The King family was set on tying the knot with some well-regarded family, and they had gone through several rounds of interviews and meetings with potential candidates before settling on Avery.
On the day of the wedding, the King family sent only one car to pick up the bride from the Miller family’s home, and the ceremony itself was extremely simple. It was common knowledge that marrying into the King family would elevate the Millers’ social standing.However, no one thought that the Millers would have the guts to change the bride without the Kinges’ knowledge, successfully deceiving them.Preston, who had already met Avery before, did not realize he had married someone else until he got home from work and saw Luna's mask-clad face.The servant carefully climbed the stairs with a tray of food in her hands. Upon spotting her, Celeste called to stop her. “Hey, where are you taking that?”The servant answered shakily, “The bride asked me to bring her some food. She said she hasn’t eaten in three days and that if she doesn’t eat soon, she'll die of hunger here.”“Is that all she knows how to do? Eat? What a pig!” Celeste spat, her tone dripping with disdain. Lowering her head, the servant asked, “Should | still bring this to her, then? She already fainted earlier due to hunger.”Celeste did not respond. The servant waited for her to say something for a few seconds before climbing the rest of the steps to the second floor. She then exhaled a sigh of relief at the realization that Luna’s advice had actually worked.Back on the first floor, Celeste’s phone, which was sitting on the coffee table, lit up. Her eyes widened when she saw the name displayed on the screen.Luna's stepmother, Gianna Miller, was calling.Celeste, her fury building, swiped her thumb angrily on the screen to accept the call.“Gianna, you bitch! How dare you trick us? Just wait. I’ll have Preston acquire all of your family’s holdings, and we won’t stop until your family is as poor as a rat!”“This is a misunderstanding, Mrs. King. It was all that damn Luna’s fault! That wicked woman drugged our food last night and knocked out our whole family. By the time we woke up, it was already too late. She has already married into your family while pretending to be Avery. Mrs. King, if you want to blame someone, blame Luna. Please don’t take out your anger on us. We're innocent,” Gianna pleaded.Shock overtook Celeste. Drugs? So, all of this was planned by Luna alone?“shut up! I’ve had enough of your lies. You'd better start praying for your lives because your downfall will come soon,” Celeste snarled.On the other end of the line, Gianna continued to explain herself. “Mrs. King, | didn’t lie to you! It was all Luna’s fault. We're also victims here. Your family is the most prestigious and influential one in the town. We've always wanted to have a connection with you, so why would we throw away this chance?”Avery’s miserable sobbing could be heard through the phone as well.“Mom, Luna has ruined my life! How could she be so cruel to me? i hate her so much! I've always admired Preston and dreamed of one day being his wife, but Luna took that chance away from me!” Avery cried bitterly.“You're a bunch of idiots!”Enraged, Celeste ended the call. However, she had already fallen for Gianna and Avery’s deceit.Preston, who had overheard their conversation, glanced in the direction of the bedroom on the second floor, his gaze calculating. It seemed that he had married a scheming woman.“Go and tell that woman to come here,” Preston instructed.Luna was ready to dig into the food the servant had brought her when a second one burst into the room. “Sir Preston wants to see you.”On the first floor, Preston watched with narrowed eyes as Luna calmly approached him.The woman had already ditched her bridal gown for a casual dress. She stopped before Preston and wrapped her left hand around her right wrist in front of her, giving off a sweet and innocent air around her.The mask she wore obscured half of her features, but it also gave her an air of mystery, and the parts of her face that were not concealed looked smooth and soft to the touch.“Honey, | heard you wanted to see me,” Luna said in a sweet voice, catching everyone off guard. Preston's squinted eyes widened.However, Luna's soothing voice only distracted him for a moment.Regaining from the daze, he snorted, “Honey? Who told you to call me that?”“What should | call you if | can’t call you that, then? Mr. King? Preston? Pick one, and I'll gladly call you that.” Luna then proceeded to pretend ignorance by cocking her head to one side.What a cunning woman. Preston's face darkened.He could tell that Luna was playing him, but he did not have any evidence to back up his suspicions.Rhea’s jaw tightened as she hissed, “Drop the act. We already know that you drugged your family so that you could marry Preston. Honestly, I’ve never met a more wicked woman than you.”Drugged?Luna’s eyebrows furrowed in a thoughtful manner. She did not remember drugging any member of the Miller family.Her silence prompted Rhea to continue. “You're going to keep playing innocent, huh? Your stepmother had just woken up, and she told us about your evil deeds.You're such a nasty woman. You don’t deserve Preston at all.” Realization crept into Luna. It was all Gianna’s doing. It was really true that the guilty dog barked the loudest.She turned to the woman who had been lecturing her. Rhea’s face was roughly oval in shape, and she had attractive features. She was a beautiful woman, but it was ruined by the vicious scorn in her eyes.Did he like Luna? He was not really sure about that because they had just met.He could not deny that he felt comfortable around the woman, though.“I’m sorry, but I can’t answer that. It’s a personal matter.”Rhea silently berated him for his response, but she maintained a smile on her face.“Look, I just want to help because I can tell you’re interested in Luna. I guess we should clear up a misunderstanding first. It may not look like it, but Luna and I are actually good friends. She’s just angry at me right now because we got into a little bit of an argument.”After a while, Patrick asked, “Does this mean that Luna is still single?”Finally, the most important question was asked. Rhea did not even bat an eye as she lied. “Yes, she’s absolutely single right now.”“Then tell me. What's the relationship between her and Mr. King?”It was still bugging Patrick. Luna denied being Preston’s employee, and she also claimed they had just met, but they clearly had known each other for some ti
