Luna froze. She never thought that Joshua would notice her necklace. She was always careful and
refrained from talking to the necklace whenever he was around.
Last night, she had switched on the necklace’s microphone so Nigel could hear everything during the
cocktail party. She never thought Joshua would notice her action and harbor suspicions toward the
necklace she wore.
Joshua knew his guess was right when he noticed Luna’s surprised expression. He narrowed his eyes at
her.
He observed Luna’s every move last night; she did not touch her phone throughout the whole night. How,
then, did she manage to stay in touch with the hacker?
Joshua was intrigued by this, so he checked the surveillance tapes of the cocktail party. The footage
showed that apart from a small instance where Luna touched her necklace, she displayed no other
suspicious behavior. This was why he suspected her necklace was no ordinary one.
When he noticed how dazed she was, Joshua reached out to grab her necklace. However, Luna
immediately came to and pressed both of her hands against her chest. “Don’t you dare touch me! “
She leaped off the couch and stepped away from him as her hands remained on her chest. “This
necklace
belongs to me, Neil, and Nellie. Don’t you dare try to take it from me! “
Joshua stood up and strode over to her. The closer he got, the more menacing his gaze grew. “Since it’s
just an ordinary necklace, what’s wrong with me looking at it? I’m not going to take it from you. I just want
to have a look.“
Luna backed away from him frantically. She feared that Joshua would discover the necklace’s secret
function and, in turn, discover Nigel’s existence.
Suddenly, she felt the coolness of the door that pressed against her back. Joshua extended his arms and
placed them on either side of her, and he effectively trapped her to the door. There was nowhere else to
escape.
He gazed at her with a penetrating stare. “What are you afraid of?“
She could feel his breath that fanned her skin. She bit down on her lip and took a deep breath. “I’m not
afraid…“
She lifted her head to meet his gaze. “I just… I just don’t want someone like you touching my stuff! “
Joshua narrowed his eyes. “Someone like me? “ He gently lifted Luna’s chin and stared straight into her
eyes. “What do you mean, someone like me? What kind of person do you think I am?“
Luna let out a sigh. She seemed like she was about to say something but decided against it. She turned
her head away from him. “I’m sure you know the answer.“
Was Joshua that ignorant? Did he need her to tell him all his wrongdoings?
Joshua chuckled and tilted his head until his mouth hovered right next to her ear. “Do you think I ‘m a
hypocrite because I planned on divorcing Alice but changed my mind in the end?“ he said in a cold voice.
Luna’s breath caught in her throat. “Isn’t that true?“
“Alice is my wife.“ Joshua let out another chuckle. “ She abandoned everything she had just to marry me
and became my wife for three years. She suffered hardships and difficulties. Even though my family
treated her badly, she still tried desperately to bear m e a child. Eventually, she got pregnant, but she
almost died.“
Luna’s entire body stiffened upon hearing Joshua’s words. It turned out he knew everything. He knew
about everything she had gone through and sacrificed just to be with him.
Luna’s lips curled up in a smirk. “Is this the reason you changed your mind about divorcing Alice? All
because of what happened many years ago?“
“Yes.“ Joshua heaved a deep sigh. “I’ll never be able to pay her back for everything she’s done.“
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