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.

she was upset about. She was the victim, and the final winner after the rumors had been cleared, but she somehow felt like

wrapped around Alice and how he lied for her kept replaying in her mind’s

watched as she strode out and her tempo increasing as she went, growing more

tapped against the clear

place as he gazed at her retreating form. A tinge of pain seemingly sliced across

“Joshua.“

while later, the farce ended and the crowd

helping me just now. I know you said that

raised his hand slowly, and caressed the face he had longed for six years. “You’re

built for so many years, just because of a woman

distant, his gaze was sincere. “Let bygones be bygones. I won’t look into it any further, and neither will Luna. Still, I hope you can

and don’t cause such troubles

won’t protect you

turned, and headed to the private room on the

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