Chapter 279

“Sir, I have good news. Someone is involved in the promotion of that news article,“ Lucas’ voice rang out
through the phone.

Joshua frowned at the report. “Did you manage to find out who it was?“

“I can’t seem to track him down. The spammers were hired by a foreign company, and some Andrew
Walter owns it, but there’s no information about

this person at all. I think it might be an alias.“

Joshua’s brows furrowed even tighter together. “ Keep looking.“

Joshua hung up the phone, and his grip on the steering wheel grew tighter. How much had Alice
changed within the last six years? Was there anything else about her that he had yet to find out?

The car soon arrived at Blue Bay Villa.

“Joshua! “ Alice had been waiting at the front door, and as soon as Joshua’s car stopped, she
approached him with a smile and draped a coat over his shoulders. “It’s a bit chilly outside, isn’t it?“

Joshua glanced at her. “Yes, it is. Autumn is coming.“

“I’ll go out tomorrow to buy you some warmer clothing.“ Alice slipped her arm through his, and they both
headed toward the house together. “I asked the servants to prepare some snacks for Neil and Nellie. I
called you home before they even became hungry. I ‘m genuinely trying hard to be a

good mother to them, “ said Alice in a gentle voice.

Joshua frowned upon hearing this. “Have you seen the news today?“

Alice’s eyes widened. “What news are you talking about?“



Joshua smiled at her. “The one with you and Luna in it.”

“Oh, that’s the one you meant. Well, I saw it, but I don’t know who’s behind it. I wonder who thought it
was a good idea to send the security footage to the press.

“When I went over to visit Granny today, she mentioned it to me as well and got so worked up when she
found out. She wanted to go over to Lynch Group Tower and confront Luna, but I stopped her.“ Alice
gave Joshua a feeble smile. “Old people always believe news like this.“

Alice was so kind and understanding that, for a moment, Joshua forgot about Luna’s threat. “Let’s go in.“

Joshua and Alice entered the house arm-in-arm.

This time, however, the two children were nowhere to be found. Joshua immediately glanced at the
stairs.

“I thought you didn’t want them to welcome you home. You’re not angry, are you?“

Joshua froze, but after a moment, he shook his head.

As the two made their way to the dining room, Alice shouted in the direction of the second floor, “Neil,
Nellie, it’s time for dinner! “

By the time they were seated in front of the table, the two children were still nowhere to be found.

Alice sent Lily upstairs to check on them.

A few minutes later, two heads appeared above the second-floor railing. Neil pursed his lips and
declared, “I’m not hungry.“

Nellie, too, pouted and said, “Me neither. I don’t want to eat.“



With that, the two children disappeared once more. Joshua could not help but frown at this.

“See, this is why I didn’t want to let them have snacks.“ Alice sighed. “Children don’t have any self-
control. If you let them have too many snacks, they end up being too full for their regular meals.“

She batted her eyes at Joshua. “Why don’t I go back to banning them from eating snacks tomorrow?“

Joshua did not answer. After a long pause, he let out a sigh. “I’ll go talk to them later.“

The smile on Alice’s face stiffened. She had no choice but to relent. “Alright, then.“ With that, she
instructed for dinner to be served.


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