In reality, Fiona knew fully well who Mrs. Collins had a run-in with.
Mrs. Collins had video-called her at that moment, and Fiona instantly spotted Luna, Shannon, and the two assistants sitting at a table a short distance away the moment the call connected.
Moreover, Mrs. Collins had complained to Fiona about her run-in while pointing toward them at the same time, so how could she not have known? It was precisely because of this that she suggested asking Luna for help.
Joshua did not seem surprised by her answer. He closed his eyes and heaved a deep sigh.
"Joshua?" Fiona lifted her head and fixated her soft, gentle gaze on Joshua’s face. "What's wrong?"
"The people that Mrs. Collins had a dispute with were Luna and the rest."
Fiona, who was leaning against the headboard, immediately widened her eyes in shock and clamped her hand over her mouth. "How can this be? Mrs.
Collins has always been honest and simple-minded, and she rarely had run-ins with anybody. I know that Ms. Luna is also a good person, so how could they have gotten into an argument? There must be some kind of misunderstanding, right?"
Joshua grew more frustrated by this before he suddenly exhaled and pressed Fiona down onto the bed. "Luna said they’ll come upstairs to settle this, along with Mrs. Collins. You've already had a run-in with her this morning, so this time, just stay in your room and don't come out. I'll take care of this."
Even though Joshua had known since the start that Fiona and Luna would never get along, he still wanted to minimize the number of conflicts they would get into. 2
After all, Luna thought Fiona was a competitor, but in reality, she would be Nigel's savior. 4
"Would it put you in a tough spot?" Fiona bit down on her lip, and her eyes started brimming with tears once more. "Let’s just drop this... I'll call Mrs. Collins and ask her to apologize to Ms. Luna so we can get past this. Even though she’s like family to me, technically, she’s only a servant... It's okay if we don't have her back. 1
"But for Ms. Luna, it’s different. She’s one of the most crucial employees of Lynch Group’s jewelry design department, so she's obviously very important to you... Don't get into trouble with her for my sake, will you?"
With that, Fiona sniffed and continued, tears welling u p in her eyes, "I don't know what’s gone into Mrs. Collins' head. Why did she offend Ms. Luna?" She lifted her head and stared at Joshua pitiably. "Joshua, am I a burden to you? I never wanted you to get into trouble with Ms. Luna, but..." 2
Joshua felt a twinge of pain shoot through his heart when he saw how understanding and guilty Fiona was. He let out a sigh and pressed her back onto the bed, tucking the blanket around her. "I'll take care of this. You just stay in here and don't make a sound. As long as you don't come out, Mrs. Collins and Luna's dispute will have nothing to do with you." 3
As soon as he finished his sentence, his phone rang. It was Luna.
"Mr. Lynch," Luna's stern voice rang out, both from the phone and from the hallway outside Fiona’s room." We've arrived at the hallway. Why don't you come out and settle this once and for all?"
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