Joshua sighed and gently patted Fiona's back to console her before they entered the hall with his arm around her.
Following behind them, Jude looked at their retreating figures and let out a sigh.
By the time Luna and Shannon returned to the hall, the party had already started. Bonnie was onstage, welcoming the guests along with the emcee.
When she caught sight of Luna, Bonnie immediately leaped off the stage and scuttled toward her. As soon a s she reached Luna, she grabbed hold of her hand and said, "Let's go." 1
"Go where?”
"Go on stage with me." Bonnie winked at Luna and said, "Initially, there were going to be three of us: me, Jason, and the emcee, but now that Jason's in jail, I want you to take his spot."
With that, she smiled and could not help teasing Luna, "Did you genuinely think I invited you here to mooch off my food like Shannon?"
Shannon, who at this moment was mooching off the food at Bonnie’s party, was speechless to hear this.
Luna lifted her head to glance at the stage. "I don't think that's a good idea."
Luna did not understand why Bonnie wanted her on stage. The theme of her party was Bonnie’s regained freedom after having dumped Jason, so Luna did not see the point of her being on stage as well. 1
"Come on." To her surprise, however, Shannon, too, started persuading her. "Since the theme of tonight is freedom, you should join Bonnie onstage so you can regain your freedom as well, Director Luna."
Luna contemplated Shannon's suggestion for a moment, then finally agreed.
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