Ch. 2741..2750
Chapter 2741 Denise looked at Joshua as her eyes widened. “No! That can‘t be!”
She bit her lip and shook her head vehemently. She did not dare to look at the information on the floor. “That‘s not true! How am I not my parent‘s biological daughter? They‘ve treated me so nicely ever since I was young. They‘d never do the things you said and would never use me!”
As she talked, she glared at Joshua evilly. “I won‘t believe a thing you said; not a word! You‘re all Gwen‘s friends. Every word that you said is helping Gwen, the whore who wrecked other people‘s relationships! You people will never fool me!” Gwen sneered at what Denise said. She could not be bothered to argue with Denise about who the other woman was in this case. She reckoned Denise was a stubborn woman that would never listen to anyone else.
‘If she is a smart person, she‘d never do such a thing to Thomas and Yannie in the mansion after Thomas‘s father got shot and was sent to the hospital!‘
She squinted, and unlike the gentle and indifferent person she was before, she glared at Denise‘s face coldly. “Say it again. What am I?”
Denise sneered and answered loudly, “You‘re a whore!”
Slap! Gwen’s powerful slap landed on Denise‘s cheek. “Again. What am I?”
Denise‘s face was swollen with a handprint on it. In spite of that, she was not about to give in. “You‘re a whore! No matter how many times you slap me, you’re still a whore!”
Slap! Gwen did not relent. She mustered every bit of strength she could in her attacks, so much so that Denise tasted blood in her mouth. Regardless of that, she widened her eyes and glared at Gwen as she did not give up. “Whore!”
Slap!
“Whore–“Slap!
“Who— ” Slap!
This lasted for several rounds. Gwen‘s wrist hurt as a reason for the continuous slapping. Regardless, Denise was in a worse situation than Gwen. Bloodstains were present at the corner of her lips.
She massaged her sore wrist, glanced at Denise, and challengingly asked, “Again. What am I?”
Denise pursed her lips and looked at Gwen. Then, she looked at Joshua and Luna who were standing by the side, amused at the sight. Finally, she caved in. “You are...my sister–in-law.” Everyone was shocked to hear that. The living room became quiet.
Luna tried hard to hold it in, but alas, she failed. “Gwen, that‘s enough. She‘s already calling you her sister–in–law.”
Gwen did not think Denise would change her mind and called her sister–in–law after being slapped multiple times. She was stunned.
“Even though Gwen doesn‘t like Steven and never thought about being together with Steve, Luke was their son too.
There‘s nothing wrong with Denise calling Gwen her sister–in –law.” Joshua curled up his lips and smiled. Then, he looked at the message on his phone. “That‘s enough. It‘s not good for us to stay too long here. It‘s Thomas‘ father‘s mansion.”
He got on his feet and said, “Bring Denise back to the hotel with you. I‘ll inform the Hughes family to redeem her.” Luna nodded and stood up. “What about you?”
“I‘m going to the hospital.” Joshua massaged his glabella. “I need to go check on Thomas. If he‘s doing fine, I need to go see what‘s the situation like with Thomas‘ father. His safety is important to the next step in our plan.” He looked at Gwen indifferently. “There‘s a high chance that they will send Steven to redeem their daughter. Can both of you...handle him?”
Chapter 2742 From the looks of it, Joshua was asking both Luna and Gwen when, in fact, the question was for Gwen alone. Luna never had any trouble when confronting Steven; Gwen was the uncertain one. Everyone had seen what sort of crazy stuff Gwen had done because of Luke. Joshua was a little worried to let Gwen face Steve again.
“I‘ll try my best.” Of course, Gwen knew why Joshua was worried. She curled up her lips and smiled. “I‘ve regained my bearings.” Although she could not guarantee her emotions would be in check when she saw Steven, after Luna and Rachel spent the entire morning counseling her, her mind was clearer.
“That‘s good.” Joshua nodded and looked at his wife again.” Take care of Gwen. And...”
