Will You Marry Me My Ex-Wife

“What’s wrong?“ Theo stood up as soon as he noticed Luna’s peculiar expression. “Does your wound hurt? Are you upset because you don’t want to meet my parents?“

An alarmed expression flashed across Theo’s face. “If you don’t want to meet them, I can give them a call right away…“

Luna shook her head. “No, it’s not that. “ She lifted her head to gaze at him and said, “Can we have dinner someplace else instead? It’s just that I…don’t like Bamboo Palace.“

Luna was worried that she would run into Joshua during dinner. If they bumped into each other this night, Luna feared Joshua would cause a scene and humiliate Theo in front of his parents.

“Oh, is that it?“ Theo’s face lit up almost immediately, and he stood up. “That’s easy! My parents’ plane will be landing at Banyan City Airport in an hour. I’ll pick them up now and ask them to change the venue to someplace else.“

Theo shot Luna an excited glance and added, “You… You’d better dress up! I ‘ll send you the address of the new venue in a while! “

Luna could not help laughing when she saw how thrilled Theo was. “Alright.“

An hour later, she received a text message from Theo. (My parents told me the reason why they wanted to meet you at the Bamboo Palace is that they had a business meeting there. Don’t worry! I told them you live too far away from there, so they discussed with the other party and agreed to change the venue to the restaurant beneath Starhill Hotel.]

Theo even sent her a smiley face along with another message that read, (My mom saw a picture of you in the news and even looked through your portfolio. They seem very fond of you! ]

Luna sighed at the texts.

She did not know what to tell Theo. She felt that it was too cruel to keep on emphasizing to him that they were only a fake couple, but if she did not do that…

Luna sighed, picked up her phone, and called Anne. “ Come shopping with me.“

Luna arrived at the Starhill Hotel entrance at 6 p.m. on the dot. She wore a black skirt with a white chiffon top that made her look elegant and ladylike. The breeze picked up a few strands of her long hair, giving her an air of sophistication and charm.

Theo stood at the hotel entrance, and as soon as he saw her getting out of the taxi, his entire body froze, mesmerized. He knew that Luna was gorgeous, but…

She was so stunning that even a simple outfit like that somehow brought out her beauty. He continued to stare at her, awestruck.

Luna caught sight of Theo and waved at him before she sashayed toward him in her high heels.

“Are Mr. and Mrs. Allen inside?“

Theo finally came to after hearing Luna’s voice. He coughed slightly and replied, “Yes.“ He scratched his head somewhat sheepishly and said, “I thought my parents came all the way to Banyan City just to see you, but it turns out they have a business meeting arranged.“

“That’s okay.“ Luna held onto Theo’s arm and smiled. “If they had flown over just for me, it would’ve made me feel very guilty.“

Theo sighed, his brows furrowed. Then, he linked hands with Luna and walked into the hotel lobby together.

However, what happened next was beyond their wildest imaginations.

While they waited for the elevator, they heard a familiar voice ring out from behind them, “Joshua, why are we meeting here all of a sudden? I waited at Bamboo Palace for a long time.“

As soon as Alice finished speaking, Joshua’s voice rang out, “Maybe they didn’t like Bamboo Palace.“

Luna’s mind went blank. She glanced in the direction of the voices from out of the corner of her eye.

Joshua stood at the hotel entrance in his black suit and appeared to be on the phone with someone.

Alice, standing next to him, looked serene and captivating in her sparkling, navy blue dress.

Luna looked away from them and felt a sudden twinge of pain shoot through her heart.

“Luna?“ Theo’s questioning voice rang out. Luna immediately came to and realized that the elevator door before her had already opened.

She exhaled and hastily entered the elevator as though running away from something.

“This Mr. and Mrs. Allen that you’re meeting with seem like strange people. “ Alice pursed her lips in indignation. “They’d already decided to send one of their subordinates to meet with us on their behalf, but they oh -so suddenly changed their minds and decided to come themselves.

