The woman’s airy voice carried her words straight into Joshua’s ears.
His eyebrows screwed together tightly.
In the house, Nellie quietly sneaked a glance at the clock.
20 minutes had passed since she sent the photos to her father.
No matter how far away he was, he shou1d’ve been here by now!
So the little girl pursed her lips, lifted her phone discreetly and sent another message to Joshua.
“Daddy, where are you?“
The notification ping from his phone rang loudly in the hallway outside.
The few people eating inside stiffened immediately. The sound… came from right outside their door!
Neil was the first to react, jumping down from his chair and walking to the door, opening it.
“Mr. Lynch?“
The little guy looked at the man at the door with confused eyes, then suddenly turned and looked at
Nellie, as if remembering something.
The little girl realized her actions had been seen through and bowed her head in shame.
Theo turned and looked at the man standing in the entrance, his eyes displaying a hint of shock but
predominantly disdain.
The walls in the apartment building were fairly thin.
Joshua was standing right outside; they could even clearly hear the ringtone from his phone.
Then their conversation…
Judging from his darkened expression, he seemed to have overheard everything.
At the thought of this, Theo’s lips curled up in a slight smile. “Mr. Lynch, you’re here? You came just in
time, we’re having dinner now, would you care to join us?“
His enthusiasm made it seem like he was the head of the family instead of Joshua.
Joshua’s expression darkened like an impending storm.
He raised his deep, bottomless eyes and glanced at Luna coldly.
Luna smiled awkwardly. “Come on in.“
It would not look good if he stayed in the hallway for too long.
At her words, Joshua narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his foot and stepped inside.
Neil swiftly hefted an extra chair to the table. “Sit.“ Joshua frowned and sat down.
The table was only big enough to sit four people.
Sitting here now, he looked like an intruder. At the thought of Luna’s words just now…
His frown deepened once again.
The atmosphere at the table was tense and depressing.
Finally, Nellie mustered up her courage and started the conversation.
“Daddy, you said, as long as Mommy can finalize the design scheme for that set of jewelry, then we can
go out and have fun with her?“
Joshua’s hand that was holding his spoon paused slightly. “Yes.“
The little girl blinked innocently. “Then… do you want to join us? Neil and I returned to your side a long
time ago, but you haven’t truly spent time playing with us.“
Joshua laughed lightly. “Okay.“ “No.“
The moment the words left his mouth, Luna opened her mouth and rejected him coldly.
“If Mr. Lynch would like to spend time with the children, you can always choose another day.
Spending the day out with my children is the reward you promised me.“
Joshua frowned, his eyes sweeping over face coldly. “ You hate spending time with me so much?“
Luna turned her face away from him, remaining silent.
Nellie bit her lip. “Did I… make a bad suggestion?” “Your suggestion is perfect.”
Beside them, Theo laughed too, “Why not I come along too, and the five of us can all go together?”
Joshua scoffed, “I am their father, while Luna is their foster mother… You want to go with us, who do
you think you are?”
Theo laughed, “I’m Luna’s boyfriend, is that enough?”
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