If this were the case…it would perfectly explain why Steven had been acting so differently.Gwen bit her lip and suddenly felt her head spin. A twinge of pain shot through her heart, and she instinctively took a step back.Luna quickly stormed over to catch her and held her securely in her arms.After setting Gwen gently down on the sofa, Luna lifted her head to stare at Rachel. "Since you say that Steven's brain is now residing in Luke's body…what about Luke?"She bit her lip nervously and gave Rachel a searching look. "What about Luke's brain, then? What happened to all his thoughts, his past, and his entire being?"This was the question that Gwen, too, wanted to know the answer to.She bit her lip and stared expectantly at Rachel, hoping to hear the answer she wanted, but…Rachel closed her eyes and sighed. "They probably got rid of it and buried it with Steven's body."Then, she was silent for a long time before finally meeting Gwen's gaze. "I know this isn't the answer you
The entire room fell silent.Rachel furrowed her brow and glanced first at Gwen, then at Luna.Finally, she cleared her throat and replied, "I know neither of you are willing to accept this, but I'm still obligated to bring this up."Gwen is Luke's girlfriend, not his wife. Thus, legally speaking, she isn't on any grounds to agree to this organ transplant at all. Besides, neither Luke nor his family is obligated to disclose this information to you, so perhaps he or his next-of-kin had signed this agreement without your knowledge."Luna bit her lip. "Luke is an orphan and has no family."Rachel froze. "Then the only person equipped to make this decision is Luke himself."However, according to his original plans, Luke intended to donate his heart to Gwen after his death. Therefore, he couldn't possibly have signed an agreement with the Hughes or Miller families to donate his body to them…"With that, Rachel lifted her head to glance meaningfully at Gwen. "If Luke never signed this
Rachel did not expect Gwen to suddenly bow for her, so she froze momentarily in surprise before finally frowning in disapproval. "Gwen, you're Luna's friend, so you're a friend of mine, too."Even though I've never been an openly warm person, my heart isn't made of stone either, so you don't have to be so courteous with me."She sighed and added, "Let's agree to wait until the DNA report comes out tomorrow before we decide on a course of action, alright?"Gwen nodded earnestly.She lifted her head to glance at Rachel one last time before finally returning to her room.After seeing Gwen close the door behind her, Luna finally sighed and gently patted Rachel's shoulder. "This is a surprise."She never thought that Rachel, who had always been a calm and somewhat stiff person, would talk to Gwen so gently in response to her gratitude.Not only that…This was so foreign to Luna that she could not help thinking that this was not Rachel at all but a stranger who just so happened to lo
Luna was amused by Theo's chattering voice.She sighed and glanced once again at the bathroom, then replied in a whisper, "I saw Rachel declining your call just now."She rubbed her brow in exasperation. "I honestly don't think she'll be willing to come with me to the airport to pick you up."Theo let out a sigh when he heard this. "That's precisely why I called you; I was hoping you could convince her to come see me…"A hint of disappointment crept into Theo's voice. "After all, I had flown here just to see her, and I want to let her know how much I care about her—much more than that fiance of hers does, anyway."Luna did not know what to answer to this.She was close to Caleb. Thus, she knew that Rachel and Caleb's engagement was just a hoax—the two of them were nothing more than friends.Caleb needed this engagement to conceal the truth about his sexual orientation, whereas Rachel just wanted an excuse to stop Theo from chasing her so she could focus on her career.Not only
Theo waited at the airport entrance in his thin clothing for almost half an hour.Just as he thought he was about to freeze to death, a car pulled to a stop in front of him.Thomas stepped out of the car, glanced at this man who was only wearing a thin trench coat in this weather, and could not stop himself from snickering. "You're a world-famous artist, for heaven's sake. How could you have been so stupid?"Theo glanced at him, frowning.He remembered this man; he was the celebrity rumored to be dating a servant who worked for Luna. Not only that, but it was later exposed that he was, in fact, Joshua's cousin.Theo's expression fell at this realization.The fact that Thomas had come meant that Joshua was probably here too, but he did not even call Joshua for help.This meant that Luna was the one who had sent them.The reason Luna had asked them for help was that…she did not manage to change Rachel's mind about refusing to see him. Since the only reason he had contacted Luna w
Joshua's remark had reopened the wound that Theo so desperately wanted to stop thinking about. His expression darkened, and he turned to stare out the window, avoiding Joshua's gaze. "I guess it's a little bit of both."Thomas turned to shoot Joshua a helpless look. "Why did you have to probe at his wound like that?"Then, he glanced at Theo with a sympathetic expression and added, "Don't worry, my friend. It takes time and patience to wait for the woman you love to come around."Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and raised his brows at Thomas. "I'm surprised you'd say that."Thomas claimed that patience was needed to wait for a woman to change her mind, but he had shown no sign of patience at all when trying to win over Yannie's heart.Thomas rolled his eyes at Joshua but did not reply.Lucas, who was sitting in the driver's seat, chuckled at this. "This is the first I've ever seen you and Mr. Howard bicker so lightheartedly, Sir."Joshua and Thomas had been so preoccupied wi
Gwen was standing at Rachel's door, holding a tray of muffins she had just baked. She grinned at Rachel and said, "Dr. Liddell, it's already sixty-thirty in the morning now. Luna told me you've always been an early riser, so I figured you'd be awake by now."She handed Rachel a muffin and added, "I don't really know what you like, so I decided to just wing it. I hope it's good enough!"Rachel pursed her lips slightly at this. "Gwen, you're Luna and Theo's friend, so that means you're a friend of mine, too."The reason I had come to Saigen City was that I noticed how similar Steven looked to Luke in the photo attached with his file. That's why I decided to fly over to see what was happening."She took the muffin from Gwen and explained, "You don't have to be so courteous to me, and I don't need you to keep thanking me like this. This is what a friend—and a doctor—should do."Then, she smiled at Gwen. "Thank you for your kindness. From today onward, we're even, so you don't have to
Since she already knew it was the DNA Diagnostic Center calling, Rachel picked the call up and put it on speaker so Gwen could listen, too.The operator's robotic voice rang out, "We've already sent a digital copy of the DNA report to your email, but if you require the original document, feel free to stop by our center to retrieve it at any time.""Thank you," Rachel replied before hanging up.As she did this, she instinctively glanced at Gwen.Gwen's face had flushed red in excitement and anticipation, but she did not make any move to enter Rachel's room at all.No matter how excited she was, Gwen was still cautious not to overstep her welcome.How could anyone bear to hurt such a vulnerable woman?Rachel sighed, grabbed hold of Gwen's hand, and pulled her into the room. Then, she turned on her laptop.Gwen sat down in the chair, her back as straight as a rod, and was in so much anticipation that she did not know where to place her hands.She was behaving like a student waiti