Ch. 2701..2710

Chapter 2701 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 was to seek her help in bringing Rachel along to the airport, Luna was not obligated to come pick him up herself at all.

This was why she had chosen to relay this task to Joshua and Thomas instead. A twinge of disappointment crept into Theo‘s heart at this. He was right...

He should have known that Rachel would not forgive him so easily. Even after realizing his mistake, Rachel was unwilling to change her decision.

She had always been an arrogant and dignified woman.

Not only that, but she was already someone else‘s fiancee, too.

“Hey, you speak English?” Thomas felt a little uneasy at the way Theo was staring at him. He strode over to Theo‘s side and patted his shoulder. “Or have you got a brain freeze?”

He took off his parka and draped it over Theo‘s skinny frame. “Come, let‘s get you into the car!

Theo finally snapped out of his stupor when he felt the warmth of Thomas‘ coat on him. He pulled the parka tighter and followed Thomas to the car. “Thank you, thank you so much.”

Thomas took his suitcase from him and shot him a rather quizzical look. Then, he placed the suitcase in the trunk and opened the door so that Theo could get into the car. As he expected, Joshua was sitting in the backseat, talking on the phone. The look on his face was solemn, it was clear that he was in a meeting. “Alright. If there‘s nothing else, I have to go now. Don‘t worry; I‘ll let you know if anything changes.”

Then, he hung up and turned to glance at Theo. “Long time no see.”

The inside of the car was so toasty in contrast to the freezing cold outside that Theo‘s face flushed red from the warmth. “Long time no see, indeed.”

Thomas got into the front passenger seat, glanced at Theo through the rearview mirror, and said, frowning, “Should we bring your friend to the hospital?” “No, no, I‘m fine,” Theo quickly replied. “You sure?” Thomas shot him a dubious look, then sighed. “It‘s cold here in Saigen City at this time of year, so why did you have to wait outside the airport? I remember that they used to sell cheap coats and parkas in the duty–free stores; why didn‘t you go buy one?”

Theo was a little frustrated by this comment.

However, he refrained from showing his emotions and instead replied, smiling, “I guess it slipped my mind.”

Joshua curled his lips into a smile and glanced at him. “You forgot or didn‘t want to miss out on someone coming?“

Chapter 2702 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 with work since they arrived in Saigen City that it had been a while since Lucas last saw Joshua smile like this.

“Shall we return to Mr. Howard‘s house, sir?”

Joshua murmured a response, glanced at Theo once more, then lowered his head and began scrolling through his phone.

Theo pulled his coat tighter around him and turned to stare out the window.

He knew the reason Joshua had come to Saigen City, and he was well aware of the fact that Joshua had been extremely busy lately.

This was why he had chosen to tell Luna of his arrival but not Joshua, but he never thought that...

The black Masevati slowly pulled away from the airport entrance.

Meanwhile, inside a taxi parked in the distance, Luna glanced at the woman sitting next to her. “You happy now?”

Rachel narrowed her eyes and curled her lips into a sneer as she watched the black Masevati leave. “I.only came to see if he‘d frozen to death. I‘m a doctor, after all, so I can‘t possibly leave someone out to die.”

Then, she turned away and crossed her arms in front of her chest as she leaned against the seat. “Well, since he‘s still alive, I guess we can head back to the hotel now.”

Luna curled her lips into a weak smile and instructed the driver to return to the hotel.

All of a sudden, her phone chimed with a message from Joshua. (You guys should head home now.)

Luna smiled. (We‘re already on our way back.]

Then, she could not help adding, (Did Theo say anything to you?) Joshua glanced at the man sitting next to him, who was staring out the window in a trance.[ He looks upset but didn‘t say anything.)

Luna pursed her lips and instinctively glanced at Rachel. (Rachel seems a little upset too.1

(Why would she be when she‘s the one who refused to come pick Theo up?] Joshua replied, smirking. (Women are so complicated, I can‘t even begin to wrap my head around her thoughts.)

Luna pouted slightly when she saw this. (You don‘t have to bother trying to figure out what other women think; focus on trying to decode me.)

(You‘re fairly easy to decode if I do say so myself.] Luna rolled her eyes and made no further comments.

The car soon arrived at their hotel.

As soon as the taxi pulled to a stop, Rachel yawned and hopped out of the car. “I‘m so exhausted! i‘d better get some rest now.” Luna sighed and brought Rachel back to her room. Thankfully, the room she and Gwen shared was a suite, and they had an extra bedroom to spare. Initially, Yannie was supposed to stay with them, but since she was spending most of her time with Thomas, she did not need that room anymore. This was not necessarily a bad thing since this meant they had a bedroom to spare for Rachel. Luna and Rachel returned to the suite and rested up. The next morning, Rachel was awoken from her slumber by Gwen knocking on her door.

