Luna pressed the elevator buttons furiously, gritting her teeth at the same time. “Come on, elevator, come on. I want to see Neil, my Neil…“

She continued to mutter Neil’s name over and over again as if besieged by a spell.

Finally, the elevator arrived.

As soon as the doors slid open, Joshua caught sight of a deranged-looking Luna standing outside the elevator.

“Joshua Lynch! “ she yelled like a lunatic and could not stop her tears from falling anymore. “Neil…“

Joshua’s expression darkened. After a moment, he let out a sigh and pulled her into his arms.

His embrace felt warm and protective, with a hint of his distinctive scent lingering about.

Luna froze at the sudden turn of events, then immediately furrowed her brows. She struggled against his grip, screaming, “Let go of me! What are you doing, hugging me like that? I want to find Neil! Let me go, so I can go find Neil! “

her even tighter. No matter how

a long while, he let out another sigh and said in a low voice, “Go get yourself ready.

head to gaze at him, a glimmer of anticipation and excitement in her eyes.

choked voice, “Gwen

her fragile yet somehow determined gaze, then finally said, “ You’ll know

who had gotten herself into trouble. “I ‘ll go get ready right now. Please tell Neil to wait for me.

wiped her tears and ran out of the

had been standing outside all this while, first shot Joshua a quizzical look, then glanced

me to see Neil! “ Luna sniffed and grabbed hold of Gwen’s arm with her bony hand. “ Come on, help me get ready and do my makeup! Neil wouldn’t want

her tears away and

unconscious for a month, and the only nutritional support she got was through her IV line, causing her to lose a

of foundation to cover up Luna’s dark circles and the weariness

a beautiful white dress. There was a glimmer of anticipation in her eyes. “ Come on, let’s go visit Neil. He must’ve missed me so

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