Ch. 2831..2840
Chapter 2831
It was out of Thomas and Yannie’s expectation to see Denise admitting her mistake and apologizing so easily, so much so that they were stunned.
After a while, Thomas furrowed his brow and looked at Denise, who was kneeling on the ground coldly. “What are you trying to do? Are you trying to fool us to forgive you?” said Thomas.
Denise pursed her lips and looked at him. “Why? Did I surprise you by admitting my mistake so suddenly?”
She was willing to admit her defeat. Whatever consequences she was going to face was solely her choice. There was nothing for her to regret nor refuse to admit. She knew she would face Thomas‘ punishment sooner or later, and she would rather face it head–on.
“Yes, I’m surprised.” Thomas squinted. He bent over to look at Denise’s pretty face. “To be honest, I’ve been thinking about how to punish you to vent out my anger. Killing you isn’t necessary. I want to let you experience the torture and pain I suffered…”
He smiled coldly. “I don’t mean to make it difficult for you. If you go to the slum outside of the city tonight and have sex with ten men, I’ll let go of everything you did to me. How about that?”
The room turned quiet immediately after what Thomas said. Denise raised her head and looked at Thomas with disbelief. She opened her mouth and tried to say something, but nothing came out.
Before Denise came to meet Thomas, she had thought of various punishments and tortures she would receive from Thomas. She even prepared herself to lose an arm and be a handicapped person for the rest of her life. She nearly killed Yannie and Riley a few times too, after all.
However…
She never thought Thomas would suggest such a punishment. This punishment was so much more unbearable and cruel than killing her!
“Mr. Howard, that’s too absurd!” Sean furrowed his brow while walking over.
He then pulled Denise to her feet and stood in front of her. “You can kill her, but you shouldn’t insult her!” Getting a normal woman to do that… It was crueler than killing her!
“I don’t kill people.” Thomas sneered. “She insulted Yannie so many times, even nearly killing her and my daughter. Can’t she even endure such a little insulting moment?”
He looked at Denise. “Besides you were the one who said you were willing to accept the punishment. You swore you could accept everything and weren’t afraid of anything. I really doubt you realize your mistake by having someone else standing in front of you and questioning me on your behalf.”
Denise’s face turned pale. After a while, she bit her lip and pushed Sean away.
“..accept the punishment.”
It’s just some humiliation, that’s all. It’s still better than losing my arms, legs, and life,‘ she thought.
“Denise.” Yannie furrowed her brow as she stood up. She did not think Denise would accept the proposal.
You…”
Actually, Denise did not need to accept it so quickly.
Yannie knew Thomas. In her point of view, Thomas was just using this to test whether Denise was sincere in admitting her mistake.
It struck her deeply after she knew the truth. She wondered if her feelings for Thomas were real. Maybe, just maybe…she did not really love him.
When everyone kept telling her how good Thomas was and what a perfect match they were, she became deluded. She finally realized she was wrong and that everything…was too late.
Just like what Thomas said, could all of the things that happened be written off so easily just because she knew she was wrong?
She took a deep breath and looked at Thomas. “I’ll accept whatever punishment you have in store for me.”
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The room was dead silent.
Yannie looked to the side. She wanted to say how cruel it was, but her heart refused to when she remembered all the terrible things Denise did to her.
Yes, Thomas had gone overboard with this ‘punishment‘, but…Yannie did not sympathize with Denise.
Sean furrowed his brow. “What a cruel person you are, Mr. Howard,”
Thomas laughed. “So–so. Maybe you’ll understand my decision after you experience what I’ve gone through in the future.”
After that, he looked at Denise coldly. “Do you think I’m cruel?”
Denise did not answer the question immediately. It was a minute later when she shook her head. “I don’t think so.”
She stood up and lowered her head to look at the time. “Tonight. Ten men, right? I’ll take photos to prove it.”
She turned around and left.
Sean furrowed his brow and gave Thomas a final glare before he hurriedly left to catch up with Denise. “Hey, don’t do it!”
Sean and Denise’s footsteps grew distant not long after.
