Chapter 108 - Date On The Lake

Victoria secretly heard the conversation between Raymond and Luna behind the wall. She had no idea that what Barbara has done to Raymond will give a big impact on the poor boy.

He really traumatizes because of what she does to his wife. Hearing that he doesn't want Luna to get hurt makes her heart a bit ached. She then decides to help Luna to convince the boy.

"Raymond." Victoria walks to both of them.

Luna and Raymond flinched when Victoria enters the room. Both of them then turned to look at the woman and she then bends down to look at Raymond.

"Please stay here for a few days, Raymond. I will make sure to protect Luna, okay? This is all your family. Don't you remember them?"

Raymond turns his eyes away from the old woman and shifts to Luna. He still not trusting anyone other than Luna and Mr. Carson.

"Dear…don't be like that." Luna touches his hand softly.

"I know, you thought I'm lying, right Raymond? But, Raymond..I'm your ally. I gonna make sure to protect Luna from your mother. So please.."

"What if…What if you can't?" Raymond still not believing her word.

Victoria smiles. "That won't happen. I'm the most powerful person in this house. No one dares to defy me. So believe in me." She slowly pats on his hair. Hoping that he would give her his trust.

Luna also looks at him with such hopeful eyes. Feeling heavy, he then touches Luna's cheek and wipe his nose tip.

"Do you really want to stay here, darling?"

Luna nods her head without saying any word. Sighing, Raymond then finally nodded his head. "But..we'll return home after a week, okay?"

Luna happily jumps to him and hugs him. "Thanks, dear. I love you the most."

Raymond did not hug her back, but he smiles and says "I love you too."

"Ahem.." Victoria clearing her throat a little after seeing that. Well, probably they forgot that she was still there.

Feeling embarrassed, Luna slowly releases Raymond and lowered her head. Hiding her red face.

"If you are tired, bring Raymond back to your room. I'll have the servant to bring your dinner to your room."

"Thank you, grandma," Luna said thankfully. That is a good idea for Raymond not to see Barbara again and triggered his tantrum.

After saying that, both of them return to their room, spend the rest of the night in the bedroom, watching TV and chat cheerfully without being interrupted by someone else.

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The next two days,

Luna inhaling fresh air near the jetty at the lake behind the mansion. Today she had planned a romantic date with Ray on the wooden dinghy. Just the two of them. Of course, there are a few bodyguards that Victoria put around the lake area to ensure their safety.

"Baby.." Ray extended his hand to her, helping her to get inside the wooden dinghy. It's not a fancy yacht nor a speed boat, but this dinghy will buy them time together much longer and kinda old-school romantic feelings for them to enjoy.

Once she sits on the wooden dinghy, Raymond takes the rower and rowing the boat. There are a few areas in the lake that has a bunch of lotus flowers which caught Luna's attention.

"Ray..can we go there?" She pointing her hand to the lotus area. It looks beautiful from afar.

Raymond smile and row the boat to the area. He then stops rowing while let her enjoy picking up the lotus bud. "You know, I wonder, why your grandma's mansion had a lake?" She started.

Raymond shrugged his shoulder. He also doesn't know but ever since he still a child, there's already a lake in here. And he always sees his grandma take a walk around the lake sometimes.

"I don't know. I only knew a story that my grandpa like to take my grandma here. Maybe this is where they first met and their love bloomed?" Raymond looks at her who still carefully picking the lotus bud.

"Seems like he really loves your grandma huh?" Luna glance at him thinking how does Marquess William look like when he was young? Did he have a handsome face like Raymond too?

"I suppose so. But I can assure you, that my love for you is more than them though."

Luna chuckling and shakes her head. "You..stop flirting."

Raymond smiles and saw that she took out a basket of tools to make a flower bouquet. "What is that?"

"Hm? I just wanna make something. Watch this." She takes one of the lotus buds and starts to fold the petals. It was amazing that she can do that.

"Where did you learn to fold this flower? I don't know it can be folded." Raymond still watching her.

"I saw it on youtube. When I saw these lotus flowers from our bedroom deck, I thought I want to try it out."

"Ah~ so that's why you suddenly suggesting we 'date' on the lake?"

Laughing, Luna nods her head. "Sorry, but I do want time alone with you. See the beauty of nature and feel a fresh breeze. Just the two of us."

Raymond caresses her cheek and smiles. After she has done folding, she arranges it on top of a craft paper, wrapped it and tied it with a beautiful pearl and ribbon.

"Here. This is for you." She smiles and gives him the flower bouquet she made. It is different from roses that people always give to their significant other, however, she sincerely makes it for him.

"Thank you." Raymond takes the bouquet and kiss on her lips. "I think we should return to our room now, right, baby?"

Luna laughs and kisses him on the cheek. "Yeah. I'd love to."

"You'd love what?" He asked which make Luna immediately drawback to her seat. Sighing. 'Come on! Why you have to be here right now?'

"Nothing." Luna cleans up the mess on the boat and looks at the man which still shocked after finding out that they are now in the middle of the lake.

"How did we end up here?" He scrunches his eyebrow looking at the girl.

"You row us here. We should return back now." Luna looks around them. Hoping that this man did not turn into a hulk. He's a kinda bipolar person.

Scoffing, Raymond took the rower and give it to her. "You row it. I don't know how to row the boat."

Luna's mouth is widely agape. "How am I supposed to know? I never row a boat before."

"It's not my problem. You bring us here, so you have to row the boat." Raymond folded his hand around his chest. Looking at her with a domineering gaze.

Luna then tries to rows, but the boat seems like it's not moving at all. "Why it didn't move?"

"Row it harder."

She tries again and fails again. "I can't. Help me to row too, Raymond."

Raymond grunts. "Why you always give me a headache?" He took the rower from her hand and try to row it.

With only one paddle the boat moves a bit. "Oh..its moving!"

"Yeah yeah…I guess you need to exercise more."

"Oh~ give me a break."