Luna pressed the elevator buttons furiously, gritting her teeth at the same time. “Come on, elevator, come on. I want to see Neil, my Neil…“
She continued to mutter Neil’s name over and over again as if besieged by a spell.
Finally, the elevator arrived.
As soon as the doors slid open, Joshua caught sight of a deranged-looking Luna standing outside the elevator.
“Joshua Lynch! “ she yelled like a lunatic and could not stop her tears from falling anymore. “Neil…“
Joshua’s expression darkened. After a moment, he let out a sigh and pulled her into his arms.
His embrace felt warm and protective, with a hint of his distinctive scent lingering about.
Luna froze at the sudden turn of events, then immediately furrowed her brows. She struggled against his grip, screaming, “Let go of me! What are you doing, hugging me like that? I want to find Neil! Let me go, so I can go find Neil! “
Joshua closed his eyes and clung to her even tighter. No matter how hard she struggled, he refused to let go of her at all.
After a long while, he let out another sigh and said in a low voice, “Go get yourself ready. I’ll bring you to see Neil.“
Luna lifted her head to gaze at him, a glimmer of anticipation and excitement in her eyes. She removed herself from his embrace and asked, “So that means Neil isn’t dead, right?“
She added in a choked voice, “Gwen was lying to me, wasn’t she?“
Joshua paused for a moment when he met her fragile yet somehow determined gaze, then finally said, “ You’ll know when you see him.“
“Okay! “ Luna nodded obediently like a child who had gotten herself into trouble. “I ‘ll go get ready right now. Please tell Neil to wait for me. Tell him to wait for me! “
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