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Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy chapter 2641 by desirenovel
“Why are you so early today?” Kate gently asked, looking feminine and demure in front of Steven. Steven smiled and took a sip of the milk given to him. “I wanted to head to the office to do some reading. There‘s a meeting with the Howards today.” Then, he looked up at Kate. “Have you heard? The illegitimate son of the Howards, Thomas Howard, is back. I heard that he even brought over great help from Merchant City. His name is Joshua Lynch.”
Upon hearing Joshua‘s name, Kate‘s hands shuddered a little.
She had heard about Thomas returning from Merchant City. She also knew that Gwen and Luna were on a vacation in Saigen City. However, this was the first time hearing that Joshua was here, too.
Upon hearing that name, Kate‘s heart constricted tightly. She found it hard to breathe.
She was not afraid of Thomas and Yannie settling down in Saigen City. After all, she and Thomas did not have any conflict of interest, and Thomas was not a person that liked to meddle in other people‘s affairs when he could barely cope with his own. He could not possibly care about hers.
She was also not worried that Luna and Gwen were here, knowing that they came only for a vacation and would not be staying long. As long as she looked after Steven properly, not letting Gwen and Steven meet, this issue would pass smoothly. However, Joshua...
Kate held her utensils tightly. This man was not easy to deal with. He was Luke‘s best friend. He was extremely cold, calm, and smart. She could stop Luna and Gwen from meeting Steven, but she could not stop Joshua from meeting Steven. 1,
If Joshua and Steven met, he would surely suspect Steven‘s identity.
Also, if he were to tell Gwen about it…
From Joshua‘s and Gwen‘s relationship with Luke, by then, no matter whether Steven was the real Luke or not, they would surely pester him.
What if…
What if Steven chose their side? What would happen to her? What would happen to the Hughes family?
What would be the Hughes and the Miller families‘ future?
Seeing Kate holding her spoon in a daze, Steven furrowed his brows and asked concernedly,” Why do you look so terrible?”
“Nothing.” Kate came to her senses and smiled awkwardly at Steven. Her voice sounded rather sheepish. “Maybe I woke up too early. I don‘t have much appetite.” Then, she put her spoon down. “I‘m done eating. You...”
Kate paused for a while. “If you‘re done eating, you can head off to your office early. “Be careful of Joshua Lynch, though. He is not to be reckoned with. He‘d deliberately try to get close to you by saying how much you look like his friend, then after gaining your trust, he‘ll betray you. When I was in Merchant City, I had heard of his rumors before, so be careful. He is a very fake person.” Steven furrowed his brow in bewilderment. Back then, did Kate not go to Merchant City simply to ask for medical help? Why did she get involved with a business giant like Joshua Lynch? However, he nodded. “Alright, I‘ll keep that in mind.” Meanwhile, at the hotel.
Luna shot up, waking up from a nightmare. She immediately rushed to Gwen‘s room, only to find her room empty. She immediately took her phone to dial Gwen, but Gwen‘s phone rang in the room. She realized that she did not bring her phone with her. Luna panicked and anxiously dialed Joshua‘s number. “Joshua, Gwen is missing!”
Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy chapter 2642 by desirenovel
Joshua and Thomas rushed to Luna‘s hotel early in the morning. The other person being pulled along by Thomas was the groggy Yannie. The moment he entered, Joshua furrowed his brow and asked, “What happened?” Luna bit her lip and recounted the incident that happened in the restaurant the night before. “I thought she fell asleep after an entire night, so I went to rest for a while. I never thought I‘d fall asleep like that... When I woke up, I couldn‘t find her anymore!” “Don‘t worry, she won‘t go missing.”
Thomas furrowed his brow. “I‘ve already gotten people to check on the security footage of the streets, and my men are sweeping the entire city. We‘ll find her.” Then, he turned to look at Luna. “Did anything happen last night? Why would she suddenly think of Luke suddenly and drink so much wine?”
“I...think I know why.” Yannie carefully raised her hand up like a student caught making a mistake. “Yesterday afternoon, when we were at the ski area playing, we bumped into Denise Hughes. She...” 1
Yannie was silent for a while before continuing, “She asked me whether I was skiing because of you, Thomas. She also said that a person like me will forever have a distance from you, that no matter how hard I try, I‘ll never be able to enter your world.”
