Chapter 49 - Birthday Banquet (1/2)
Jasmine Xuan stared at Luna for a moment before bursting into laughter. Joanna curled her lips into a slight smile and drank some champagne from her glass.
”Veronica will surely throw a fit once she finds out Hero remarried again, and it isn't her,” Jasmine said in a low voice.
Joanna scoffed in return and shook her head. She didn't dare to say it out loud since she thought Luna might not be ready to disclose her relationship with Hero.
”She must be really dumb if she thinks my brother will marry someone like her.”
Luna thought she'd heard that name before then it dawned upon her. It was that same woman at the hospital, who she'd encounter when she first met Little Amber. Didn't that woman say Little Amber would have no choice but to listen to her in the future once she married Amber's father?
Her jaws hardened as she thought how Veronica tried to bully their Little Amber. Luna decided then to talk about it with Hero. She would never let that woman hurt her stepdaughter again. Just remembering the scene where Little Amber came crying towards her that time was enough to make her blood boil from anger.
'Calm down, Luna. No one will be able to bully Amber now when you're around,' she told herself.
”That's reassuring.” Jasmine slightly nodded, ”Someone like Veronica shouldn't be near with Amber.”
Earlier, she heard that Hero was spotted with a woman. Jasmine thought it was her friend, Joanna; but the other guest mentioned that it was a woman she'd never seen or met before. Of course, she was curious and took a look by finding Joanna first. She just didn't expect that the unknown woman had managed to secure her place in Hero Li's life by being his wife.
”What about Amber though? Did she another tantrum when she found out Hero remarried?” she asked her friend confusedly. She knew that it would be hard for any woman to marry a man with extra baggage.
Jasmine Xuan took a side glance towards Luna trying to see her mood, but she only noticed the conflicting emotions reflected on Luna's eyes.
Joanna let out a laugh. Little Amber would be the last person Luna had to worry about.
”Ay, would you believe it? That our little demoness took a liking towards our Luna here. Since she met her, Amber is behaving well unless she wakes up not seeing Luna by her side.”
Jasmine was once again speechless from shock. Hero remarrying was one thing, but taming the little demoness was a difficult task. How the heck did Luna manage to tame Little Amber?
Meanwhile, looking around them, Luna felt so out of place. She knew she shouldn't though. True, it wasn't her first time attending Jasper's birthday party, and he would usually invite her out to eat in advance, knowing he wouldn't be able to be with her on his special day.