Chapter 52 - The Kind and Magnanimous Aiko Chen (1/2)

Luna excused herself from Joanna and Jasmine to take a moment of peace for herself to calm down. She didn't know if she was ready for this confrontation yet, but her relationship with Jasper Mo would undeniably end tonight.

As soon as she saw a vacant balcony, Luna took a deep breath, glad that she wouldn't have to face Aiko or Jasper anytime soon… or so she thought…

”Luna, what are you doing here?” Jasper's voice was low, and his eyes reflected conflicting emotions Luna couldn't read. Did Jasper know the reason why she was here?

Jasper was initially shocked when he spotted her earlier, but now that he was seeing her face to face, the weeks he'd been gone suddenly felt too long. He couldn't believe this was the same Luna Jiang he left a few weeks ago.

She was stunningly beautiful and blooming.

”Yeah, didn't you send me an invitation this afternoon?” She couldn't believe she was using the same reasoning Aiko had used against her earlier.

Jasper's face darkened.

It was just, at this moment, Aiko chose to appear again. Showing a sweet smile to Luna, she told Jasper, ”You almost forgot to invite, Miss Jiang. I did the honor of sending them the invitations.”

Jasper glanced at her and sneered inwardly. This was the woman his father wanted him to marry? Couldn't Aiko take a look at herself? Her bright red sequin gown and thick makeup… her look wasn't appropriate for this event at all.

Compared to her 'kind' and 'magnanimous' attitude before, Aiko Chen didn't bother to hide the sarcasm in her voice now. She really hated this Luna Jiang down to her core and couldn't wait to crush her with her own hands.

The look she gave Luna was seen by Jasper, and this only fueled his disgust towards this woman. How were his parents blinded by her? She wasn't really an appropriate woman to become a wife.

There were guests in the banquet hall that cast curious and inquiring glances towards them but didn't dare to voice out. It wasn't their business to disturb them and was afraid to offend the Mo family.

Aiko Chen confidently strode towards Jasper and tugged his arm.

”Jasper, the guests are staring at us.” She bit her lower lip and blinked her eyes. ”Should we go back and entertain some of them?”

Jasper politely pulled away from Aiko and glared at her.

”So it was you, huh?” he sneered.

Aiko clasped her hands together and placed it on her ċhėst. Her eyes a little watery as if she was being bullied by Jasper.

”Jasper, I knew I acted and made decisions without your permission, but you didn't have to be angry. I was merely handing off the invitations as per your parents' request.”

When Jasper didn't say a word, she continued with her babbling.

”Today is your birthday party, and all the guests here are very important people within the country for the Mo family to get acquainted. Therefore, we…”

Jasper let out a low but dangerous chuckle, halting Aiko's words.