“They agreed to meet at Bamboo Palace, and I even went all out and decorated the entire place to welcome them, but they changed the venue at the last minute. Don’t you think they’re a little stuck-up? It’s not like they’re the only people that can provide the specific kind of special ore we’re looking for.“

Joshua hung up the phone indifferently. “Maybe Mr. and Mrs. Allen changed the venue due to private matters.“

Alice rolled her eyes. “Haven’t they been living overseas for a long time now? What kind of private matters would they have to attend to here in Banyan City?“

Joshua did not answer and instead strode toward the elevator, appearing unconcerned. “Well, you’ll know soon enough.“

Joshua had just found out the vendor that would be providing Lynch Group with the precious ore they needed…was Theo’s family business.

This would be interesting.

“Dad, Mom, this is Luna.“

As soon as they arrived at the booth upstairs, Theo smilingly introduced Luna to his parents.

“Ms. Luna, please take a seat! “ Theo’s mother, Celeste, beamed at Luna and invited her to sit.

“Where are you from, Ms. Luna?“

“How many family members do you have?“ “How did you and Theo meet?“

As soon as Luna sat down, Celeste bombarded her with a series of questions that left her a little unnerved.

It was, in fact, Luna’s first time meeting a boyfriend’s parents. Even though she had been married to Joshua in the past, Joshua grew up with a single parent, and his father did not pay much attention to him at all. Therefore, Luna never had to experience the awkwardness of meeting her boyfriend’s parents for the first time.

“I’ve looked at your portfolio, Ms. Luna. Your designs are absolutely beautiful! You truly are a talented jewelry designer! “ Theo’s father, Nathan, chimed in and praised Luna as he stroked his beard. “ Ms. Luna, our family runs a business selling ores meant for jewelry making. In the future, if you and Theo get married, we can build a jewelry company of our own! “

Luna’s heart sank as soon as she heard that. She frowned and asked, “Uncle, did you just say…that your family sells ores to jewelry companies?“

If she remembered correctly…

Joshua had a business meeting with a vendor that would be supplying valuable ores to the Lynch Group this very night.

“Yes, that’s correct. “ Nathan stroked his beard and let out a hearty laugh. “Although we work with a lot of big companies, we’ve always been very low-rofile and discreet. Not even Theo knows about all this! I wouldn’t have told you this if I didn’t know you were a jewelry designer.“

With that, he gave a triumphant smile and added, “In fact, besides meeting you, we’re also here tonight to discuss a collaborating opportunity with a very well-established company! “

Luna’s hand, hidden underneath the table all this while, gripped the hem of her shirt tightly. If her suspicions were right…

“The company we’re going to be working with is Lynch Group from Banyan City! “

As soon as Nathan proudly declared the name of the company, Luna and Theo’s expressions darkened, but Nathan did not seem to notice that. Instead, he lowered his head to glance at his watch and remarked, “Mr. Lynch called a while ago to tell me he’s already downstairs. What’s taking him so long?”

As soon as he finished his sentence, someone knocked on the door. “Hello, is this Mr. Nathan Allen’s booth?”

Luna and Theo exchanged glances as soon as they heard the voice coming from the other side of the door. They were more than familiar with it.

“Yes, it is!“ Nathan leaped out of his seat excitedly, strode over, and flung open the door.

A young couple stood outside the door. The man was tall and slender with an aura of sophistication about him, while the woman looked serene and charming.

“You must be Mr. Lynch! “ Nathan immediately extended his hand out to shake Joshua’s. “Please come in! “

Joshua offered a small smile and eyed Luna, who sat inside the booth. She wore a formal and elegant skirt, and she even put on makeup. She looked much

more stunning than how she usually looked at work.

It was clear that Luna had put in the effort to look good for Theo’s parents.

Joshua narrowed his eyes and pulled Alice into the room impassively.

Alice strolled in with a smile on her face, but as soon as she caught sight of Theo and Luna in the corner, she froze. After a moment, however, she plastered a smile on her face and greeted, “Hello, Mr. Allen. Nice to meet you. I’m Joshua’s wife.“

She then glanced at the two people sitting in the corner. “And these two are…“

Celeste immediately stood up and pulled Theo and Luna up with her. “Mr. and Mrs. Lynch, I’m Nathan’s wife. This is my son and our future daughter-in- law!“

Everyone in the room fell silent as soon as they heard that.