He paused. “Remember to contact me if something comes up. If you can‘t get me, you can contact Nigel or Neil too.” Luna did not answer immediately. She kept silent for a while before nodding. “Alright.”
After Joshua finished making arrangements, he left several strong bodyguards to protect Luna before he finally left Howard Mansion.
After he left, Luna sighed and looked at Denise, who was lying on the floor with a swollen face due to Gwen‘s slaps. “Ms. Hughes, do you regret any of it?”
She waved her hand to make a signal to the bodyguards to carry Denise. After that, they got into the car and went back to the hotel. As soon as they reached the hotel, Luna got a call from Joshua.
“Thomas is doing fine. He was already awake when Lucas and I reached the hospital. Though...” He looked into the room.
Thomas held Yannie‘s hand and refused to let go, all while persistently asking Yannie dozens of questions.
Joshua sighed. “He can‘t remember what happened. He can only remember he had done something with a woman. Now, he‘s grabbing Yannie‘s arm and asking her about it.”
Luna‘s heart throbbed as she felt sorry for Thomas and Yannie. If Yannie told Thomas the truth, they did not know if his heart could accept the harsh truth. However, if Yannie did not tell Thomas the truth...he would think she was the one whom he had sexual intercourse with.
Even if Yannie was disconcerted with Thomas, he would not understand Yannie and what made her struggle. Yannie’s reaction would be misunderstood as being a bad–tempered, fussy woman.
Luna felt suffocated by these thoughts and sighed. “Yannie... What does she say?” “She didn‘t say anything.” Joshua sighed and turned to look at Yannie and Thomas once more. After that, he walked toward the elevator. “I’ve already let Lucas contact the Hughes family to get them to go look for you and Gwen at the hotel to bring Denise back.”
“To avoid any confrontation between you and Gwen with
those from the Hughes family, I only allowed Steven to go look for both of you at the hotel. My take on this is that Steven is younger than his parents and has a higher acceptance level.
“Besides, I‘m afraid Steven‘s parents might do something outrageous once they see Gwen. It‘s best to let Steven go alone. I‘m going to look for Thomas‘ father now. Be careful when you deal with Steven.” Before Joshua entered the elevator, he remembered something and reminded, “Remember. Denise isn‘t a real Hughes and doesn‘t know the connection between Steven and Luke. You can make use of this point.”
Chapter 2743 After Luna‘s phone call with Joshua ended, she returned to the room. Gwen was sitting on the sofa, eating fruits as she watched the television.
Far away, on the balcony, Denise‘s hands and legs were tied to the railguard of the balcony. The bodyguards were afraid Denise would use extreme measures to hurt Luna and Gwen, so they took away everything Denise could reach within the perimeter. Although the size of the suite was large, the place where Denise was was the emptiest in the entire suite.
Luna looked at Denise indifferently and went to look for the head of the bodyguards. She whispered something into his ear. He understood and immediately got his man to untie Denise and bring her away.
“What are you going to do with me?” Due to her swollen face, Denise could only mumble gibberish. “I‘m already at my worst. What else do you people want with me?”
“Nothing,” Luna sneered as she glanced at Denise. “I just want to let you rest in my bedroom for a while. You‘re hurt now anyway, so you should rest and take care of your face.”
With that, the bodyguards sent Denise into Luna‘s room before they tied her hands and legs to the pole of the bed. They also stuffed a towel into her mouth, just like how she did to Yannie.
“Why are you doing this?” When Denise vanished from their sight, Gwen put down the apple in her hand and looked at Luna. “Why are you giving your room for her to rest?”
‘Are you really so kind?‘ Gwen thought.
“I‘m not being kind.” Luna curled up her lips into a smile as she read Gwen‘s mind. “Steven is coming half an hour from now to pick up Denise, and he‘ll feel pity for Denise if he sees her so beaten up. Who knows what he‘ll do?”