Over in the opposite room, the lady Denise found to care for Riley shivered in fear after hearing what Thomas said. Eventually, she passed Riley over to Luna and fled for her life. Although she never did anything that she should not do, she was Denise’s follower for a long time. If Thomas decided to look deeper, he would surely find she was involved in bullying Yannie before.
Luna sighed when she looked at Denise’s friend leaving, but she carried Riley back into the room where the others were.
“Riley!” Yannie was over the moon to see Luna carrying Riley into the room. She strode over to Luna and carried the little girl into her arms. “Thank goodness you’re alright!”
Luna was touched to see how excited and thrilled Yannie was.
It had been hard for Riley. She was taken away by the Quinn family under Malcolm’s order when she was born into the world. During that time, she had it rough under Heather and Malcolm’s care before she and Joshua finally took her under their wing. It took a long time, and many hardships before she was finally reunited with her parents, Thomas and Yannie.
Riley’s life was rough, but she was just as tough.
doubt you realize your mistake by having someone else standing in front of you and questioning me on your behalf.”
Denise’s face turned pale. After a while, she bit her lip and pushed Sean away.
“I…accept the punishment.”
‘It’s just some humiliation, that’s all. It’s still better than losing my arms, legs, and life,‘ she thought.
“Denise.” Yannie furrowed her brow as she stood up. She did not think Denise would accept the proposal. “You…”
Actually, Denise did not need to accept it so quickly.
Yannie knew Thomas. In her point of view, Thomas was just using this to test whether Denise was sincere in admitting her mistake.
Yannie looked at Thomas. “Thomas, since Ms. Hughes has said this, you-”
“I’ll get someone to send her to the slum now.” Thomas glared at Denise’s face and said, I’ll be there personally to accept your apology and check your result tomorrow morning. If you fail the task, then I’ll still go with the original plan and let you fulfill the task.”
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“Denise!”
As Sean exited the hotel, Sean furrowed his brow and ran after Denise who was heading toward the slum outside of the city.
He quickly grabbed her by the sleeve. “Are you crazy?”
Denise raised her head and looked at Sean dully. Her face looked pale with a weak smile.” I’m not. You don’t understand… I did so many bad things in the past, and this is the punishment that I deserve.”
She smiled bitterly and continued to head out, though feeling the cold breeze of Saigen City’s winter. She had taken off her coat when she was in the room because she was feeling hot. As she left in a hurry, however, she forgot to put her coat back on.
She shivered and pulled her clothes tighter to her body before continuing to walk.
Sean saw everything, including how she shivered. He sighed and chased after her; he took off his coat and placed it on Denise’s body. “Regardless of what bad things you did, you’ve acknowledged your mistake. He shouldn’t punish you so badly!”
He grabbed her hand by force and looked at her with a pair of determined eyes. With a deep voice, he said, “Go back with me. I’ll speak to Thomas. Joshua is my cousin, and my brother is Jim Landry from Merchant City. Luna is also my family.
“Even if Thomas doesn’t care about his relationship with me, he’ll need to show my family some respect. Let’s go back and talk him into a different punishment.”
Although Sean and Denise had only got to know each other today, he did not think Denise was a bad, disgusting woman as Thomas said. She was an emotional person, but she had a cute side to her, too.
When they rescued Riley from the mansion, Denise would hold Riley dearly and cautiously in her arms. He had a hard time relating Denise to the bad woman Thomas and the others talked about.
Denise sighed. She turned around to look at Sean while shaking her head. “Forget about it. I don’t want to.”
She had promised Thomas, and she did not want to break it. Otherwise, he might think she was insincere in her apology. Besides, she had just known Sean for less than a day, and she dared not to expect someone would truly want to be nice to her.
If things turned out the way he said, how could she repay him after all his help? She was nothing but a deserted chess piece–someone whom the Hughes family and Tina had given up on.
There was no meaning to her life anymore. All she could see was darkness in her future.
Even if there was even a future for her, she was to drag out an ignoble existence. If she was to owe a great debt to Sean…how was she going to repay him? Return kindness with ingratitude and her dirty body?
