The next morning, Gwen woke up at the crack of dawn. She called Luna on the phone while she was washing up, and told Luna about her request."No problem!" Luna was smiling as she said this. "You say that that bodyguard of yours needs a mask, huh? Well, what kind is he looking for? One that's made to imitate human skin? I don't think that's a good idea. It'll come off easily if someone were to punch him, and I think a better option will be something made of metal, like those masks you wear to a costume party. We can easily make it look more lifelike!"That way, even if he wears the mask, you'll still be able to see the angles of his jaw and his other features…" Luna explained as she busied herself in the kitchen. "I think you'll be captivated by him sooner or later."Gwen almost choked on her mouthwash when she heard this. She let out a few coughs, then finally got herself together. "Why are you becoming more mischievous as time passes? I'm getting him a mask so that he can go underc
Gwen massaged her glabella helplessly while continuing to talk to Luna on the phone. "Sure thing. Be it the best prop master in the world or just any prop master. Just get him here as soon as possible."For some reason, Gwen had a feeling Luna was being more paranoid after serving her sentence in jail. Maybe she was using this method to cover her pain from losing Anne.All of a sudden, Luke came into Gwen's mind. Back in the past, she often felt sorrow when she thought of Luke. Sometimes, she even lost her mind.At present, however, she could face reality calmly.Of course, she did not know how long it was going to take for Luna to reach this phase.Once she finished talking, she went out to buy breakfast.When she returned, she knocked on Stefan's room and passed the breakfast to him. Subsequently, she went to Kurt's room and asked him to join her for breakfast.Kurt came out and looked at Stefan's room curiously. "You're not going to invite Stefan?"Gwen smiled and pointed at
"Do you want the truth?" Gwen asked faintly with a frown and looked at Kurt.After a pause, Kurt nodded. "Of course."Gwen said seriously, "I don't want him back. Although you might find it unbelievable, I really don't want him to come back to me."If Luke reappeared, that meant Steven had to leave. The last time Luke came back, he specifically stated as Steven's brother, he hoped Steven could continue to live a happy life in his body. Therefore, she believed that was always Luke's wish.It was definitely not Luke's wish if he came back one day. It was more like Steven did not want to exist anymore.Thus…Gwen would rather maintain this current situation where Luke and Steven coexisted in the same body and lived in a place where no one knew them.Maybe they would find a girl who could accept them and live happily together…She chose to give them her blessing and provided them the space they deserved. This was the last gift she could give to them.The answer left Kurt stunned a
After Kurt left the place, Stefan and Gwen were the only ones left in the dining area.Gwen coughed and tried to clear her messy mind. She looked up, "I'm very sure my heart has its peace now. Why?""That's good if it's true." Stefan did not know what kind of thought had just run through Gwen's mind. He gave her a smile. "Then we can proceed with the next steps now."He continued, "Have you told Kurt?"Gwen rolled her eyes. "Not yet. I was going to but then you came out.""Sorry to disturb you two then."Stefan raised his brow and took out his phone to call Kurt.Soon enough, Kurt answered the phone."Come back now." Stefan gave out a plain and simple order before hanging up the phone.Within five minutes, Kurt showed up at the front door. "What is it?"Gwen had her eyes widened. It shocked her tremendously that she had trouble talkingKurt and Stefan… She remembered they only knew each other for less than a day.'When did Stefan ask Kurt for his number? And why did Kurt do
"No problem!" Before Gwen finished talking, Kurt intercepted, "You're the love of Luke. Even if he's not around anymore, I will do everything you ask."Most importantly, Luke was still with them.Gwen was actually expecting that it was going to take some time to convince Kurt to help her. She was stunned when Kurt agree so easily.After a while, she took a deep breath and nodded. "If you're willing to help, then let's get started. You and Stefan…"She continued after a pause, "Stefan is from another city. He doesn't know Sea City as much as you do. Please take care of him. There are a lot of things about the gang that he doesn't know. I hope you can help him out too."Kurt smiled, "Not a problem."As a matter of fact, Stefan actually knew more about the gang and the members than him. Stefan may be the one helping him out instead.Gwen felt better knowing Kurt would look after Stefan. She took a deep breath. "I will make sure you are well rewarded after the mission is accomplishe
"I never think…" Stefan curled up his lips into a smile. "I never think I was a handsome guy in the past until I met a girl. She told me I was the most handsome man she saw. Then I believed her."While he was talking, he looked at Gwen. "And I remembered what she told me for many many years."Gwen was shocked for a while and it was followed by a smile. "Did you end up being together with the girl?"Stefan curled his lips. "When she said that, I was still living poorly. She was from a rich family and I was not worthy to be together with her. Besides, she was in love with someone else. But…"He looked at Gwen seriously, "But both of us were together for a short period. That was the happiest moment of my life."He was referring to the time he first met Gwen and the time he and Gwen were together.However, Gwen did not remember seeing Luke before and she also did not remember she used to say he was very good-looking.Without pondering too much, she asked, "Are you saying you two bro
Gwen was shocked and her body turned stiff when she heard the two voices.Although she could not recognize the voice of the female, she could never forget the male's voice! It was none other than Ben Zeller!Her ex-husband! The one who deserted her and told everyone that she was dirty because she was harassed by someone else. Ben was the other person who had the key to this place other than Gwen. Gwen's father, Andy, bought this place for them as their wedding present when they got married.Since it was far from the city, they had never stayed here before.After the divorce, this mansion automatically belonged to Gwen.She never thought one day Ben would come back here after they were divorced for two years.And he brought a woman with him!"I'm sure no one was staying here before…" Ben's voice sounded. Later Gwen could hear him shouting, "Is anyone here? Is anyone living here? Come out! I saw you!"…After shouting for three or four minutes, no one answered Ben other than t
"Tsk. This place doesn't belong to you after everything you told me," the woman snorted to put on her clothes.In the meantime, her eyes wandered around to check out the place. She said with a disdainful tone, "Hey, did you say the owner is not coming back, right?"Ben nodded, "Yes. She's never going to come back if she wants to live. And Tyson kidnapped her father."The woman raised her brow when she looked at Ben, "When is Tyson going to kill him?""How would I know?" Ben shrugged his shoulder and looked at the woman with a raised brow. "Why did you want to know?""Because…" The woman curled her lips and got close to Ben's ear to whisper something.Ben chuckled, "Gosh, I'm impressed with that idea! It's not entirely impossible."He kissed the woman after saying that. "Why don't I break up with my girlfriend and you can become my girlfriend?"The woman gave him a look and ran into his arms while giggling. "Are you breaking up with her because of this place and the Larson's mon
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