Chapter 379
Hearing what Alice had said, Mr. Scott immediately set the ss down in front of Luna. “Here you go,
Ms. Luna.“
Luna frowned and nced at the ss of liquor but made no move to pick it up. “I ‘m just an ordinary
employee. Isn’t it inappropriate for me to ept a toast from you, Mr. Scott?“ She nced at Joshua
before she added, “Besides, I don’t tolerate alcohol that well. I’m afraid that I might do something stupid
after I get drunk.“
Seeing how Luna nced meaningfully at Joshua, Alice tightened her grip on his arm. “I beg to differ,
Ms. Luna. Mr. Lynch has risked his life to save yours, so what makes you think you’re just an ordinary
employee? Besides…“
Alice nced at the ss that clearly contained hard liquor and sneered. Then, she lied through her
teeth, “It’s just one ss. How could you get drunk from that?“
Luna smirked and looked at Joshua. “Mr. Lynch, are you sure you want me to ept this drink on your
behalf?“
Joshua smiled and lifted his head to nce at Mr. Smith. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, Mr. Scott.“ He
had witnessed Luna in her drunken state before, and it certainly was not pretty.
Mr. Scott refused to relent. “Mr. Lynch appears to take very good care of his female employees.
Although I guess that makes perfect sense. Mr. Lynch is even willing to put himself in harm’s way for
his employee.” With that, he shot Luna a teasing look and added, ”It appears that Ms. Luna truly is an
outstanding employee. Otherwise, why would Mr. Lynch go to such lengths for you?”
Mr. Scott’s words were borderline insulting. Luna frowned and stood up abruptly. ”I ‘in going to the
washroom.”
”Luna, ” called out Alice curtly as soon as she realized Luna tried to flee the scene. ”You’ve always
insisted that nothing is going on between you and Joshua and that your rtionship is just that of a
boss and his employee. However, you refuse to take a drink for Joshua, and you don’t even try to
exin anything when Mr. Scott has misunderstood you. ”
Alice’s brows furrowed as she continued, ”Are you deliberately trying to make people think there’s
something going on between you and Joshua?”
Joshua’s expression darkened upon hearing Alice’s words. ”Alice ! ” he said sternly. He nced at
Luna, then turned around and glowered at Alice. ”There’s no need to exin anything to people who
don’t matter.”
Mr. Scott was displeased to hear this. ”Mr. Lynch, what do you mean by that? We’ re about to be
partners. How can you say something like that?”
Joshua’s lips curled into a smirk. ”Mr. Scott, do you truly think that just because Lynch Group is about
to coborate with you, this gives you the right toment on my personal life?” He stood up and said,
”If that’s the case, I don’t think we should sign that contract anymore.“
With that, Joshua tugged on Alice’s hand, about to head out the door.
Alice frowned and stopped Joshua from leaving, then turned to re at Luna. “Luna, you cost Lynch
Group a coboration opportunity just because you refused a ss of liquor. Don’t you feel ashamed?“
Luna narrowed her eyes. Although Mr. Scott was rude and disrespectful, the jewelrypany he
owned was one of the best in the market. Lynch Group had just branched into selling jewelry, so they
definitely needed Mr. Scott’s help on this. However…
To Joshua, Lynch Group’s jewelry branch was just a tiny sliver of the businesses he owned, so it did
not matter that much if they lost this partner at all. At the same time…This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.
“It’s okay.“ Luna let out a sigh, lifted her head, and met Joshua’s gaze. “Please don’t be offended, Mr.
Lynch. Mr. Scott is just outspoken, that’s all. It’s only one ss. I’ll drink it.“
Luna picked up the ss and downed its contents in a single gulp. As she did so, the pained
expression on her face made Joshua’s heart lurch.
He recalled one incident that had happened many years ago. At that time, he and Luna Gibson had just
gotten married, and she liked tagging along with him everywhere. One day, he finally gave in to her
persuasion and agreed to bring her to a party he had been invited to.