That was Luke's voice!At that moment, Gwen felt like the blood in her body froze as she felt herself trembling. This was the voice that appeared in her dream every night, and she even thought she was hallucinating when she heard it again.The man behind her started to talk again, "But it's fine if you don't like it. We can shop at other places."Gwen felt like her blood started to rush up her brain. Tears started to roll in her eyes. She bit her lip and got on her feet.There was a couple leaving behind her. The man had his arms around the woman as they left the shop.That figure…did not look like Luke.Nevertheless, she rushed out the door and, not caring about how she would look, blocked the couple from leaving like she was crazy, arms spread wide open."Who are you?" The woman furrowed her brow as she looked at Gwen with a puzzled look.The man gently pulled the woman into his arms and looked at Gwen warily. "Is there anything I can help you with?"That voice. It was not t
"I don't like that pair of shoes a lot." Kate leaned her head against the man's arms while looking very happy. "But, if you think it looks good, it must be very pretty!"The man smiled and pinched Kate's nose passionately. As he lowered his head, he saw the sales attendant patting the back of a woman squatting on the floor. He could not see her face, but her thin body had him furrowed his brow tightly.Kate glanced over in the direction the man was looking at Gwen, too, but she did not recognize Gwen. She pursed her lip and stretched her hand out to cover the man's eyes. "Don't look at another woman!"The man smiled and looked up to the front. "Alright, you little green-eyed monster." His deep, alluring voice blended in with the hustles and bustles of the street.Kate leaned in his arms happily. "Well, you shouldn't look so handsome, then! I'm going to tell your father that we should have the wedding as soon as possible, in case you're lured away and seduced by other women."The m
Luna furrowed her brow and looked at the television. It was Kate.The woman's face was very clear from the photo on the television while the man's face looked blurred.Who else could that woman be other than Kate?In addition, the reporter had mentioned 'the eldest young miss of the Miller family' over and over again, so this had to be Kate. Gwen was sure of this.Luna pursed her lips and looked at Gwen. "In the first place, you even wanted her…"Luna did not finish her sentence because she realized she should not mention Kate and Luke in front of Gwen."Let her take my place and date Luke, keeping him company?" Gwen raised her head and looked at Luna. "I got dumped by Luke, that's all. I'll live. You don't have to be so careful."After that, she smiled brightly. "I'm not that fragile."She said it like it was not a big deal. The person who cried while squatting on the floor in the mall was not her.Luna finally felt relieved to see Gwen was not bothered by it. She turned arou
Although the man's face was still blurred, Kate's beauty shone in the new photo. Happiness was written all over her face, too.Gwen furrowed her brow. From the angle of the photo, she felt a slight familiarity.From this angle, she could clearly see the man who was hugging Kate had the same height and body as Luke. Even without knowing how the man looked, Gwen could tell the man's body, movement and temperament…were similar to Luke's.She stared at the television for quite a while before switching it off. This explained why Kate was not upset when Luke passed away; she found a replacement and no longer wallowed in sadness about losing Luke.'What about me?' Gwen sighed and took out her phone. She logged into her Tweeter account which she had neglected for a long time. She posted a selfie photo of herself walking in the snow today with a caption.[It has been almost two months. When can I finally let it go?]After posting it, she stretched her body and went back into the room to r
It was a night without nightmares.In the early morning of the second day, someone knocked on the door of Luna and Gwen's room. At that moment, Luna was busy cooking breakfast in the kitchen while Gwen was planning their itinerary for today.Hearing the knocks, Gwen guessed it was Joshua. Thus, she looked back at the busy woman in the kitchen. "Hey, you should go open the door."Luna stopped cutting the vegetables and looked at Gwen, who was sitting on the sofa curiously. "And why should I open the door?" she asked while she made her way regardless."Because that person must be looking for you," said Gwen without looking up. "How long have you been with Joshua? Why are the both of you still so lovey-dovey?"Luna pursed her lips and opened the door. "How did you know it's Joshua?"Just as she finished talking, a man asked in a deep and sexy voice from the door, "Why can't it be me? What are you two talking about?"Luna paused and looked at the man in front of her. He was wearing
"Yes." Yannie took a deep breath and walked into the room, standing in front of Luna. "I'm really happy to see you here. Mr. Lynch said you're going out sightseeing today. Can I come along?""Of course." Gwen, who had finally finished planning the itinerary, looked at Yannie. "It's quite boring if there's only the two of us. We'd like you to join if you have the time."Yannie looked at Gwen with a grateful expression. "Thank you."While she and Gwen were not close, she knew a little or two about Gwen. As she looked at the woman who had just lost the love of her life looking so cheerful and full of life, suddenly, she did not think her situation was that bad anymore.The four of them had breakfast together, and Joshua left afterward. He still needed to meet with Thomas to create a plan to defeat the Howard family, after all. Meanwhile, Luna and Gwen started to go sightseeing in Saigen City with Yannie.That morning, they went to The Ice Sculpture World, while that afternoon, they w
