“Of course it’s you, Mr. Lynch.“ Before Luna could even reply, Bonnie curled her lips into a small smile.
She plopped down in a chair and continued, a cold sneer playing on her lips, “Do you think just because
you helped Luna rescue your own son and took care of her for a few days after she saved you from
falling off a cliff means she owes you?“
Bonnie picked up a wine glass and took a small sip before adding, “Why don’t we see who’s been rude
over the last few months? Who was the one who brought a new woman —one that he’s only met once
—home just mere days after his son’s death? Who was the one who went home to visit Fiona as soon as
he woke up, even though Luna took care of him for three days while he was unconscious?
“Who was the one who didn’t even bother to visit Nigel after undergoing the most important surgery in
his life and instead stayed with Fiona the whole time? Who was the one who sent Luna into a mental
asylum and cost her a finger, all because he blindly believed Fiona’s words and a cold, hard diagnosis
from a doctor that Fiona hired?“
Bonnie continued to stare at Joshua coldly. “Please don’t think that just because Fiona is dead now,
everything that you did in the past magically disappeared, Mr. Lynch.“
The atmosphere in the garden seemed to be frozen over.
Joshua narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.
Every one of these questions felt like a thorn in Luna’s heart. She knew that the reason Bonnie brought
this up was to stand up for her, but…
Joshua was not the only one unwilling to recall these memories; even Luna herself could not bear to
reminisce.
Luna let out an exhale and turned to glance at Joshua. “What’s wrong, Mr. Lynch? Why aren’t you saying
anything?“
Joshua stared at Luna with an intense look. “Actually Actually, he had never been in love with Fiona at
all. All the things he did for her…was to save Nigel.
However, before he could even finish his sentence, Luna interjected curtly, “It’s okay if you don’t want to
answer, Mr. Lynch. I didn’t expect you to explain your past behavior, anyway. All I hope is that you
remember the things you did in the past. The bad things you did far outweigh the good, so you have no
right to reprimand me for not inviting you.“
Truth be told, Luna had considered inviting Joshua to her party this afternoon.
After all, if it were not for his cruelty and quick wit, she and Nigel would not even be alive at this moment.
However, in the end, she still gave up on inviting him.
For starters, she knew that he did not like large crowds or noise. Secondly…
After what she had experienced, Luna knew that her friends were not fond of him at all. Therefore, she
decided not to invite Joshua so as not to ruin the party for everyone else.
However, that did not mean that she was an ungrateful person.
Initially, Luna wanted to go to Joshua’s office in a few days to thank him in person for his help, but she
did not expect that he would show up at the party as Shannon’s plus-one.
Since he was already here, she decided that it would be rude to send him off, so she let out an exhale
and said, “It’s not that I don’t want you here, Mr. Lynch, but I’m the host of this party tonight, so I hope
that you show some manners and respect towards me.“
Seeing that the atmosphere was growing more and more awkward, Nellie let out an exhale and piped up,
interrupting the awkward silence, “Alright,
Mommy! I’ll take good care of Daddy and make sure he doesn’t say anything mean to anyone! “
With that, she picked up a slice of orange and shoved it into Joshua’s mouth. “Eat more and talk less,
Daddy! “
As soon as he heard Nellie’s soft, childish voice, Joshua relaxed, and the steely expression on his face
dissipated.
He lowered his head to toy with Nellie’s ponytail and chewed on the orange she had stuffed into his
mouth. “Thank you, Nellie.“
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