Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy

Joshua shifted his gaze to Luna. “The one you should apologize to is her.“

The butler paused, then approached Luna hesitantly.

“Ms. Luna, I— “

“I don’t want your apology. “ Luna raised her head proudly as her cold eyes swept across the butler’s old and wizened face. “You dare say the rumors you spread about me, the way you discredited me, insulted me, all of these were done out of your own volition?“

“Of course.“ The butler raised his eyes and looked at Luna. “Besides me and my daughter, could there be anyone else?“

Luna barked out a cold laugh and did not bother to answer his question nor accept his apology. She raised her eyes and looked at Joshua, who stood in the distance with his arm around Alice. “If Mr. Lynch has decided to let it go, then there’s no point in me pursuing this matter any further.

“I’m not feeling very well, though. Forget I ever attended this banquet.“

With that, she ignored the reactions of the crowd behind her as she lifted her skirt and left the hall.

She was the victim, and the final winner after the rumors had been cleared, but she somehow felt like a

sight of Joshua with his arms wrapped around Alice and

her tempo increasing as

woman’s high-heeled shoes tapped against the clear marble floor, producing clear clicks

in place as he gazed at her retreating form. A tinge of pain

“Joshua.“

long while later, the farce ended and the crowd dispersed. Alice carefully

carefully, her eyes timid and innocent. “Thank you for helping me just now. I know you said that to comfort me. I won’t take it

lowered his eyes, raised his hand slowly, and caressed the face he had longed for six years. “You’re right. We shouldn’t give

years, just because of

bent down and laid his hands on her shoulders gently, looking at her. Even though his actions were cold and distant, his gaze was sincere. “Let bygones be bygones. I won’t look into it any further,

troubles again. If you do it

won’t protect