She sucked in a deep breath, held the fountain pen, and wordlessly signed her name on the contract.
She thought to herself sadly, maybe this was the first time this pen had been used in its entire life? Just
like how her utter devotion to Joshua only succeeded in moving herself and no one else.
After completing the signing, she clicked the cap back onto the pen and raised her eyes, glancing at him
with detached eyes. “Mr. Lynch, I remember I bought this pen with my prize money. Since you’re not
using it, I’ll take it.“
With that, she made to leave but was stopped by Joshua with a hand on her wrist. His pair of black eyes
were as deep as the bottomless night sky. He looked at her with narrowed eyes. “You gave it to me as a
present. Do you think you can take it back so many years later?“ With that, he plucked the pen out of her
hand and held it firmly in his palm.
Luna was surprised, only recovering her wits after he took the pen from her.
She turned, a taunting sneer in her eyes. “Why do you insist on keeping it since you don’t need it
anyway? It’s useless to you, but at least with me, it’ll work as a warning. Why would you make it difficult
for others?“
“And why would Ms. Luna take away something someone else loves?“ Joshua looked at her with a thin
smile on the corner of his lips, then swiftly dropped the pen into the pen holder. This pen has been with
me for many years, I won’t be used to it if someone suddenly takes it away.“
Luna frowned and side -eyed him. “It’s just a very old pen. Since you can’t bear to give it to me, just keep
it then.“ With that, she turned and left, carrying the folder in her arms.
Joshua stood in his spot, watching as her retreating back disappeared in his line of sight, a bitter smile
appearing on his lips.
He sat down in his chair once again, gazing at the pen quietly. The sight of Luna from all those years ago
appeared in his mind’s eyes, how excited she looked when she gave him the pen.
Back then, he was all that she saw and all that she thought about. Her gaze when she looked at him was
filled with utter devotion and adoration.
He knew the love and effort she put into buying this present, he was utterly delighted when he received it
that he did not want to use it, worried he would spoil it or something…
And yet when faced with her questioning, the words that poured out of his mouth were that he did not
use things he did not like. They were the complete opposite of what he truly felt.
Back then, he felt ashamed that he had fallen in love with Luna. After all, he only decided to marry her
because he wanted to resist the marriage his family arranged for him. It was just an on-the-spur
marriage, a random marriage, and yet he had fallen deeply in love with her…wasn’t it something to be
ashamed of?
That’s why he continued treating her like a block of ice, continued to act, and speak against his true
wishes.
Until he finally lost her… Only then did he realize the mistake he made.
And now… Luna had changed her appearance, changed her voice, and changed her name. Even her
gaze when she looked at him was no longer familiar.
Maybe for the rest of his life, he would never find another pair of eyes, that like hers back then, was filled
with nothing but him.
“I didn’t know you were so smart; I’ll have to learn more from you in the future!”
Luna headed downstairs with the folder in her arms and was at the entrance to the design department
when she heard Fiona’s gentle voice drifting out of the office.
“Shannon, if Ms. Luna doesn’t like me, you have to help me…”
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