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“Luna, come out! “

“Luna, come out and apologize! “ “Come out now! Stop playing dead! “

Outside the design department was Irene, who brought a few of her friends and a few others hired

bodyguards. They revealed a banner.

The group protested outside the design department as they held up banners and flags, all while

murderous intent burned among them.

Irene sat in the middle of the group. The bruises on her face seemed to be even more serious than the

day before.

She was sobbing with tears.

“I admit that I shouldn’t have spread unconfirmed rumors, but how ruthless of you to treat me this way,

Luna! I was about to go on a blind date today. Look at me now! Not only can I not go on the blind date,

but I also lost a good job I just found yesterday.

You have to compensate for my losses, Luna! My physical, mental, and emotional well-being! Waa…! “

The noise outside was quite loud, but Luna was in her office with headphones. She heard nothing.

Arianna looked at Zayne, then at Samson. She did not know what to do at that moment.

In the end, Shannon was the one that pushed open Luna’s office door and asked, “Director Luna, do

we need to get security to chase them away?“

It was only when she saw Shannon entering did Luna’s brows furrowed. She lifted her head and took

off her headphones.

“What’s going on?“

Once Luna took off her earphones, she immediately heard the ruckus outside. Luna cocked her head

to have a listen, and she chuckled.

Did they realize that posting the screenshot on the internet was useless, so they started making a

scene in front of her?

“Let them be.“ Luna smiled and instructed, “Give each of them a bottle of water, then put a noise

monitor over there. If the sound decibels exceed the noise regulations, call the cops to arrest them.“

Shannon furrowed her brows at Luna’s words. “A— Are…you not going to handle this matter at all?

This matter is spreading like a wildfire now. I think…“

“How should I handle it?“ Luna lifted her head and looked at Shannon seriously. “Tell me, how should I

prove that I’ve never slept with another man?“

Shannon was stunned. She suddenly did not know what to say.

There was really…no way of solving rumors like that.

Luna smiled flatly. “When you’ve done bad things, would you loudly proclaim that it was you?“

Shannon was silent for a while. “I understand what you mean.“

Then, she turned and left.

Luna put her headphones back on and continued working.

The door to the design department was closed shut. There was also a bodyguard observing the noise

monitor by the entrance.

Irene looked at the bottle of water at hand that Shannon passed to them, not knowing what to do.

Luna…

Not only was she not afraid, but she also wanted to call the police and arrest them for creating noise?

How could this woman be so vile?

“Why are there so many people here?“ a calm woman’s voice rang out just as Irene felt somewhat

disoriented.

It was no one other than the woman Luna met at the hotel the day before, the great artist Theo Allen’s

mother.

Irene was jolted with excitement upon seeing Celeste. She threw the bottle of water aside and rushed

up to Celeste.

“Mrs. Allen, hello! “

Looking at the bruised and battered lady in front of her, Celeste retreated backward a step in slight

detest. “You are…?“ “I’m the assistant that Luna fired because I overheard the conversation you had

with her yesterday! “

Irene was extremely agitated. “What you said yesterday was all true, right? How dare Luna accuse me

of spreading false rumors. She even got people to beat me up…“

Celeste slightly furrowed her brows before, a moment later, she laughed. “I pity you. Not only is Luna

so immoral, but she’s also vicious…“

“Mrs. Allen, are you here to look for Luna as well?“ Celeste smiled. “Of course.“

When she returned to the hotel the night before, Theo accidentally overheard her casually mention her

meeting with Luna in the hotel to Nathan.

Theo was currently at home on a hunger strike, forcing Celeste to apologize to Luna.

Celeste was there not to truly apologize to Luna, though. She came to make Luna break up with Theo.

Celeste did not expect that there would be a protest outside of Luna’s design department.

Celeste raised her eyes and watched as the people held up their banners, smiling a little before she

turned to look at Irene. “Actually, protesting this way won’t bring results. It seems that we’re fated to

meet. Why don’t I take you in?“

Irene’s eyes instantly sparkled!

