Recently, Jasper Mo's thoughts were filled with the woman he'd left behind, his expression and feelings getting more and more unsettled the more he thought about Luna Jiang. He first met her when she helped him to go to the nearest hospital using her old bicycle because of a severe stomachache.
Since then, they'd become friends; eventually, he wooed her to become his girlfriend.
"Luna Jiang, I really like you." Jasper Mo's smile was as radiant the sun, enough to make any woman fall on his charm. Yet, it made Luna uncomfortable. She didn't think one bit that she was beautiful. What did this chap saw in her, ah?
Luna hesitated to agree first, thinking that an heir like him was like the rest of the young masters who only know how to burn their family's money and play around with women. It took Jasper three years to make Luna say yes, and they'd been together since then.
Now, Jasper Mo didn't think he still deserved Luna Jiang after what he'd done. Clenching his fists at his side, Jasper took deep breaths to calm himself. Aiko had taken advantage of his weaknesses and had made him touch her that night.
He shut his eyes and cursed himself. This was all a mistake, but it was his own fault anyway.
Jasper heard his name being called. He then followed his mother's assistant out, only to see the woman he'd been thinking of with Joanna Li and Jasmine Xuan. He shocked to see her so beautiful tonight.
The dress Luna was wearing might look normal, but for someone with a keen eye, it would be easy to tell that the dress cost a fortune.
Where did she get the money to pay for it? Did her relationship with the Jiang family improve during his absence?
Why did it seem like the time had stopped?
His eyes then darted to Aiko who was walking towards Luna. He knew what Aiko was planning, but he could only grit his teeth from frustration. It was really a mistake that he agreed to his parents to take Aiko as his assistant.
Not only was Aiko an inefficient assistant, but she'd managed to ruin his relationship with Luna Jiang with ease.
If it wasn't for this woman, then he and Luna wouldn't have to part ways like this!
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Seeing Aiko now with that sarcastic grin on her face, Luna's hand was itching to slap it away.
'No,' she told herself. She'd only hurt herself if she slapped this woman, but that didn't mean she'd give Aiko the satisfaction to play her like a fool again. Ah, her eyes must have been blind before, but now, she could finally see things clearly.
The betrayal hurt her indeed, but Luna knew she was better than this. As Aiko moved closer, Luna cleared and sorted her thoughts.
Joanna frowned while Jasmine's smile faltered when they both saw the same woman they were anticipating to see.
"Hello, Miss Li, Miss Xuan." Aiko greeted the two women before turning her eyes to Luna. "Oh, Luna. I'm glad you're able to come today. I'm sure Jasper would be ecstatic seeing you here." Her tone had a hint of ridicule that wasn't lost to Joanna and Jasmine.
'How rude!' they both thought at the same time.
They looked at Luna then back at Aiko Chen and realized that the relationship between the two was superficial and not very good. Both of them decided to keep their silence, waiting to see what Aiko was scheming to do.
Luna thought that she was fortunate not to be cornered by Aiko alone. She could already guess what could happen between them if Joanna and Jasmine weren't there to look after her.
"Yes, I came with my friends. Thank you for sending the invitations on time, or else we would be late," she replied, making the smile on Aiko's face falter a little.
Aiko Chen wasn't stupid. She knew that this country bumpkin was drawing a line between them.
"I'm glad you did. I sent in on a rush. Jasper almost forgot to send your invitations that I needed to remind him of that." Aiko chuckled, making Joanna and Jasmine sneered inwardly.
"Miss Jiang, have I met you before? You seemed familiar to me." Jasmine Xuan tapped her chin as if trying to remember where she'd seen her, but in truth, she was just acting to divert everyone's attention from Aiko Chen.
Luna saw that her sister-in-law and her friend didn't like and couldn't tolerate Aiko anymore. To not give them ideas that she was being friendly to Aiko, she jumped to their boat and left Aiko to sink alone.
"Miss Xuan must be joking. I rarely attend such extravagant parties. It must be because my face is common that Miss Xuan confused me with someone else?"
"Ah, Luna. How could you? My eyes aren't that bad yet, and I can see clearly. How could I forget a beautiful woman like you? You're someone who isn't easy to forget, you know." Jasmine's grin widened and took a quick glance at Aiko.
She really hated it when she saw a bully. What's more, this Aiko Chen was brave enough to bully Luna who she now considered a good friend.
Aiko felt like these women were treating her like an outcast. How did Luna Jiang manage to befriend these two anyway? One was the sister of the business tycoon while the other was an heiress.
As the three continued to chat, blatantly ignoring her presence; Aiko pretended she was fine and continued to smile at the guests who passed their way. Even though she was smiling, she'd been cursing Luna Jiang in her heart.
In the end, she excused herself to Joanna and Jasmine who barely gave her a look and left.
Seeing her gone, Joanna slapped Jasmine's arm lightly and laughed.
"Oww! Jo! That hurts you know!" Jasmine threw a glare to her friend.
"Have you seen her face? That's priceless!"