”Don’t trust everyone you meet… ” Luna echoed then smirked. ”That sounds like a piece of good advice. Unfortunately, there are a lot of good liars out there. Some of them are so skilled that even though the situation called for the truth, they can still lie through their teeth and claim they didn’t see anything.”
Luna lifted her head and gave Joshua a defiant look. ” Do you agree with me, Mr. Lynch?”
Joshua’s expression darkened. He remained silent for a long while before he finally confessed, ”I’m sorry for what happened just now, but I have my reasons. Alice— ”
”I know what your reasons are. It’s because you can’ t bear to let your oh-so -perfect wife admit she did something wrong, isn’t it?” Luna interjected, her suppressed rage finally taking over. ”I genuinely can’t understand you, Joshua.
”Luna Gibson sacrificed so much for you in your marriage, but did you give her anything in return? Every night, she waited for you to get off work until past midnight. She was unhappy and your family mistreated her, but she didn’t say a single word about it to you to not upset you. She had a bright
future ahead of her, but because of you, she gave up on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study abroad. What did you give her in return? You didn’t even give her so much as a glance. Yet now, six years later, you act like a perfect husband to Alice. You give her all your love and protection, and you’re even willing to go against your principles and lie for her.” Luna turned her face to the side to hide her disappointed expression. ”I really can’t understand you.”
”You’re right. Alice was indeed at fault for what happened today.” Joshua let out a deep sigh. ”Neil and Nellie refuse to acknowledge her as their mother. The reason why she tried to frame you is that she’s jealous of you. She’s jealous that the children seem to love you more than her.”
Luna sniffed and snickered at him. ”They’ll never love her. ” Luna knew that her children would never acknowledge another woman as their mother.
” She’s still their birth mother , ” said Joshua as he sighed again. ” She and I will work together to try to regain their trust again. What happened today at the art gallery won’t happen a second time.”
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