Thomas could not help but furrow his eyebrows at Yannie‘s words.
Denise Hughes was at it again.
The last time, Denise and his stepmother brought Yannie to the house and bullied her while he was not around. He had not settled that score with them yet, yet Denise was already attacking Yannie again. Upon Yannie‘s words, Luna recalled the incident. “She‘s right. Yesterday at the ski area, I did see Yannie and Gwen with a stranger.”
However, when she went over, that woman left. Gwen and Yannie did not tell her about it, so she did not know what happened.
Thus, their gaze landed on Yannie.
Feeling their gazes, Yannie felt a huge pressure on her. She bit her lip and tried to recount the incident that happened the day before in full.
“Gwen stood up for me when Denise was bullying me. She took a knife out and intimidated them with it. Later, when they saw Luna coming over, they left.” Thomas could not help but sneer at Yannie‘s words. “The Hughes family sure knows how to judge a person.”
They bullied Yannie when they saw her, only retreating when they saw Gwen with her knite, leaving only when they saw Luna. That meant that they knew that Luna had Joshua supporting her. They could not afford to offend her.
In a way, that proved that his decision to take Joshua with him back was the right one. At least, even a spoiled heiress like Denise knew Joshua‘s name. Yannie furrowed her brow and continued recounting the incident the day before. “Before they left, Denise said...”
She took a deep breath and said, “She said that Gwen‘s knife was a fake one, because there was only one knife of that sort in the entire world, and it was with her brother. Gwen‘s one was an imitation that‘s what she said, at least.”
Joshua could not help but furrow his eyebrows upon hearing that.
“If that‘s the case, we‘ve found the reason why Gwen is sad.” He looked at the wall in front, his gaze distant. “If I remembered correctly, Gwen‘s knife belonged to Luke.”
Luna came to a realization. “So, you‘re saying that Gwen felt terrible upon hearing that Luke‘s knife was a fake, and that‘s why she drank so much wine?” .
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“Mhm.” Joshua nodded and gently patted Luna‘s shoulder. He wanted to say something when Lucas called him.
“Sir, we found Ms. Larson!”
Joshua furrowed his brow. “Where did you find her?”
“At...”
On the other end of the line, Lucas looked at the disheveled – looking Gwen. “At the dump station at the south of the city. We were searching for her when someone suggested looking at the dump station because Saigen City has a cold climate, and many drunkards would feel cold when wandering the streets. These people either hide in any empty house they could find, or they‘d lose it and hide in trash bins because...”
Lucas cleared his throat. “Because the trash bin is against the wind. So, I got them to look at each dump station, and we found Ms. Larson.” Joshua was silent. How did that work?
He looked up at the anxious faces of the other three and said in a suppressed tone, “Take her to The Spring Resort and wash up. Get a few more people to serve her.”
“Understood!”
Joshua had just hung up when Luna excitedly rushed over to him and grabbed his hand. “Have we found her? Where is she?”
Joshua looked at Luna‘s bloodshot eyes and saw her wrinkled clothes from sleeping on them the entire night.
“Have you not taken a shower yet?”
Luna furrowed her brow and looked at him strangely. “Of course! I‘ve been caring for Gwen the entire night.”
She did not plan to fall asleep, having planned to rest for a while. She just did not expect that she would fall asleep.
“Alright, I have a suggestion.” Joshua looked at Luna, then at Yannie. “I‘ll send you two to The Spring Resort right now. You two go take a good shower with Gwen and rest.”
Luna initially wanted to refuse, but she suddenly came to her senses. Joshua said to take a good shower with Gwen and was instantly elated.
– If she was going to be with Gwen at the hot spring, that meant that Gwen was located!
“I‘ll go pack up!” Saying that Luna turned around and returned to her room. Going to the hot spring was one of the things they wanted to do on their Saigen City trip! Seeing how excited Luna was, Thomas could not help but smile. “She looks so energetic that she doesn‘t look like someone who had cared for a drunkard the entire night.” Then, he lowered his head and looked at Yannie, who was standing next to him. “Learn from her. Don‘t be depressed all day.”