She looked at the design department’s door that was shut tightly. “A—Are…you sure you can take us

in?“

“Of course. “ Celeste smiled. She got Irene and the others to keep the banners and the flag, then

brought all of them to the design department’s entrance.

The security stopped them by the entrance.

Celeste smiled. She took out the photo she took with Joshua and Alice the day they signed the deal. “

Luna’s project this round needs a rare ore, and I’m the supplier of this ore. What? You won’t even let

business partners in?“

The two security guards hesitated for a while. One of them immediately went to report to Shannon.

Shannon, at her level, would not be in touch with the supplier of the ore, but she knew that Luna’s

project this time required a type of gorgeous and rare gemstone.

Because of that, Shannon did not consider much. “ Since she’s the supplier, let her in. Perhaps she

had problems with the quality that needs to be discussed with Director Luna.“

The guard nodded and left. He respectfully smiled at Celeste. “Please enter.“

The moment the guards opened the door, Irene and the others immediately flocked forward.

The two guards could barely go against more than lo huge men.

Slam!

The door of the design department was instantly forced open. Everyone outside swarmed in.

The relatively small design department was filled with people.

With a sneer, Celeste entered, pushing Luna’s office door open.

In her office, Luna had already taken off her headphones. The sound of the door slamming open was

way too loud, so much so that she could still hear it with her headphones on.

Luna raised her eyes and looked at her messages.

Joshua texted, (Even if the apocalypse happens today, you have to work up the work schedule for me.

Luna took a deep breath and sent a message.

(Mrs. Allen is here looking for me. Do you want to come over, too?]

Just when Luna finished sending the message, Celeste had also just arrived at her office desk.

Luna swiftly kept her phone. “Mrs. Allen, can I help you with anything?“

“Of course, you can.“ Celeste sneered. She took out a check from her pocket and slammed it on Luna’s

office desk.

“You seduced Theo and got together with him just for the Allen family’s money, didn’t you? Five million

is written on this; it’s enough for a broke designer like you to last a few years. Let my son go and break

up with him! “

Luna lowered her eyes and looked at the five-million-dollar check. She chuckled.

No matter what, Celeste was Theo’s biological mother. Why would such a kind-hearted, gentleman like

Theo have such a dull-witted mother?

Luna sneered and said, “Mrs. Allen, do you feel that your son, the great artist Theo Allen, is only worth

five million dollars?”

Then, she took out a check from her desk. She wrote five million and ten thousand on the check,

slamming it on top of Celeste’s check.

“I’ll top it up with another ten thousand dollars. Will you sell Theo to me

Celeste’s expression instantly contorted uglily upon Luna’s words.

She glared at Luna fiercely. “What do you mean by this? Are you trying to show off your wealth to me?

Isn’t my son the one who gives you your money?“

Luna sneered. “Mrs. Allen, I was wrong in calling you a crazy old hag. I was wrong. I’m sorry.“

Celeste furrowed her brows. Why did Luna suddenly change her attitude and apologized to her?

She harrumphed coldly. “Good that you know that, you…“

“I really shouldn’t have called you that, “ Luna coldly interrupted Celeste before she could finish. “In my

eyes, crazy old hags would still have a small brain. You, on the other hand, don’t even have one.“

Celeste’s eyes widened. She raised her voice a few octaves. “What do you mean by that?“

“What do I mean?“ Luna sneered. She picked up the check that Celeste gave her and elegantly tore it

up into pieces. “In your opinion, a famous artist, whose works cost at least a few million dollars, is only

worth five million dollars? A mother who casually puts a price tag on her son, isn’t she foolish? Also…“

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Luna took out a pile of honorary certificates from the top of her shelf and placed it on her desk.

“These are the honors I’ve earned over the years abroad. Every set of jewelry I design could sell for

more than ten million dollars on the international market, yet you offered me five million dollars to leave

Theo. Aren’t you just humiliating yourself?“

Luna left all her honorary certificates abroad when she returned to her country. However, Neil secretly

couriered her certificates back.

