The Luna Is Gone by Angelique Quinn

Chapter 152

Diana’s pov

Almost the instant Nathan’s voice fell, without any hesitation, my hand, which was reaching down, transformed into sharp wolf claws and swiftly attacked Nathan’s neck.

“If you don’t want to die, keep your mouth shut,” I said, gripping his neck.

Yet, Nathan showed no fear of being held hostage.

He smirked lightly and asked, “Are you begging me not to tell William about your plan to blow up the lab?”

“Do you think this is begging?

I narrowed my eyes, my palm tightening, the nails almost piercing Nathan’s vulnerable skin. “Otherwise?” Nathan remained composed. “Do you think ”

Nathan’s voice halted abruptly, his left hand quickly grasping my wrist, forcefully twisting it to break free from my grip.

He pinned my wrist against the wall, towering over me, mocking, “Do you really think you can kill me?” A familiar scent enveloped me, giving me goosebumps almost instantly.

“Let go!” I shook my shoulder fiercely.

But my struggle seemed as insignificant to Nathan as a pebble thrown into the vast ocean, and he smiled, whispering, “Djana, has no one ever told you that begging should come with a proper attitude?”

I snorted. “If you want me to beg, you’d have to kill me first. Let me repeat, let go of me!”

Nathan raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

His expression resembled that of someone watching the struggle of prey before its demise.

Just when I thought he would retaliate against me, maybe even kill me, after a few seconds, he suddenly released my wrist and stepped back.

“Don’t worry, I won’t tell William about your plan to blow up the lab. But in exchange, you must agree to something.”

I rubbed my sore wrist. “What is it?”

Nathan remained silent.

I gritted my teeth. “If you want me to get the formula from Healer for you, you might as well kill me.”

I tilted my chin, closing my eyes.

The expected suffocation didn’t come.

1 heard Nathan say, “If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t have saved you just now.”

I suddenly remembered Nathan’s urgent expression as he rushed towards me in the fire and his. determination when he pushed away the pillar.

Slowly opening my eyes, I looked at his reddened right hand and asked the question that had been puzzling me since earlier but that I had deliberately ignored.

“So why did you save me?”

The surroundings seemed to quiet down in an instant the roar of helicopters, the spraying of water trucks, and the clamor of the crowd downstairs–all disappeared.

I could only hear my heartbeat and Nathan’s breath.

Though I didn’t want to admit it, at this moment, I shamefully found myself expecting something. After about half a minute, Nathan finally spoke.

“Why do you think?” he asked me back. “Because I still have feelings for you, because I still love you?” I froze, my heart pounding violently.

Then, I heard Nathan sneer disdainfully, “Diana, what kind of dream are you having? I saved you because I thought it would be too easy for you to die crushed by a pillar.”

My heartbeat gradually calmed, so much so that I began to doubt if it still resided in my chest.

But perhaps I had grown accustomed to the feeling of disappointment or perhaps my feelings for Nathan had truly diminished with the increasing misunderstandings. After a brief moment of disappointment, I felt nothing in the depths of my heart.

“That’s fine.” I shrugged, saying calmly, “Better off not letting me know you still have feelings for me, sparing me unnecessary disgust.”

I glanced at Nathan, unsure if it was my imagination, but I saw his pupils quiver violently, as if some intense emotion was about to burst forth

Not wanting to delve into it, 1 averted my gaze.

“It’s impossible for me to give you the antidote formula, so tell me about other conditions,” I said.

After a few seconds of silence, Nathan spoke, “You must also keep what I did in the lab today a secret. from William.”

At this, I looked at Nathan again, his expression returning to its initial indifference.

“I don’t understand, aren’t you and William in a cooperative relationship?”

“But it’s merely a cooperation,” Nathan emphasized.

Implying that his relationship with William wasn’t as unbreakable as I had imagined. But that was normal. Nathan was the kind of person who equally doubted anyone who harbored thoughts of getting close to him, except Avia.

“Okay, I agree,” I said.

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entire lab was burned down, leaving nothing of value behind,

The bad news-

out, firefighters found Fisher unconscious in the lab’s restroom.

had a leg injury, he miraculously survived the explosion and

But…

on the ground.

William’s wrath.

Why did the lab explode?” William’s arms braced

tone was filled with threat and coercion, each word roaring out of the abyss, chilling to the bone. Fisher trembled

L… I don’t know

been smoked by thick fumes, sounding like sandpaper scraping across a tabletop.

William wouldn’t believe his

been on his right side since a moment ago, William pulled the trigger without hesitation. With a loud bang, Fisher’s already broken left leg gained another

let out a

my colleagues huddled together

expected William to suddenly shoot.

eyes.” The black gun barrel, emitting

his eyes in another second of hesitation, Fisher, with his ragged voice, hoarsely exclaimed, “It’s the

catalyst?” William slowly lowered the gun.

trembled as he spoke, “It was Healer who said… she said the catalyst could speed up the development of the

gaze towards me,

did say that the catalyst has a significant

I overheard your conversation with

but kept a serious expression. “I see… But as I also mentioned, no one can add a catalyst without my permission because of the substantial risks involved.

as I looked at Fisher. “Or you

Fisher was suddenly speechless.

seconds, as if something had suddenly dawned on him, he glared at me with fury. “I know! It’s you! You and Moss deliberately set

on an innocent look. “Fisher, you can’t make a mistake and

Fisher

me! It was… it was Healer and Moss who

Chapter 152

Diana’s pov

the instant Nathan’s voice fell, without any hesitation, my hand, which was reaching down, transformed into

your mouth shut,” I said, gripping

fear of being held

me not to tell William about your plan to blow up the

think this is begging?”

narrowed my eyes, my palm tightening, the nails almost piercing Nathan’s vulnerable

“Do you

halted abruptly, his left hand quickly grasping my wrist, forcefully twisting it

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wrist against the wall, towering over me, mocking, “Do you really think you can kill me?”

enveloped me, giving

go!” I shook

the vast ocean, and he smiled, whispering, “Diana, has

snorted. “If you want me to beg, you’d have to kill me

eyebrow, a hint

someone watching the before its demise.

e off

me, after a few seconds,

about your plan to be up the lab.

something.”

wrist.

Nathan remained silent.

you want me to get the formula from Healer for you,

expected suffocation didn’t

to kill you, I wouldn’t have saved you

urgent expression as he rushed towards me in the fire

question that had been puzzling me

you

in an instant–the roar of helicopters, the spraying of water trucks, and the clamor of the crowd

only hear my heartbeat and Nathan’s breath.

I shamefully found myself expecting something. After about half a minute,

back. “Because I still have

froze, my heart pounding violently.

disdainfully, “Diana, what kind of dream are you having? I saved you because I thought it would be

heartbeat gradually calmed, so much so that I began to doubt

truly diminished with the increasing misunderstandings. After a brief moment of disappointment, I felt nothing in the depths of

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calmly, “Better off not letting me know you still have feelings for me, sparing me unnecessary disgust.”

but I saw his pupils quiver violently, as if somet intense emotica was about to

it, 1 averted my gaze

for me to give you the antidote formula, so tell me

must also keep what I did in

at Nathan again, his

you and

a cooperation,”

unbreakable as I had imagined. But that was normal. Nathan was the kind of