Joshua narrowed his eyes and shot Luna a cold glance.

Luna frowned and looked a little pale while Theo furrowed his brows and tugged on his mother’s arm. “Mom, please don’t say nonsense like this. Luna and I —“

“Oh, I didn’t know you were engaged.“ Alice let go of Joshua and sat down next to Luna with a gentle smile. “Congratulations.“ She looked up at Nathan and Celeste, who both appeared surprised by that. “ I ‘m not sure if you know this, but Luna and I have been friends for a very long time now.“

She smiled faintly at Luna. “How long have we known each other now? Six years?“

Luna forced out a smile and glanced at Alice. “More than six years. I think we’ve known each other for… eight years now.“

The color drained from Alice’s face.

She had claimed to have known Luna for six years, which was when Luna gave birth to Neil and Nellie so that it would match up with her lies. She had previously accused Luna of getting close to her and stealing her children, so she had to make sure the lies were aligned.

had declared their first meeting as eight years

a stern look. “Alice, didn’t you and I get married

knew Luna had said that on purpose to trip her up and force her to invent

even know each other at that time.” “Maybe she knew of you, but you didn’t, ” Joshua interjected before Alice could finish her sentence. He fixed his gaze on Luna and asked, “How did you get to know Alice

met Joshua’s gaze. “What do you

face and recalled what Jude had said

that beautiful employee of yours isn’t Hailey Walter. Otherwise, it’d be disgusting to know that you slept with the woman you hate the most,

continued to stare at Luna stiffly. Eight years ago was indeed

in Joshua’s eyes and immediately interjected, “Aren’t you here to talk business with my parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Theo. “He’s right. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are here today to talk business. Please, don’t let our chatter

discuss the

six people within

two distinctive groups: three discussing business, while the other three dug into

but she whispered underneath her breath threateningly, ”Watch what you speak! If you dare to expose me, I ‘ll make you and your two kids pay for

”How will you do that, Ms. Walter? Are you going to ask your father, who’s stuck in prison, to come after me, or are you going to use your bankrupt family’s money to make my life

Alice’s gaze. ”Luna! Just because the Walters are bankrupt

assign some people over to protect them. Do you want to guess how

”You’ve assigned

lowered her voice and hovered close to Luna’s ear. ”Did you forget that Joshua’s father…is my beloved Uncle

lip and glared at Alice. ”He wouldn’t dare

indignation, then straightened up gracefully and said to the rest of the people with a smile, ”I always thought Theo was just a famous artist, but I

so lucky, Luna! Although…“ She turned around and glanced at Celeste. “The Allens are very fortunate to have Luna as well. Luna is a talented jewelry designer, and you own a family business supplying precious ores to jewelry companies.

grinned from ear to ear. “That’s right! Theo and Luna are a match made

her lips into a faint smile. “If I were you, Mrs. Allen, I’d set a date

Nathan stood up eagerly. “Since it’s so merry here tonight, I ‘d like to invite Mr. and Mrs. Lynch to be witnesses.

crossed his legs lazily as soon as Nathan finished his sentence. “What if I’m not willing to be a

entire room grew silent as Joshua’s words hung in

a long pause, Nathan smiled and said, “What are you talking about, Mr. Lynch? We’re going to become work partners soon. Plus,

as he pointed his bony finger at Luna, “she’s not a good

atmosphere in the booth grew so silent that one could

face, but Theo’s expression did not look good

looked

said, “Luna finally managed to find a boyfriend, and both Theo and his parents seem to be very

saying things like this? Do you know what’ll happen

had lowered her voice and appeared to be whispering

seem to be anything wrong with what Alice said. However, upon further scrutiny, she implied that there was something wrong with Luna’s character, which led to her having a

She lifted her head to glance at

you claim that Luna isn’t a good match.

just worried that if Luna and I got married, she wouldn’t want to

spitefully, displaying the exquisite, priceless diamond ring

the ring. This was the first ring she had made with her bare hands while she was abroad. At that time, she had sold this ring for an exorbitant price to pay Malcolm back

after all,

City. Not only did they spend a lot of money, but

found out that this was the first ring you ever made yourself, so we tracked it down and