Initially, she was still worried that the certificates would expose her identity. She did not expect that it

would be able to help her at a time like this.

Luna’s office was in pin-drop silence.

Celeste’s face was even paler than the wall behind her. She gritted her teeth harshly.

“Luna! You…You b*tch! “

Before Celeste could finish her sentence, Irene rushed in with a broom and aimed at Luna.

Just when the broom was about to hit Luna’s face, a hand grabbed Irene’s wrist and brutally flung her

backward, causing her to slam against the corner.

Thud! Irene hit the wall brutally.

Gasp!

Irene was in so much pain that she gritted her teeth. She raised her head and glared fiercely at the

person that flung her to the corner. “I won’t let you go…“

She stopped before she could finish because the person standing in front of her was no one else but

Joshua, whom she saw the night before!

At that moment, Joshua was in black, his tall figure towering over her coldly.

He laughed a little. “You won’t ‘let me go’?”

Then, he glanced at the men that Lucas and his men had pinned down. “You won’t let me go like them,

too?”

Irene paused a little. She subconsciously turned back to look. She realized that the people she brought

along were all pinned on the ground by Lucas and his men!

Irene almost saw black!

She raised her head and looked at Joshua’s face. “Mr. Lynch, you’re such an influential figure. Why

must you protect Luna, that b*tch?”

Joshua calmly laughed. “You have no influence nor power. Where did you find the courage to go up

against the Lynch Group?”

Joshua calmly walked over to the group of people and opened the rolled-up flag.

“Asking Luna to kneel and apologize?” He lowered his head and read the writings on the flag. Then, he

chuckled a little and looked at Irene. “Since you insist on your demands, I’ll allow you… “…to kneel and

apologize to Luna.”

Joshua swept a glance at Celeste by the side. “Mrs. Allen, how about you kneel, too?“

Celeste’s expression turned even uglier at Joshua’s remark.

She bit her lips. “Joshua Lynch, I am Nathan Allen’s wife! “

Joshua coldly interrupted her. “So you don’t have to apologize after doing something wrong, just

because you’re Nathan Allen’s wife?“

“What did I do wrong?“

Celeste furrowed her brows. She raised her head and angrily glared at Joshua. “Are the things I said

not true?“

Then, Celeste sneered. “Mr. Lynch, I know you have a rather ambiguous relationship with Luna, so it’s

only normal that you protect her. However, this woman not only slept with your assistant, but she also

slept with those two bodyguards at the entrance of the Lynch Group! Won’t you find her dirty?“

Joshua narrowed his eyes, saying nothing.

Luna laughed. She gracefully sat down on her chair. “ Mrs. Allen, you seem to have forgotten what I

told you yesterday.“

Celeste chuckled. “What? Are you trying to sue me? I’m only saying what Joshua’s wife, Alice, told me.

If you want to sue someone, you should be suing her! “

She said that not because she wanted to defame Alice but to intimidate Luna. In Celeste’s

understanding, Luna was just a mistress that had slept with Joshua.

The mistress fearing the legitimate wife was the most natural thing on earth.

However, Celeste did not expect that Luna would calmly turn to look at Joshua instead. “Mr. Lynch, did

you hear that?“

Joshua smiled.

He took his phone out and immediately dialed Alice.

“Mrs. Allen has something to say to you.“ Joshua immediately put the call on loudspeaker and placed it

on the desk.

Celeste furrowed her brows. She did not expect that Joshua would so directly get her to talk to Alice.

However, she was not afraid at all, because she was not lying! Alice was indeed the one that told her

that!

Thus, Celeste coldly glared at Luna and spoke into the phone, “Mrs. Lynch, Mr. Lynch said that I’m

spreading rumors, but you were the one that told me those things, right?“

On the other end of the line, Alice, who was in the cafe downstairs, secretly rolled her eyes.

Initially, Alice still wanted to keep Celeste around for a longer period, getting her to do her bidding.

She did not expect that Celeste would expose her so quickly.

Celeste was an idiot that could not even keep a secret! She deserved her son going against her!