“Denise!” Sean’s heart ached as Denise struggled away to leave. He could not allow himself to stand by the side to see a woman giving up on herself.
He took a deep breath and chased after her again. “Where are you going? Are you going to find those men in the slum?”
Denise curled up her lips and smiled. “Yes. Where else can I go if not there? Didn’t you hear
it too?”
Once again, she took a deep breath and swung away from Sean’s hand to move forward.
“Denise.” Sean ran after her to stop her again. “If you’re adamant about sacrificing your body to a man, then let me be that man.”
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Saigen City had a windy winter. The winds would stir the snowflakes and blow on their faces. It made them feel even colder.
Denise, thinking she heard wrongly, looked up at Sean with eyes that looked lost.
The snowflakes blew on her face and made her skin tingle. The coldness, however, helped her regain some senses for her blurred mind.
She stuttered, “Y–You…”
“I said.” Sean took a deep breath and looked at Denise with his deep, dark eyes. “If your really need to find someone to sleep with tonight, why not me? I’m a man too. Compared to those men in the slums, I’m cleaner as well.”
Denise bit her lip as her gaze became muddled. At that moment, she did not know how to face Sean. She knew it better than anyone else Sean was saying this to help her, but…this felt like an insult, too.
It was as though she was a dirty woman who would sleep with anyone.
The complex feeling only lingered in her heart for a short while before she laughed bitterly. To be frank, she did not blame Sean for saying that. There was no difference between her and women who would sleep with any man.
Ever since she started to plot against Thomas, she should have known she would end up with this consequence. The malice she brought onto herself was the hardest to bear. She could have chosen to live a life that was dignified and honorable. Instead, she allowed herself to be in this situation after being instigated and induced by other people.
She looked at Sean. “Alright. Since we’ve known each other, I’ll even spend more time with you.”
Regardless of what, she was about to humiliate and insult herself. There was no
difference, so she might as well start with Sean. She would at least have a relatively good time with him today.
Moreover, Sean was right too. He was cleaner and more handsome compared to the men from the slums. If Denise had not gone through what she did, she might have fallen in love at first sight with him.
Sean had a kind heart. He looked handsome and with slightly tanned skin. A young man but also a little unruly like a wolfdog…
He ticked off all the boxes Denise listed for the perfect man. Of course, that was her daydream before she was brainwashed by her family and Tina.
She took a deep breath to muster her courage and grabbed Sean’s hand. “Let’s go.”
When her cold hand touched Sean, he was startled and shocked. After a while, he regained
his senses and gripped her hand tightly.
Everyone kept saying Denise was a terrible, disgusted, scheming person. However, he felt Denise was a gentle and kind person. It was not like he had never seen a scheming woman or someone who liked to scheme.
To mention a few, Nikki and also Kate.
He believed Denise was different from these two. She was not like them.
With this thought in mind, he took a deep breath, grabbed Denise’s hand, and headed to a hotel nearby. He used his identification card to book a room and brought her upstairs.
Originally, Sean planned to take this chance to bring Denise away and lock her up in the hotel room for the night, just so she could recollect herself. He had no desire to sleep with her at all because he thought she was not thinking soundly and was in a pitiful state.
He just felt pity and sorry for her.
However…
When they entered the hotel room, Denise stood on her toes and, wrapping her arms around Sean’s neck, pressed her lips against his while closing her eyes as the door closed.
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Sean was taken aback by Denise’s actions. He never thought she would kiss him so straightforwardly.
He wanted to push her away, he truly did.
However, Denise smelled too good. Her body was so soft and tender.
Sean realized he could not bear to reject Denise’s action. After an internal debate that lasted only for a short while, he followed his heart, held Denise’s slim waist, and reacted to Denise’s kissing.
They kissed for such a long time and were mind–and–soul involved in this passion. Even though they only met each other for less than a day, they kissed like they had loved each other for a long time.
Fierce. Passionate.
No one knew who started to bite the other’s lip. They did not know who was the one to succumb first, and neither did they know who started to catch feelings for each other.
For the entire night, both of them forgot the time, forgot Thomas, forgot everything that happened. It was as though they were the only two people in the world.