Luna replied, “Of course not...”“Yes, she works for the King Group, and if not for this encounter, I would’ve had no idea that someone so undisciplined had been hired by my company. It looks like we need to replace HR.”It was then that Derek approached them and said, “Mr. King, you have a meeting this afternoon. We have to go now.” Preston shot Luna a warming look before he left. She shuddered in fear, but she managed to shrug it off.She inhaled deeply as she watched his retreating figure. The atmosphere seemed to lighten almost immediately after Preston left.“Why did you talk to Mr. King like that? Aren’t you afraid that he’ll fire you?” Luna rolled her eyes. “Do you really think he’s my boss? You need glasses. There’s something wrong with your eyes.”“What’s your relationship with him, then? He’s a very busy person, but he still approached you when he saw you. Is he your brother? But you don’t look like each other at all.”Luna did not want to tell him that Preston was her husba
Patrick nodded and replied, “Don’t doubt it. With advanced technology, anything is possible. It’s feasible to extract excellent genes from large oranges and carefully cultivate them. They could grow as big as a grapefruit or even as large as a pumpkin.”Luna was taken aback. How could an orange grow to the size of a pumpkin? If that happened, her whole family wouldn’t be able to finish a single orange.Confidently, Patrick shared a smile, revealing a set of perfectly aligned teeth.“You find it hard to believe? ‘Super Orange’ is a recent research project at our academy. When the day comes and ‘Super Orange’ is successful, I'll be the first to send one to you so you can witness this miracle.”Luna was inspired by Patrick’s confidence. Yes, she shouldn't forget that the boy before her was a talented individual from a research academy.Luna also found Patrick intriguing.“Alright, I'll get a tub to gather them,” Luna agreed, smiling.With his prominent eyebrows and large eyes, Patrick sh
The worst that can happen is a bit of sweat from the sun, but | won’t get sunstroke.”Initially, Luna found the boy’s appearance slightly peculiar, yet as the saying goes, one should not slap a smiling person. Thus, she responded in kind.The boy weighed the orange in his hand and offered Luna a beaming smile.“You're correct. |, too, found it difficult to fall asleep, so | decided to take a stroll in the orchard. Napping isn’t a habit of mine. Allow me to introduce myself first. I’m Patrick. And you?”Luna glanced at him, remaining cautious. Without responding, she continued to gather oranges. “You've collected quite a number of oranges. Will you be able to finish them all? Oranges don’t keep well for long; they spoil easily,” Patrick kindly urged.Luna stole a glance at Patrick. Why did this person talk so much? However, when she looked at his smiling face, she couldn’t discern any ill intentions.“T won't be eating them alone. Many people will share them, so | need to gather more,”
Preston feigned curiosity and continued, “King, you truly are a scholar of great accomplishment. Your choice of words is undeniably refined. ‘Enlightening’? Using your mouth to enlighten Luna, you drew so near that one might mistake a kiss for imminent. It is rather embarrassing. In broad daylight, couldn’t you have sought a more secluded setting to educate her?”King couldn’t help but mutter under his breath, “Damn.”Meanwhile, at the entrance to her room, Luna gently tapped her forehead, her face still emanating a heat akin to a simmering fire. Given the chance, she would undoubtedly impart a valuable lesson to Preston.“Bitch!”Rhea emerged from the adjacent room and immediately commenced her assault on Luna's character as soon as she caught sight of her retreating figure.“You conniving woman. You are naught but a seductress, employing every means to captivate King.” Luna turned around, her eyes meeting Rhea’s fiery gaze.Rhea had just witnessed the interaction between King and Lu
Preston seethed with anger. It turned out that Luna had used the perfume not because he had sent it but because she believed it had come from her best friend.“How about this? How much did the perfume cost? I will transfer the money to you.”Luna felt a profound sense of embarrassment. She genuinely had no knowledge that Preston had purchased the perfume. She abhorred taking advantage of others and presently felt remorseful.Nevertheless, the perfume he had chosen was truly exceptional. Perhaps he had intended it for some other woman.Luna retrieved her phone, gloomy in demeanor.She wanted to transfer the money to him? Preston was livid. Luna had genuinely enraged him.“Disregard it. A change of heart has befallen me. I shall withhold the transfer,” Luna proclaimed, tucking away her phone abruptly.“Have you finally come to your senses?” Preston quipped, a slight raise of his eyebrow betraying his amusement.“After thorough deliberation,” Luna retorted, “I have resolved to procure an