Alice took a deep breath and used an extremely innocent tone, “Mrs. Allen, what are you talking

about?“

Celeste furrowed her brows. She did not hear clearly the emotions in Alice’s tone. She thought that

Alice did not hear her properly, so she repeated it once again.

“Mrs. Lynch, you were the one that told me these, right? I’m not spreading false rumors at all.“

“I don’t know what you are talking about.“

Alice sighed. Her tone and voice sounded extremely innocent. “Although I don’t usually like Luna, she

is a classy and elegant person. Even if she’s rather promiscuous, she won’t sleep together with the

bodyguards.

“Furthermore, Luna isn’t a shameless person. Mrs. Allen, is there some misunderstanding? The person

that said that Luna has loose morals was clearly my husband, Joshua, not me.“ Alice’s voice had hints

of indifference and mockery in them. “No matter what, I’ll never say such a thing to bad-mouth others.

Mrs. Allen, why are you trying to besmirch me?“

Alice’s voice sounded gentle and light, yet it seemed to have petrified Celeste.

Celeste shuddered and said with a rather trembling voice, “Mrs. Lynch, w—what are you saying?“

Alice’s response was laced with vague ridicule, “Mrs. Allen, don’t you understand? Let me tell you once

more, then: I ‘ll never, and had never, once gossiped about Luna with you. Even if I hate Luna, I won’t

spread such stupid rumors. There. I’ve said it.“

Alice, on the other end of the call, leaned back on the chair. She calmly glanced at Jason, who was

looking at the address outside the door, and chuckled.

“Also, my husband and I are in a very good relationship. Why are you trying to disgrace me in front of

my husband? Are you just jealous?“

Alice did not even care what reaction Celeste had after that as she immediately hung up the phone.

Hearing the disconnecting beep from the phone, Celeste’s legs felt like jelly. Right before she slumped

to the ground, Samson immediately held onto her.

“Mrs. Allen, what are you doing? Are you really planning on kneeling to our Director Luna?“

Celeste closed her eyes. She never once suspected the words that Alice told her because, firstly, Alice

and Luna have known each other for many years. Second, Alice had also mentioned Joshua among

the men Luna has slept with. Celeste felt that Alice had no reason to cuckold herself.

However…

Alice’s innocent and indifferent tone on the phone a moment ago was like a baseball bat that smashed

against her head. Celeste felt as if she was struck by lightning. She could not even move, let alone

think.

How could that happen…?

Even if those were lies, they came from Alice! How did it become her spreading the rumors instead?

“Mrs. Allen, what else do you have to say for yourself?“

Joshua looked at Celeste’s face, his gaze cold as he did. “You were the one that came up with this and

smeared Luna’s character. You even pushed all the blame on my wife. It looks like Luna was right. It’s

not that you are brainless, Mrs. Allen. You just used them in all the wrong places.“

Celeste opened her mouth, wanting to retort but unable to find her words.

“Since Mrs. Lynch has already said so, are you still trying to deny that you were the one that spread the

rumors?“

Samson, who was supporting Celeste, released his grip on her.

Thud!

Celeste immediately knelt on the ground, coincidentally right in front of Luna.

Seeing Celeste kneeling, Irene, by the side, bit her lips. She hesitated for a while. In the end, she also

knelt to the ground with a thud.

Luna’s influence and powers were indeed huge! Even the great artist Theo Allen’s mother already knelt

in front of Luna. Irene herself was just a mere lowly assistant…

“Mom! “

Theo ran into Luna’s office, panting. He immediately noticed Celeste kneeling in front of Luna, unable

to get up.

He furrowed his brows and directly went to help Celeste up. “You’re already so old. Why are you

making things difficult for yourself?“

Celeste was trembling, and not because of guilt, but of rage!

At that moment, she finally realized why Alice would be so passionate with her. It was not because they

clicked instantly, nor that she also thought that a person like Luna was not a worthy match for Theo!

Alice was only using her as a tool to go up against Luna!

When push came to shove, Alice pushed all the blame on her and burned the bridge between them. By

then, everything and every rumor came from Celeste alone—it had nothing to do with Alice!

