Luna’s entire body stiffened when she heard what Joshua had said.
She gaped at Joshua, her face pale, but could not say a single word in response.
“Are you surprised that I know about your pregnancy?“ Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and poured
himself a drink. “You’ve always been smart, but somehow, today, you’re a lot more dull-witted than usual.
Is this what they call a pregnancy brain?“
Joshua smiled and continued, “You were so desperate for me to leave while we were at the hospital. If
you were me, wouldn’t you want to find out what’s wrong?“
Luna’s face turned pale, then blushed scarlet, then turned pale again.
She had to admit that she was, in fact, hastier than usual today. However, since she had finally gotten
the outcome she was seeking, she was afraid that Joshua would find out about the baby.
Besides, everything had happened so suddenly this afternoon that she had no other way of stopping
Joshua from finding out.
Perhaps, she could not hide anything from him at all.
Luna closed her eyes and slumped onto an empty chair. “I never thought Mr. Lynch would care so much
about me, but this child—“
“Were you talking to Theo just now?“ Joshua
interrupted before she could finish her sentence.
Luna paused, then nodded somewhat shamefully. “
Yes.“
When she was on the phone with Theo, she had told him the delightful news and even explained her
plan of asking Theo to bring Neil and Nellie out of summer camp…
Luna immediately gazed at Joshua and asked timidly, “Did…you hear everything?“
“No.“
Joshua stood so far away that he did not even notice that the woman on the beach was Luna. Therefore,
he had not tried to eavesdrop on her conversation at all.
“So you…”
“I made a guess. “ Joshua took a sip of his drink and gave her a bitter smile. “The first person you would
want to tell the good news to is the baby’s father, right?“
With that, he picked up his glass and drained its contents.
Joshua could not help but feel uneasy when he thought of Luna’s baby and the fact that it belonged to
Theo.
Luna froze for a few moments, then suddenly realized that Joshua thought her child belonged to Theo.
She was so delighted by this realization that her entire body started to tremble. This was great!
She picked up her glass and said, “Yes. Theo is…the baby’s father.“
This was the best outcome! If Joshua knew the baby belonged to Theo, he would not force her to abort it
or give birth against her will.
If he knew the baby belonged to Theo, even if Luna vanished without a trace, he would not try to track
her down again.
As soon as she thought of this, Luna gulped down her drink in excitement and said, “The baby’s father is
Theo.“
Joshua could not help but feel irritated when he saw how exhilarated Luna was. He recalled what Lucas
had told him this afternoon over the phone…
“I followed your orders and told her that you went back to find Ma’am. She seemed to be delighted and
said you and Mrs. Lynch were a good match and that you should be together forever…“
Joshua’s expression darkened. “Yesterday, you told me you wanted to bear a child for me, but now that
you’re pregnant with Theo’s baby, you keep on rubbing it in my face…“
He set his glass down and glanced at Luna’s face coldly. “Do you want me to abort this baby and get you
pregnant with mine instead?“
The color drained from Luna’s face. She froze for a long time and finally asked in a shaking voice, “Mr.
Lynch, you’re…joking, right?“
Joshua fixated his steely gaze on her. “If you continue rubbing this news in my face, then it won’t be just
a joke anymore.“
He lowered his head and asked in a self-deprecating tone, “A few days ago, you stopped me in the
middle of the road and demanded to know if I was avoiding you. Yesterday, you made a joke, saying that
you wanted to bear a child for me, but today, you’re overjoyed when you find out you’re pregnant with
Theo’s child…”
“Luna.” He lifted his head to stare at her. “Do I even matter to you?”
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