Chapter 2404


    Joshua narrowed his eyes and lifted his arm to block Thomas'' way.He gave Thomas a once- over, and


    a cold sneer crept across his face.


    "Did Luna agree to be business partners with you?"


    When Luna was on her way to Bamboo House, she had told him that she would not sign the contract if


    she sensed that something fishy was going on.


    Joshua, too, had realized that the signal from Luna''smunication device had been blocked off as


    soon as she stepped foot into Thomas'' private booth.


    This was why he had rushed over to the scene with his bodyguards.He knew that Luna must have


    discovered that her signal was blocked, and knowing this, she would never agree to signa contract with


    Thomas.


    "Of course she did."


    Thomas brandished the contract in his hand.


    "Everything is written here in ck and white.If you have any doubts, feel free to ask your wife,


    Mr.Lynch."


    Then, he put on his sunsses and nced at his assistant, who had been waiting outside the door,


    trembling in fright, all this while.


    "Let''s go."


    The assistant quickly approached him and draped a coat over his shoulders.


    "Sir, we must rush to the studio where you''re scheduled for a magazine shoot.We''re already running


    late..."


    "Okay."


    Thomas nodded at Joshua, smiling, then turned to leave.


    However, after taking just a few steps, he paused and said, without even looking back, "Joshua Lynch,


    you and your wife shouldn''t be so hostile toward me.I''m not the enemy, after all."


    He sneered and continued, "You have no reason to fear me at all— unless the two of you have done


    something you shouldn''t have."


    Then, he turned and walked away.


    Joshua furrowed his brows, and a vein popped in his forehead as he stared at Thomas'' retreating


    figure.Why was this man so secretive?


    "Daddy!"


    All of a sudden, Nellie sprinted out of the room and towards him with her arms outspread.


    Joshua''s heart immediately softened at this sight.He knelt, pulled his daughter into his arms, and


    kissed her cheek.


    "What happened just now? Were you scared?"


    Thomas, who at this moment was in the elevator, just so happened to witness this heartwarming scene.


    A glimmer of malice shed through his eyes.


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    The elevator doors slid closed.


    "Sir."


    His assistant lowered his head when he noticed the dark expression on Thomas’ face and said


    tentatively, "Is everything okay?"


    "Of course."


    Thomas rolled his eyes and leaned against the elevator wallzily.


    "I remember I sent you to the hospital to retrieve a sample of Riley''s DNA andpare it to mine.Have


    you done this?"


    The assistant nodded and quickly handed him the DNA report he was holding.


    "I went to three different DNA Diagnostic Centers, and all of them returned with this result...


    "Riley is indeed your child."


    Thomas nced at the report, and another wave of hatred shed through his eyes.


    "The child is a little over two months old now, so this means that her mother is probably that woman I


    slept with in Europast year.


    "She gave birth to Riley without my knowledge, and now that the child has gone missing, she must be


    looking for her, too.


    "Search the entire city for any woman currently searching for a lost daughter.Find her at all costs!"


    The assistant fell silent for a moment, then finally sighed.


    "Why are you even bothering to find her, Sir?”


    "She''s just a lowly worker who, by sheer dumb luck, slept with you that night you lost


    consciousness.Not only that, but she even gave birth to your child without informing you..."