Initially, Luna thought she had misheard it, but the knocking persisted.
She tilted her head to listen carefully, then realized that this was not a coincidence, that she had not misheard at all!
The knocking came from underneath the floorboards beneath the sofa!
Luna lifted her head and met Joshua's puzzled gaze. Clearly, he had heard the sound, too.
The two of them exchanged glances, then quickly jumped into action and pushed the sofa away. Once they got the sofa out of the way, they discovered a hidden door leading toward the basement!
The knocking was coming from the basement!
Joshua immediately picked the lock and pulled the door open. He took a step into the basement, then turned around and opened his arms wide. "Come on,” h e said to Luna.
Luna was so intrigued that she did not even have time to mull over anything. Instead, she leaped without a second thought, landing squarely in Joshua's arms.
In this cramped space, the two of them got lost in the sound of each other's breathing and heartbeats.
Luna could feel her face grow hot, and she blushed a
deep shade of scarlet.
'What is wrong with me?' she scolded herself. 'You've already had three kids with this man! Why are you still blushing like a high schooler every time you get i n close proximity with him?'
However, at this moment, they could not ponder over minor details like this any longer. Instead, they followed the knocking sound and entered the basement, using their phones as a light source.
Finally, at the far end of the basement, they discovered Granny Lynch, Nellie, and a few of the bodyguards and servants that Joshua had sent to the countryside with them, all tied up and restrained with ropes.
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