Chapter 2703 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 go to so much trouble for me anymore.”

Rachel knew just how much time and effort had to be put into preparing and baking these muffins. It was only 6:30 a.m., so Gwen had probably been up since 5 a.m. or even earlier.

Even though she appreciated Gwen‘s gesture, Rachel still could not help feeling a little uneasy.

Gwen sniffed when she noticed this. “It‘s no problem at all. I love doing things like this, but if you don‘t like it, I‘ll stop, but I just want to say that...I‘m willing to do anything in return for you helping me.”

Ever since Luke left, she had lost all her will to live, and now, the only thing that kept her going was the thought of suing the Miller and Hughes families and making them pay the price for hurting Luke.

When all this was over, she could finally pry Steven‘s heart out of her chest, give it back to him, and join Luke in the afterlife. Therefore, she wanted to show Rachel her gratitude while she was still around. If Rachel had not come to Saigen City, she would probably still be oblivious to what had happened to Luke.

Rachel sighed when she saw how distressed Gwen looked. She put down the muffin and gently wrapped her arms around Gwen‘s shoulders. “Gwen, I can see how hard you‘re trying to keep it together. You‘re not the only one in this relationship, and I‘m sure that Luke would want you to forget about him and move on, too.

“Can you promise me that you‘ll move on and live your life freely after avenging Luke‘s death? “If you don‘t, Luke will never forgive you even if you join him in the afterlife. After all, the reason he had done all this was to help you live a good and happy life.”

Gwen bit her lip but did not respond.

She lowered her head like a guilty child and stammered, “I..I know...but...“.

She could not push herself to forget about Luke! All of a sudden, Rachel‘s phone rang.

It was the DNA Diagnostic Center calling. “Dr. Liddell, the DNA cross–matching results you requested have come out...”

Chapter 2704 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 waiting to hear news about a recent exam.

Rachel furrowed her brow and clicked on the email. Gwen‘s breath caught in her throat.

The digital report appeared in front of their eyes.

[Specimen A and Specimen B were a 99.99% match and are highly likely to be the same person.

Gwen read this sentence over and over, so much so that she wanted nothing more than to carve these words into her mind.

Her gut feeling was right, and so was Rachel‘s suspicion.

They were right! Steven was Luke after all! Even though Steven had lost all of Luke‘s consciousness and memories, he was still Luke! Or at least, his body belonged to Luke.

At the thought of this, Gwen bit her lip and stood up. “I have to go find Steven.” Steven was probably still unaware of what had happened to him, so she had to tell him the truth!

However, before she could even take another step, Rachel grabbed hold of her, frowning.” What are you going to say to Steven, anyway?” Gwen pursed her lips. “I want to tell him what happened. He probably doesn‘t know that the

body he‘s residing in belongs to my boyfriend, or he wouldn‘t have behaved the way he did yesterday, so I have to tell him the truth!”

“And then?” Rachel furrowed her brow. “Do you think that after you tell him, he‘ll suddenly fall in love with you and choose to sue his family and the Millers?”

Gwen‘s entire body stiffened at this.

She lifted her head to stare dazedly at Rachel, unsure of what to say.

The truth was, she did not know much about Steven at all…

“Have you ever considered the possibility that he won‘t side with you, even after you tell him the truth? On the contrary, he might even want to protect his family and the Millers by leaving Saigen City in secret so that you won‘t be able to obtain any evidence of their crime. “If that happens, there‘s nothing else we can do anymore.” Gwen bit her lip upon hearing this.

She lifted her head to stare at Rachel, tears brimming in her eyes. “Dr. Liddell, what do you think...I should do now?”

“For starters, you need to calm down,” Luna‘s voice rang out from the door before Rachel could even open her mouth.

Luna leaned against the doorframe and stared at Gwen with a sympathetic look. “I‘ve asked Joshua about this, and he thinks that even after losing all his memories, Luke will still have feelings for you. “Therefore, we can get in touch with Steven under the pretense that he had suffered amnesia from the accident and convince him to help us investigate the surgery.”

