Initially, Luna thought she had misheard it, but the knocking persisted.

She tilted her head to listen carefully, then realized that this was not a coincidence, that she had not misheard at all!

The knocking came from underneath the floorboards beneath the sofa!

Luna lifted her head and met Joshua’s puzzled gaze. Clearly, he had heard the sound, too.

The knocking was coming from the basement!

Joshua immediately picked the lock and pulled the door open. He took a step into the basement, then turned around and opened his arms wide. “Come on,“ he said to Luna.

Luna was so intrigued that she did not even have time to mull over anything. Instead, she leaped without a second thought, landing squarely in Joshua’s arms.

got lost in the sound of each other’s

hot, and she blushed a deep shade

is wrong with me?’ she scolded herself. ‘ You’ve already had three kids with this man! Why are you still blushing like a high schooler every time you get

minor details like this any longer. Instead, they followed the knocking sound and entered the basement,

the basement, they discovered Granny Lynch, Nellie, and a few of the bodyguards and servants that Joshua had sent to the countryside with them, all tied

had instructed them to bang rocks against the basement

of them were tied up and gagged, so they could not make a single sound

sight of Joshua and Luna that droplets of tears fell out of the corners of her eyes. She continued to struggle against her bonds, crying

devastated at this sight. She quickly rushed over, pulled Nellie into her

she cried, her forehead beaded with sweat, “ Mommy, please go save Nigel, quick! Fiona has taken him to the top of the

entered the room, she had already noticed that Nigel

out to get help since he was the calmest and most level- headed among the

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