Yannie lowered her head and nodded a little.
After a while, she looked up and carefully said, “Mr. Lynch, where did your men...found Gwen?
Joshua massaged his glabella and swept a glance at Luna‘s shut door. Inside, Luna perked her ears up while packing “My men...found her at the dump station,” replied Joshua. “She seemed to have been drunk and wasn‘t sober. Since it was too cold outside, she hid in a trash bin to stay away from the wind. She was sent to the dump station outside the city.”
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Hearing that Gwen was, of all places, found in a dump station, Luna froze amid packing up her things. A moment later, she came to her senses. This explained why Joshua got Lucas to send her straight to The Spring Resort. No wonder he got her and Yannie to accompany Gwen.
Gwen had spent the night in a trash bin.
Luna, though shocked at first, then found it amusing. Gwen was always a clean freak, a knowledge that Luna had known her for so many years. Gwen had always been clean and tidy.
However, she did not expect that...a clean freak for almost her entire life would get into a trash bin when drunk!
Luna could even imagine that when Gwen woke up, she would be so shocked she would not dare to admit that she crawled into a trash bin.
At that thought, Luna quickly packed up. After getting everything ready, Luna soon pulled Yannie along, about to leave.
When they were by the door, she suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the men. “Do you guys have anything on today? If not, do you want to join us?” The hot spring was something relaxing. Luna could see that for the past few days, ever since they reached Saigen City, Joshua and Thomas had been tense and on edge. Joshua had said that he would accompany her to relax a little once they were in Saigen City, but ever since they arrived, he had been busy. He could barely take the time out to meet her, let alone have fun with her.
Thus, she thought that if they had nothing going on that day, they could come along and relax. However, Joshua refused her the moment she asked the question. “You three go have fun.”
He smiled. His gaze seemed to go past Luna into the distance. “We have a meeting with the Hughes family today.” He lowered his gaze. “We‘re going to meet Steven Hughes, the brother of Denise Hughes, the one Yannie mentioned. I want to see who this person is that claims to have the real knife.” Looking at the coldness in his gaze, Luna understood that Joshua was, in fact, enraged on Luke‘s behalf.
Yes, Luke had already passed, but the item he left behind for Gwen was slandered and called a fake. As Luke‘s best friend, it was normal that Joshua was a little angry, but Luna was not planning to advise him against it. “Have a fruitful discussion, then.” She smiled and looked at Joshua before turning around and pulling Yannie along. When they were by the lift, Luna pressed the button, though her eyebrows were still pressed together.
“Wait for me a while.” She stuffed the things in her hands to Yannie, turned around, and strode back to the room.
At that moment, in the room, Joshua and Thomas were already sitting on the sofa, discussing the things they were going to talk about with the Hughes family that day. Luna‘s sudden return stopped their discussion abruptly.
Joshua looked up at her with a smile. “What is it?”
Luna realized that it was a little inappropriate for her to suddenly return. She had interrupted their discussion. However, since she was already back, she took a deep breath, walked over to Joshua, bent down, and kissed him on the forehead. “If you‘re going to settle the score with the Hughes family, count me in.”
If Denise‘s words truly meant that she slandered Gwen‘s knife, and it made Gwen lose it and suffer that much...
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Catelyn hoped that the Hughes family would pay for what Denise did. “Okay.” After Luna kissed him, Joshua chuckled and gently hugged her. If Thomas was not there, he would have hugged her and kissed her for a while more.
Joshua‘s hug made her feel safe and warm, so much so that when Joshua let her go, she was blushing “I‘ll be leaving now,” said Luna and quickly left. Hearing her footsteps vanishing in the corridor, Thomas changed into a more comfortable position and looked at Joshua calmly. “Are you two that close?”
“And what of it?” Joshua smiled and leaned back, looking Thomas in the eye. “We‘re an old couple but are still head over heels for each other. Seeing you and Yannie, on the other hand... you two don‘t look like a couple that has just gotten together.”
Yannie was indeed always obedient toward Thomas, but something seemed to be missing.