Chapter 2705

Gwen‘s entire body froze when she heard this. She turned to stare dazedly at Luna, then at Rachel

Finally, she bit her lip and sat on the edge of Rachel‘s bed. “I can‘t do it.” If she had not known about what happened to Luke and Steven, she would have wanted to treat Steven as though he were Luke and attempt to restore his ‘memories‘ of her. However, after finding out the truth, she could no longer bring herself to do this. The thought of Steven occupying Luke‘s body without his permission and causing Luke‘s consciousness to cease its existence...disgusted her so much that she could not look at him the same way again.

If Steven was to materialize in front of her, she would probably kill him. Under these circumstances, she could not bring herself to pretend Steven was Luke as though nothing had happened. She could not do it! “Gwen..” Luna bit her lip and grabbed hold of Gwen‘s arm, intending to say something, but no words came out.

She had talked about this with Joshua the night before.

As Gwen‘s best friend, Luna could never turn a cheek to all this, but even after talking with Joshua the whole night, neither of them managed to devise a plan.

She and Joshua both disagreed with what Rachel had said about the Miller family having switched out Luke and Steven‘s brains.

Instead, they were more inclined to believe that Luke was simply brainwashed–or even hypnotized–into ‘becoming‘ Steven by having his memories and consciousness replaced.

Therefore, they agreed that Luke would eventually return if they tried hard enough to bring him back.

However, none of them decided to tell Gwen this.

She had already been through too much, and they did not want to give her any more false hope. If this false hope were to end in disappointment, Gwen would not be able to take this.

However, at the same time, if they chose not to tell Gwen anything, Gwen would not want to get close to Steven, and they would never have a way of ‘bringing‘ Luke back anymore. Therefore, after a lengthy discussion, Luna and Joshua decided that they would tell Gwen a modified version of the truth.

They would tell Gwen that in order to avenge Luke‘s death, she had to get close to Steven under the pretense of restoring his old memories.

If Luke were to return, it would be the best outcome that could happen, but if he did not, it would also prevent Gwen from being disappointed.

Rachel furrowed her brow as she observed Luna.

A split second later, she sighed, walked over to Gwen‘s side, and patted her shoulder. “Luna’s plan is the best one we have yet, so you have to at least try. “Pretending that Steven is Luke and lying to him about helping him restore his memories is indeed the best way to let the Miller and Hughes families‘ guards down. “Besides, I‘ve read through Steven‘s personal file, and I can safely say that he might even be willing to help us.”

After hearing this, Gwen bit her lip, glanced at Luna, and finally nodded. “Alright, then.”

She would do anything for Luke!

Luna let out a sigh of relief, and she was just about to say something else when Gwen‘s phone suddenly rang

It was a number she did not recognize.

Gwen furrowed her brow, staring dubiously at this number with Saigen City‘s area code.

She did not have any friends here that would call her at this time.

Could it be Yannie?

It could not be. She and Yannie were not that close, and Yannie would be more likely to call Luna instead.

At the thought of this, Gwen furrowed her brow and picked up the call. “Hello?” “Hi, it‘s Steven,” a low, polite voice rang out from the other end of the line. “Gwen, I need to talk to you.”

Chapter 2706 “Steven?” Gwen thought she was hearing things when she heard Steven‘s voice through the call. She grasped the phone tightly and bit her lip. “Why are you...looking for me?” “I want to talk to you about Luke.”

The man on the other side of the phone said nothing else. Finally, he took a deep breath and said, “I had been talking to Kate for the wliole night, and I know everything now. I‘d like to meet with you and talk. It‘s not going to work for any of us if we continue to have this misunderstanding.”

Gwen paused unconsciously at what Steven said. She bit her lip and did not reply immediately. Eventually, she nodded. “Where to, then?”

“I‘m at a cafe near your hotel.” Steven felt rather relieved when Gwen agreed to meet him.” This is my contact number. I‘ll send you the location.” “Alright.” Gwen took a deep breath and hung up the phone. As she turned her head around, she saw Luna and Rachel looking at her with curiosity. She smiled and told them, “It‘s smoother than what we imagined. Steven said Kate had told him everything, and now he knows about Luke. Now, he wants to meet with me.”

Luna furrowed her brow. ‘Can Kate be that kind? She went to great lengths to make Luke sacrifice his life and turn him into Steven. She couldn‘t have admitted what she did so easily. Not only that, she even allows Steven and Gwen to meet up!‘

Having thought that, she turned around and looked at Rachel. Like Luna, Rachel also had a doubtful and worried look on her face. Although Rachel was not close to Kate, something told her Kate would not give up Steven so easily after all the effort she made. She furrowed her brow and looked at Gwen cautiously. “Are you planning to go meet him? Should we go with you?”