From the door to the carpet, to the bed, to the bathroom, and back to the bed again.
They even did it on the balcony where it was freezing due to winter.
Both of them had gone crazy that night. Their phones rang again and again, but neither of them picked up the calls.
In the end, their phones turned off due to running out of battery, all because people were calling them non–stop. They were so into each other that they did not know what was happening outside when people tried to search for them.
When Sean and Denise left the room, Thomas chose to forgive Denise under the persuasion of Joshua, Luna, and Yannie. Everyone could feel her sincerity when she apologized and admitted her mistake.
Unlike the Hughes family, Tina, and Dan, Denise apologized not because she was at a dead end or forced to. She knew she had made a mistake and was working hard to atone for her sins.
In this situation, Thomas‘ heart would definitely soften as long as his heart was not made out of stone. Moreover, he had a daughter too.
Yannie thought forgiving Denise was a way to let go of themselves and also as a favor for Riley. After all, Riley’s health had been an issue… What they did not know was that Denise’s friend Eva, from across the room, heard their
That was not all. She even recorded the conversation with her phone.
After Denise left, the panicked Eva passed Riley back to Luna and left in a hurry. At that time, Luna thought Eva left in a hurry because she was afraid of Thomas and thought he was too cruel. Therefore, Luna did not think too much and brought Riley back to Thomas and Yannie.
However, she did not expect what was about to happen next…
After Eva left the room, she did not return home as Luna thought she might. She chose to go look for the Hughes family.
Although she knew Denise had drifted apart from the Hughes family and that Denise’s parents could care less about Denise’s situation, she remembered Denise said Steven was the one and only person in this world who cared for her.
Therefore, Eva hurried over to the Hughes family’s residence. She stalked around the entrance of the estate before she finally met an old maid she knew. From that old maid, she got Steven’s contact number and contacted Steven.
When the call got through, her tearful voice rang into Steven’s ear, along with the gust of wind around her. “Steven, help! Please help Denise!”
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At this moment, Steven was having dinner with Gwen. After a busy day, they finally had the time to rest and had dinner after they sent Mr. Zink back to his home.
It was Steven who invited Gwen to have dinner with him. For some reason, he felt something toward her and wanted to be with her, wanting to get to know her more. Therefore, he suggested having dinner just as Gwen prepared to go back to the hotel.
Gwen knew what Steven was up to. At first, she wanted to reject him, but when she saw Steven’s face and the sincerity in his eyes, her heart went soft and thus accepted the dinner invitation. She told herself this was the last time she allowed herself to do this.
After tonight, she would sue Steven’s family and Kate’s family with help from Joshua and Thomas. She had passed all of the evidence she got from Denise to Joshua.
Joshua also got some professional people to take a look to make sure the evidence was sufficient to make the Hughes family and the Miller family pay the price.
After knowing that, she felt more relieved. If everything went as planned, Luke’s matter would be settled before she knew it.
Once everything was settled, she would go back to Merchant City with Luna and Joshua… After that, she would keep the promise she made to Denise to never intercede in Steven’s life and meet with him.
This night was probably the last night in her life to be with this man who possessed Luke’s body and face.
Since both of them were distracted by the thoughts in their minds, they ate very slowly, and the ambiance was pretty depressing. When Steven’s phone rang, both of them secretly felt relieved to have something to break the awkward moment.
“Hello?” Steven looked at the unknown number on his phone and furrowed his brow, asking, “Who is it?”
“Steven! Mr. Hughes! Please save Denise!”
Steven’s face paled immediately. He furrowed his brow, and his voice became serious. Who are you? ‘Save Denise‘? What happened to her?”
From Steven’s worried voice, Eva finally felt her heart settling down.
She knew she found the right person. Denise was right! Even if the Hughes family disowned her, even if Denise’s parents no longer treated her as their daughter, Steven still cared about her. Steven truly did think of Denise as his sister!
”
Eva could no longer hold her tears in. She squatted as her tears kept falling down. “Please,” she pleaded, “you have to save Denise. She’s in trouble…”
“Calm down and speak slowly,” said Steven, with his brow still furrowed when he heard the
pitiful whimpers. He could tell the other side was feeling anxious and panicked.
