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 two of them exchanged glances, then quickly jumped into action and pushed the sofa away. Once they got the sofa out of the way, they discovered a hidden door leading toward the basement!

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 breathing and

face grow hot, and she blushed a deep shade

man! Why are you still blushing like a high schooler every time

they could not ponder over minor details like this any longer. Instead, they followed the knocking sound and

Nellie, and a few of the bodyguards and servants that Joshua had sent to the countryside with them, all tied up and

rocks against the basement floor, creating the knocking that led Luna and Joshua

could not make a single sound and had no

Luna that droplets of tears fell out of the corners of her eyes. She continued to struggle against

She quickly rushed over, pulled Nellie into her arms, and removed the gag

she cried, her forehead beaded with sweat, “ Mommy, please go

already noticed that Nigel was missing. Only Nellie and

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