After a moment of silence, Gwen cocked her head and smiled. “No. This is between me and Steven. No matter what, we have to deal with it by ourselves, and I also think he‘s very sincere io meet up with me. He might think that I don‘t trust him if I bring you two.”

She stood up and exhaled deeply. “I‘ll meet him on my own. It‘ll be best if he could help us gather more evidence. If not...”

She curled up her lips and smiled. “If not, we‘ll do as planned: I‘ll pretend to know nothing and treat him as Luke to distract the Hughes family and the Miller family‘s attention. Then, we can take our time to find the evidence we need.”

No matter what, she vouched to take revenge for Luke. It would be the best scenario if Steven, who had Luke‘s body, was willing to help. If he denied it...she would never let it go too.

Rachel knew better than to say nothing when Gwen looked this determined. The only thing she said was for Gwen to stay safe. She then later went back to her computer and continued studying Steven‘s information.

Luna went back to her room and secretly contacted Joshua. She wanted Lucas to send someone to look after Gwen‘s safety. It was not that she did not trust Steven. To be exact, she did not trust Kate. She knew for a fact that Kate would do anything to fulfill her desires.

Within moments, Gwen received the shared location from Steven. He was at a cafe two blocks away from the hotel. After changing her clothes and freshening up, she left the room. For some reason, the street was quieter than the usual bustles it had. There were just a few cars on the street.

Looking at the quiet street, Gwen felt more relaxed. She raised her feet and walked in the direction where the cafe was located. What she did not know was there was a truck heading her way speedily when she was crossing an intersection.

Chapter 2707 Boom!

A loud explosion was heard coming from the intersection, scaring Gwen as she was about to cross the street. She looked up ahead and noticed an accident had occurred. A silver SUV car had collided with the truck, and from the looks of it, it was obvious the SUV had violated the traffic rules and went straight to ram into the truck.

“How did the SUV collide with the truck when the intersection is so big?” At that moment, many onlookers started to discuss how the accident happened. “I saw the SUV headed straight toward the truck. I think the driver must‘ve done it on purpose!

“On purpose? Look how small the SUV is when compared with the truck. Is he trying to cause trouble?!”

“Maybe he had something against the truck‘s driver. Other than that, no one would do it on purpose!”

Gwen furrowed her brow and looked in the direction of the accident, and the sight struck her petrified when she recognized who it was. She could barely believe her eyes.

The person driving the SUV was none other than Steven, who asked her to meet him at the cafe!

After calming herself and looking over once more, she was dead sure it was Steven.

‘Isn‘t he supposed to wait for me at the cafe? Why is he here? Why was he so reckless and collided with the truck? Is he out of his mind?!‘

She hastily sprinted and opened the driver‘s door of the SUV. Then, she tried to help the half conscious Steven out of the car. His forehead was bleeding.

“Luke–”

Gwen stopped and corrected herself, saying, “Steven, speak to me! Are you alright?” Gwen took a deep breath and helped him out of the car while calling the emergency helpline.

A moment later, the ambulance came. Gwen and Steven were taken away by the ambulance.

At the same time, a black sedan car was parked beside the street not far away from the accident scene, and Kate was sitting in the front passenger seat. She looked at the leaving ambulance and bit her lip.

‘So close... So close! If Steven came out seconds later, the truck would‘ve knocked Gwen!‘ she hissed internally

She had given more than enough money to the truck driver to kill Gwen. Who knew Steven would suddenly appear at the scene and intercepted his attack! Even at a time like this, he still thought of protecting that wretched woman!

“Kate, I told you many times that this man will never be Steven. Even if he spends the rest of his time studying, he‘ll never be better than Steven! You‘ll get nothing in the end if you‘re still determined to turn him into Steven.”

Mrs. Miller gloated at the failed attempt. “Eventually, there will be a day when he remembers everything. Better than waiting for that day to arrive and see him flying off with Gwen, why don‘t you let him go now?

“Come, let‘s go meet Mr. Wimbly‘s son with me. I know the Wimbly family is slightly lesser than the Hughes family, but he‘s at least loyal to you...”

“No!” Kate bit her lip and raised her head, interrupting Mrs. Miller angrily. “I just want to marry Steven. He‘ll never remember it. He won‘t!” She had taken all kinds of measures and effects to turn Luke into Steven, and she would never hand him over to Gwen. Never!

Chapter 2708 Mrs. Miller sighed helplessly upon seeing how insistent Kate was in her decision.

