Ch. 3041..3050

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3041-Stefan narrowed his eyes but kept quiet. Kurt, on the other hand, began to panic. He gulped nervously and turned to stare at Stefan questioningly.

This was Diablo's first time seeing them, and there was no point lying to them.

Could he be telling the truth?

Was Gwen captured by Tyson's men? What were they going to do?

Since Diablo had confiscated their phones, they had no way of confirming Gwen's safety, nor could they get in touch with Joshua to ask for his help finding Gwen. What would they do if Gwen truly got caught?

Although Stefan and Kurt were strong, steadfast men, it was hard enough for them to be able to rescue Andy from the other guards, much less another person.

Kurt could not even begin to imagine what they would do to get out of this predicament.

"Why are you so quiet all of a sudden?" Diablo asked, frowning when he noticed how silent they were.

Kurt paused for a moment and was about to answer when Stefan replied, "We're just surprised, that's all. We didn't expect that we'd need to stand guard over another woman."

As he said this, he strode over to Diablo and plopped down next to him. Then, he took a swig of beer and smiled at Diablo. "Do you know what this woman looks like? Is she pretty? Where did Boss even find her, anyway?"

Diablo snickered, then took another swig and gestured for Kurt to join them. "I don't know either, but I'm sure she must be pretty. Otherwise, why would that idiot Luke be willing to sacrifice himself for her?"

The smile froze on Kurt's face when he heard this.

Stefan, on the other hand, was surprisingly calm. He drank from his bottle again and added, "Well, I'd like to take a good look at this woman when she arrives. I haven't come across many beauties in my unfortunate life."

With that, he raised his bottle to Diablo and asked, "How did they catch her anyway? Do you know the full story? We heard that the others had been searching the entire city for her and even almost caught her one time, but she slipped away at the last minute."

Diablo snickered. "Well, this is a story you'd like.

"I'm not sure if any of you know this, but this woman has a best friend who's married to that Joshua Lynch fellow from Banyan City. Apparently, he used to be close to Luke.

"Anyway, this morning, Boss suddenly noticed that Joshua and his wife had arrived in Sea City. There are only three people they know from Sea City: one is Luke, and the other happens to be Gwen Larson and her father.

"We're fairly certain that Joshua Lynch knows about Andy Larson's arrest, so there are only two reasons he'd come to

Sea City; to find Gwen, or to rescue Andy.

"Therefore, Boss deliberately caused congestion to stall them while he analyzed their route, and realized that they were headed toward a house that Gwen used to own in Sea City.

"Fortunately for all of us, Boss visited this house previously when he was trying to track Gwen down, so he was familiar with the location. He sent a team of men over immediately, and caught her right then and there!"

Stefan's heart sank when he heard this.

He had been trying to make small talk with Diablo in hopes that he would reveal more information that could tell them whether or not they had truly caught Gwen.

It turned out...Diablo was telling the truth.

There was no doubt about it; they had Gwen.

"By the way, do you guys know what she was doing when they caught her?"

Kurt shook his head with a frown. "What?"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3042-Both Kurt and Stefan froze when they heard this.

They exchanged glances, both unable to believe their ears.

After a brief pause, Stefan was the first to regain his composure. He smirked and asked, "How interesting. I didn't know that woman had an ex-husband."

"That's not the worst part!" Diablo was eager to share more." That woman is a slut! At one point, she was raped by multiple people at once..."

With that, Diablo leered and added, "That's the reason her husband divorced her; he thought she was too impure for him after that incident.

"I don't even know what's gotten into Luke's head. I can't believe how stupid he was to fall for a slut like her and even sacrificed himself for her sake... What a pity.

"You know, I wouldn't feel so bad for him if that woman decided to turn over a new leaf after his death, but this morning, when Boss sent his men over, she was in the middle of doing unspeakable things with her ex-husband in their old home..."

As he said this, Diablo sighed. "I can't believe Luke died for that woman. What a pity. She's not even that pretty, yet she's acting like a total slut..."

With that, he glanced at Stefan and Kurt. "Take this as a lesson, boys. We'll never sacrifice everything for a woman. Women can't be trusted. One moment you've practically died for her, and the next moment she's fucking her ex- husband!"

Kurt furrowed his brows when he heard this. He turned to glance at Stefan, whose expression was dark.

"Let's drink." After a moment's pause, Stefan cracked open another bottle of beer for Diablo. "When is she arriving?"