Gwen pursed her lips as she looked at Luna. “So you think Denise‘s swollen face will heal if you send her to the room to rest? I‘m afraid Steven will agree to all your terms but will rethink his decisions when he finds out I‘m the one who beat his sister.”
She merely shrugged. Although she did not look afraid or sound afraid, she put on a fretful expression and said, “Steven is now using Luke‘s body. If he goes crazy, I‘ll never stop him.” Luna looked at her helplessly. She turned and gave Gwen a piece of the listening device from the luggage. There were two pieces of the listening device hidden in the luggage. “Try and put this on Steven when he comes.”
The listening devices were placed hidden in the luggage by Nigel and Neil when she left Merchant City. Joshua knew about this. When they were at Howard Mansion, Joshua used to remind her that if she could not find help, she could reach out to Nigel and Neil.
Obviously, he was not prepared to let the two kids worry about Luna since they were far away. Thus, he was reminding Luna to make use of the listening device when he told Luna that she could seek help from Nigel and Neil.
“I‘ll try,” sighed Gwen when she saw the tiny device in her hand.
She would feel more confident with herself in doing this if she was up against Luke, but this was Steven. The man literally wrote how much he hated and disgusted Gwen on his face. How was he going to let her put the listening device on him?
Chapter 2744 After a short while, Steven arrived on his own, as he had promised Joshua.
He was under the assumption that he would have to deal with Joshua and Thomas. To his surprise, Gwen was the one who opened the door after he knocked. There was no sighting of Joshua and Thomas in the room either. He only saw Luna and Gwen.
The moment he saw Gwen, he furrowed his brow slightly and felt rather caught off–guard. Before entering the room, he managed his emotions. “Is it just the two of you?” “Why? Do you think we can‘t deal with you?” Luna folded her arms as she sat on the sofa indifferently. She picked up her glass and took a sip. “Mr. Hughes, do you know why Joshua had you come over here?”
Steven paused and nodded. “I‘m here to bring Denise back.”
As he finished talking, he glanced around the room. “Where is she?”
“At a very safe place. You don‘t have to worry.” Luna placed down the glass. “Do you know what your sister did today?”
This disconcerted Steven. When he received a call from Joshua, he wanted to ask what Denise did to deserve them detaining her. Nevertheless, it seemed like Joshua was busy on the other side. He only told Steven that everything would be clear once he reached the hotel, and he hung up soon after. Therefore, Steven did not know what Denise did nor did he know why Joshua would detain her and had him come for her. Regardless, he had a feeling that Denise must have done something outrageous for Joshua to detain her while being in the Hughes family territory.
He hid away his emotions and looked at Luna. “Ms. Luna, please enlighten me. What did my sister do that all of you had to arrest her, so to speak?”
Gwen pursed her lips and sat on the other side of the sofa.” She‘s your sister. I‘m sure you know what kind of person she
is.”
She cocked her head and looked at Steven; the face that she missed and yearned for.
She composed herself as she replied as plainly as she possibly could, “Long story short, your sister teamed up with her godmother, Tina, to put on a show. They drugged Thomas, and your sister wanted to sleep with Thomas to bear his child. She thought Thomas will treat her like how he treated Yannie and no longer turn her away, thinking she’d become Thomas‘ wife, Mrs. Howard.”
Steven‘s face contorted upon hearing this.
He knew it! Denise never had been up to anything good when she spent time with that old woman from the Howard family! How could she do such a thing?!‘
He clenched his fist tightly and hesitated, “Then, did....they succeed?” Gwen squinted. “If they did, then we‘d lock up Denise. She‘d be in the police station by now.”
At that moment, Gwen could see Steven felt relieved.
“Regardless.” Gwen paused for a while and continued, “She didn‘t fail entirely. After Thomas got drugged, he accidentally hurt Senior Howard. Your sister took the opportunity when they sent Senior Howard to the hospital, tied Thomas’ girlfriend outside the door, then forced Thomas to sleep with her. Thomas‘ girlfriend heard everything.” As she talked, she monitored Steven‘s face. “Your family has quite a modern and open upbringing.”