From how Joshua saw it, for the past few days since they arrived at Saigen City, he had always been busy with Thomas. However, he realized that Yannie had not contacted Thomas once throughout the entire duration.
Thomas had even got her to come over, yet she only lowered her gaze, agreeing to whatever Thomas said. Not only did she not profess her love and concern for Thomas, but she also did not have any display of affection for him. Not to mention her being like Luna, coming to offer him a kiss at the thought of counting her in.
Joshua‘s words deflated Thomas. He slumped into the sofa.
Thomas closed his eyes and sighed. “I thought that if I brought her back to Saigen City, it‘d be better, but I never expected that...” Thomas chuckled bitterly. “The environment in Saigen City is worse than Merchant City.
“Because I‘ve reappeared in Saigen City, others could see that my return this time is to fight for the Howard family estate, so many heiresses have been trying to get close to me. “Yannie...can’t take it. She‘s always had low self–esteem, and she feels that she‘s so far disconnected from my world, that she‘s not good enough for me.”
For the past few days, Yannie mentioned breaking up a couple of times.
Every time, he would tell her sternly that he had no plans of breaking up with her. He did not feel that she was not good enough for him. At the thought of that, Thomas frowned.
“That‘s because you did not give her enough sense of security.” As someone who had been in such a situation, Joshua perfectly understood the state Thomas and Yannie were in.
It was just like him and Luna seven years ago. Because he had trouble communicating, she always believed he disliked her. She did not have much sense of security, which was what Aura took advantage of, and this caused a long string of catastrophes...
At that thought, Joshua paused for a while. “Once things are over, Luna and I will help you.”
“Mmh.”
At The Spring Resort, when Luna and Yannie arrived, Gwen had been washed by the people serving her for the fifth time.
No matter how drunk she was, she should be sober by then.
She changed her clothes and sat on the ground pitifully. Her eyes were filled with grievances. “Luna, they lied to me. They said that they found me at the dump station.”
Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy chapter 2646 by desirenovel
Luna wanted to laugh, but she did not dare to when she saw how pitiful Gwen looked. She refrained from laughing and walked over to Gwen to hold her hand. “Then tell me–where did you go?”
“How would I know...” Gwen pursed her lips. “I only remembered having a weird dream. When I woke up, I‘m already here.”
She continued as she glared at Luna to voice out her dissatisfaction, “I was drinking with you, wasn‘t I? Why didn’t you take care of me? Why did you let those people do whatever they want with me and say I went into the dumpster?”.
Luna was amused. “So you‘re blaming me because you ran away by yourself?”
Gwen furrowed her brow and wanted to say something before she spotted Yannie standing behind Luna. Thus, she let go of Luna and stood up to strode at Yannie and looked at her with a serious face. “Yannie, I know you won‘t lie to me. Tell me what happened last night in detail.”
Yannie did not expect Gwen to ask her this. She was caught off–guard for a moment before she lowered her head and told Gwen everything that happened last night. She even looked at Gwen and carefully added, “Gwen, it‘s not a big deal going into the dumpster by yourself. It‘s snowing and practically freezing in Saigen City. The dumpster was dirty, yes, but I don‘t think it smelled...”
She was not good at lying, but she did not think she had to lie about this. Gwen would need to face the fact sooner or later. Many people, including Lucas and his men, those who helped to shower Gwen just now, and those who were at the dump station, had....seen it. Thus, even if she and Luna comforted and told her a lie, it was better to let Gwen accept the fact and be over with it soon. Luna did not plan to comfort or lie to Gwen. She just wanted to make fun of Gwen because she found Gwen‘s pitiful look quite amusing.
“I...” Gwen walked back and slept on the bed while staring at the ceiling with a stupefied expression. “Did I really sleep in the dumpster?”
Everything that happened was just a dream?
She could have sworn that she saw Luke in her dream, but he kept on denying that he was Luke. Despite that, she was assured he was Lucas because of the aura he emitted. He was not willing to admit his identity, yet he still cared for her. He did not want to let her freeze out on a day that snowed and let her get out of his car to bring her home.
Gwen could not remember what happened later. When she woke up, she was already in Spring Resort. She looked at the ceiling while her head was a mess. If she snuck out after she was drunk, and if she slept in the dumpster where Lucas and his men found her there... Everything about that person must be a dream. She clearly remembered the man who denied being Luke brought her to his car and made her sit inside.
