Natasha immediately replied loudly, “I’m here.”Luna knew she should take Nellie and leave. She should not quibble with Aura in front of Natasha, but her legs were as heavy as lead. She could not move.She had not seen her for six years. The middle-aged woman in front of her was her mother she had not seen for six years.Luna felt her throat tightened and went dry. She wanted to say something but could not form her words.“What’s happening?” At that moment, Aura came to them. She immediately noticed Nellie and Luna standing in front of Natasha.Aura smiled mockingly. “What a coincidence.”Joshua placed her under house arrest for the past few days. In the end, she used Natasha as an excuse to get a chance to go shopping.The last thing she expected was to meet Luna and Nellie just as they started shopping. Natasha was surprised. “Aura, you two know each other?”“More than that,” Aura harrumphed. “Mom, this is the kid I was telling you about. Nellie.”Natasha’s eyes immediatel
Natasha lowered her gaze. “Nellie is my eldest daughter’s child. I don’t know whether my eldest daughter is dead or alive. I want to get to know my granddaughter. Please?”Luna pursed her lips. “Sure.” She should have refused, but she could not find the courage to do so to her mother.“Why bother discussing it with her?” Aura rolled her eyes. “She’s just a maid, and you’re Nellie’s grandmother. Why do you need to ask her permission just to have a meal with your granddaughter?”Natasha turned back and glared heatedly at her. “This is her job, so it’s only right I have to ask!”She then looked at Luna rather apologetically. “I’m so sorry. We’ve spoiled this daughter of mine from a young age…”Luna looked at Natasha disconcertedly as she was rooted on the spot.Natasha had once spoiled and loved Luna once as well, but she was an outsider at this moment. After getting Luna’s permission, Natasha hugged Nellie and headed to the restaurant downstairs.Luna and Aura were following beh
Natasha’s words were filled with regret. “It’s a pity. Lulu was such a great kid…”“Mom.” Aura frowned hard next to her. “The waiter is still waiting for you to order.”Aura did not like Natasha talking about Luna. Ever since young, Luna was Natasha’s pride. Aura had always been living under Luna’s shadow, so ever since she was of age, Aura was inexplicably hostile toward Luna.“Ah, I’ll continue my order.” Aura’s words pulled Natasha back to the present.Natasha sighed. She asked Nellie’s preference while ordering. Occasionally, she would look at Luna. “Miss, do you eat spicy food?”“Yes, I do,” Luna said with her head lowered. She did not dare to look at Natasha.She was trembling violently inside, it had been six whole years of longing.She could not reconcile with her mother, who was right in front of her. She could only assume another identity. The amount of pain she was in was all thanks to Joshua and Aura! At that thought, Luna clenched her fists tightly.When Nigel
Then, Natasha turned around and continued catching up with Nellie.Sitting at the corner, Luna clenched her fists tightly under the table while listening to the two of them talking.That was not the case! It was not like that! She has never forgotten her parents. She has always missed home.When she wanted to marry Joshua, she never wanted to fight with her parents! It was Aura! At that time, she loved and trusted Aura the most.Aura told her, “Luna, don’t worry. Just go and marry Mr. Lynch. I’d still be here at home.”“Mom and dad said they wanted to cut ties with you, but they’re just trying to frighten you. They still love you a lot, don’t you remember?” “Just do what you want to do. I’ll help you out with mom and dad.”At that time, how would Luna suspect her younger sister, whom she grew up with?Thus, she happily got married to Joshua and moved to Banyan City.It was later on when her father appeared at the gates of Blue Bay Villa. Only then did Luna know that not o
Revenge.This triggered Aura violently. Luna Gibson wanted to seek revenge? For what? At who? Was she seeking revenge on her?How dare she! She should have killed Luna Gibson with her own bare hands! When the driver kicked her into the sea, it was too good a deal for her! If Aura had taken things into her own hands back then, Luna Gibson would not have been alive, let alone give birth to that bastard of a child! Hints of resentment flashed across Aura’s face. She sneered at Luna, “You’re saying as if someone offended my sister.”Aura gracefully pushed her hair back behind her ear. “She was the one that left without a word. She even said that she betrayed Joshua. No one did anything to her, who is she seeking revenge on?”Then, Aura looked at Luna coldly. Her eyes were filled with hostility and danger. “You have never even seen her before, what right do you have to talk about her? How rude.”Unable to take Luna being insulted by Aura, Nellie, who was next to Natasha, delibe
“Aura, have some.”While Natasha was feeding Nellie, she placed some prosciutto into Aura’s plate. “You’ve gotten skinny recently.”Aura was indifferent to Natasha’s concerns. She did not even thank her and picked up her utensils and ate them quickly.Luna lowered her head and forced her tears from falling. She has lost all energy to continue bickering with Aura.Turns out this was how her mother thought of her. After leaving her for six years, everything has changed.Her mother, who once used to believe her unconditionally, has been brainwashed by Aura. She no longer believes in Luna.Why? If only her mother could trust her more, she would realize Aura and Joshua’s scheme. It was flawed and filled with errors.If only her mother held on a little longer, she would have the courage to secretly reconcile with her.She has left her mother for way too long. She wanted to bury herself in her mother’s arms and cry.Distrust, misunderstood, and unfamiliarity. They were like a huge
Luna did not know how she returned to Blue Bay Villa. Her heart was broken, her nose was sore. Her mind was completely blank.At night, Neil gave her a simple briefing on exposing Aura the next day when Joshua announces Nellie’s identity.“Mommy.” At the other end of the video call, Neil frowned. “Is something on your mind?”Luna took a deep breath. “It’s nothing.”“You saw Grandma today, right?”Nellie, who was hugging her teddy bear beside her said, “She even cried.”Then, Nellie was a little angry. “Although Grandma was nice to me, what she said made Mommy upset. I used to like Grandma initially, but later on, I don’t like her anymore. Just like how I don’t like Great-Granny. I think she’s…”“Nellie!” Luna furrowed her brows and interrupted Nellie. “You should go to bed.”Even if Natasha did not trust her, she was still her mother after all. She could not let others talk bad about her. Not even Nellie.“Oh.” Nellie’s face fell. “Mommy, I’m sorry. I didn't mean to bad-mouth
Neil was speechless.“Hmph! Nigel still treats me the best!” Nellie placed her hands on her hips and looked proud. “When Nigel gets better, I’ll only bring him shopping and we’ll have good food together alone!”Neil was aggrieved. “Mommy, look at your daughter!”Luna smiled helplessly. She hugged Nellie and continued chatting with Neil on the video call while talking to Nigel via the necklace.In Nellie’s brightly lit room, it was a lovely scene with Luna hugging Nellie.In the garden in the backyard, Joshua looked at the figure inside the French window. He furrowed his brows a little.Leaning by the pillar of the gazebo, he put out the cigarette in his hand.This was his fifth cigarette.He did not know why, but at the thought that Luna was leaving Blue Bay Villa the next day, he was inexplicably annoyed.He has been standing there looking at Luna and Nellie for a long time.She was at first in a bad mood, then she started laughing in tears, yet at that moment, she was fille