If that happened, then even if Luna managed to give birth to her new baby and save Nigel, she and her child would still be forever indebted to Gwen.
As soon as she thought of this, Luna let out a sigh and lowered her voice. “Have you forgotten that Luke’s men are protecting me? You don’t have to worry about Jason. As for Alice, I haven’t seen her in a long time now. Besides, she’s after Joshua, not me. I just have to keep my distance from him for the time being.
“I’ll try to convince Luke to let you do the surgery as soon as possible… I ‘ll leave this country as soon as you’ve undergone the abortion.“
Gwen paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement. She sighed and grabbed hold of Luna’s hand. “You and your child will be fine.“
As soon as Joshua got back to the hotel, Alice immediately went up to him. First, she took his jacket and hung it on the coat rack, then retrieved his slippers for him like an obedient wife. She led him to the dining table and offered him a bowl of the crème brûlée she had made.
Joshua sat down at the dining table, gracefully
picked up a spoon, and took a bite. “It tastes good. “
“Really? You’ve been busy at work and away from home a lot lately, so I specially researched what desserts to make and decided to enroll in a cooking class,“ Alice lied.
She was right about enrolling in a cooking class. However, contrary to what she claimed, the cooking class was just an activity for her to pass the time. The crème brûlée that she claimed to have made herself actually came from the restaurant downstairs.
Alice thought she had concocted the perfect lie, but she forgot that she had left the takeout box in the trash can next to the hotel room door.
Joshua had noticed the takeout box as soon as he entered the room, though he did not feel like exposing Alice’s lies.
“That’s so sweet of you.“ Joshua smiled as he took another bite. “It’s delicious. You can probably sell this if you want.“
Alice blushed when she heard this and feigned modesty. “I’m happy that you like it.“ With that, she brought out another bowl of crème brûlée for Joshua.
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