She extended her hand out to touch her daughter‘s head. “Kate, how many times do I have to tell you that there are certain things you can‘t force? It‘s Steven‘s destiny if he can‘t wake up, and it‘s also destiny if you can‘t be with Steven or Luke. Why can‘t you just listen to me, let go of all those obsessions, and look for another person to marry?”

Kate swiftly avoided Mrs. Miller‘s hand. “Stop trying to talk me out of it, Mom. If I‘d listened to you, I would‘ve married someone else when Steven was in his coma five years ago. I’ve been persevering until now, and you are asking me to give up and marry someone else? Do you think that‘s possible?”

Mrs. Miller sighed in desperation. She looked at Kate deeply and exasperatedly riled on, “Kate, don‘t forget that Steven is using Luke‘s body, and that man used to be a notorious gang leader. What if one day he remembers his past? Do you think he‘ll forgive you or the Miller family at that?”

“He‘ll never remember his past!” Kate gritted her teeth while clenching her hands into fists. She looked in the direction where the ambulance left with red eyes. “My plan is perfect! Luke will never remember his past; never!”

She then opened the door and stepped out of the car.

Mrs. Miller quickly rolled down the window and yelled out at Kate, “Kate, where are you

going?!”

“To the hospital!”

She stood at the roadside while stretching her hand out to hail a taxi, getting into one immediately. “There‘s no way I will let Gwen have the chance to be alone with Steven!”

Not even when Steven was hurt!

Gwen and Steven arrived at the emergency department of the hospital. Gwen looked at the lit up emergency light above the door of the emergency room as her heart raced. She did not know if she was worried about Steven or Luke‘s body. She clasped her hand together tightly After a while, someone came out of the emergency room, and Gwen stood up anxiously. “Is he alright?”

The female doctor smiled upon seeing how nervous Gwen was. “Your boyfriend is alright. It‘s just some minor scratches, nothing serious.”

A second later, she remembered something and looked at Gwen. “But...he has a more serious injury aside from the injury he suffered from the accident.” Gwen‘s heart felt like it was dangling mid–air due to the doctor‘s words. ‘Another more serious injury? Could it be...the injury Rachel mentioned about transferring Steven‘s brain to Luke‘s head?‘

Her heart was throbbing with pain. She bit her lip and looked at the doctor cautiously. “What

injury...are you talking about? Where is the injury?” “On his waist.” The doctor raised her brow and looked at Gwen. “You‘re his girlfriend. How can you not know there‘s an injury on his waist?” Gwen bit her lip and said nothing.

The doctor made no further comments, however, assuming that she and Steven had a complicated relationship. Instead, she pointed at her own body to show the exact location of the injury on Luke‘s body. “It‘s a wound caused by some sort of sharp knife. It looked like an old wound that was near recovery, but I don‘t know why it seems like someone stabbed the same spot again. The wound is fresh, and I think it happened within a day. He only sanitized it and that‘s all. There‘s no sign of sutures.

“It‘s not very serious, but the aftereffect could be severe if it isn‘t treated with care since it was an old wound.” She then passed a consent letter to Gwen. “Sign this, and we‘ll attend to his wound.”

Chapter 2709 Looking at the consent letter, Gwen felt conflicted. She pursed her lip and looked into the emergency room. From the gap in the door, she could see Steven lying on the bed with his hand covering his waist. There was no expression on his face, and he looked like he was spacing out as he looked at the ceiling. In spite of that, Gwen could feel that something was troubling him. She did not know what was troubling him, but...Gwen took a deep breath and accepted the consent letter from the doctor. Then, she found a place to sit with the pen.

Before she signed her name, she looked at the doctor. “He... Will there be any aftereffects once his wound recovers?”

The doctor smiled. “No, there shouldn‘t be any aftereffects. However, as his girlfriend, you should take good care of him and not let him get hurt again.”

Gwen‘s face turned slightly pale. She bit her lip and lowered her head. Just when she was about to sign her name on the consent letter, a cold female voice came from far away.

“Wait.”

That voice...

Gwen looked up

Kate was standing not far from her with her arms crossed in front of her chest while looking at Gwen. She was wearing a cotton material white dress. She smiled when Gwen looked at her, and she slowly walked toward Gwen.

“Hi, Gwen. We meet again.” Gwen paused, and her eyes turned cold when she looked at Kate. “Yes. Here we are, meeting again. Are you disappointed?”

Gwen finally realized that odd suspicion she had that Kate was hiding something when she saw Kate for the first and second time. Kate did not dare to rekindle with them nor even speak more than a few words. She acted so mysteriously like she did not know them.