The more Celeste thought of it, the angrier she became.

In the end, Celeste turned to look at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, you have indeed married a great person! I

wouldn’t know whether you and Luna have a relationship or not, but your wife’s tactics are indeed

brilliant! ”

Upon hearing Celeste talking about Alice, Joshua slightly narrowed his eyes. ”What? Just because you

failed to besmirch my wife, you’re trying to drive a wedge between us now?”

Celeste gritted her teeth harshly.

Joshua was clearly trying to protect Luna and Alice. She would be no match for him!

“Mom, let’s go home.“

Theo sighed and whispered into Celeste’s ears, “This is the Lynch Group. You’re presenting the Allen

family…“

Celeste gritted her teeth upon Theo’s words.

After a while, she closed her eyes. “Then…let’s go.“

Theo pursed his lips. He turned to look at Luna and smiled apologetically before helping Celeste up

and headed toward the exit.

“Hold on.“

Samson furrowed his brows. He rushed forward and opened his arms wide, blocking Theo in the way.

“You’re Mr. Theo Allen, right? I’ve seen you in the news. You just announced a relationship with our

Director Luna a few days ago.“

Theo paused for a while and sized up this 17 or 18 – year-old teenager in front of him. “Can I help you?

“

“Of course! “ Samson sneered. “Your mother still hasn’t apologized to Director Luna.“

Theo furrowed his brows. When he arrived, he noticed Celeste kneeling in front of Luna. He thought

that Celeste was apologizing to Luna for her terrible character previously. Did she not apologize?

Samson seemed to have noticed Theo’s confusion. He sneered and said, “Mrs. Allen only knelt down

because her legs went limp. Because of her rumors, Director Luna has suffered a lot of unwarranted

scoldings and humiliation. Should Mrs. Allen not apologize for it?“

Theo furrowed his brows. He turned to look at Celeste next to him, whose face had already turned

miserably pale. “Mother, you… What did you say about Luna?“

For the past two days, Theo had been cooped up in the hotel by Nathan. He did not know what

happened outside, let alone what his mother did to Luna.

He only knew that Celeste took a five-million-dollar check this morning to look for Luna.

Theo spent a huge effort to escape Nathan’s clutches. As for the rumors, Theo did not know anything

about it.

Facing her son’s question, Celeste furrowed her brows. She did not know what to say at that moment.

She had always believed what Alice said. However, at that moment…she was more prone to believe

that those were lies Alice created because she was jealous of Luna.

Seeing how Celeste did not reply to Theo, Samson swept a cold glance at Irene, who was still kneeling

on the ground in the distance.

“You should be the one who knows best what rumors Mrs. Allen spread. Tell us.“

Irene hesitated for a while. She thought that this was a great opportunity to redeem herself, so she

immediately repeated what Celeste said before.

The color on Theo’s face fluctuated from pale white to blue. He could not fathom. He could not imagine

that his usual gentle, kind-hearted mother would… use such words to defame Luna.

What did Luna do wrong? All she did was nothing but being forced to announce their relationship due

to rumors of her and him dating.

“Mother.“ Theo took a deep breath and let go of Celeste’s arm. “Perhaps I haven’t been by your side for

such a long time. I didn’t know that you had become such a person. No matter what, Luna is my

girlfriend. Have you ever considered my feelings when you spread those rumors?“

Celeste opened her mouth, trying to find her words, but nothing came out.

After a while, she lowered her head. “I was only trying to…force her to break up with you.“

“I’ll never break up with her.“ Theo looked at Celeste, then at Joshua.

“The more all of you want me to give up, the stronger I’ll hold onto.“

Then, Theo looked at Celeste closely. “Mother, if you must treat Luna like this, I’d rather cut ties with

you.“

The entire office fell silent at Theo’s words. Celeste looked at Theo in shock. “Theo, you…“

Joshua frowned in displeasure, rather displeased at Theo’s persistence. He squinted his eyes.

