
Luna finally relaxed at this.
Joshua was right. If Adrian and the rest of their relatives found out about their return, they would not be able to spend their days in peace.
After all, Adrian had built his entire existence on the basis of being Joshua’s father, so he would certainly come to visit once he found out about their return.
Luna finally understood why, despite having connections to many powerful people including Jude, Joshual had chosen to ask John to meet them at the airport instead.
John was her best friend Anne’s husband, and despite owning a reputable business in Banyan City, he was not a member of the elite society. Therefore, the rest of the upper class would not take much notice of John’s whereabouts, much less know about his connection to Joshua.
Asking John to help out was indeed the most sensible decision.
The four of them left the airport and got into the car that John had arranged for them.
Throughout the car ride, Luna remained seated next to Anne, playing with her daughter
Anne and John’s daughter was named Samantha, or Sammie for short.
“Why is she named Samantha? Joshua asked nonchalantly as he stared out the front passenger window.
“That’s because Anne explained, blushing. “That’s because I was obsessed with samosas when I was pregnant with her Both John and I agreed that it must be because of the child, so we decided to call her Samantha-samosa, Samatha, samosa, Samantha.
“Besides, the word Samantha means to blossom, and we hope that that’s what she’ll turn out to be-a blossoming young girl
Luna curled her lips into a smile. “Well, you better drink more margaritas when you get pregnant with your second baby, then call her Marguerite-that’s French for daisy. That way, both your children will have matching names.”
Anne was amused by this and chuckled.
A split second later, Luna tucked her smile away and asked solemnly, “But your child’s name is Sammie, whereas Bonnie’s daughter is Shelly. Isn’t this kind of confusing?”
Anne paused, then shot Luna a puzzled glance. “Do you…still not know about Shelly’s true identity?”
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Luna felt weird about what Anne said. “Shelly’s real identity?”
“Why didn’t I hear Bonnie saying anything about it? she thought.
While she was accompanying Gwen in Saigen City, she never ceased keeping in touch with people back in Merchant City. Rosalyn and Charles were helping her to take care of her three kids. Bonnie and Jim always contacted her too.
She was even on a video call with Bonnie this morning discussing the lawsuit. However, she never heard Bonnie talking about anything related to Shelly’s real identity.
“Yea…” Anne pursed her lip and looked at Joshua and then at Luna. “You guys don’t know?”
Shelly was the daughter Luna and Joshua lost; Bonnie was the one who told her about this. How was it possible that Bonnie did not tell Luna and Joshua?
“I know,” replied Joshua indifferently with a frown before Luna could reply. “I was going to bring Luna back to Merchant City after settling the issues in Saigen City, but something came up, so I had to take her here.”
He glanced at Anne as he added, “We’ll talk more about Shelly when Luna and I go back to Merchant City.”
Anne knew better than to continue with that topic after hearing what Joshua said. “So, what’s the emergency?”
Luna furrowed her eyebrows. She did not hide and told Anne everything Adrian did.
“Adrian is a jerk!” Upon knowing the truth about how Adrian treated Rianna and what happened to Celia after she got dumped, Anne angrily ranted, “Do you know the many things he did over the past year, using Joshua’s name? He even harassed John too. He told John that Joshua needed John’s help and asked for money so he has the capital to establish a company, or something like that.
“We’re just one of the many small companies the Lynch Group cooperated with, yet he approached us. You can tell he’s approached every company based on the list of companies Lynch Group is cooperating with.”
Joshua frowned unconsciously and looked at John, who was driving. “Adrian looked for you?”
John nodded. “It was more than half a year ago. If Anne didn’t mention it, I wouldn’t have remembered. At that time, he looked for me and told me that you said you have trouble with your cash flow and hoped that I can help you…
“It sounded fake, yes, but he was your father, so I did consider it. Anne then told me that after you left Banyan City to go to Merchant City, your company had been doing very well. Your group is one of the two largest groups in Merchant City, and the other one belongs to Luna’s family.
“That’s when I thought Adrian was lying when he said you have difficulty with your cash flow. The next day, he came looking for me again. I told him straight away that my wife is Luna’s best friend and that I’d tell her to inform you if he ever came to find me again. Only then did he leave and never came back.”
