A moment later, she laughed, “You’re right, we are quite similar. But she doesn’t seem to like them
anymore.“
The man sucked in a breath. “People change, she’s completely different now from the woman she used
to be.“
Luna raided her eyes and looked at him. “Then what about you? Are you the same man you are now as
you were back then?“
Joshua paused, then laughed, “You didn’t know me back then.“
Luna lifted her lips in a smile. “That’s true.“
She knew the man he used to be, better than anyone else.
The atmosphere in the restaurant turned quiet again. By the time the both of them finished their meal,
each occupied with their own thoughts, the downpour outside had stopped. The fresh, earthy scent of
wet soil permeated the air.
Maybe because he had spent the day having fun with the children, Joshua felt particularly relaxed. That
was why after dinner, he invited Luna up to the roof for moon gazing.
In the night sky that was just washed by the rain, the moon was nowhere to be seen, with only tiny
specks of golden stars shining brightly in the distance.
On such a beautiful night, he felt as if his soul had been cleansed too.
The man beside her downed the red wine in his glass, and started asking about the past few years,
about her life, raising Neil and Nellie alone.
After spending the whole day together, he saw how she opened her heart to the children, and truly
understood he could never make up for the six years that he was absent from the children’s lives.
But just because he could not make up for it, did not mean he could not try to understand.
In the beginning, Luna was reluctant to discuss the children. He was too sharp and perceptive; she was
worried she would accidentally expose the fact that she actually had three children. But…
When he had downed five to six glasses of wine, his voice started to grow vague and indistinct, his
words slurring together. She finally felt at ease and quietly started to tell him about the children’s past.
”Since he was a kid, Neil has been very sensible, because Nellie was always sick, and I was busy all the
time. He even learned how to cook for sister. Once, I came home from work and immediately smelled the
fragrance of scrambled eggs wafting through the whole house. I opened the door and saw Neil standing
on a little stool, frying eggs in the kitchen, his entire body covered in oil… ”
She looked up at the night sky as she said this, gentle affection swimming through her eyes.
Joshua looked at her nearly-perfect side profile, and the glow in her eyes, and he started beating
violently, as if it had been hit by an object.
Under the influence of the alcohol, any sense of rationality had long fled his mind.
He turned and looked at her. “Luna.“
The moment she turned her head, with a loud clang, Joshua’s wine glass fell on the ground.
His kiss was sudden and furious, undeniable. Luna was shocked, she wanted to push him away.
But her hands reached out and wrapped around his slim, yet muscular waist.
She closed her eyes and immersed herself in his gentle movements. At this moment, she could no
longer tell whether she accepted Nigel’s illness or…
The fire between the two of them burned from the roof all the way to Joshua’s room.
The night was long.
And so was the ambiguity between them.
In a second on the second floor of the hotel, Alice who had been caught in the rain took a shower and
blow-dried her hair. Then, she refused to give up and adamantly put on the same set of revealing
pajamas.
She refused to believe she could not make him hers!
She made a mistake today, willingly giving Luna an opportunity to have fun with Joshua and the two
children.
But tonight, Joshua was definitely hers!
After slipping into the pajamas, she covered herself with a trench coat and headed upstairs. She had
gotten Joshua’s room key from Lucas and even reminded them not to come upstairs. She was still his
wife, even if Lucas did not want to obey her orders, he had no other choice.
Alice sucked in a deep breath and took the key out of her pocket confidently. Earlier downstairs, she had
heard from Lucas that Joshua had been drinking tonight, and quite a lot at that.
That was why…
“Luna…”
Inserting the key into the keyhole, before she could turn it in the lock, she heard the sounds of a man and
a woman’s mixed breathing drifting out of the room.
The sounds were harsh in her ears, a trace of resentment flashed in Alice’s eyes. She clutched the key
in her hand tightly.
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