Chapter 2745 Steven had a troubled look on his face after hearing what Gwen said. “Don‘t say that.” He paused for a moment before he added, his voice hoarse, “My sister...she‘s not a bad person. It‘s all because of the influence Mrs. Howard had over her that she turned into this person.”
He sighed. “It‘s all my fault. Before I was unconscious, my parents once mentioned they hoped Denise could marry Thomas. They even took the initiative to ask Denise to become Mrs. Howard‘s goddaughter. I stopped them at that time because I thought Denise deserved to live her life. She shouldn‘t listen to our parents‘ arrangement and be with a man she hardly knows.
“After my accident, well...
–
“After I woke up, that woman had already become Denise‘s godmother, and she insisted on her marrying Thomas.”
He turned his head to the side to look out the window. The view outside was white in color as it was covered with snow.” Truthfully speaking, I don‘t want Denise to bear all this burden.
“My parents kept saying Denise isn‘t their biological daughter, that they‘re afraid she‘ll leave them when she grows up, so they want Denise to marry a good family here and continue to be by their side.
“I know what they truly mean, though. They just want to use Denise in exchange for their own benefits in the city. She
won‘t live any happier marrying into the Howard family. If they want her to be happy, she should just marry an ordinary family instead.” He smiled bitterly and massaged his glabella helplessly. “I talked too much. I shouldn‘t have told both of you this.”
For some reason, he just could not help himself whenever he saw Gwen. She gave him a very cordial feeling that he wanted to talk and share his thoughts with her.
This feeling did not appear after he knew his previous connection with Gwen. The first time he saw her post on social media, he was already attracted to her.
When he saw her in real life for the first time, he wanted to be friends with her and talk to her...until he found out that between him and Gwen was another man named Luke.
At that moment, Steven knew Gwen did not care about him. She did not treat him as a friend but as an enemy. That did not stop him from withholding the desire to complain and share his thoughts with her, however. As he lost his senses for a while, he told them many things.
When his senses came back, he paused and looked at Gwen with an embarrassed look. “Well, my main point is that Denise isn‘t a bad person, so...can you please not hurt her?”
Even though Steven knew Denise had done something wrong, he still wanted to protect her. He had grown up together with Denise since she was small, and he knew how persistent and hardheaded Denise was.
She kept saying that she loved Thomas and even did such an absurd thing in the name of love. However, she probably did not even know what love was. Just because her parents wanted her to do this and wanted her to do their bidding, she brainwashed herself and followed everything they wanted just so they would be pleased. Thus, as time went on, she tricked herself and did not even know what kind of life she wanted for herself.
“You‘re asking us not to hurt her?” Gwen snorted and raised her brow. “What about the damage she did to Yannie and Thomas? Steven Hughes, do you think your sister can get away without being punished after what she has done? Hurting her is just a mild punishment. “As of now, Thomas is still unaware of what happened. Once he knows everything, do you believe that he won’t harm everyone in your family?”
Chapter 2746
While Gwen‘s words were harsh to the ears, Steven knew she was just honest.
Denise and Tina had teamed up to trick Thomas, a person who was slow to forgive. Even any regular man would be infuriated to the point where he wanted so much to kill the woman who tricked him.
Moreover, the person Denise and Tina tricked was Thomas, a man who fussed over a little thing and sought revenge for the smallest grievance.
Many years ago, Thomas‘ father–the same man who caused his mother‘s death–betrayed his mother. This time, he brought Joshua back to seek revenge.
At that time, he was too small and weak. He did not have the power to fight with Senior Howard and Tina. That was what made the revenge come so late.
However, Thomas did not need to wait at all if he decided to have his revenge on Denise or even the Hughes family. The moment he recalled everything, he could start the revenge anytime he wanted.