She felt disappointed knowing that it was a dream. The disappointment was larger than the shame of knowing she slept in the dumpster.
A tear rolled down her face from the corner of her eye. She stared at the ceiling while her heart started to throb.
She must have missed Luke way too much, so much so that she started to have weird dreams after she got drunk. Perhaps deep in her consciousness, she wished Luke was still alive.
Nonetheless, it was just a beautiful illusion.
Luke‘s heart was still beating in her chest. How could she hope for a person without a beating heart to suddenly be alive? “Gwen...”
Originally, Luna had thought of many things to tease Gwen about her sleeping in the dumpster to cheer her up. Before she could say any of that, however, she noticed Gwen submerged herself in sadness again.
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Luna sighed and laid next to Gwen. She placed her head against Gwen‘s and stared at the ceiling with her. “You...still can‘t forget Luke, huh?”
Gwen closed her eyes as tears rolled down her face. “Yes.”
She smiled bitterly with her eyes closed. “Actually, I know everything. A long while ago.” Luna‘s heart skipped a beat when she heard that.
“W... What do you mean?”
“I know Luke is no longer with us.” Gwen curled up her lips bitterly. Her voice sounded weak and faded as though it came from far away. “You‘ve all been lying to me in hopes to protect me from the truth. You want me to believe Luke is still alive and that he doesn‘t want to be together with me anymore, but...” Her voice choked. “I knew he‘s long gone for a while now. He gave me his heart and wants me to live a happy life together with him...but he forgot how much I love him. How can I live happily without him?”
Luna was so shocked by this news that she did not know how to respond. She sat on the bed and looked at Gwen with pity. “Gwen, when...did you find out?” “About the same time as you.” Gwen sniffled.
All the while, she had been pretending she did not know. It was as if by doing that, Luke would still be alive. She knew everything but pretended to know nothing and acted like she was her jovial self in front of Luna and Bonnie that she had nearly forgotten Luke.
That was until she was in Saigen City. She realized how pitiful and sad she was. It was just impossible to forget Luke and avoid the sadness she felt. In spite of that, she kept deluding herself that she could pretend to live a normal happy life and not face how she truly felt.
Luna bit her lip. Her heart was in pain when she saw how sad Gwen was. She bent down and slowly picked up Gwen‘s head and placed it on her thigh. “Gwen. I meant to hide it from you because...”
Because she did not know how deep Gwen‘s feelings were for Luke.
Gwen had, from the start, planned to leave Luke before the surgery. She thought Gwen would eventually let it go and forgot about him. It never occurred to Luna that Gwen had known Luke was not with them anymore and had been pretending all the while. “I‘m sorry.” After a short moment of silence, these were the only words Luna could say.
“I don‘t blame you.” Gwen smiled bitterly and continued to gaze at the ceiling. “I thought about it too. If I were you, maybe I‘d also hide it from you and tell you when you‘ve moved past it all. Only then, you‘ll feel less stressed. I bet you think the same too, so I never blame you
After that, she closed her eyes and kept quiet for a long time. A while later, she opened her eyes. “But Luna, I dreamt of Luke last night.”
At the same time, in the conference room of Hughes Group.
with an escort from the few managers of the Hughes Group, Joshua and Thomas entered the conference room. The seat labeled with the name ‘Steven Hughes‘ was still empty
Joshua glanced at that seat remotely.
One of the managers quickly responded, “I‘m sorry, Mr. Lynch. Mr. Steven will be with us verv shortly.” Just as he finished his sentence, someone opened the door.
Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn’t Easy chapter 2648 by desirenovel
Steven‘s secretary was the one who opened the door to the conference room. Steven took a deep breath and entered the conference room.
He thought Thomas was attending the meeting on his own. To his surprise, another man was with him, possessing a powerful aura and a cold–looking face – Joshua. The man looked tall and strong, his head lowered as he skimmed through the documents at hand.
“Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hughes is here.”
The man cocked his head at the announcement. When he saw Steven, Joshua, admittedly, was taken aback.
