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.

did not know what she was upset about. She was the victim, and the final winner after the rumors had been cleared, but she somehow felt like

Alice and how he lied for her kept replaying in

and her tempo increasing as she went,

shoes tapped against the clear marble

retreating form. A tinge of pain seemingly sliced across his

“Joshua.“

the

and innocent. “Thank you for helping me just now.

face he had longed for

so many years, just because of

though his actions were cold and distant, his gaze was

such troubles again.

protect