Joshua smiled faintly, lowering his eyes as he fiddled with his coffee mug. ”Initially, the way I wanted you
to repay my kindness was by continuing to helm the project for next season’s jewelry designs.
Unexpectedly… you got the wrong idea, Ms. Luna. ”
He raised his head and looked at her, seeming to be in a good mood. ”Then it is decided. I’ll help you
persuade Luke, and you’ll help me… ”
Luna was so embarrassed she wanted to bury her head in the ground and die, she was worried he would
really say he wanted her to give birth to his child, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to interrupt him. ”I’ll
help you with the jewelry projects for the next season.”
Joshua curled his lips, eyes sweeping across her face faintly. ”Of course. I won’t ask you to do anything
else to repay my kindness, except for something work-related.” With that, he stood up, lifted his legs,
and left.
Luna sat in her spot and watched his retreating back, her entire body stiff. She raised a hand and patted
her cheek, muscles frozen from prolonged smiling. How could she accidentally say such a thing? Maybe
her mind had been quite scattered recently. Since she could not approach Joshua, could not sleep with
him, even in her dreams she dreamt about getting pregnant. That’s why she let the words slip out of her
accidentally.
After Joshua left, Luna sat in the coffee shop and finished her coffee before paying the bill and left.
The moment she walked out of the exit, she immediately noticed there was a man standing on the street
opposite the coffee shop. That man was wearing jeans and a black jacket, his long hair blown into a
mess by the wind, looking dirty and disheveled.
He was looking in her direction. When she looked toward him, their eyes met. When they looked at each
other, the man smiled creepily, pulling down the jacket that covered his face, and that terrible, monster-
like face was exposed.
Luna paused violently. It was not anyone else but the man that was captured by Joshua’s subordinates
for trying to assassinate her at night, Jason Lane.
Jason smiled in Luna’s direction, then made a slashing motion across his neck, and turned to leave.
Luna’s brows furrowed tightly together.
Jason Lane… was he not locked up by Joshua? When did he come out? Did he follow her to Sea City?
Or… the motion that he made just now had made his intentions crystal clear. He chased her here to kill
her.
She bit her lip, the first thought that popped into her mind was to call Joshua. But in the end, she gave up
when she recalled their awkward conversation moments ago.
Returning to the hospital from the coffee shop, the moment she entered Gwen’s ward, she saw Luke
sitting in front of her bed, gently feeding her some mashed potatoes.
Gwen still looked gloomy and depressed, but Luke was ecstatic to hear the news that Gwen had given
up committing suicide.
“If I knew you would decide to live on once Luan came and talked to you, I should have brought her here
earlier to accompany you.”
Gwen pursed her lips, her voice low and hoarse. “ She’s busy with her own affairs…” With that, she
raised her head and immediately noticed Luna standing in the doorway. She smiled at Luna. “You’re
back.”
Luke frowned, turned and glanced at Luna. “You’re done talking to Joshua so soon?”
Luna nodded. A moment later, she raised her head and looked at Luke. “Now in Sea City… you’re the
one who calls the shots, right?”
Luke threw a confused glance at her. “You could say so.”
Gwen paused. “What’s wrong?”
Luna sucked in a deep breath and looked at Luke. “I need you to arrange for some men to protect me
here in Sea City.”
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