This man...was the spitting image of. Even the unnoticeable scar at the corner of his eye was exactly the same as Luke‘s! Perhaps others would not take notice of the scar, but not Joshua. He remembered very vividly how Luke got that scar. It was when Luke teamed up with him during a mission in Sea City to rescue Luna. Luke accidentally got hurt when he was fighting with the enemy. After that, they became best friends. Luke even joked with Joshua saying that the scar under his brow near the corner of his eye was the proof of their brotherhood.
With this man standing before him, the one called Mr. Hughes had the same body, same face, and even the same scar as Luke.
He was not Mr. Hughes! He was Luke! Steven felt disconcerted with the way Joshua looked at him. He furrowed his brow and sat at the host seat he was led to. He looked at Joshua. “You must be Mr. Lynch. Nice to meet you.” Even his sound was identical to Luke‘s. However, the temperament he encompassed and the way he spoke were different from Luke‘s. When Luke spoke, his voice sounded deep and moody. Steven‘s voice sounded warm and clear like a spring breeze. The huge difference in the voice finally drew Joshua‘s thoughts back to reality. Joshua smiled lightly and retracted his look. “I‘ve heard many things about you, Mr. Hughes. I just didn‘t expect...”
He took a good look at Steven again. “I didn‘t expect you to look so identical to a friend of mine.”
Steven curled up his lip and remembered how Kate used to tell him how Joshua liked to use the ‘old–friend‘ tactic to close the gap between him and a stranger. Thus, he smiled. “It‘s an honor to share the resemblance.” After that, he diverted the topic. “Mr. Lynch, you and Mr. Howard come here to talk business with me. Shall we start now? We can be friends later.” Joshua narrowed his eyes. ‘What does he mean? Does he think I was trying to be on his good side to gain more benefits in the partnership by saying he looks like my old friend? If that‘s what it is, then he sees no further than his nose and has too little experience.‘
After all, it would not take too much effort for Steven to find out Joshua had been in the business for far too long and that he did not need to pull any strings to be on anyone‘s good side.
A businessman would always put benefit and profit as his first priority. If both parties could not agree on the same term, it would not work no matter how close they were. Then again, no one needed to be in the industry for an extended period to know this.
Even Thomas, who had been in the entertainment industry, knew about this theory.
Nonetheless, this man who looked identical to Luke did not know about it. He even thought Joshua was someone who would use connections to get more profit.
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From this point, it should be just a coincidence for this man to look identical to Luke. Both men were far different in terms of their behavior.
Joshua was a typical businessman. Since Steven already held a sort of apprehension toward him during their first meeting, it also showed Joshua that Steven was not good with business dealings. After the negotiation, not only did Joshua have what he wanted, he even obtained a huge profit from Steven. In the meantime, Steven did not know he suffered a big loss, even though he was on the winning side.
After the negotiation was completed, Steven wanted to treat Joshua and Thomas to lunch excitedly.
“I don‘t think that‘s necessary. I‘ve another schedule on hand, and Mr. Howard needs to rush to his next appointment.” Joshua stood up and looked at Steven with a remote expression. His voice sounded very flat as he added, “Wasn‘t Mr. Hughes the one who said you didn‘t like to make friends?”
Steven looked embarrassed when he heard that. He tried to explain, “Mr. Lynch, I don‘t mean that...”
“Nevermind.” Joshua waved his hand and stopped Steven from explaining. “We‘re just business partners. There‘s no need for other interaction other than that.”
He looked at Thomas, who was still in shock. “Let‘s go.”
Thomas finally regained his senses and followed Joshua to leave the conference room. When they left Hughes Group and entered the car, Thomas gave Joshua a big thumbs up. “You‘re amazing!”
Yes, Thomas asked for Joshua‘s help, but he never saw what Joshua was like during a business negotiation. He was supposed to attend today‘s meeting by himself because the cooperation with Hughes Group was not important in Joshua‘s plan.
After Yannie mentioned Denise in the morning, Joshua changed his mind and decided to follow Thomas to the negotiation.
Thomas could only use one word to describe the result of the negotiation–marvelous.
