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Joshua narrowed his eyes and shot Luna a cold glance. “Don’t be so rude.”He lifted his head and picked up the microphone. “Everyone, I’m so sorry that you had to see this. However, the Lynch family has its own rules and its own ways of dealing with problems like this.”He continued, “We’re all gathered here to celebrate Granny Lynch’s birthday. Everyone here is a friend or relative of the Lynch family, so I’m sure you’re all familiar with how we do things around here. If a single word of this gets out…”Joshua’s gaze turned hostile. “I’m sure you know what will happen.”The crowd grew silent immediately. Everyone glanced at each other, not knowing what to do. It was obvious what Joshua was trying to convey: not only did he refuse to call the cops, but he did not want to punish Aura either. Instead, he wanted to keep everything on the down-low.Everyone in the room was puzzled. Joshua insisted that there was nothing going on between him and Aura, yet at the same time, he was wil

“Luna, you’re drunk.” Seated in the corner of a bar, Malcolm glanced at Luna, who was downing yet another pint of beer. “You should stop drinking now.”Luna pretended like she did n\ot hear him and reached out to grab another glass. “Stop drinking!” Malcolm couldn’t take it anymore and finally extended his arm to snatch the glass away from her. “You know full well that you can’t hold your liquor, so why are you pushing yourself like this?”Luna gave him a blank stare and let out a chuckle. “Malcolm, it hurts.” She drunkenly pointed towards her chest. “It hurts here. I’m so stupid. I thought that he would be different. I thought that people prioritize family over anything else, but…”She wiped the tears from her face before continuing. “Am I too naive? I know that he hates me, but I never thought he would hate his own daughter too… after seeing the way he cared for Nellie when she almost got killed, I thought… I thought that his children meant something to him, but I was wrong, Mal

The cool night breeze drifted through the air.Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and gave Luna an icy glance. “Why do you hate me?”“I hate you…” Luna let out a dry laugh and looked up at him. “I hate you because you don’t give a sh*t about me, and you don’t give a sh*t about Nellie either!”Joshua took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one. “What do you mean, I don’t give a sh*t about Nellie?”Luna froze. “If you care about her… then why aren’t you punishing Aura?” Luna pursed her lips and struggled to form her next sentence. She was feeling dizzy from the alcohol and stumbled in Joshua’s direction until she eventually slumped against him. “Just be honest… you don’t care at all… you don’t care about Nellie, and you don’t care about me either.”Joshua did not feel like entertaining her at first, but now that Luna had slumped against him, he had no choice but to put his arms around her and prop her up.“Don’t touch me…” Luna slurred, her whole body weak. “You love

Nellie did not expect her father would agree so easily, she remained in a daze for a while before coming to, walking into his room with her short little legs.The little girl sat on the small platform before his bay window, glancing at Luna who was still dead drunk on the bed, her worry and concern evident in her eyes. “Daddy, why is Aunty in your room?”Joshua's eyes darkened. “She’s drunk.”“Oh.” Nellie pursed her lips. “Aunty must be so sad tonight.”He lifted his glass and filled it to the brim. “Would she be?”“Of course.” Sitting on the platform, her short legs swung to and fro in the air. “Aunty said she thinks Aunt Aura isn’t nice to me, she wants to sort out the problem about Aunt Aura before she leaves, otherwise, she would be worried.”With that, the little girl glanced at her father, her expression fully expressing her grievance. “But what about you, Daddy? You let the evil Aunt Aura go just like that. Aunty is worried about me, plus, she feels you do not care about m

The night deepened.Sitting in the hotel room, Malcolm Quinn looked at the scene on the big screen, frowning fiercely.He had been looking for Luna for more than two hours now, combing through every corner of the hotel.Finally, he spotted her slim figure in the CCTV recording from a roadside camera.The woman on the screen was dead drunk, stumbling in a certain direction.And the direction she was headed toward… was Joshua’s Blue Bay Villa.White half-moons appeared on the tips of his fingers that were clutching the wine glass.Luna only knew he was here today to attend Granny Lynch’s birthday party, but she did not know he came purposely for her.He and Joshua were sworn enemies.The Quinn family’s business endeavors didn’t extend to Banyan City.He rescheduled a few meetings just to come here and see her.That night, he received many overseas phone calls, urging him to return home.But the woman he cared about and valued above everything, not only did she drink for anoth