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. “

stood up and

clenched her teeth. “Where do you think

continued walking. “Since you’re not

her room. She pulled open the bottom drawer of her nightstand and took out a phone. “Mr. Walter, stop everything, “

of what truly happened that night,

drove his car all the way

house was located. Last night, after he heard Luna mentioning her move, Joshua had ordered Lucas

saw a moving van pulling away, leaving Luna and Theo standing on the front steps. Luna held a duffel bag while Theo had her suitcase with him. Together, they entered

a moment before he got

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

”Alright.”

-door neighbors. The units at Swan Lake Residences were studio apartments, and there were

went to sign the contract, the landlord had told her that the two units between Theo and her were empty. He

over in the future, they would make too much noise and end up disturbing Theo. Besides, Luna wanted

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