John sighed. “You should really look into this since you’re back now. From what I heard, there are at least tens of companies, if not a hundred, that gave money to Adrian. All he’s doing is ruining and tarnishing your reputation…”
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Perhaps Joshua had expected this sort of thing would happen, so much so that he did not look surprised when John told him that. All he did was frown and looked outside the window at the scenery.
“You’re right. That’s why I came back to settle this now,” he said.
John was confused. “Are you going to help Adrian settle his debt?”
Joshua raised the corner of his lips and said coldly, “He should be responsible for his debt since he was the one borrowing money. I’m his son, but I’m not obliged to help him pay his debt.”
He switched his sitting position to a more comfortable position on the passenger seat. His eyes looked cold. “Of course, I’m looking forward to seeing how he’ll react when he’s cornered by his debtors.”
Adrian met Rianna when he was cornered, too. He was a bad businessman, but Rianna was a genius in doing business. With Rianna’s help, Lynch Group prospered and took off.
At that time, Rianna would never guess her life would end in the hands of the same man she trusted the most-a kept man who needed her to do everything for him.
John felt the chil creeping up his backbone when he saw Joshua’s expression. This man is scarier than I imagined.’
The cold vibe from Joshua scared John, and he did not dare to talk with Joshua. He merely focused on the road ahead and concentrated on driving.
The ambience in the car became silent and gloomy.
Luna, noting how daunting Joshua looked when he talked about Adrian, coughed and changed the topic.
“Anne, just now you talked about Shelly’s identity. Does that mean her parents found her?” she asked.
Anne’s face turned pale. She did a great deal of effort to divert the topic away, but who knew Luna would bring it up again in such a short time?
Since Joshua wanted to give Luna a surprise by not telling her about it, Anne was not about to ruin that. Thus, she looked to the side and did not dare to make eye contact with Luna. She tried to brush it off as she said, “Yes. They found Shelly’s parents.”
“Bonnie mentioned that Shelly’s parents must be related to my family. Now that they found her parents, are they related to the Landry family?”
Anne rubbed her glabella helplessly when Luna was obviously interested in gossiping.
“Yes,” she said.
‘Very closely related, too.”
After Jim lost his memory, Bonnie suspected Shelly was his daughter. Thus, she brought Jim and Shelly’s DNA to get tested. The result showed that Shelly was not his daughter, though she was related to Jim, oddly enough.
At that time, Bonnie thought that Jim might have brought Shelly from a relative of his. Albeit, that was not it. A few days ago, Jim recollected some of his memories. It was then that they found out… Shelly was actually Luna and Joshua’s daughter!
That was why it was not weird that Shelly was related to Jim, especially since Jim was Luna’s brother and
also the son of Joshua’s aunt.
Regardless, Anne could not teli Luna that information. She kept it in her heart and looked outside the
window.
“Once you and Joshua settle the issue here, you’ll know when you go back to Merchant City,” she said.
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Not long later, their car arrived at the accommodation where John arranged for Luna and
Joshua. It was a place situated in the city center with two bedrooms. Even though the
space was small, the design of the place was extremely comfortable, sort of resembling
the life when Luna was living overseas with her three kids.
“Anne was the one who picked this place,” John explained proudly after seeing the
shock in Luna’s eyes. “She said that during the past five years you’ve lived outside, you
stayed in this sort of place. Now that you’re back together with Mr. Lynch, you won’t get
to live in such a small place. It’s good to let you recollect that moment during this short
stay.”
He looked at Anne pleasingly after saying that. “Anne is always so thoughtful and
caring.”
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Anne blushed upon hearing John’s words. While she carried Sammie in one hand, she
used her other elbow to nudge him. “It’s nothing much, really. You don’t have to
emphasize it.”
“No, John is right. You’re very thoughtful and caring.” Luna burst out in laughter, looking
at how loving the couple was. “I haven’t stayed in a place like this for a long time. Come
to think of it, I do miss it.”
“Really?” Joshua raised his brow and looked at Luna. “What about if I buy this place?
You can come to stay here occasionally and reminisce.”
