What Kate said was too absurd and way out of Gwen's imagination. At that moment, Gwen did not know how to respond to that. Wordless, she looked at Kate incredulously.At first, the doctor thought Gwen only wanted to snatch Steven to be her boyfriend because he was a handsome-looking guy. It was unethical, but it was understandable because Steven's appearance and background were something all women desired.As she listened in more, however, this was not the first time this woman tried to snatch someone else's boyfriend. Thus, the doctor sighed, took the consent letter Kate passed over, and looked at Gwen with disgust. "Young lady, you should show respect to yourself and others. It's not a good habit to snatch someone else's boyfriend. You'll receive karma for it in the future."After saying that, the doctor went back into the emergency room.Gwen bit her lip and looked at the doctor."Did you hear that?" Kate sneered and repeated the doctor's words once again when she saw how stupe
Gwen was startled. "How did he get hurt?""It's because of you." Kate sneered and looked at Gwen. The image of a vehemently determined Steven during the early morning in the Hughes family residence appeared in Kate's mind."If Gwen Larson came to look for me, then the very least I need to do is to meet with her and clear the air with her," was what he said.At that time, Steven's father wanted to stop him from meeting with Gwen. He did not want Steven to be affiliated or had connections with the people Luke knew. Thus, he ordered the bodyguard to encircle him in the middle.A bodyguard took out a military knife to threaten Steven, asking him to calm down and to not meet with Gwen. Kate knew it was wrong to use violence to stop Steven from meeting Gwen. Nonetheless, she would use that method too if she was Steven's father in that situation.Steven had a phobia of knives, most likely due to the trauma he experienced when he was a kid. He had been scared of knives and similar sharp o
The air in the hallway turned silent as Gwen looked at Kate with surprise. Her jaw hung widely, but not a peep came from her. She placed her arms beside her body and clenched them into fists, clenching and unclenching them repeatedly.Was that truly the reason why he hurt himself? Was he that ashamed and uncomfortable using Luke's body, so much so that he rather be dead and returned Luke's organs to her?Kate felt satisfied with the expression on Gwen's face. She curled up her lips and looked at her plainly. "If you have any dissatisfaction, just come find me. I was the one who made the decision because I want to let my boyfriend live. Put your anger all on me if you are unhappy, but stop bugging Steven. He didn't want anything from Luke. I think…"She raised the corner of her lips. "You don't want to see Steven opening himself up and take out Luke's organs and throw them to your face too, right?"It was truly a cruel thing to say.Gwen bit her lip vehemently and squinted. After a
"Steven, I know how much you wanted to look for Gwen to tell her everything," said Kate as she took a deep breath and stared at Steven spacing out. "But no matter what, you shouldn't harm yourself."As she talked, she reached out to hold Steven's hand, and her eyes gleamed with worry. "Your mother called me this morning, telling me that you've gone mad, had hurt yourself, and ran away. Do you know how worried I was?"She looked at him as a teardrop slipped from the corner of her eye. "After I told you everything about Gwen last night, I was so scared that you'd leave me, so I didn't sleep well. Then, I heard that you were hurt and ran away from your house early in the morning. Later, I received news that you were in an accident and were sent to the hospital."I was worried sick! Who knew the first thing you ask when you woke up was about Gwen…"She wiped away her tears and asked, "Is Gwen more important than me in your heart?"Steven felt distressed and uneasy because of Kate's wo
Kate stared at Steven with a stupefied expression as she fell silent for a good while. Then, she bit her lip, and her voice sounded vague. "Steven, what nonsense are you talking about? I've always loved you. When did I—""Is that so?" interjected Steven, his voice cold. "Kate, before my coma, and even before I had the accident, you and I have never met. We were only bound by the marriage agreement. When I woke up, people told me you are my girlfriend, my fiancee, and that you'd done many things for me. While I was touched, I was surprised too. After all, I don't remember us knowing each other. More importantly, I don't remember any promises that we made before."The first time we met should be after I had my accident. You keep saying that you love me, but why do you do so? Because you had one look at me after I was in a vegetative state. Were you attracted to my body so much that you'd do anything to get me?"Maybe there is such a love in this world, but this is obviously not the ca
Steven never anticipated Kate would openly ask that question, thus it stunned him. After he recovered from his shock, he looked at Kate and sighed. "I haven't thought about that."Frankly speaking, Gwen was the same as Kate. The person they liked was the old Luke and not him, the new Steven. If he could not accept being a replacement for Luke for Kate, he obviously could not accept being with Gwen and be Luke's replacement.Nevertheless, his feelings for Gwen were different from what he had with Kate. For example, Kate knew about his situation. To be more specific, she was the one doing everything behind his back for everything that had happened to him today.Gwen was different. She did not have a choice at all. She was forced to accept that Luke had passed away; forced to know that Luke was still living but was turned into another person.Furthermore, he had read all of Gwen's posts on social media. He could still remember the posts she wrote because she missed Luke so dearly, kno
"Kate." Steven's brow furrowed as he looked at Kate helplessly. "I thought I'd made everything clear. You—""So did I." Kate sneered as she looked at Steven's face. "Do you think you can just call off the wedding because you want to break up with me? It's not as simple as you think!"Her lips curled into a cold smirk. "Don't forget that I've been traveling around the world for five years to look for a method to treat you. Do you know what motivates me to do that?"Steven furrowed his brow and did not answer."It's the in-depth cooperation between your family and mine."She knew playing the emotion card could no longer touch Steven's heart. Thus, she stopped pretending and told him everything."You're right. We've never met before you were rendered into a coma. My family has always been dedicated and concentrated on the investment and research of medical skills. After you were in a vegetative state, your family came to look for my family. They brought up the marriage arrangement a
Steven's brow furrowed vehemently. It was shocking enough that Kate would go heart-to-heart with him and tell him everything. Nevertheless, he did not expect her to threaten him with his parents and family business!His eyes grew cold as he looked at Kate. He had a judgment on Kate's personality after she sent people to track him a few times and investigate him. Despite that, he did not anticipate her true self would be even more indifferent and evil than he imagined.Kate laughed when Steven stared at her in silence. She looked at him indifferently. "I've said everything needed. If you insist on breaking up, I suggest you think about all the pros and cons. Of course, you can refuse to take notice of your family business and your parents. You can pretend that you're Luke who found his memory and left this city with Gwen."If you can accept that and not regret it in the future, you're free to do so. That's all I want to say."She thus turned and left the room.Steven remained on th