Biting her lip, Yannie picked up her skiing poles and left. It was not the first time she saw how degrading Denise could be. When Thomas was not at home that one time, Mrs. Howard had invited her to the house and Denise went over.During that time, no one dared to object or displease her. Even Mrs. Howard acted humbly in front of her. Yannie, knowing nothing at the time, followed along and treated Denise with respect, seeing how everyone else did the same.At the same time, she also remembered Denise was not a kind person nor someone she could cross. Now that they finally met in the ski resort, she did not want to cause any trouble, especially when Gwen and Luna were around."Leaving now?" Denise sneered as she saw Yannie turn. She crossed her arms at her chest while looking at Yannie with contempt. "If you're so scared of me, then why did you have the nerve to seduce my man?"Just as she finished talking, a woman beside her rushed forward and grabbed Yannie's collar. "Where do you
"It's not too late for you to apologize to me now!" barked Denise."Me, apologize to you? In your dreams!" Gwen squinted and took out a knife elegantly from her pocket.It was a very sharp army knife that could cut open many things that an ordinary knife could not. In addition, the knife was custom-made. There was only one in the whole world, and it was Luke's.When Luke tried to teach her how to protect and defend herself, he gave the knife to her. Gwen used to think that she would give it back to Luke if she left Luke, but…it seemed that it was hers forever.Denise's myrmidon widened her eyes and lowered her voice, saying, "She has a knife!"Denise rolled her eyes. "So what? It's not the custom-made knife like my brother. What's so special about it?"After that, she glanced at Gwen. When she saw the knife Gwen was holding, she was dumbfounded. 'That knife… Why is it almost identical to Steven's? Even the dragon pattern looks the same on the handle!' she thought.She furrowed h
At that, he looked at Gwen. "Actually…"Steven found himself unable to finish his sentence. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled. "Forget about it.""Steven…" Gwen looked at him, and her tears fell.Her heart was not made of stone. How could she not know Steven's feelings toward her?She was silent for a long while. In the end, she stood up and slowly walked over to Steven with arms opened wide. "Give me a hug."Steven hesitated for a while, but he still stood up.They hugged."Gwen." Steven hugged her thin figure. "I have to meet you earlier in the next life so I can compete fairly with my brother."Gwen nodded with tears streaming down her face. "Okay."They thus hugged once more. Minutes later…"He's gone," said Stefan.Tears kept falling.They hugged for a while longer before pulling apart. Gwen looked at Stefan with her tear-stricken face. He had tears on his face as well.She bit her lips and reached out to wipe his tears. "A—Are these tears…yours or his?
The next day, Rachel flew from Merchant City to Sharnwick City to diagnose Anne's condition. Theo tagged along as well because he had another identity, Rachel's boyfriend."According to the report, Anne's condition is slowly recuperating." Rachel was relieved after assessing the report. "Although she is very weak, she is going to get better with lots of rest."There is nothing wrong with her vocal cords too. It could be a psychological thing that makes her lose her voice. A knot in her heart that causes it." She looked at Luna, then at John. "Considering all factors, I think that knot is Luna."Rachel continued, "John, I know Luna is the root cause of all these bad things. Being away from Luna, Joshua, and other people is going to guarantee a safer life for you and your family. But have you thought about it from Anne's point of view? Other than you and Sammie, she has her own life and her circle of friends. Never has she blamed Luna for what happened, yet you forced her to leave Lun
It was almost a miracle for Anne to willingly leave the house just to visit him!Robyn, meanwhile, sobbed at the sight.The nurse who accompanied Anne to the ward was puzzled. What was going on with these people?She snuck her phone out of her pocket and took a photo of this surreptitiously. Then, she sent it into the nurse's group chat with the caption, [What a strange family I met today.]The nurses in the group chat began gossiping about this. One of them tagged a fellow nurse named Daisy and said, [Hey, isn't this the guy who saved the old man you're looking after? What a hero!]Daisy was, at this moment, walking into Andy's room to help him change his wound dressing. She saw the message but was not able to type on her keyboard to respond, so she recorded a voice message instead. "Yes, that's the man. What's wrong with his family? What are you guys talking about?"As soon as she finished her sentence, she lifted her head and finally realized that Andy was not there.Instead,