Luna curled her lips. “Why not? Though…”
She raised her eyebrows while looking at Joshua. “I don’t know if Mr. Lynch, who has
been living the luxury life, would come stay with me.”
In her memories, Joshua never stayed in such a tiny place before. He was born into a
prestigious family, and even though he did not have his mother protecting him, he was
still the most precious, beloved child in the Lynch family.
Even at his lowest time, he never lived in such a normal house, so Luna knew it was
unlikely he would be willing to come to stay at this place with her. Not because he
disliked it, but mainly because he was used to living in the big house. There would
definitely be many inconveniences in his life living in this small place.
Luna, however, did not expect what would come next before she could say out the later
part of her sentence.
Joshua curled his lips and smiled. “Of course I’d come stay with you,” Joshua said while
he turned around to sit on the sofa.
His legs were too long, so he had to bend them while sitting on that small sofa and not
extend them out fully like he was at home. Nevertheless, he did not seem to be troubled
by that.
He smiled. “It’s not bad here. It’s quite cozy.”
He looked up at Luna and continued, “If you like how cozy it is, I’ll buy this place.”
“Once we settle everything and when the kids are back in Banyan City, we can stay here
for one day during the weekend. What do you think?” His eyes were so sincere, as
though very certain about that decision.
It amused Luna entirely.
She looked at him rather helplessly. “Mr. Lynch, this place isn’t as spacious, mind you.
Do you think five of us can fit in here?”
“Yes.” Joshua curled his lips upward. “We can, if you like it.”
A warm feeling swallowed in her heart upon hearing this.
She pursed her lips. There was something she wanted to say, but she did not know how
to express it. They had been together for too long, and some words were meant to keep
to themselves. Otherwise, it would be too cheesy, too over-the-top.
“Hello? Your kids are already seven, and both of you are more lovey-dovey than John
and I.” Anne looked for the right moment to break the awkwardness, “Alright, alright. You
two can just snuggle, coo at each other or something. We’ll bring Sammie back now. Call
us if you need anything.”
She raised her daughter’s hand. “Sammie, say goodbye to your godmother.” Sammie,
just a year old, cooed as best as she could, “Godmom… Bye-bye!” It was so cute that
Luna burst out in laughter.
After they left, Luna’s smile disappeared.
“Sammie is already one. I wonder…”
She sighed. “I wonder where our daughter will be when she’s a year old.
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Joshua curled up his lips and smiled when Luna mentioned their lost daughter “Our daughter will be by our side when she turns one.”
Luna furrowed her brow and looked at Joshua. “Why are you so certain? Did you find any information about her?”
“Yes.” Joshua nodded without any hesitation yet did not divulge the whole truth to her “We’re double- checking it. The result will be out in a couple of days.”
In truth, the paternity results regarding him, Luna, and Shelly were already out. Shelly was indeed their biological daughter, and his heart raced in excitement when he got hold of the result. Never had he imagined Jim was the one who took away their daughter after Hunter kidnapped her
During then, Luna was on bad terms with Jim, and it seemed like Luna was never going to forgive him. In that situation, Jim would never tell Luna or him that he had taken Shelly
Who would have thought Jim would lose his memory not long after? As a result, they did not get any bits of help from Jim when they tried to find their daughter
Joshua felt warm after knowing Shelly had been on his radar all the while. Moreover, Bonnie had
requested Luna and him to help to take care of her numerous times… Their daughter was never too far from them.
Nevertheless, he did not think it was the right time to break this news to Luna yet. He knew Luna too well. and how deep her love was for her children. If he told her that Shelly was her daughter instantly, she would not care about anything else and would fly back to Merchant City immediately.
He had his motives, and he hoped Luna would be there with him when he settled the matter with Adrian. Regardless of how much of a bastard Adrian was, he was his father He did not wish to be alone nor be without Luna when he ended and cut off ties with his father.
Besides, there should not be a problem with Shelly since she was well under the care of Bonnie, Jim, and her three siblings. Once Joshua settled everything here, it was not too late to bring Luna back and surprise her
“That’s terrific!” Luna’s comment brought Joshua back from his thoughts.
She walked over to the coffee table to Joshua and stood beside him to hold his hand excitedly. “If we can find our daughter….I’ll have no regrets in my life!”
