Joshua's entire body stiffened. He turned and looked a t Luna. Her eyes were filled with her desperate plea. She tugged at his sleeve, both her voice and her gaze seemed equally inferior. He looked at her and pain flashed through his eyes.
Even though in the past, he wished countless times that she would stay by his side in such an obedient manner...but he knew she was just doing this because she wanted to escape, to avoid treatment.
He heaved out a long sigh and removed her fingers that were grasping onto his sleeve one by one. "Luna, I know you don't mean what you said. Instead of talking to me, you should cooperate with the doctors and receive treatment, that way, you can recover as soon as possible."
He stood up and turned, looking at Luna, his words loud and clear as he said, "After you recover, I’ll bring Nellie and Nigel along, the three of us will welcome you home. I will also personally send all of you away from Banyan City, to live the life that you want. Don't torture yourself anymore, and don't try to escape.” Then, he swallowed the pain and despair deep into his stomach, and turned and left.
Luna sat on the hospital bed, watching his retreating back, her heart felt as if it had been torn into tiny little pieces and shredded, then thrown into the icy cold
depths of a frozen river.
Even if...even if she discarded her pride, it was still not enough?
She pursed her lips, forcefully preventing her tears from over pouring.
"Joshua Lynch!”
Following her roar of anger, a loud bang was heard from behind him, the sound of a heavy object falling onto the ground.
Joshua had just set one foot out of the ward when he was shocked by the loud noise and immediately turned back.
At that moment, behind him, the scene that met his eyes made his pupils dilate in shock.
In the sickly-white hospital ward, Luna wore a blue and white striped hospital gown and knelt on the ground on her knees, her eyes pleading with him. "I'm begging you." She raised her head and looked at him." I'm on my knees, begging you. Please take me out of here, please."
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