A moment later, she laughed, “You’re right, we are quite similar. But she doesn’t seem to like them anymore.“

The man sucked in a breath. “People change, she’s completely different now from the woman she used to be.“

Luna raided her eyes and looked at him. “Then what about you? Are you the same man you are now as you were back then?“

Joshua paused, then laughed, “You didn’t know me back then.“

Luna lifted her lips in a smile. “That’s true.“

She knew the man he used to be, better than anyone else.

The atmosphere in the restaurant turned quiet again. By the time the both of them finished their meal, each occupied with their own thoughts, the downpour outside had stopped. The fresh, earthy scent of wet soil permeated the air.

Maybe because he had spent the day having fun with the children, Joshua felt particularly relaxed. That was why after dinner, he invited Luna up to the roof for moon gazing.

In the night sky that was just washed by the rain, the moon was nowhere to be seen, with only tiny specks of golden stars shining brightly in the distance.

On such a beautiful night, he felt as if his soul had been cleansed too.

beside her downed the red wine in his glass, and started asking about the past few years, about her life, raising Neil and Nellie

he saw how she opened her heart to the children, and truly understood he could never make up for the six years that he was absent from the

make up for it, did

reluctant to discuss the children. He was too sharp and perceptive; she was worried she would accidentally expose the fact that she actually had three

wine, his voice started to grow vague and indistinct, his

work and immediately smelled the fragrance of scrambled eggs wafting through the whole house. I opened the door and

night sky as she said

at her nearly-perfect side profile, and the glow in her eyes, and

the alcohol, any sense of

turned and looked at

head, with a loud clang, Joshua’s

was sudden and furious, undeniable. Luna was shocked, she wanted

and wrapped around his slim, yet

closed her eyes and immersed herself in his gentle movements. At this moment, she

between the two of them burned from

The night was long.

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