Luckily, Riley did not make a sound from the moment Sean picked her up as though she truly understood what Sean said and stayed quiet. With Denise's interruption, he was able to bring Riley to the car swiftly.As he was back in the car, he pointed at Riley's nose lightly. "Good girl."When everything was done, he looked at the door of the mansion. At that moment, Denise was being held up by the guard. They were working hard to stop her from going inside. "Not bad."He curled up his lips and smiled. Taking out his phone, he called Denise.At the door of the mansion, Denise was still fighting endlessly with the guards. "This is my brother's house. What's wrong with me going inside? Who dares to touch me?!"Suddenly, her phone rang. She furrowed her brow and, upon noticing it was an unknown number displayed on the screen, warily answered."You can come back now," Sean's cheerful voice came from the other side of the phone. "Don't overdo it. They might suspect you when they find out
"I want to get to know him, but that's not possible." Sean kept on playing with Riley while looking at the front. "Although I only saw Luke and knew him…"He paused for a while and continued, "Well, since your brother, Steven, is Luke's twin, I'm willing to believe your brother is a good man. Maybe it's just fate's cruel design that they didn't have the chance to meet when they were alive and were instead made into one person."Denise's hand quivered as she held the steering wheel. Everyone, including Gwen and those who knew Luke from before, wanted to find Luke. They wanted to make her brother become Luke again.No one truly cared about Steven.Even though this was the first time Denise met Sean, his words were like a warming feeling comforting every single cell in her body, and her heart felt warm after hearing it.Her subconscious had her look at the man who was holding the baby in his arms beside her through the rearview mirror, and a myriad of emotions swirled in her eyes.…
"Nothing." Steven curled up his lips and smiled. He put away his phone and looked at Gwen. "What else did Mr. Zink's wife say?"Gwen paused for a while and did not ask further about the child. Instead, she smiled and told him what Mr. Zink's wife said. "She said Mr. Zink left the house in a hurry when he received a call from Senior Howard. He hasn't returned since then."She furrowed her brow and looked at Steven. "Why did Joshua have you come to investigate him?"Steven shook his head. "I'm just as clueless as you are. Joshua told me we have to find a way to make sure Mr. Zink is safe. Only when he's safe can he settle some problems."He took out his phone to take a look. It was all the tactics Joshua sent to him to overcome some problems."Since we can't get any information about Mr. Zink here…" He paused."Let's go to the hospital. The one Senior Howard passed away at."Gwen nodded and turned around to head toward the parking. "Let's go then," she said while turning her back
Immediately, Gwen's expression faltered into solemness.She never thought Steven would ask her such a question. Nonetheless…she did have such a moment of weakness.With her eyes closed, she recalled the scene that happened more than a year ago in the hospital in Sea City. At that time, Hailey's father had sent someone to rape her, and Ben chose to divorce her the moment he found out. She was crushed by the thought that she was corrupted and that no man in this world wanted her anymore.Amid her despair, she found out she was pregnant with the devil's child. She lived in pain every day, and all she wanted was to end her life, only intercepted by Luke every time.Back then, she had just known Luke and never knew he would become such an important person to her in the future. During that period, she attempted to kill herself numerous times because she did not think she was worthy to be alive.Every time she climbed up the window, Luke would reach her side immediately to trick her into
Gwen, who was hugging Steven, shivered at what he said. She furrowed her brow and removed herself from his embrace. After she wiped off the tears from her face, she asked, "How are you going to get him back?"Steven sighed when he saw Gwen's swollen eyes. He took out a medicine bottle from the car. "With this."This was the medicine he requested from the doctor yesterday."Maybe this medicine can help you to regain back the memory of Luke gradually. However, I need to warn you about the risk of taking this medicine, Mr. Hughes. Because of your special condition, we've never had a patient with your condition before, so we need to tell you the truth."The best part of this medicine is to help you recall Luke's memory and gradually turn you into the person you want to be. However, with your current personality, you'll be devoured," the doctor said."What's the worst case that could happen?" Steven had asked."The worst case…is that you'll end up with mental illness, Dissociative Ide
Shortly, Gwen and Steven arrived at the hospital. Everything was just as Joshua expected; the hospital was so heavily guarded that they did not have the chance to enter.The guard at the entrance was very persistent and serious. "I'm sorry, but this is a private hospital. After the death of Mr. Howard, his family reserved the hospital. No one is allowed to enter other than the employees of this hospital and the patients who have been staying in this hospital and their families."After the explanation, the guard glanced at Steven and continued, "Mr. Hughes, why are you involving yourself with the Howard family's business?"That simple question had cut off Steven's thought of fabricating his identity to enter the hospital. If the guard at the entrance knew Steven, the guard would never let him in no matter what kind of identity he made up.Without any choice, Steven and Gwen returned to the car. At that moment, Gwen's phone rang. She looked at the screen and was enlightened as Neil w
After that reply, the atmosphere in the car became dead silent.Steven looked at Gwen's intricate and exquisite face. He wanted to say something as he opened his mouth, but he did not know what to say. He thus closed his eyes and sighed deeply.Nevermind. He was not Luke and not her lover. He did not have the right to stop her from leaving.Nonetheless…Was there any meaning for him to turn into Luke if she was gone?"Let's go."At that moment, Gwen's voice interrupted his thinking. When Steven's senses returned, Gwen had already opened the door and walked toward the car park. He felt listless for a moment, but he quickly made his move to chase after her.With guidance from Nigel via the phone, they avoided all of the guards and most of the surveillance cameras. Finally, they reached a resting room in the inner part of the underground car park. They also found Mr. Zink, who was locked up in the room.Mr. Zink was not like his usual spirited self when they found him. In fact, he
As Gwen and Steven were running out of choices, Gwen took a deep breath and dashed to where Steven was. Before she could reach him, he had thrown a few more punches.This time, his punches hit home as they slammed into the bulkier guard's face. As the thinner guard returned, Steven turned around and fought with the thinner guard.The scene shook Gwen to the core. Her eyes widened as she stopped running, knowing not to intervene. At that moment, she felt like she was seeing Luke fighting the guards instead of Steven.'Yes, he is Luke!' She strongly believed the man fighting in front of her was Luke. Only Luke was capable of fighting so fiercely, on point, and in a relaxed manner.With the two guards taken down, Steven turned back and smiled at Gwen. "Done."Gwen stood still as she gripped her fists tightly. It felt as though something was lodged in her heart. She could only bite her lip and stare at the man in front of her silently.While she tried to find words to say, no words c
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