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.

eight years ago. That was when Luna and Joshua

Joshua sat down and cast Luna a stern look. “Alice, didn’t you and I get married eight years

stiffened. She knew Luna had said that on purpose to trip her up and force her to invent another

We didn’t even know each other at that time.” “Maybe she knew of you, but

met Joshua’s gaze. “What

face and recalled what Jude had said to him earlier this

but I do hope that beautiful employee of yours isn’t Hailey Walter. Otherwise, it’d be disgusting

stiffly. Eight years ago was indeed the first time Hailey

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

something to expose her, so she hastily agreed with Theo. “He’s right. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are here

while, they started to discuss the ore extraction process as well as negotiate prices. Alice did not understand anything, Theo

six people within the

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

her breath threateningly, ”Watch what you speak! If you dare to expose me, I ‘ll make you

who’s stuck in prison, to come

anger passed through Alice’s gaze. ”Luna! Just because the Walters are bankrupt now doesn’t mean I can’t make

when your two children were sent abroad… I convinced Joshua to assign some people over to protect them. Do you want to guess how many of these bodyguards are secretly the

faltered at that. ”You’ve assigned spies among

to Luna’s ear. ”Did you forget that Joshua’s father…is my beloved Uncle

bit down on her lip and glared at Alice. ”He wouldn’t dare do

snorted in 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 never thought you have such a

Luna is a talented jewelry designer, and you own a family business supplying precious ores to jewelry companies. That sounds like

delighted to hear those words that she grinned from ear to

were you, Mrs. Allen, I’d set a

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

his sentence. “What if I’m not willing to be a witness

entire room grew silent as Joshua’s words hung in the

a long pause, Nathan smiled and said, “What are you talking about, Mr. Lynch? We’re going to become work partners soon. Plus, your wife is close friends with Luna. Isn’t this marriage meant to be?

his bony finger at Luna, “she’s not a

in the booth grew so silent that

color drained from Luna’s face, but Theo’s expression did

and Celeste looked at one

Alice frowned and sat down next to Joshua. Then, she lowered her voice and said, “Luna finally managed to find a boyfriend, and both Theo

like this? Do you know what’ll happen if you break up a

Alice had lowered her voice and appeared to be whispering in

there did not 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

She lifted her head to glance at Luna, then at

Nathan’s expression darkened. ”Mr. Lynch, you claim that Luna isn’t a good match.

that

he opened the jewelry box spitefully, displaying the exquisite, priceless diamond

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 for all the help he had provided her. Therefore, to Luna, this

all, belonged

only did they spend a lot of money, but they had put in the

We found out that this was the first ring you ever made yourself, so we tracked it down and decided to give it to you as your engagement gift. We hope that this ring will remind you to always stay

Ms. Luna. The diamond stone on this ring is

He lifted his head to gaze at Luna. “Do

her fists in anger. She knew that Joshua would try to humiliate her at every chance he got! She narrowed her eyes and met

on my wife, or did I refuse to admit the truth and instead continue

continued to stare at Luna’s face and snarled through gritted teeth, “ The only thing I know is

immediately turned

Luna is a pure and honest person! She’s a perfect match for our family! “ Theo clenched his teeth,

was for him to slip it onto her finger. Finally, Luna drew back her hand and said, “Theo,

say something, but before he could do so, Luna stood up. She approached Nathan and Celeste and gave them both a respectful bow. ”Theo and I are just dating. I’ve

soon as they heard that, Celeste and Nathan

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

Luna turned around. However, just as she was about to leave, she paused as if she had recalled something

Lynch.“ Luna slowly approached Joshua and smiled at

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

flashed across her eyes. A second later,

forceful blow that his

Anyone can think I’m impure and promiscuous, but you, Mr. Lynch? You have no right. “ With that, she turned around

leaped out of her seat in a fury. “How dare you slap Joshua? Have you forgotten he’s still your boss? You

“If you want to fire me, go

the room with a huff and

watched everything unfold

chase after

with that

kind of person at all! It’s

rumors about her?“ He pressed Theo’s hand forcefully against the table. “I forbid you from seeing that woman again before we get to the bottom of this! No woman

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 her. An employee who dares

did not respond. Instead, he stared at a distance, his eyes

Joshua’s face, Celeste approached her cautiously and asked, “Mrs. Lynch, you’re

personal business. I don’t have a say in anything at all. She’s a very gifted designer, and I’ll have to give her that. I

private life

“I thought that since you’re all artists, you’d be more open-minded and wouldn’t

from Celeste’s face as soon as she

Theo’s collar. “I forbid

and said, “ I’m so sorry you had to see

waved his hand as a dismissive farewell. After the three of them left, Alice continued to sit next to Joshua for

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

eyes and recalled the look

Despair, anger, hatred.

time Luna had ever looked at him like

Joshua’s phone rang. It was

Bridge right now! Is she

run cold. He gripped his

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

tried to compose himself, but as soon as he heard that, his calm facade crumbled. He roared into the

that, he hung up the phone and stormed

time Alice finally came to, Joshua had already disappeared around the end

furious that she immediately smashed the tableware onto the

Luna! That b*tch!

she wanted to die, they should just let

deserved to die! She should have died six years

hotel lobby and hopped into his car. He harshly stepped on the gas pedal and sped toward Bay Bridge as

why Luna had stared at him like

him so much that she wanted to take

He could not

Bay Bridge, but Joshua managed to arrive within five minutes. When he finally arrived, he saw

her shoes and removed her jacket, sitting barefoot on the railing as she gazed at

whispered next to his ear, “ She’s been sitting there ever since I called you. I didn’t dare get close

and gazed at Luna’s chiseled side – profile. She

moment, her eyes were etched with despair, helplessness, and doubt, as

Luna was indeed reminiscing.

she stared out at the

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

had rescued her and led her

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

lamented her fate. She had

surgery. All of this led

was not easy, Luna still managed to persevere through these hardships, one

she currently experienced

by this. She should not

a low voice rang

blue startled her, causing her entire body to

Joshua’s hand immediately grabbed her wrist and pressed her down against the railing. As soon he made sure she was safe, he roared, “Why

Did Joshua think

and swung his hand away. “Don’t worry —I won’t die. You’ll probably die

was still alive. How could she kill herself over

“Well, if you’re not going to jump, what are you

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

look at Joshua.

Joshua to recall that this was the

not know what Luna meant and instead interpreted

“You’re going to commit suicide and frame me for

chuckled. “You have a very good imagination, Mr. Lynch. This does sound like a good idea.“ She let out a sigh

knew that