“Is Luna that important to you?“ Theo puffed his chest. “Yes.“

“More important than your own mother that brought you up?“

Theo laughed. “Mr. Lynch, you don’t seem to know my family well. My parents have always been

abroad trading, and I grew up with my grandparents. My skills for art were also cultivated by them. As

for my parents…“

Theo swept Celeste a glance. “They’ve never truly cared for me. If they had cared for me, they wouldn’t

have forbidden me from being together with Luna, just because of other people’s gossip. They wouldn’t

have spread rumors about Luna being with other men when they clearly knew that Luna’s my

girlfriend.“

Celeste’s face was extremely pale. She always thought that as long as she showed how cheap and

dirty Luna was, Theo would come around. He would know that he had made a mistake and break up

with Luna.

She never would have thought that Theo’s feelings for Luna were so deep that he would be willing to

cut off ties with his parents. “Theo, forget about it.“

Luna furrowed her brows. In the end, she still could not help but open her mouth and say, “It’s just a

small misunderstanding. There’s no need to cut ties with your parents.“

She lowered her gaze and looked at the time. “This is still the office, and it’s still working hours. Why

don’t you take Mrs. Allen back for now? We can talk about it later.“

Luna and Theo were only faking it being together. She could not let Theo cut ties with his parents just

because of his fake girlfriend.

Theo furrowed his brows. He wanted to say something else, but Celeste immediately grabbed his wrist.

“Yes, listen to Luna…Lulu! “ Celeste immediately kept her condescending expression. She smiled and

looked at Luna. “You’re right, Lulu. It’s just a misunderstanding!“

Celeste dragged Theo and headed for the exit. “Don’t disturb her from working. We have all the time in

the world to talk in the future! “

Theo furrowed his brows and turned back to look at Luna once more.

Luna smiled and nodded at him, signaling for him to follow Celeste.

Upon her approval, only then did Theo turn around and left with Celeste. Once mother and son left, the

office resumed its peacefulness.

“How about you?“

After a long while, Samson swept a cold glance at Irene. “Did you start to spread rumors after listening

to what Mrs. Allen said? Now that Mrs. Allen said that it was just a misunderstanding, why are you still

not apologizing?“

Irene bit her lips. “Sure, I can apologize.“

Then, she pointed at the bruises on her face. “Even if I was wrong in spreading the rumors, is it alright

for Luna to get people to beat me up?“

Luna smiled. She looked at Irene, who clearly had put on more make -up to emphasize the bruises on

her face and made them look more serious. “What proof do you have that it was me who sent those

men?“

“Who else but you! “ Irene glared at Luna angrily. “ Those men yesterday said that it was you who sent

them! This morning, the person that chatted with me also told me that it was you! There are so many

facts right in front of you. Are you still trying to deny it?“

“Is that so?“

Luna chuckled gently. She took her phone out and dialed a number.

“Officer James, could you tell me once more the message that you sent me just now?“

Officer James, on the other end of the line, was quiet for a while before calmly saying, “Ms. Luna, you

asked about the people who beat up Ms. Irene Cook last night. We’ve apprehended them. They

admitted that someone got them to deliberately mention your name while beating her up so that the

victim would be mistaken. As for who ordered them to beat Ms. Irene up, we’ve found out that it came

from a number from our neighboring Sea City. The person spoke to them last night. We’re currently

trying to locate this person via their IP address…“

“Okay, thank you, Officer James.“

Once Luna hung up the call, she sneered and looked at Irene, who was kneeling on the floor in a daze.

“ This entire morning, you gathered and protested in front of my design department. It was not as if I did

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nothing.

“I personally contacted Officer James who was overseeing his case. The result I got was that those

who beat you up were ordered by someone from Sea City. I, on the other hand, was eating at the hotel

with you last night. You know this, too. I couldn’t have flown to Sea City to make a call to harm you.“

Irene was completely stunned.

