It had never crossed Luna's mind that Harvey would say such a thing to her in front of June.
She was taken aback for a moment, and she then shook her head helplessly." Harvey, this isn't the time for you to act on impulse. Uncle Christopher's situation is far more serious than you think. If you go to him instead of June, he may just lunge at you."
Having said that, Luna looked in the direction where June was standing and spotted June looking at her, visibly shaken. Then, she sighed. "It's alright; neither of you needs to go. I'll bring the cauliflower herb soup Nellie cooked to him and try calming him."
Everything would be worth it if Christopher would regain his sanity after tasting the soup Nellie had cooked. Should it fail, however...then it would be useless even if Luna brought Nellie over.
She squatted and patted Harvey's shoulder. "Wait for my news."
Luna then turned to take the soup from Nellie and left the house, her gait showing her determination.
Joshua sighed as he watched Luna walk out before he turned and smiled at Harvey, who had his hands parted in an attempt to protect June. "Your father used to tell me that his deepest memory with Number-9 from the orphanage was when she would open her arms widely and protect him, no matter how the other kids tried to bully him."
He took a good look at Harvey. "Maybe Number-9 did what you’re doing now."
Then, with his long legs, Joshua left the house and chased after Luna.
Harvey frowned and looked at Joshua's back, baffled by his words. Theoretically speaking, Joshua was more than an uncle to him—they were family. However, he could not understand why Joshua had to bring up that woman.
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