This was Alice and Joshua’s first meal together alone. Alice could not hide her excitement and kept offering Joshua more food during their meal. Joshua had wanted to talk to her about what happened on this day, but seeing how enthusiastic she was, he could not bear to bring it up.

After he finished his food, Joshua set down his cutlery. “Alice, I have something to tell you.“

Alice was in the middle of clearing the table as she handed the dirty plates to a servant and smiled at him. “Can’t it wait? What’s so urgent that you have to bring it up right here?“

“There was a surveillance camera in the art gallery that day.“ Joshua gave her a meaningful look. “The painting Luna ruined was a fake one. However, there was a pinhole camera embedded in the painting.“

Alice’s hands stiffened at that. Then, after a moment, she let out a strained laugh. “How’s that possible…“

Theo was there on the day Luna ruined the painting. I f he did have surveillance footage of the entire incident, why did he not provide it as evidence?

“That’s all I want to say. “ Joshua stared at her. “We used to be honest with each other in the past. You used to tell me everything. It was because of our shared honesty that I could trust you, and I was willing to help you and support you in everything.

“Now, I don’t know who you’ve become anymore. “

up and turned around

her teeth. “Where do you

“Since you’re not truthful to me, I don’t

pulled open the bottom drawer of her nightstand

Luna had surveillance footage of what truly happened that night, all

car all the way

night, after he heard Luna

Theo standing on the front steps. Luna held a duffel bag while Theo

a moment before he got out

tomorrow to have a look, ” said Theo to Luna as they got out of the elevator. He wheeled Luna’s suitcase along until they arrived at her front door. Then, with a smile , he left the suitcase next to her and turned to leave.

”Alright.”

were not exactly next -door neighbors. The units at Swan Lake Residences were studio apartments,

Luna went to sign the contract, the landlord had told her that the two units between Theo and her were empty. He was curious as to why Luna did not want

too much noise and end up disturbing Theo. Besides, Luna wanted to keep a respectful distance from him. Therefore, she decided that it was

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