Joshua was slightly guilty seeing how excited she was. He sighed and pulled her into his arms. “I’ll make it up to you in the future.”
Luna was stunned for a while and showed him a smile. “Why do you need to make it up to me? You don’t owe me anything. We’re going to live happily in the future.”
She broke away from his arms and glared at him. “Your father is holding his wedding in Starhill Hotel tomorrow night. Tell me, what’s your plan to ruin it?”
“You’ll know.” Joshua curled up his lips. Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang. It was an email from Lucas.
The email was the information about Adrian’s new lover, Jacqueline.
Over the past year, Joshua never cared about Adrian’s life. Jacqueline’s name first appeared when he received the invitation. Before he boarded the plane, he requested Lukas to investigate her. That was why it took Lukas a while to send the email because it was too rushed.
Joshua clicked open the information. Luna was in his arms, about to read it with him.
As it turned out…
Her eyes widened as soon as she saw Jacqueline’s face. “She…”
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The photo showed a face that both Luna and Joshua were familiar with. It shocked Luna that she looked at Joshua with surprise. “She… She’s Jacqueline?”
“From the information I’ve received, she is.” Looking at the photo, Joshua squinted. “How can she look so alike to her?”
Luna was stunned as her eyes remained on the photo. This woman… She looks so much like Fiona!”
Back in the past, Fiona basically wanted Joshua to make her his fake girlfriend, in exchange that she would donate her bone marrow to Nigel. All that, and she persistently caused trouble between her and Joshua. Although she eventually fell to her death down the cliff, Luna remembered this face after all the harm she caused to Luna.
‘Adrian’s wife looks dangerously like her. Is it a coincidence, or… Joshua thought after glancing over Jacqueline’s information.
From the information, Jacqueline was five years older than Fiona, but she was from the same city as Fiona.
Most importantly…
Joshua saw her parents’ names in the information. Her father’s family name was Grace, and her mother’s family name was Blake. She had a sister that went missing, and her sister went missing when she was five years old.
Joshua squinted at those words. If his assumption was right, Jacqueline’s missing sister had to be Fiona. The information also stated that Jacqueline came to Banyan City six months ago.
Over the past six months, Jacqueline had been to many places, including Yellowstone Village where Fiona fell to her death.
Joshua sneered after thinking about all those. ‘Jacqueline must be here to look for her missing sister. The six months were more than enough for her to investigate Fiona’s death. She must’ve known by now that Fiona’s death is related to my family.”
More than a year ago, Joshua left Banyan City and never went back to go look for Luna. That was probably why Jacqueline was in a hurry to date Adrian and become his fiancee when Adrian broke Celia.
up
with
Maybe she thought she would have more opportunities to control Luna and Joshua after she became Joshua’s stepmom.
Alas, she was wrong.
The reason Joshua came back was to cut ties with Adrian.
He closed the information while a smear appeared on his face. “How interesting.”
That explained why Adrian could get such a pretty, young girlfriend despite his old age. No wonder Adrian insisted on sending the invitation card to Joshua, even if it required much effort.
At fuct Joshua thought Adrian wanted him to come back to Banyan City to attend the wedding so he would feel superior. That assumption was proven wrong after reading the information. He finally knew the real reason Adrian insisted he must return to Banyan City, it was because of Adrian’s new boo
How could Adrian reject it when his young wife requested him to invite his son back for the wedding?
“I’m not done yet.” Luna frowned when Joshua closed the information “This Jacqueline Why do I have a
feeling that she isn’t with your father because of love?”
Fiona fell off the cliff and died more than a year ago because her plan to ruin Luna was destroyed. A year
later, this woman-who looked so alike to Fiona, even-was going to marry Joshua’s father.
They looked so alike… Could it really be a coincidence?
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Joshua burst into laughter at what Luna said. He extended his hand out to rub Luna’s head as he spoke, his voice sounding helpless, “Well, anyone can tell she doesn’t have true feelings for Adrian. Do you think a woman in her twenties will marry a man in his late fifties?”
Luna pursed her lips and corrected him, “It’s not entirely impossible. Age isn’t a problem with true love.” “But isn’t it too fast to develop a true love that can overcome age problems in just a month?”