As Steven thought of those, he paused and said, “I know Denise made a mistake; I just think that she had been brainwashed. I must insist, however, that she‘s not a villain.”
He sighed. There was not much that he could justify for Denise, even though he was her brother.
After a while, he cocked up his head and looked at Gwen with a serious face. “But, if you decide to not forgive her,
Joshua wouldn‘t have asked me to come here. Thus, I want to know what I can do to let you release Denise.
“Also...what should my family do to reimburse and compensate Ms. Yannie and Mr. Howard?”
Finally, they were back to the discussion and negotiation.
Luna furrowed her brow and looked at the text message Joshua sent.
She said, “It‘s easy. First of all, Denise needs to pay the price for what she did today, and that‘s...to receive our blows. Then, she has to leave Saigen City forever, never to return.”
She looked at Steven. “It‘s our decision to let Denise leave Saigen City, not Thomas‘. After all, if Thomas wants to look into this matter, it won‘t vent his anger even if he kills her.
“As his relative and friend, we don‘t wish to see him kill someone. Thus, getting Denise to leave Saigen City is the best solution. However, after she leaves Saigen City, your family mustn‘t help her in any way, including giving her money. She has to survive on her own.”
Steven pursed his lips silently. He believed neither he nor Denise nor his parents could accept this. Denise had always lived together with them, after all. Although she was not their biological daughter, she was their little princess. If she was forced to leave the city and never to return, and if they were disallowed from being able to help her financially and in other ways...it was really a little too much.
Nevertheless, once Steven thought about what Denise did to Thomas, this was the best ending for her.
He gritted his teeth. “Alright, I promise you. I‘ll work on my parents.”
Neither Joshua nor Thomas could take the time out to constantly monitor Denise or his family. At least Denise suffered for the first two months. Once Joshua and Thomas loosened a little, they would not find out her status, even if his family sent help to Denise.
“Secondly,” Luna continued speaking her terms after Steven agreed with the first one, “your family has to cooperate with Gwen to sue the Miller and the Hughes families.”
“Sue?” Steven was stunned. He looked at Gwen with disbelief. “Why do you want to sue us?”
Gwen sneered, “Since you now know your body belongs to Luke, you should know your brain had been transplanted, too. Why are you acting so shocked? Don‘t you know Luke never agreed to let Kate turn him into you?
“Your family and the Miller family didn‘t obtain permission from me nor Luke and made the decision to turn Luke‘s body into another person. Why can‘t I sue all of you for that?”
Chapter 2747 Steven‘s expression changed when he heard Gwen‘s words. After a few seconds, he furrowed his brow and looked at Gwen. “I know my family and the Miller family have done you wrong. We can compensate you...”
“Compensate?” Gwen looked up and stared at Steven with a cold, hateful gaze. “What compensation can you possibly give me? Can you return Luke to me? Can you do that?”
Steven took a step back when he saw the hatred in Gwen‘s eyes, and his heart throbbed painfully. He knew she was devastated and that she had been trying hard to suppress her emotions vehemently. However, her suppression and anger were what made him heartbroken. A woman her age should not have to live the life she did...
“Answer me!” Gwen was about to lose her emotion when Steven did not reply. Her voice went off–pitch. “Tell me! How are you going to return a normal, healthy Luke to me?”
She missed him so much. It only worsened as she stared at this man who was a spitting image of Luke yet portrayed a look and expression that was unfamiliar to her. Every time she saw him, she thought about how cynical Luke used to be.
Steven furrowed his brow when he saw Gwen losing control. “Calm down, Gwen. Even without me, Luke isn‘t going to come back.”
Even as Gwen glared at him furiously, he continued,” When Luke was alive, the one thing he wanted to do was to let you live on with his heart. Although my family and the Miller family did many things that we shouldn‘t do in the back... Without them meddling in the matter, is Luke going to be alive now?”