Luna. The diamond stone on this ring is just as beautiful and

Celeste finished her sentence. “Pure?“ He lifted his head to gaze at

in anger. She knew that Joshua would try to humiliate her at every chance he got! She narrowed her eyes and met his gaze. “Why don’t you tell me what you think, Mr. Lynch? What makes you think I’m not

I cheat on my wife, or did I refuse to admit the truth

teeth, “ The only thing I know is that a

and Nathan’s faces paled upon hearing this. They immediately

She’s a perfect match for our family! “ Theo clenched his teeth, took out the ring from the jewelry box, and tried to put it

was for him to slip it onto her

up. She approached Nathan and Celeste and gave them both a respectful bow.

heard that, Celeste and Nathan turned

Lynch is right.“ Luna let out an exhale. “I ‘m not a good match for Theo. He’s such a kind and gentle person; I don’t think I deserve him at all. I thought tonight was just a small family dinner, but I didn’t expect an engagement to come out of this.

she was about to leave, she paused as if she had recalled something and took a step

Lynch.“ Luna slowly approached Joshua and smiled

in indignation and gently set down the cup at hand. “Yes,

glimmer of malice flashed across her eyes. A

such a forceful blow that his face was

and promiscuous, but you, Mr. Lynch? You have no right. “ With

“How dare

flung Alice’s hand away. “If you want

a huff and slammed the door behind

and Celeste watched everything

and turned around to chase after Luna, but Nathan stopped

that

of person at all! It’s all just rumors!

hand forcefully against the table. “I forbid you from seeing that woman

table, Alice had found some ice and gently pressed them against Joshua’s cheek. “ Joshua, how dare she behave like that? Can’t we find another designer to take over this project? You should get rid of

respond. Instead, he stared at a distance,

putting ice on Joshua’s face, Celeste approached her cautiously and asked, “Mrs. Lynch, you’re friends with Luna. You… You should know what kind of person she

She’s a very gifted designer, and I’ll have to give her that. I agreed to this marriage because

Luna’s private

sighed again and added, “I thought that since you’re all artists, you’d

color drained from Celeste’s face as soon as she heard that. She turned

he grabbed Theo’s collar. “I

an apologetic look and said, “

hand as a dismissive farewell. After the three of them left, Alice

getting late now. Why don’t we go home now?“ she asked coyly as she

his eyes and recalled the look in Luna’s

Despair, anger, hatred.

time Luna had ever looked at him like

It was a call from

Bridge right now! Is she

He gripped his

from the other end of the line. “She climbed onto the railing

but as soon as he heard that, his calm

the phone and stormed out of

Joshua had already disappeared around

furious that she immediately smashed the tableware onto

Luna! That b*tch!

they should just

die! She should

out of the hotel lobby and hopped into his car. He harshly stepped on

finally realized why Luna had stared at him like

him so much that

not let

managed to arrive within five minutes. When he finally arrived,

off her shoes and removed her jacket, sitting barefoot on the railing as

“ She’s been sitting there ever since I called you. I didn’t dare get close or peep a

side – profile. She was so beautiful that

etched with despair, helplessness, and doubt, as if…recalling some

Luna was indeed reminiscing.

stared out at the sea in the

had ended up in her accident with Joshua’s driver and plummeted into the ocean

had rescued her and led her to start

was the place where she and Joshua’s lives veered off

fate. She had survived a car crash,

plastic surgery. All of this led her to her

easy, Luna still managed to persevere through these hardships, one

she currently experienced

been so upset by this. She should not have cared

a low voice rang out next to

entire

her down against the railing. As soon he made sure she was safe, he roared, “Why

Did Joshua think she wanted to end

worry —I won’t die. You’ll probably

had done so many despicable things, was still alive. How could

“Well, if you’re not going to

wrong with that?” She lifted her head to gaze at the water beneath her. “ This seems like a

around to look at

was the exact place where he had attempted to murder

Joshua did not know what Luna meant and instead interpreted it

“You’re going to commit suicide and frame me for murder…because I stopped you from

out a sigh and gazed at a distance. “If my death would mean that

that would