In the past, Thomas had many misunderstandings with Joshua, which included the achievement Joshua had today due to the glory of his family back in the day. It was on this day, after witnessing the negotiation with Steven, that he saw how eloquent and persuasive Joshua was. He believed Joshua had the ability to turn right into wrong and vice versa, which amazed him profoundly, especially after seeing how happy Steven was after Steven suffered a big loss.
He was downright impressed with Joshua.
Joshua closed his eyes and leaned back on the car seat lazily, massaging his temple. “You know Steven before?”
Thomas nodded. “Yes. His father was my old man‘s family friend. I saw him a couple of times.”
. Joshua opened his eyes and squinted again. “Is this what he looks like?”
Thomas paused and nodded. “You think he looked identical to Luke, don‘t you?”
He changed his seating posture to feel more comfortable. “I also discovered it after I came back here this time. This is what he looks like, but I only saw him a few times and never really made friends with him.
When I was in Merchant City, I thought Luke looked very familiar the first time I saw him, but I can‘t remember who he looked like. It was only after I came back here and saw Steven did I remember...that these two look alarmingly similar. “I know Luke is your friend and Gwen‘s beloved man, but...”
Thomas paused. “I can testify he‘s not Luke. He‘s Steven Hughes.”
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The assuring tone from Thomas had Joshua furrowed his brow. He massaged his aching temple with frustration. “Are you that sure he‘s Steven Hughes and not Luke?”
How could two people look so identical with the same scar on the forehead? It was understandable that they could look similar from their appearances and figure as they came naturally. Nonetheless, it was a whole different story for the scar as it was only formed due to other external factors. Even if it could be at the same place, the shape could not possibly look the same too.
Thomas sighed. “You saw it too, Joshua. The way Steven talks, his temperament, and the way he thinks is far different from Luke‘s. Even if your suspicion is correct, then how do Kate and the Hughes family manage to turn Luke into this person in one month and more? That‘s impossible!”
He patted Joshua‘s shoulder. “I really don‘t think Steven is Luke. You shouldn‘t think too much. The most important thing for you to do now is let Luna bring Gwen away. Leave Saigen City as soon as possible.” Joshua squinted and looked at Thomas coldly.
Thomas continued, “Think about it. Even you started to be dubious when you saw Steven and think that Steven is Luke. What if Gwen saw Steven? She could go crazy. Besides...”
He sighed. “I heard the Hughes and Miller families are in the talks of Steven‘s marriage with Kate. Their engagement news will soon be all over the city. Do you think Gwen could accept seeing the wedding photo of Kate and Steven who looks like Luke all over the city?”
Joshua remained silent. After a while, he closed his eyes. “Alright. I know.”
Indeed, the best choice was to let Luna bring Gwen away from this city. Regardless of whether Steven was Luke or not...they could not let Gwen see Steven. Gwen was still weak. If she saw Steven and Kate‘s wedding photo like Thomas suggested, her heart would shatter into pieces.
With that thought in his mind, he picked up his phone and texted Luna. (How‘s The Spring Resort? Is it fun?)
Luna replied while having her coffee sitting on the chaise lounge, (Yes. Very fun!)
At this moment, Yannie and Gwen went to the sauna. Luna, never a fan of feeling suffocated because of the heat, did not join them. She picked up her phone and wanted to text Joshua when he texted her first.
She took a sip of her coffee and texted Joshua swiftly.
(We don‘t have to hide the secret from Gwen anymore. She confessed to me today that she knew all about it. She knew it when Bonnie and I knew Luke was dead after donating his heart to her. Her emotions have been erratic because she knew all about it.]
After that, she sent a sighing emoji.
(I think Gwen is stronger than we thought.) * Luna knew how fragile Gwen was in the past. That was why she thought it was right not to tell
Gwen about Luke. Nonetheless, she finally understood Gwen was far stronger than she
thought Gwen could be when she told her she knew about everything today.
Maybe Gwen looked weak and was willful because Luke was there to look after her. Since Luke was no longer with her, she started to grow strong.
Or maybe...it was Luke‘s heart that made her stronger than before.
On the other side of the phone, Joshua furrowed his brow when he saw the text message. [It‘s good that she found out. We don‘t have to hide it from her anymore.)