“So…t—this morning…and the WhatsApp account…“

Luna laughed. “If the people that beat you up last night have nothing to do with me, do you think that

the number this morning would be from me?“

Luna yawned. “Irene, your make-up skills are pretty good. If you were to use this skill in the right place,

you’d be a great special effects make-up artist. Too bad you used this skill to cheat others. This won’t

end well for you.“

Then, Luna returned to her seat. “Samson made you apologize to me, but I thought it was

unnecessary. You loathe me deep in your heart, and your sorries won’t be sincere. I don’t need them,

anyway. The police should be here at any moment. What you need to do is not apologize to me, but to

explain to them why you bring a group of people to create havoc in m y office. Also, why did you spread

those rumors and try to smear my reputation?“

Upon her words, there was a knock on the design department’s main entrance door.

“Hello, we’re the police. Ms. Luna called for us.“

Irene’s face was so pale there was not an ounce of blood left in her face.

She directly knelt on the ground and vehemently prostrated herself at Luna.

“Ms. Luna, please let me go, I’m still young! I promise I won’t do this again! Ms. Luna, I—“

Before Irene could finish her sentence, Samson opened the door. The police entered and checked

Irene’s identity before taking her and the dozen men she brought along away.

Everyone in the office was on the edge. Everyone got busy.

When the police took them away, it was almost noon. Luna put her pen down. “Let’s go have lunch.”

Then, she followed Samson, Arianna, and Zayne out.

When she was by the entrance, Joshua, who had been silent all this while, reached out and stopped

her.

“I have something to say to you.”

Luna furrowed her brows. “Mr. Lynch, whatever you have to say, you can say it.”

Joshua had been protecting Alice so obviously that day. It was not as if she did not notice.

Luna did not want to talk much to Joshua.

“Are you sure?” Joshua calmly swept a glance at Luna’s three assistants before looking at her once

more. “It has to do with Neil and Nellie. Are you sure you want them to hear this?”

Luna furrowed her brows.

If it had to do with Neil and Nellie, she would not want to argue further with Joshua.

Luna calmly looked at Arianna. “You three go ahead. I have things to discuss with Mr. Lynch.“

“Yes. “ Arianna nodded, then she took Samson and Zayne and left.

As the trio walked, Samson asked in a half-whisper, “ Who are Neil and Nellie that Mr. Lynch

mentioned? “

Arianna immediately replied in a soft tone, “ President Lynch’s twins.“

“What do they have to do with Director Luna?“ “It’s a long story…“

Their voices grew further and further away.

It was only when they completely vanished from Luna’s sight did she sigh and closed the door.

“Mr. Lynch, you can tell me now.“

Joshua smiled. He turned around and sat on Luna’s chair, aloofness and mockery dancing in his gaze.

“I never would’ve thought you’d be so charming that Theo would be willing to cut off ties with his

parents.“

Luna furrowed her brows. Her thin figure leaned against the door as she shot him a cold stare. “Mr.

Lynch, didn’t you say that you wanted to discuss Neil and Nellie?“

Joshua lowered his gaze. He flipped through Luna’s design sketches on her desk while chuckling a

little. “ Why? You don’t want me to talk about Theo?“

“What do you think, Mr. Lynch?“ Luna sneered and said, “You perfectly covered up for your wife in front

of me just now. Do you think I’d want to talk to you about this?“

Joshua put the design sketches down. He calmly looked at Luna. “So, you still think that Alice was the

one that told Mrs. Allen those rumors?“

“What else is there?“

Luna leaned against the door. Her tone was ice-cold. “How long has Mrs. Allen been in Banyan City?

How much does she know about the Lynch Group? She might not know how many bodyguards are

there downstairs, right? Still, she could clearly mention Zach and Yuri’s names. Who do you think told

her? “

Joshua slightly squinted.

It was not as if he did not know that this was the work of Alice. It was that he did not understand one

thing…

“Luna, why is Alice so hostile to you?“

Upon this question, Luna somehow wanted to laugh. “Mr. Lynch, do I still need to explain this to you? I

“Luna.“ Joshua calmly interrupted her. “Just now when you spoke with Officer James on the phone, I

recalled him saying that the person that ordered

those people to beat Irene up came from a Sea City number, is that right?“

Luna paused a little. “Yes.“

Joshua raised his head. He looked at Luna closely with his deep gaze. His tone was cold.

