She turned to look at Heather and continued, "I've already come all the way to Merchant City to see my birth parents, so shouldn't you go and visit yours, too?"
Heather narrowed her eyes and said through gritted teeth, "I'll pay them a visit if I have time in the future.”
Luna turned to gaze out the window once more.
She could see Jim's car parked outside the gate.
When she saw this, Luna let out a small sigh of relief.
When they stood outside her room moments ago, she had dialed Jim's number as she put her phone into her pocket.
Jim had overheard their conversation and knew that Heather was drinking with Luna in her room.
Luna finally felt the weight lift off her shoulders when she saw Jim getting out of his car.
She knew that she could not escape Heather's persuasion, and she was clear that Heather probably had ulterior motives for inviting her for a drink.
However, she had someone to help her, too.
Heather did not notice that Jim had returned. She was still engrossed in her anger at Luna bringing up her birth parents.
After a moment, she regained her composure and turned to stare at the moon in the night sky. "Mother used to wish that you and I would be as close as real sisters, and I hope that after tonight, you and I can fulfill her wish."
Luna narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Alright."
"Well, since you're going to become sisters, how can you leave me out of this?" As soon as Luna finished her sentence, someone pushed open her room door.
Jim, dressed entirely in black, strode into the room, bringing the chilly air of the outside along with him.
Heather widened her eyes in shock and immediately tried to hide her bottle of wine behind her back. "J— Jim, what are you doing here?"
Had Jim been home all this while?
"I heard that the two of you are having a wine party, so I decided to come," replied Jim as he walked over and plopped down in between Luna and Heather.
The servants brought out the tidbits that Heather had ordered from the kitchen.
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