Joshua shifted his gaze to Luna. “The one you should apologize to is her.“

The butler paused, then approached Luna hesitantly.

“Ms. Luna, I— “

“I don’t want your apology. “ Luna raised her head proudly as her cold eyes swept across the butler’s old and wizened face. “You dare say the rumors you spread about me, the way you discredited me, insulted me, all of these were done out of your own volition?“

“Of course.“ The butler raised his eyes and looked at Luna. “Besides me and my daughter, could there be anyone else?“

Luna barked out a cold laugh and did not bother to answer his question nor accept his apology. She raised her eyes and looked at Joshua, who stood in the distance with his arm around Alice. “If Mr. Lynch has decided to let it go, then there’s no point in me pursuing this matter any further.

“I’m not feeling very well, though. Forget I ever attended this banquet.“

With that, she ignored the reactions of the crowd behind her as she lifted her skirt and left the hall.

the final winner after the rumors had been cleared, but she somehow felt

Alice and how he lied for her kept replaying in

as she strode out and her tempo

woman’s high-heeled shoes tapped against the clear marble floor, producing clear clicks as she

at her retreating form. A

“Joshua.“

and the crowd dispersed. Alice carefully extracted

me just now. I know you

the face he had longed for six years. “You’re right.

for so many years, just because

actions were cold and distant, his gaze was sincere. “Let bygones be bygones. I won’t look into it any further, and

and don’t cause such troubles

won’t protect you

that, the man let go of her, turned, and headed to the private room on the second

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