Back in the past, Gwen thought Kate behaved in that way because Kate did not need to pretend to be their friend after Luke‘s death. After she knew the connection between Steven and Luke, she understood Kate had been being secretive because of Steven!

Her look grew colder as she looked at Kate. She thought back on how she tried to explain and take sides with Kate when Luna and Bonnie both thought Kate was a bad person. She thought Kate was just a girl who fell in love with Luke, and there was nothing wrong with that. Furthermore, she even thought about letting Kate replace herself to look after Luke after she left Luke. As it turned out, Kate never liked Luke. She was fond of Luke because she wanted to use him to revive her fiance, Steven!

“Your friend?”

As Gwen stopped signing her name on the consent letter, the doctor pushed her glasses and looked at Gwen. “I understand you want to chat with your friend, but my patient, your friend, is still waiting for the sutures. Can you please sign the consent letter and chit–chat later?”

The smile on Gwen‘s face froze. She took a deep breath and picked up the pen again to sign the consent letter. However, the pen got taken away.

Kate looked at Gwen with a sneer. “Ms. Larson, is there anything wrong with your brain? How foolish of you. Do you think it‘s up to you to sign the consent letter for Steven‘s treatment? I‘m his fiancee. Who are you to him?”

Chapter 2710 The atmosphere fell into silence. The doctor who gave the consent letter to Gwen was stunned. She furrowed her brow and looked at Gwen. “You‘re not Steven Hughes‘ girlfriend?”

Gwen bit her lip and tried to say something. She opened her mouth, but she found herself unable to muster anything. Finally, she lowered her head.

Kate was right. She was not Steven‘s girlfriend. She was...the woman Steven‘s body liked before the body became Steven‘s host.

She knew Steven was Luke, but she could not say anything related between her and Steven. How was she able to explain? Luke...was no longer with them anymore.

“No, she‘s not,” kate sneered and looked at Gwen from a condescending angle. She raised her head proudly like she was the queen who won and looked at the doctor. “Maybe you‘re too busy to pay attention to the social news in this city. Had you did, then you‘d often come across the news about the wedding between Ms. Miller and Mr. Hughes. He‘s Steven Hughes, and I...”

She smirked and glanced at Gwen. “I‘m Steven Hughes‘ fiancee, Ms. Kate Miller.” Gwen bit her lip and clenched her hands into fists.

The doctor furrowed her brow. “So it‘s the both of you, then.”

Although she was busy with work, she had heard of the marriage arrangement between Mr. Hughes and Ms. Miller. Rumor had it that she remained by his side when he was in a vegetative state, not once abandoning him. Instead, she traveled the entire world to seek medical treatment for him.

The touching story was reported by every new agency in the city, so she could not possibly not have heard of it. The only thing she did not pay attention to was the names and the faces of these two.

As Kate had brought it up, she could connect their faces to the said name. The doctor furrowed her brow and looked at Gwen with contempt. “Why didn‘t you say it early that you‘re not Steven Hughes‘ girlfriend?”

She nearly made a mistake in letting this woman, who was not Steven Hughes‘ girlfriend, almost sign the consent letter.

“Of course, she won‘t tell you. She‘s eyeing my fiance,” Kate said with a sneer. She then looked at Gwen coldly. “You didn‘t think I‘d show up here, did you? Are you disappointed? I know it‘s just a few minutes, but I bet you must feel so good hearing someone address you as Steven‘s girlfriend.”

Gwen bit her lip vehemently. She cocked up her head and looked at Kate with anger and hatred. “You know that I—“.

“Know what?” Kate cut her off before she finished her sentence. With a proud face, she looked down at Gwen‘s face. “Know that you want to steal my boyfriend away from me? Yes, I know that. I mean, it‘s already the second time you tried it. The first time was when we were at Merchant City.”

Gwen was stunned. After a while, she narrowed her eyes and looked at Kate coldly. “What do you mean? Are you saying Luke was your boyfriend? But...” Kate curled up her lips and raised her hand to sign her name on the consent letter. She sneered, “When Luke brought me to Merchant City, you were still at Sea City. I was so close to being his girlfriend, and then you went to Merchant City. You said you were there because you wanted to take care of your friend Luna after she delivered her baby, but...” Her gaze toward Gwen sharpened maliciously. “Luna is Joshua‘s wife, the young miss of the Landry family. There should be many people looking after her. Why did she need you to take care of her? That‘s why you went to Merchant City to take Luke from me, didn‘t you?”