Anne stared at John for a long time before forcibly smiling and told him in sign language, "Robyn didn't return after so long, so I got worried and came by to check on her.""Daddy, Aunt Robyn, are you two hugging?" Sammie asked, blinking innocently as she raised her head in curiosity.John and Robyn turned pale at this.It was understandable for such a young child like Sammie to misinterpret them as hugging, but what would Anne think of this?John leaped off the bed and staggered toward Anne. "Anne, it's just a misunderstanding…"However, he was still so weak that his legs could not hold up the full weight of his body at all, and he almost crumpled to the ground.Quick-witted Robyn managed to catch him before he could fall, but this gesture appeared once again rather intimate to both Anne and Sammie. Sammie furrowed her brow and asked rather indignantly, "Are you hugging again? Daddy, how can you hug Aunt Robyn like this when you've never even hugged Mommy and me like this befor
When the nurse pushed Anne to John's ward, she overheard John and Robyn fighting from the door. The fight was about how John was anxious to return home because he was worried about Anne and Sammie.However, as someone who used to work as a nurse, Robyn knew John should not leave the hospital after being shot by a gun. At least, he needed to stay in the hospital and be observed for 24 hours to make sure that he was fine before leaving the hospital. If an infection happened, John's body would crash easily and he would become weak just like Anne.In the ward, John frowned and talked with a serious tone, "I'm really fine. Get me my clothes so I can go upstairs to thank Miss Andie and go back home immediately. If Anne knows that I'm hurt, she is going to worry. She will easily be suspicious since you haven't gone back home for a long time. What if she worries about me and brings Sammie to the hospital to look for me? Can you bear yourself even just thinking about it? She's weak and Sammie
Sammie's soft and cute babyish voice melted Stefan's heart immediately. It had been quite some time since he actually put a smile on his face. "Hi, there. What's your name and how old are you?"Sammie tilted her head to look at Stefan's handsome face and smiled sweetly, "I'm Samantha but everyone calls me Sammie."Then she did not forget to introduce Anne to Stefan too. "This is my Mommy. Her name is Anne."At this point, Stefan had given all of his attention to Sammie and did not notice Sammie mentioned that her mother's name was Anne. He pinched Sammie's cheek and said, "Your Mommy is not feeling well. You have to be a good girl and take care of her, do you understand?"Sammie nodded seriously and said, "I will.""Alright, sir. I will bring them to where they want to go," the nurse saw Anne signing to her anxiously. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. I will take good care of them."The promise from the nurse gave an assurance to Stefan that they would be well taken off. He smil
This was the first time Anne brought Sammie out. Ever since she escaped from death, she became a different person—a recluse and was afraid of the sun. This situation became even worse after she became mute.The last time she left the house was two weeks ago when she had to go for surgery.However, she worried about John. In the morning, Robyn told her John was hurt and needed to stay in the hospital to rest. However, she had a hard time believing what Robyn said.After spending so many years together with John, Anne reckoned she was the one who knew John the most. If it was a minor injury, John would never want to stay in the hospital. He cared too much about her and Sammie, so he never dared to let her worry about him. Therefore, it just did not sound reasonable if John would stay in the hospital because of a small injury.Furthermore, Robyn had not returned home since the morning, which was nearly three hours since she left the house. After much consideration, she decided to call
Tara fell silent upon hearing this. She bit her lip nervously and shot Gwen a tentative glance. "I didn't mean to offend you, Gwen…" "I know." Gwen let out an exhale and interrupted Tara before she could finish, "I know you meant no harm, but I can't deny that this is something I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around. In the future, neither of you—even you, Luna—should bring this up again." Her love life was such a mess that not even she could unravel the ties, much less expect other people to understand. Tara pursed her lips and did not reply. Luna stared at Gwen in silence for a while before finally saying, "But you have to face this eventually, Gwennie. After all that you've been through with Luke, all of us hope for nothing but the best for the two of you. Even if you avoid it now, you'll have to face the truth eventually. Otherwise, are you planning on spending the rest of your life in this complicated relationship with Luke? Can you bear the thought of not being
Stefan was mildly amused by the look on her face. He extended his arms out in a gesture of defeat and said, "I never intended on ratting you out to Joshua. You three spoke about these secrets in my presence." With that, he shot Andy a rather helpless look. "Don't you agree, sir?" Andy was surprised to be called out all of a sudden. "Of course!" Although Gwen and Luke had been together for a long time, Luke had never much cared for maintaining good relations with his future father-in-law. He always thought his relationship with Gwen did not concern anyone else outside of the two of them. Combined with the fact that Andy had done some hurtful things to Gwen in the past, Luke grew even more disdainful of his future father-in-law. Because of this, he had never given Andy as much as a second glance throughout their relationship and rarely ever addressed him directly like this. The truth was, Stefan had already called out to Andy once before, during their rescue mission the day befor