“Why don’t you just say you’re sending them to jail?“

Joshua let out a chuckle and replied impassively, “ Well, that’s another way of putting it.

“If the two children still haven’t realized their mistake and don’t think they’ve done anything wrong, then it’s about time they need to get treated as well. After all…“

He raised his eyebrows. “They’re involved in breaking a mentally insane patient out of her treatment facility.“ With that, he stood up and continued, “Luke, I know what you took from me, and I even know where it is, but if you don’t want to hand it over, then it’s okay.

“I heard Dr. Robert say that if he doesn’t find his wife before this evening, he’s planning to sue Nigel and Nellie in court. Even though I’m their father,

I’ve never been emotionally close to them, so I won’t get involved in this potential lawsuit at all.

“If he indeed sues them, then it’s up to the legal system to determine their outcomes. Whether they go to prison or get sent into an education center, it’s none of my business anymore.“

With that, Joshua turned and strode away.

Luna’s entire body was now pressed against the door. As Joshua’s receding footsteps echoed through the hallway, she felt as though someone had pierced

a knife into her chest and stirred its contents around.

Robert was going to sue the

going to send the children into a youth

going to continue

of her hiding spot. If

as she thought of this, Luna let out an exhale,

reached the elevator,

as always and looked as cold and

lip and clenched her teeth, still staring at Joshua’s retreating figure. “Joshua Lynch!

just about to get into the

across his face before he regained his composure and turned around with

at the end of the hallway, dressed

was bony and frail, like a limp paper

rush forward and pull her into his arms and instead said impassively,

a single ounce of fear. “You’re

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