"What is Lucifer doing recently?" said Thomas into the phone as he walked out of the cafe.Lucifer Howard was the new name he gave Malcolm when they made a deal. After all, back then, Malcolm had been kicked out of Merchant City by the Quinn family, and he could not possibly stay in Merchant City with his original identity. Thus, Thomas gave him a name and a fake identity. Lucifer thus followed him and his management company team to Merchant City.That was why Thomas' subordinates had never heard of Malcolm Quinn. They only knew that he was Lucifer Howard."He hasn't returned in a long time."The driver sitting at the driver's seat drove while furrowing his brow. "Didn't you instruct us not to care about him anymore? He was initially living with us, but a month or so ago, he accepted a call, and he suddenly became rich. He treated us to a meal and said that he was going to do great things, so he left our team."Then, the driver could not help but lament, "Later on, I heard that he
Luna stopped breathing the moment she heard Thomas say those words.After a while, she took a deep breath. "Impossible."She did not believe that Joshua would not discuss with her letting Riley leave with Thomas."If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself," said Thomas, his voice sounding as though he was smiling. "I just came out from Joshua's office."Luna could not help but furrow her brow. She stopped her work and leaned back in her chair. "What are you trying to do? Fine, even if you're Riley's father and you use your right as her father to take her away, why are you taking Yannie away?""Because…" Thomas was silent for a while. "Because of yesterday's incident. She's now rumored to be my girlfriend, so we have to play the part."Then, he paused for a while. "Actually, it's fine if you don't see me. I just wanted to apologize to you in person."Luna's eyes widened. She was in a daze. Did she mishear him? Was Thomas Howard apologizing to her?Perhaps he could guess
The sun had set.When Luna returned to Joshua's house, Joshua was on the sofa hugging Nellie, looking at her latest design.Nellie was dressed in a white billowy dress, fit for a royal, and had a huge bow on her head with her hair slightly curled. She was nestled in Joshua's arms, smiling. "Daddy, what do you think of my design? Will Mommy like it?""She will."Joshua looked at Nellie's designs seriously while smiling and ruffling her head gently. "Your Mommy will like anything you make."Nellie pursed her lips. "Daddy, you're brushing me off! You think it doesn't look nice!"Joshua smiled a little. "I am not.""You are!" Nellie puffed her cheeks.Neil, who was by the side, helplessly looked at his father and sister bickering before looking at Nigel, who had his head buried in a book. In the end, he pushed his drink to Nellie. "I'm sure you're thirsty after quarreling with Daddy, right? Drink up."Nellie pouted. She took the drink and looked at Neil unhappily. "You must think
Walking to the courtyard in front of the mansion, the cool night breeze cleared Luna's mind up a little.She sat on the bench by the side and said calmly, "Yannie, I want to know your thoughts about Thomas."She already knew about Thomas' feelings toward Yannie. However, she did not know if Yannie was willing to give birth to Riley for Thomas back then because she liked Thomas or because she just liked children.Perhaps Yannie did not expect that Luna would suddenly ask her about her love life that she fell silent. The quietness lasted for a long few seconds before Yannie depressingly replied, "Luna, why are you…suddenly asking me this?"Luna leaned back. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the night breeze. "I'm just curious. Now that you know that Riley is your child with Thomas, what are you planning to do next? Thomas isn't going to let Riley go, and if you don't want to give Riley up, it seems that you can only…continue to be with him. Which is why, Yannie, I want to know your tho
Luna did not open her eyes. Instead, she cradled the hand that wiped away her tears and buried herself into that person's arms.She did not need to look at him to know what he looked like and what his expression was at that moment.Joshua hugged her tightly. His voice was rather hoarse. "You heard about it?"He meant about Thomas leaving with Riley and Yannie."Yes." Luna nodded and said, her voice cracking, "Riley is leaving. That's good, too. They're actually related and are a family. I…I'm only with her for a short while."She understood this, but…She thought that if she could not find her daughter, raising Riley would be good too. Alas, this would all be mere wishful thinking.She should wish Yannie and Thomas well. She should be happy for Riley, but she felt…empty inside.Joshua sighed. He hugged her tightly and said calmly in a low voice, "I know what you're thinking, so…"Joshua smiled and said, "I plan to take you along to Saigen City next week."Luna's eyes instantl
Joshua smiled. "Don't worry, I'm only going to Saigen City with you two. Once we're there, I'll be busy with my work while you both go sightseeing. No interference."Luna furrowed her brow and looked at Joshua, who was hugging her. "What are you busy doing there?"Joshua reached out and gently ruffled her head. "I have a business deal with Thomas."Luna was stunned before she recalled that at the studio when Thomas called her, he seemed to have vaguely mentioned his business deal with Joshua.Back then, Luna was filled with the reluctance of Riley and Yannie leaving with him, so she did not pay attention to that topic.Thinking back about this, she furrowed her brow and looked at Joshua. "What…deal did you two make?""You'll know once we're at Saigen City."Joshua lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently. "I was the one who suggested Thomas take Yannie and Riley along."Under Luna's stunned gaze, Joshua let out a sigh and slowly said, "Lulu, Riley and Yannie are going to
Hearing what Nellie said, Luna restrained herself from laughing while looking at Joshua, who also sported a small smile.He walked forward and squatted to hoist Nellie into his arms before striding into the house. When they were at the door, he turned to look back at Luna. "Come, let's go try Neil's cooking."Luna smiled and started to walk. "What about Nigel's cooking?""Lucas can have all of it." He turned around and entered the house with Nellie in his arms.The corner of Luna's lips curled up as she looked at the back of Joshua and Nellie. Then, she quickly chased after them.When they walked into the house, Lucas just got out of the washroom while rubbing his stomach.At that moment, Nellie felt rather guilty as she stared at his pale face. After all, she had started to get closer to him after spending time with him for more than a year.Thus, Nellie winked and looked at Joshua, then at Luna. "Daddy, Mommy, why don't I…eat Nigel's cooking on behalf of Uncle Lucas?" she aske
Luna did not take a single bite."Yes." Nigel curled up his lips and smiled while subconsciously looking at Joshua.Coincidentally, Joshua was looking at him, too. As they made eye contact, Joshua smiled as Nigel's eyes twinkled with what seemed to be mischief.Nigel was a smart kid; cooking was not a difficult task for him. He did not want Nellie and Neil to keep on bothering him to cook, so he added a few 'extras' to his dishes.Joshua knew all about Nigel's plan. It happened at the right time as Joshua wanted to give Lucas a lesson. Both of them worked together and decided on this immoral plan. From the looks of it, it was a successful plan, killing two birds with one stone.Lucas got his punishment, and no one else in the family would ever think about letting Nigel cook again in the future.Nigel, the little genius, could continue to eat Neil's cooking and drink the beverage Nellie made, while Nigel and Nellie would never let him step foot in the kitchen anymore.The mere th