Silence blanketed the atmosphere in the study. Joshua‘s finger trembled as he was flipping the
document. Looking to the side, a small smile was present on his handsome angular face.” Why are you
in a hurry?” He had yet to figure out what Thomas wanted to do.
Two weeks ago, Yannie had brought Thomas‘ nails and hair strands complete with hair follicles to him.
The first thing he did was that he had sent those specimens for the test. A day later, he received results
from different DNA testing centers, and each result stated Thomas was Riley‘s biological father, with a
99.99 % probability of paternity. Only then did Joshua believe Thomas came to Merchant City because
of Riley. Despite that, it shocked Joshua that Thomas did not visit Riley anymore after the day Kate
took photos of Thomas visiting Riley.
Thomas had been very busy, it seemed–with work and making a fool out of Yannie. Sometimes, he
would also cause trouble for Joshua and Luna, too. Other than that, Thomas did nothing else. The
number of times Thomas visited Riley was lesser than Luna, Riley‘s adopted mother, and Yannie,
Riley‘s godmother. His men, meanwhile, were still searching for ‘a woman‘ in the
city.
Joshua guessed the woman Thomas was searching for was Riley‘s birth mother. He was curious about
what Thomas would do when he found Riley‘s birth mother. Thus, he did not confront Thomas nor let
other people know about the
relationship between Thomas and Riley all this time. He wanted to unravel whatever plans Thomas
had.
“I just think we shouldn‘t wait any longer,” Luna sighed helplessly. She shifted to a more comfortable
position and leaned on Joshua‘s body.
“I promised Gwen that I‘d go traveling with her once she feels better after a week. I‘m planning to bring
her to a couple of places outside of the country. Depending on which place she likes, I‘ll buy her a
house for her to settle down and let her recover there. When she‘s finally all better and ready to move
on from Luke, I‘ll tell her then that Luke has died. Will that be better?”
Originally, Luna thought they should do according to Luke‘s plan Gbsd[(}K announced Luke passed
away in Sea City after Gwen was discharged. However, she could not bear to do it after seeing how
hard Gwen cried when she visited her
in the hospital this evening.
Gwen was allowed to discharge after one week. Based on Gwen‘s feelings toward Luke, Luna did not
think it was appropriate to announce Luke‘s passing right after being discharged.
“Okay.” Joshua wrapped an arm around Luna‘s waist as he then spoke, his voice husky and alluring,
“You are Gwen‘s best friend, and you know her situation more than I do. If she‘s not mentally prepared,
then it‘s not the right time to tell her Luke has passed.”
Luna bit her lip and nodded quietly.
“If I‘m going to leave with Gwen, I need to handle everything there is, whether it‘s related to the
company or Riley…”
She took a deep breath and looked at Joshua‘s face resolutely. “If Riley‘s father can take good care of
Riley, as well as providing her the care and love she needs, I‘m willing to give him money to help him if
he cannot afford to give Riley the treatment she needs. But…”
Luna paused for a while. “If her father is reluctant to be responsible for her and thinks of Riley as a
burden, then I won‘t give Riley back to him, even if he‘s wealthy.
“Saying all this, I hope I can meet him. If he can be a good father to Riley, it‘ll ease my heart to give
Riley back to him and leave the country with Gwen. If he doesn‘t…”
Luna pursed her lips. “I can make arrangements in advance. Maybe Bonnie, Sean, or even Yannie can
help to take care of Riley.” Joshua curled up his lips into a smile upon hearing what Luna said. He
raised his hand and softly poked the tip of Luna‘s nose. “It‘s very thoughtful of you. But…” He cuddled
her and kissed her cheeks. “I need to make arrangements if you want to meet with Riley‘s father.” He
frowned and thought for a while.
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