All Chapters of The Moon Shines on My Return: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The doctor sighed beside my ear. "Ms. Tanner, your last miscarriage already damaged your uterus. And now, with this new injury here... I'm afraid you won't be able to have children again."I stared up at the ceiling, my voice sounding like it came from far away. "Mm. That's fine."After the doctor left, I heard the system sigh as well. "Mission failed. You are scheduled for erasure. Would you like to restart the mission—to keep trying to save him?"I shook my head. "Erase me.""Understood. Erasure program activated. You have 72 hours left."…I closed my eyes. The silence around me was almost deafening. But soon, as if driven by some strange impulse, I opened Rose Wells' livestream.That day, she was streaming from the villa Ian Sutherland had bought for her in the mountains, painting at her easel. The girl wore a men's shirt that was two sizes too large for her, her hair in a messy bun, carefully mixing colors on her palette. Her cheeks were flushed, her smile sweet and innocen

By the time Rose finished half her cake, I had finished my awful instant noodles.On her stream, her other phone suddenly lit up. She glanced at the screen, her eyes reddening as surprise flickered across her face. A few seconds later, she broke down in tears before an audience of over a hundred thousand viewers.The livestream ended abruptly. I was still staring blankly at my phone when Ian's call came through. His voice struck like a whip the moment I answered. "Hazel Tanner, all this—over a bowl of soup? Over a few maids? You actually leaked photos of me and Rosie online?! If she gets hurt because of you, you could die ten times and it still wouldn't be enough!""I don't know what you're talking about. As soon as I got home, I—""Still denying it? Rosie said she only ever sent those pictures to you. No one else saw them—not even me! And today's resort—we've been there before. You were just in the livestream. I saw you!" His voice dropped to a furious growl, every word clenched b

I had nowhere to go—and no reason to find somewhere to stay.In the final three hours, I sat on the steps by the door, letting the sunlight fall over me. It should have been warm, but it couldn't reach the cold sinking deeper into my body.Suddenly, the gate creaked open. I looked up to see Rose standing there with her arms crossed, leaning lazily against the gate as she stared at me. "You really are hard to kill. Still alive after all that."I blinked, then smiled faintly. "Not for long. Don't worry."She was about to reply when she heard something from behind her. In an instant, she dropped her arms and let tears well up in her eyes. "Hazel, I didn't mean to upset you. Please don't be angry, all right? You just got out of the hospital—you shouldn't get worked up. I'll tell the housekeeper to make some chicken soup for you—"Before she could finish, Ian burst through the door, fury blazing in his eyes. He shoved his phone in my face, the screen showing a message someone had sent

"She must be mad at me," Ian muttered to himself, grabbing his coat as he dialed his men. The moment the call connected, he was already running for the door. "Did she get hurt? Which hospital is she in? I’m on my way."There was a pause on the other end. "Boss… who?"He snapped, "Who else would I mean? Hazel Tanner!""Hazel… who? Sorry, boss, who’s that?"Ian slammed his foot on the gas, racing toward the old villa. The place was brightly lit when he arrived. A man he didn’t recognize was watering the plants in the yard."Who the hell are you? Who gave you permission to be in my house?!"The man looked at him like he was insane. "Your house? I’ve lived here for ten years. What’s wrong with you?"Ian’s hand instinctively went for his gun—but then, out of the corner of his eye, he realized something. The swing was gone.The wooden swing Hazel had installed after their wedding. She hadn’t liked going out much, always sitting there to read for hours. But now even the marks from whe

I had thought the system's task was for me to be the villain's teacher. Only later did I learn I was actually sent to work part-time in his house—a cleaner, assigned to make sure he didn't go dark.It was the weekend, and Alec Shields, the so-called villain, was home holding a video meeting. When the talk turned to a rival company stealing one of his projects, his first reaction was to order someone to kidnap the rival CEO's black cat.I was halfway through sweeping the floor when I couldn't help but laugh. The sound behind me suddenly stopped. I turned, confused, just as the broom was taken from my hand. Alec bent down to continue sweeping, though his eyes flicked toward me from the corner."Well, look at that—you finally smiled. You've been working for me a whole month with a face so gloomy as if you were not paid. I may be your boss, but if something's bothering you, you can tell me. Maybe if we talk, you'll feel better."When he finished sweeping, he gave me one last long look