‘This does not sound like a prank call,‘ he thought.
“What happened to Denise? Calm yourself. If you don’t tell me in detail, I don’t know how to go save her,” Steven said.
Eva sniffled and breathed in deeply when she heard Steven’s gentle voice.
“Hello, Mr. Hughes… My name is Eva. Denise helped me before. I was called over by Denise to go take care of Thomas‘ daughter, Riley, tonight. She said she did things that she shouldn’t have done, so she rescued the child to make things right… But when Thomas arrived, he never thought about forgiving Denise.”
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“Denise had knelt on the floor, begging for forgiveness from Thomas and Yannie. She told them she knew what she did was wrong, but T–Thomas made her…”
Eva choked on her breath. “Thomas had Denise go to the slums and find ten homeless men to…do such a despicable thing, and he even told her to take photos. He also said…”
“What else did he say?” Steven furrowed his brow vehemently.
The blue veins on his hand protruded due to how tightly he gripped his phone.
“He said…” Evan sniffled. “He said if Denise doesn’t accomplish this by tomorrow morning, he’ll bring people and make her do it anyway…”
She burst into tears as the grief amounted. “Mr. Hughes, I know Denise isn’t your biological sister, but you must still care for her as your sister! Even if she’s done many wrong things in the past, it was fair enough for Thomas to want to end her life. He shouldn’t have insulted and humiliated her like this!”
“What if Denise really did what he said? What future does Denise have then? How is she going to live? No one will ever want to marry her anymore!”
Each word Eva said pierced Steven’s heart like they were needles.
He gripped the phone tightly and narrowed his eyes. He knew Denise had committed terrible deeds. As her brother, he had no right to ask other people to forgive his sister. In spite of that, he had been trying to help Denise atone for her mistakes, one way or another.
Therefore, when Kate sent someone to take Riley away from the hospital, he came out with a plan to make Kate’s plan fail. He thought by saving Riley, Thomas might have felt slightly grateful and had some compassion toward him or Denise.
Alas…
After he saved Riley from Kate, Denise and Sean got there in time to rescue Riley from the mansion before Kate arrived. They even safely returned Riley back to Thomas.
It was just outrageous for Thomas to make such a request after Denise and he had saved Riley from Kate!
Like Eva said, if Thomas really hated Denise so much, he could end her life or send her to prison. It was unnecessary for him to punish Denise with this method that would insult her purity and dignity!
Having those thoughts in his mind, he closed his eyes.
His voice sounded hoarse. “Then… Where is Denise now?”
Eva cried even louder when Steven finally asked Denise’s location. “D–Denise is… She’s heading toward the slum now. I was listening from the room across the hall. I know I don’t
have any power to help her, so I…I left in a hurry. I tried to look for you in the Hughes family’s residence but you weren’t there. It took me a while before I finally spotted a maid I recognized and requested her to give me your number…”
Steven furrowed his brow. “If Denise is heading to the slum, then what about Thomas and the others?”
Eva sniffled. “I don’t know if they’re still in the hotel. They were in The Icy Ocean Hotel…but I think you shouldn’t go look for them now. You should go look for Denise.
“Denise knows what she did was wrong and agreed with their terms. She said she
deserved to be punished and she volunteered to go there… Please hurry and send people to find her. Otherwise, I’m afraid it’ll be too late!”
Steven closed his eyes. “I know. Don’t worry. I’ll send people to find her right away.”
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“Did anything happen to Denise?” said Gwen hurriedly, expressing her concern with a frown as soon as Steven hung up the phone.
True, both she and Luna hated Denise because of what she did to Yannie, but her opinion toward Denise changed after they eavesdropped on the Hughes family’s conversation and the things Denise did yesterday. She found herself thinking, from then on, that Denise was not entirely a terrible person. After all, she did receive help from Denise.
If it were not for Denise, she would not have gotten the evidence of how the Hughes family and the Miller family colluded to trick Luke, not even if she had help from Joshua or Thomas.
Therefore, she expressed concern after hearing Denise was in trouble from the phone call Steven was on.