“That’s true..” Luna took the phone from Joshua’s hand to open up Jacqueline’s information and went through it all. “Do you think…she’s related to Fiona?”
“I don’t know” Joshua snatched it back with a smile. “We’ll know tomorrow night.”
If Jacqueline is using Adrian to get close to me to take revenge for Fiona… Her reaction will prove everything once I show up at the wedding tomorrow. Nonetheless, my plan to destroy Adrian and his reputation during the wedding won’t change-no matter what Jacqueline tries to put off, he thought. “Even if she is related to Fiona, she can’t hold us accountable for Fiona’s death.” Luna pursed her lips. While she remained in Joshua’s arms, she changed her position and frowned. “Fiona was the one who tried to hurt us. That was why she fell down the cliff and died. If she didn’t fall off the cliff, then it’d be me and our children who’d fall.”
Luna and Joshua were not the ones who caused Fiona’s death. On the contrary, it was Fiona who
constantly tried to harm their family. With that said, Jacqueline should not hold them responsible if she wanted to take revenge for Fiona.
“Alright. You can stop thinking about it.” Joshua sighed when he saw the troubled look on Luna’s face.
He stretched his hand out to rub her head and said, “It’s time to rest. We’ve got a lot on our plate tomorrow.”
She nodded and thus got up to clean herself.
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That night, Luna had a weird nightmare. She dreamed of Fiona climbing up from the cliff and tried to pull her down by grabbing at her pant legs.
Fiona laughed hysterically in this dream as she sneered, “Jacqueline is my sister, and she’s here to take revenge for me! Revenge!
“You’re done for, Luna! You, Joshua, and those bastard children of yours are all going to die! All of you deserve to die. You should all come to hell with me!”
Luna woke up from the dream with cold sweats, and it dawned on her that Joshua was nowhere to be seen. She bit her lip and put on her robe to get ready to leave the room. This was when she heard a voice coming from the living room.
The woman was none other than Joshua’s stepmom, Celia, as well as Michael’s mother Her sobbing voice penetrated through the door and rang in Luna’s ears
“After being together for so many years, he rust dumped me like this. They d gotten together earlier Jacqueline was his secretary! They were together before Adrian and I divorced! That bitch seduced him That was why your father refused to see me and even had someone hit me
It’s all because of that bitr hi
After the complaints Joshua coldly begar, Aunty Celia
First of all. Adnan is no longe: my father from today onward Secondly, it doesn’t matter if Jacqueline
was the one who seduced him or not. It doesn’t change the fact that Adrian is a total asshole. Lastly, what I’m offering you is a sum of money in exchange for a favor. I’m not helping you to gain Adrian’s love
back.
“I also hope you can draw a line with him. Because after tonight, he’ll be ruined.”
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Luna, hearing the conversation between Joshua and Celia from across the door, could not help but feel upset for Joshua. As a matter of fact, she was the one who truly understood Joshua the most because
she was his wife.
Ever since Joshua was a child, he never received any love or care from his parents. Although he always looked proud and cold-hearted, deep down in his heart, he yearned for a loving family.
If he was truly disappointed with Adrian and gave up on expecting, he would not be willing to provide enough money to Adrian that was enough to support Adrian’s life after a year Michael got locked in jail.
He still held a thin slice of hope that Adrian would change. Nevertheless, that hope disappeared after discovering the real reason why Rianna died.
At this moment, Joshua was the son who entirely gave up on his father by telling Celia that he was about to ruin Adrian.
“I know…” Celia’s voice pulled Luna back to reality.
“When you told me you just came back from Saigen City, I already knew why you came. Have you already known…” Celia paused. “Have you already known what happened to your mother?”
Although Joshua’s business empire was humongous, he had no business relationship with any organizations in Saigen City, which was very far away. It was clear that Joshua had contacted the Howard family since he was in a hurry to destroy Adrian and his wedding after coming back from Saigen City. His action proved that he had known the truth.
The stunned Joshua looked into Celia’s eyes. “You know about my mother?”
Celia sighed and nodded in silence. “I know more than you know…”
She reminisced back into the past as she continued, “I saw your mother before. When she was forced into the mental asylum, I sent food to her before…”
She could not help but lament after this topic was brought up, “At that time, I really hated her.