“Do you know who was the one that made the call?“ Luna furrowed her brows and shook her head.

She was also curious as to who would make the call.

However, she did not have the resources to investigate this. She could only wait for the police.

“You know who did it, Mr. Lynch?“ “It is Mr. Walter the butler.“

Joshua looked at Luna closely. His gaze was frigid and dangerous.

It was as if he wanted to see through all of her pretenses, directly into the deepest corner of her soul.

Luna was indeed hiding things from him. Facing such a gaze from him, Luna did not dare to meet his

eyes.

She turned and looked away. “Mr. Walter? The butler that was chased out of the Walter family when we

were in Sea City? That Mr. Walter?“ No wonder Alice could still be a bully. Luna thought that she had

found a new source of power. It turned out it was Mr. Walter who had been supporting her all this while.

“You sure remember it clearly.“ Joshua sneered. “Do you still remember what I told you? Back then the

Hailey Walter that died was just an impostor, and that the real Hailey Walter is someone else?“

Luna’s heart skipped a beat.

Joshua leaned back and changed into a more comfortable position. He calmly gazed at Luna.

“All these years, Hailey Walter has been passionate about cosmetic surgery. What has she changed

into, no one knows, but what we could be sure of is that if she were to change into another person, the

first thing that she’d do is to change her name and fake all her details.“

Luna furrowed her brows. “That’s true, but…“

In fact, Hailey did not fake a new identity but assumed another person’s identity instead.

“Luna, “ Joshua coldly interrupted her, “what my friend found out is that your identity was faked.“

Upon Joshua’s words, Luna was instantly stupefied.

She looked up in shock and met with Joshua’s deep eyes. “W—What are you trying to say? Are you

suspecting me of being…Hailey Walter?“

Joshua did not answer her directly. “I only want to know who you are.“

Luna gasped. She had once imagined that Joshua would expose her true identity, but never once had

she thought that he would one day suspect her of being Hailey Walter!

Luna gritted her teeth and dug her nails deep into her palms. “Mr. Lynch, are you joking with me?

When I was in Sea City, did you not see how I was targeted by the Walter family? If I’m Hailey Walter,

how could I just let you send Dennis Walter to prison just like that? How could I let Liam Clark treat

Gwen that way? I was almost ruined by him, too, or have you forgotten about it already?“

Joshua narrowed his gaze and looked at Luna.

All these were why he did not take Jude’s speculations seriously all this while.

Still, everything at that moment was too much of a coincidence, was it not?

The remnants of Mr. Walter’s forces were in Banyan City. Every time, they were helping Luna from

behind. If she was not Hailey Walter, where was the real Hailey Walter?

Moreover, Luna had a grudge against the Walter family on the surface. If Luna was not the real Hailey

Walter, what the real Hailey should have done was to seek revenge on Luna, not getting the Walter

family to secretly help her time and time again.

Luna lost it a little at the distrust in Joshua’s eyes.

She bit her lips. “So, Mr. Lynch, if I’m Hailey, your wife’s hostility would make perfect sense to you,

right?“

Joshua squinted his eyes. “Yes.“ Luna laughed.

“Okay. I get it.” She sneered and looked at Joshua’s face. “To persuade yourself that your wife is still an

innocent and kind-hearted woman, you’d rather turn me into the person you hate the most. Is that it?”

Joshua furrowed his brows. “Luna, my suspicions aren’t without any proof.”

“What bullsh*t! ” Luna raised her head and looked at Joshua fearlessly. “The nickname for the person

who claimed to be me in the chat that Irene posted this morning is even called Alice! Can I use this as

evidence and tell others that Mrs. Lynch has been intentionally chatting with Irene to set me up?”

Joshua furrowed his brows and laughed. “It should be you setting her up, not the other way around.

Alice wouldn’t be so stupid to use her own name as a nickname, openly stirring up trouble.”