Steven closed his eyes and smiled bitterly. “She knew what she did was wrong. I thought she’d still be
I stubborn like before, but she probably knew an apology won’t be enough to redeem herself. When Thomas requested a very absurd request for her to atone for her sin, she agreed to it right away.”
His heart ached as he recalled the things Eva said with a broken heart.
To others, Denise might seem to be a bad person; a despicable woman who would do anything to achieve her purpose and to get Thomas. Nonetheless, that was not the Denise Steven thought. He grew up with her and knew her truest heart.
He also knew… how his parents slowly brainwashed Denise from a kind young girl with her own thoughts into a girl who listened to their parents; becoming solely a tool for them to use for an arranged marriage.
Before the accident that rendered him comatose, he reminded Denise that she should live for herself and not the way their parents wanted them to. It was not wrong to be selfish. At that time, she was proud like a peacock but said the most self–abasement comment.
“Our parents are the ones who gave me my life. Without them, I won’t be the person I am today. I’ll like anything that they want me to, and I’ll do anything that they ask.”
Of course, Denise had not gone that crazy because of Thomas at that moment. Regardless of that, she still spoke such an unbelievable comment. Steven thought she was being unreasonable and had tried to avoid and ignore her.
Even so, he saw Denise rushing over to the accident scene as soon as she found out he was in an accident. She held him in her arms and wailed for the onlookers to get help. It was then he realized Denise did not change as he thought she did.
She was just too stubborn and obedient, listening to their parents‘ every whim and had lost herself in the process.
Five years later, when Steven finally awoke from his coma, he could not bear to dislike Denise, even when she became a woman who picked fights with others and was evil–minded.
He knew she was a projection of their parent’s true personality. The crueler she was, the more it proved just how wicked and twisted their parents were.
He had tried to make it up to her and to look after her so she could find herself back, but…
He had a hard time breathing the moment he imagined Denise going to the slums to atone for her mistake desperately, all on her own.
He looked at Gwen and asked, “Are you willing to help me to rescue Denise?”
Gwen nodded instantly. “Yes.”
It was not because Denise had helped her before, that she did so because they had a deal.
She was simply not a person who would stand by the side and do nothing.
“Tell me, what can I do for her?” Gwen asked.
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Steven was stunned to hear Gwen’s offer. He never thought she would willingly aid him to rescue Denise without the slightest hesitation. He assumed that she would hate Denise, what with being good friends with Luna and Yannie. She must have known the things Denise did.
Gwen smiled as though she could read Steven’s mind. “Is it that hard to believe I want to do a good thing?
Flustered, Steven shook his head. “I don’t mean that. I..”
Halfway through the sentence, he frowned and stopped himself from talking.
“You know, Denise talked a lot about you yesterday.” Seeing how Steven was visibly struggling to reply, Gwen curled up her lips and smiled. “I know Denise isn’t really a bad person.”
That sentence shocked Steven. After a while, he curled up his lips and smiled bitterly. He stood up and walked outside as he took his jacket.
Sighing, he said, “I thought you were like the others and assumed Denise is a horrendous character. What did you two talk about?”
Gwen stood up and walked with him. “Denise said…maybe you’re the last person in this world who truly cared for her. She even said…”
She paused for a while before deciding to tell Steven everything Denise said to her. “She said she doesn’t want you to become Luke and doesn’t want to see you disappear from this world. Also…”
She sniffed and gazed into the distance. “Everyone, including me, only cares about Luke and forgot that you, Steven, are a person too–someone with his own life. He’s a real person who shares an existence in this world too. There are people who miss him and the people whom he misses too.”
After that, she looked to the side to look at Steven. “I know that you’re thinking of consulting the doctor to help me get Luke back, but that’s not necessary. I think Denise has her point too. I shouldn’t blame you for what happened to Luke. There are people who miss you too. I shouldn’t destroy everything about you just because I miss Luke.”
Steven was taken aback by her confession. He looked at Gwen with eyes widened as he found it hard to believe what he heard.
After spending a few days with Gwen, he thought he finally understood Gwen’s personality–a woman who would do anything for the man she loved.