Even if the event developed into another scenario, the ending would still be the same, no? Luke died, and Gwen lived. The only problem was that there was him. Undoubtedly, his family and the Miller family were guilty as charged. If Gwen wanted to sue them and expose them to the whole world...Steven could not bear to think of the consequences.
The Hughes family and the Miller family were both reputable families in Saigen City. If this got out, not only would their reputation be damaged, but their property values would go downhill to the extent that the Hughes family and family would never be able to walk with their head held high.
Whereas for him, he would receive attention and comment everywhere he went. He was never involved in the whole process, but it was still related to him. The Miller family and his family did everything because of him. Just because of that, he could not possibly ignore both families.
Nonetheless, he understood how pained Gwen was.
As the two emotions collided, Steven was lost. He did not know what was the right thing to do. If he helped Gwen and made the Miller family and his family the target of criticism, he would become an ungrateful person too. However, if he helped his family and the Miller family... He knew better than anyone that his family and the Miller family were the guilty people.
Gwen bit her lip as she finally lost control of herself. Tears started falling down from the corner of her eyes. She bit her lip vehemently as she looked at Steven. Her voice was trembling. “You‘re right. Even if your family and the Miller family didn‘t do any of this, Luke won‘t still be alive. He‘d still die, and it‘s all for me. Why did he have to meet me?”
Luke was a man of compassion. He could have lived a great life as the leader of a gang that everyone envied and feared. Regardless of that, he volunteered to give up his life for her, a worthless woman.
Everything he did for her was just a lie. He thought he was saving her and dying for her. In fact, the person he saved was his brother from the family who abandoned him when he was just a child!
Gwen gritted her teeth and looked at Steven. His appearance was still Luke‘s appearance, but his eyes were no longer sharp and arrogant like his.
In the past, she would always find the love he had especially for her through his eyes. Luke would extend his hand out and stroke her head gently. With his softest voice, he would say, “Don‘t cry. I really don‘t know what to do with you.”
He would embrace her dearly.
Even when Steven was so close, he could not hug or kiss him. Furthermore, he would never look at her with the same look ever again.
Tears rolled down her face. The hatred in Gwen‘s eyes dispersed as finally, it turned into self–blaming and despairing. “You‘re right... Even without you, Luke will still die.”
Chapter 2748 “Still, Luke being dead is still better than what‘s happening now–being used by someone he didn‘t know.
As Gwen submerged herself into the self–blaming process again, Luna furrowed her brow and sprung forward. She pulled Gwen to her back and looked at Steven coldly.
“Don‘t try to confuse the main point. Our main point is that all of you had hidden from Luke and turned him into you. If there was a choice, I believe Luke would rather die solely for Gwen, not...this. Your family deserted him like he was rubbish in the first place. When you were in a vegetative state, they lied to him and used Gwen as bait before finally turning his body into a vessel to hold your thoughts and memories.
“The harm that all of you cause to Luke is crueler than letting Luke die. Furthermore...”
She took a deep breath and pointed at the helplessly weeping Gwen. “If you‘re just Luke‘s twin brother, she won‘t be so upset by just looking at you. However, the body of the love of her life is now turned into another person. What‘s the difference when compared to the feeling when something you cherish gets taken away from you?
“Steven, have you lost something precious to you before? Do you know the feeling of seeing your most precious thing in front of you, yet you can do nothing but stare? “You don‘t know anything! The only thing you could say to us is that Luke will still die regardless if you were in the picture. Do you think you can justify the harm that all of you have done to Luke and Gwen?”
There was a moment when Luna‘s words stunned Steven. He did not want to admit it, but...Luna was right. He had never thought about this whole thing from Luke and Gwen‘s perspective. Moreover, he had never experienced losing something precious to him and looking at it turning into something he was not familiar with.
In spite of that, his heart throbbed so badly to see Gwen weep helplessly...as if Gwen was the thing most precious to him that slowly drifted away from him.
