Chapter 457

Luna spent the whole night in the study with Joshua. He finally drifted off to sleep around 4am. Luna felt a little exhausted and uncomfortable after that. However, she was afraid that the children would wake up and discover she was gone, so she tiptoed out of the study and back into the children’s room. As she gently opened the master bedroom door and walked out, Alice glanced in the direction Luna had left with an expression of envy and resentment. She went into the study, dragged a drunken Joshua back into the master bedroom, and gingerly lowered him onto their bed. Then, she drew a few fake hickeys all over her body with makeup, removed her clothes, and slipped herself in between Joshua’s arms. The first thing Joshua saw when he opened his eyes the next morning was Alice’s sleeping face. She laid next to him, stark naked, with a few dark red hickeys scattered all over her chest and arms. Joshua’s expression darkened. What happened last night? “Are you awake, Joshua?” As if s