“She was talented, rich, and the one who built Lynch Group to its glory. However, she was also a dumb woman who was willing to sacrifice everything for a man. The reason why I was with your father was because of his money.
“When I saw how your mother ended up in the mental asylum, I was actually very happy and pleased. She was prettier than me, smarter than me, and better at anything than me. The man she sacrificed everything to love and care for spent his money on me instead. It meant I was better than her and more successful, didn’t it?”
She smiled bitterly after thinking back to those ridiculous thoughts she had in the past.
“I was a fool all along. Adrian was cruel enough to lay his hands on such a successful, wonderful woman like Rianna… I should’ve known it was a piece of cake when he tried to dump me. And my life was worse than Rianna’s after he dumped me…”
Joshua did not feel empathy despite the remorseful expression on Celia’s face.
“I’ll transfer the remaining wealth Adrian had to you after this matter is settled. It’s all yours. I won’t take a single dime no matter how much it is. Take that money and live your life while you wait for Michael to finish his sentence.”
He switched to another position on the sofa. “That’s all I have to say. Goodbye.”
There were more things that Celia wanted to say. As she looked at Joshua, she knew he could not be bothered to hear anything else from her anymore.
She sighed and left the house.
Once Joshua knew Celia had totally left the place, he raised his brows and looked at the bedroom. “Are you planning to come out now after eavesdropping for so long?”
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Luna scratched her head sheepishly and opened the door to leave the bedroom “When did you was behind the door?”
“From the very beginning Joshua curled up his mouth and beckoned Luna to come to him and sit next to
him.
Luna paused for a moment before she walked over to him and sat beside him obediently
Joshua remained on the sofa, and with a smile, he pulled Luna into his arms and kissed her forehead You’re still the same, clumsy as always. You made such a loud noise from getting up from walking to the door. Celia didn’t hear it because she was old, but do you seriously think I didn’t hear it?”
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Luna blushed. She pursed her lips and looked down. “Did I really make that much of a noise?”
“Yes,” Joshua laughed and cuddled her in his arms while he looked to the front “Did you have a good sleep last night?”
Luna nodded. “I’m just
By this point, the sun hung brightly in the sky. After they flew from Saigen City, she was too tired and went straight to bed.
As she tried to recall, she realized she had not eaten anything since the last meal on the plane from yesterday evening until this very moment. Her stomach was rumbling.
“Just a little hungry?” Joshua read her mind and smiled. He switched his hand position to carry Lu knew you’d be hungry once you woke up, so I’ve already prepared food for you.”
He carried Luna to the dining table.
This house that John arranged for them was very small. It was just a few steps from the sofa to the dining table. Before Luna knew it, Joshua had already placed her on the dining chair. She was stunned and wanted to say something but the aromatic fragrance captured her attention.
She looked over and discovered
There were a few delicious dishes on the table in front of her such as buffalo wings, caesar salad, steamed broccoli, and a very nicely presented cream of tomato.
Luna was stunned. She looked at Joshua with surprise. “Did you buy these?”
He was unhappy with that question, so he pointed at the messy kitchen and said, “I cooked them “
She paused and looked into the kitchen unconsciously. Only then did she believe what Joshua The current situation in the kitchen suggested he had gone through plenty of work to prepare those dis
She curled up her lips and wrapped her hands around his neck, kissing his chin. “Thank you”
“You don’t need to thank me.” The kiss cheered him up, and his dissatisfaction was gone
He pinched her face and asked, “Aren’t you hungry? Eat up.”
Luna curled up her lips into a smile and started to eat.
After the meal, Joshua was responsible for cleaning up the mess in the kitchen and the dirty plates. Luna sat on the sofa while rubbing her stuffed stomach and enjoyed looking at how busy her husband was
Her heart felt inexplicably warm.
She remembered exactly Nellie was the first one who met with Joshua and asked him to cook for her
more than a year ago when she brought her children back to Banyan City.
At that time, Joshua wanted to please Nellie by cooking her something, yet he was not capable of cooking at that time and created a big mess.
At present, he became a good chef and a whole new person because of her and their children.