His heart throbbed. He endured the pain and looked at Gwen crying. Suddenly, he walked to the coffee table and drew out some tissues. Then, he turned and walked toward Gwen to pass the tissues to her.
Luna‘s brow furrowed slightly as she watched Steven.‘ He actually...took tissues for Gwen to wipe off her tears? I thought he hated Gwen. Didn‘t he think that it was a shame to him to be connected to Gwen with Luke‘s body? Didn‘t he also hurt himself with the knife because of that? Why is he...
‘And the way he passed the tissues to Gwen looks so familiar, too.‘
From the way he behaved and how he stared at Gwen... Those things had Luna confused and had her thinking she was looking at Luke instead of Luke.
Not only did Luna feel it, but Gwen did too. She was stunned as she gazed at Steven.
Steven walked over and passed the tissues to Gwen. Then, he exhaled lightly and sighed, “Don‘t cry.”
That was all he wanted to say, but for no reason, as though it was by habit, he added, “I really don‘t know what to do with you.”
Gwen‘s pupils widened instantly. She looked at Steven in shock. “You...”
Chapter 2749 Steven quickly realized what he was doing; his words sounded a tad too intimate. He furrowed his brow and looked at Gwen. “I‘m sorry. I didn‘t know why I said that,”
Before he could finish, Gwen ran forward and wrapped her arms around Steven‘s waist tightly. She sprung so quickly that when she hugged him, his body swayed a little. He felt Gwen‘s warmth and softness the moment she threw herself toward him.
She hugged his waist and buried her face into his abdomen as she feebly whimpered, “Luke, have you been pretending to be Steven? You‘re Luke, aren‘t you?” Her warm breath somehow seeped into the clothes and reached Steven‘s skin. The numbing, tingling sensation made Steven feel an emotion entirely foreign to him.
He pursed his lips and felt how excited Gwen was and also her shivering. Suddenly, he did not want to tell her the truth anymore. He was afraid she would feel lost and fall into despair that she would be harsh with herself.
He lowered his head and looked at Gwen‘s head with her black hair and said, “Gwen...”
“Gwen.” Compared to Gwen, Luna was very calm. She furrowed her brow and pulled Gwen away from Steven.”
He‘s not Luke.”
Yes, it was true that what they were seeing was Luke‘s body. Luke and Steven were twins, so it was normal for the twins to behave somewhat similarly. Nigel and Neil often did the same movement too. Luna had twins, so she could easily differentiate the difference between Luke and Steven from their eyes.
She took a deep breath and pulled Gwen to stand behind her. Finally, she looked at Steven. “Mr. Hughes, I hope you don‘t mind. My friend lost control of her emotions. Let‘s go back to the terms.”
After inhaling deeply, she said, “I hope you can agree with us to coordinate with us with the investigation to make your family and the Miller family pay the price. Otherwise, you won‘t be able to take Denise from us.” Her calm tone had Steven withdrawing himself from feeling heartbroken for Gwen. He exhaled lightly before looking at Luna and Gwen helplessly. “Is there... really no other way?”
He knew if Gwen insisted on suing his family and the Miller family, without his help, she still had Luna, Joshua, and Thomas as her supporters.
She could still sue them.
In spite of that, he wished to say a word or two for his family and the Miller family. “We can give you the compensation you want, so—”
He‘s not Luke.”
Yes, it was true that what they were seeing was Luke‘s body. Luke and Steven were twins, so it was normal for the twins to behave somewhat similarly. Nigel and Neil often did the same movement too. Luna had twins, so she could easily differentiate the difference between Luke and Steven from their eyes.
She took a deep breath and pulled Gwen to stand behind her. Finally, she looked at Steven. “Mr. Hughes, I hope you don‘t mind. My friend lost control of her emotions. Let‘s go back to the terms.”
After inhaling deeply, she said, “I hope you can agree with us to coordinate with us with the investigation to make your family and the Miller family pay the price. Otherwise, you won‘t be able to take Denise from us.”
