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 hard she struggled,

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

gaze at him, a glimmer of anticipation and excitement in her eyes. She removed herself from his embrace and asked, “So that means Neil isn’t

“Gwen

moment when he met her fragile yet somehow

‘ll go get ready right now. Please tell Neil to wait

her tears and ran out of

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

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

away

got was through her IV line, causing her to lose a ton of weight. She was so skinny at this point that even a gust

foundation to cover up Luna’s dark circles and the weariness on her face. She also helped Luna draw her

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

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