He admired her bravery in pursuing her love. He also envied Luke because he had a woman who loved him so deeply.
It was at this moment, however, that he realized he did not understand Gwen as much as he thought he did upon hearing her confession.
Maybe he underestimated her instead.
He thought Luke was all she cared about, not knowing Gwen would think like this and feel sorry for him because he had taken Luke’s body after hearing what Denise said.
With those thoughts in mind, he said, “Actually…I’m fine.”
He knew he should have died five years ago. It was more than enough for him after being in a vegetative state for five years and waking up in Luke’s body five years later. As a person who should have passed away, he should never interfere with, or be in the way of, other people’s relationships.
Gwen paused as she looked into Steven’s sincere eyes. She did not want to continue with this topic.
“So what should we do now? Do you have any ideas on how to rescue Denise?”
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Steven thought for a while and said, “I’ll bring some of my men with me to look for her in the slums. You go and look for Joshua and Thomas. If they’re still in the hotel where they were, get them to stay there longer. Whether or not I find Denise after this, I’ll go meet them an hour later.”
Gwen frowned. “What are you going to do?”
“If I find Denise, I’ll bring her to go look for Thomas and tell him everything. Based on Denise’s personality, she’d never forgive herself if she knew what she did was wrong, and Thomas never said that he had forgiven her. But, if I fail to find Denise…”
Steven narrowed his eyes. “I’ll make Thomas pay for the things he said tonight.”
With that, he straightened himself and walked out. Gwen stood there and looked at Steven leaving. She felt helpless and massaged her aching glabella. For some reason, she felt like Steven was beginning to
resemble Luke.
It was not just the face…
The way he talked, and even his gaze, were starting to resemble Luke’s, especially when he said he was going to make Thomas pay. There was a moment when Gwen thought Steven was Luke. Maybe she missed him so much that she could not differentiate between both men, she told herself.
After a while, she took a deep breath and took out her phone to call Luna. “Tell me where you are now.”
Whether or not Steven could find Denise, she promised him she would help. Therefore, she would go look for Luna and the others as she was told.
Luna was confused. “What’s wrong?”
“I’ll tell you once I’m there,” Gwen answered.
After she hung up the phone, she called for a taxi and headed straight to the hotel where Luna and the others were.
At the hotel…
Yannie was planning to leave the hotel with Thomas and Riley. It was already 10 p.m., and Riley needed to rest. After knowing Gwen was coming to meet them, she hesitated. In the end, she told Thomas to stay and that she would leave by herself with Riley.
That was why when Gwen was there, she only saw Luna, Joshua, and Thomas in the room. Once she knew where Yannie was, her taut brow relaxed. “It’s…good that Yanie and Riley left.”
Regardless if Steven could find Denise or not, what they were about to discuss was related to if Denise had slept with Thomas. If Steven failed to find her, there would be a fight the moment he would come into this room.
It was not good for Riley to be here, and Yannie was a timid person unable to compose herself in such a scene. It could easily scare her.
“Steven is going to make me pay, he said?” Once Gwen explained the reason she was there, Thomas sneered. He leaned back on the chair and crossed his legs elegantly. “I’ll be here waiting, then.”
He was about to let this thing slip since Denise had apologized sincerely. It was unexpected for Steven to put his feet into this matter.
He wanted to know how this man, who had been in a coma for the last five years, was ‘going to make him pay‘.
Luna and Gwen exchanged looks before Luna walked to Joshua’s side and whispered into his ear, “Do you think you should send some people to go look for Denise too?”
According to what Gwen said, if Steven managed to find Denise, he would bring her here to apologize to Thomas again. In that way, this matter would end happily. On the other hand, if Steven failed to find her…
Joshua glanced at Luna and said, “No. Don’t worry.”
Steven’s men were more familiar with Saigen City than his men. If Steven’s men failed to locate Denise, then it was useless for him to send his own.
Luna paused and sighed. In the end, she went over to sit with Gwen.
The ambiance in the room turned quiet and suppressive again. Very soon, an hour passed.
They could hear footsteps coming from outside of the room.