Her calm tone had Steven withdrawing himself from feeling heartbroken for Gwen. He exhaled lightly before looking at Luna and Gwen helplessly. “Is there...really no other way?”
He knew if Gwen insisted on suing his family and the Miller family, without his help, she still had Luna, Joshua, and Thomas as her supporters.
She could still sue them.
In spite of that, he wished to say a word or two for his family and the Miller family. “We can give you the compensation you want, so–”
“I just want to see Kate in jail. The reputation of your family and hers must fall into disrepute to pay for the price they did,” interjected Gwen curtly. She felt much calmer after her mini meltdown, and she gave Steven a sharp, unrelenting stare. “At this point, I can have you die and give back the body to Luke. After all, you‘re just part of the plan.
“However, I want those people who tricked Luke and used him to face retribution. This is the only thing I can do for him. As for the heart in my chest, it belongs to you.
She curled up her lips into a strong and pitiful smile.” Once it‘s all done, I‘ll find a way to return it to you.”
Chapter 2750 Steven unconsciously took a step back unconsciously as he hoarsely reasoned, “I didn‘t ask you to give it back to me!
He knew Gwen‘s current heart was his, but it never unsettled him from the start. On the contrary, he felt guilty because he had stolen Luke‘s body, and he would feel better if Gwen treated the heart as compensation. He never thought...Gwen would want to return his heart instead.
“But I want to.” Gwen curled her lips into a smile. “It disgusts me so badly every time I think the heart beating in my chest was yours.”
Yes, she was disgusted. If it was not because of this heart, Luke‘s body would never be stolen. She did not have to see the person she was most familiar with turn into this person. If it was not for her, Luke would still be alive. Thus, she felt disgusted with this current heart and herself.
After she had sought revenge for Luke, she would give the heart back to Steven once and for all.
She did not want to owe him anything. She would remove the heart away and reunite with Luke.
Steven took a step back as he felt his heart throbbing in pain and his mind in disarray.
‘She said...she wants to give the heart back to me. Does it disgust her so greatly to know that my heart is in her body? Does she hate me so much? Even when my heart is helping to keep her alive...she‘s still so disconcerted that she wants to give back the heart to me after taking revenge for Luke.!
“What if...” Steven said with a deep voice. “What if I want to return this body to Luke? What should I do?”
The sadness and anger hit Gwen again. ‘What did he say? He wants to return the body to Luke? How is he going to do that? Everything about Luke–his past, his logic, and his thoughts, was dumped like they were rubbish! Can anyone find it? It‘s just impossible!‘
As she endured the pain in her chest, she gritted her teeth and gave Steven a deadly stare. “You can‘t find it, you can‘t find it!
“Steven, you and your family have killed Luke, and he‘s never coming back! You know it better than anyone else! I said I want to give your heart back to you, yet you said you want to bring Luke back...
“Hear me clearly. Even if you die, Luke is never going to come back. You‘re going to be in debt to Luke for the rest of your life!”
Tears streamed down her face as she roared her frustrations.
As the ambiance between Steven and Gwen was at a standstill again, Luna sighed. She quickly stood between them and kept them apart from each other to calm down.
Finally, she looked at Steven helplessly. “You see it too. Every time you mention Luke, Gwen will lose control of her emotions, and you know very well why. You‘re using Luke‘s body, but you keep on mentioning him in front of her...
“Even if you really hate Gwen that much, you don‘t have to attack her at her weakest so brazenly.”
Luna took a deep breath. “Mr. Hughes, if you‘re not willing to help Gwen sue your family and the Miller family, it‘s alright. Don‘t think about bringing Denise back today. We‘ll settle with her on our own terms.”
Right after that, she turned to hold Gwen and brought her to sit on the sofa. Then, she took out her phone and dialed a number. “Come in. Please bring Mr. Hughes back now.”