“Why are you so scared to see me? I ‘m not going to eat you.“ Jason sneered and dragged Joshua’s plate toward him and started eating. “Mr. Lynch told me when he let me out that as long as I behaved, he wouldn’t lock me up again.“
He grinned at Luna, exposing a row of neat, white teeth. “Mr. Lynch ordered me not to hurt you, so of course I won’t, Ms. Luna.“
With that, he glanced at the small group of men that lurked around the beach in the distance and said, “
With Luke Jones’ men protecting you, I wouldn’t dare hurt you either, even if Mr. Lynch allowed me to.”
Luna started to tremble when she stared at the man before her. She frowned and said in a soft voice, sounding as if she was millions of miles away, “ Joshua…was the one who let you out?“
“Of course, “ Jason lied through his teeth. “Mr. Lynch was the one who locked me up, so how else would I be able to escape if not for his help?“
Luna felt as though someone had torn a hole in her heart when she heard this.
The reason Joshua had locked Jason up was that he had snuck into Luna’s apartment at night and tried to kill her. All of a sudden, he released Jason without even asking her…
“Ms. Luna, please believe me.“ Jason seemed to know exactly what she was thinking. He took another bite out of his taco and bared his teeth in a mischievous grin. “Don’t forget that Mr. Lynch and I have been working together for six years. We’re old friends now.
“He was the one who hired me six years ago, remember?“
Luna gripped the hem of her shirt tightly. Jason was right.
Joshua was the one who had hired him to hit her six years ago, causing her to fall off Bay Bridge. They had a special relationship.
When she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale and lifted her head to stare at the man before her. “ Joshua let you out because…he had a task for you?“
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