"Soon, I think." Diablo sneered. "Even if she arrives in Sharnwick City tonight, they'll only send her over tomorrow. Boss wants the other guys to have some fun with her first."

Stefan's grip around the bottle tightened.

Even in the dim light, Kurt could make out the prominent veins on the back of his hand.

He quickly stepped forward to take the bottle from Stefan and whispered, "You shouldn't be drinking anymore."

With that, he took the bottle out of Stefan's hand.

Stefan narrowed his eyes and stared at Diablo. "Where is she now? Has she arrived in Sharnwick City already?"

Diablo could not help frowning at this. "Why are you so eager to know everything about her?"

"No particular reason," Kurt piped up, trying to salvage the situation. "My friend just wants to...um..."

"He wants to have a piece of the cake too, eh?" Diablo scoffed, tossed the bottle onto the ground, and glared at

Stefan. "Who the hell do you think you are, you punk?"

"Who do I think I am?" Stefan sneered, circled past the table, and grabbed hold of Diablo before any of them could even figure out what was happening.

Diablo always thought he was a strong person, but for some reason, he could not even fend for himself when Stefan grabbed him, even though he was much smaller than him.

The items on the table fell onto the ground in a clatter.

The next moment, he had Diablo's back slammed up against the wall behind him with his hand around his neck.

His dark, penetrating stare was fixated on Diablo's face as he held a knife against his neck. "Tell me where Gwen is. Now."

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3043 -Diablo was so unhinged by this that he did not even dare to pant.

He knew Stefan meant business; the tip of the cold blade against his neck proved it. Stefan could easily slit his throat with one wrong word!

At the thought of this, Diablo bit his lip and met Stefan's gaze. "Hey, pal, let's talk this over like civilized men..."

"Where's Gwen?" Stefan asked coldly, narrowing his eyes.

"I...I don't know!" At this point, Diablo was so scared that he felt he could burst into tears. "All I know is that she's being brought to Sharnwick City today... Judging from the time, I'm guessing they must be arriving now... As for the rest...! have no idea what's going to happen to her. Boss told me that they'd contact me tomorrow..."

"Is that true?" Suspicions, Stefan raised his eyebrows.

Diablo felt that he was going to pee himself soon. "I'm telling the truth, bro! You can stab me all you want, but I swear I'm telling the truth!"

Seeing that he was adamant, Stefan furrowed his brow and moved his knife away. However, the next moment, he raised the knife above him and sank the blade right into Diablo's thigh!

"Ah-!" Diablo's blood-curdling scream rang through the alleyway.

"You'll be fine." Stefan glanced at him. "This is to teach you a lesson about insulting other people behind their backs."

With that, he turned to look at Kurt.

Kurt quickly grabbed a coil of rope and proceeded to tie Diablo. After that, he jumped into the canal and tried to find their phones, which Diablo had chucked into the water shortly after their arrival. However, despite scouring the area, he could not find their phones.

He waded back to shore and, as he dried himself off, turned to whisper to Stefan. "Boss, if you wanted to teach Diablo a lesson, why didn't you do it earlier? If you had beaten him up sooner, we wouldn't have lost our phones."

Stefan glanced at him. "I hadn't intended to use violence."

If Diablo had not brought up Gwen and mentioned the gang members' intentions...he and Kurt would still be undercover.

However, even Superman was vulnerable to Kryptonite, and Gwen was his Kryptonite. He could never remain calm if anyone tried to lay a finger on her.

With that, Stefan turned to glance at Diablo-who was wailing in agony-and managed to find his phone. He dialed Gwen's number.

Her phone was switched off.

Stefan furrowed his brow and kicked Diablo harshly. "Which of these is the one who called you about Gwen's arrival?"

Diablo obediently gave him the name.

He was honest. With a quick call, Stefan soon found out where the other person's address was.

He was at a hotel in Sharnwick City. Not only that, but throughout the call, Stefan could hear the sounds of men's cackling laughter and a woman's wails in the background.

His heart lurched in his chest, and without hesitation, he set off toward the location of the hotel.

"Boss." Kurt turned to glance at Stefan with a frown. "If-I'm just saying, if—they really did something bad to Sis-in-law..."

He paused. "Would you kill all of them?"

Stefan glanced back at him. "Why? Are you scared?

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3044-Kurt shook his head and chuckled as he pulled his sleeves up. "I'm just a little excited. It's been a while since I last saw you in action.'1

With that, he glanced out the window, then down at the GPS on his phone. "We must be arriving soon, aren't we?"

Stefan nodded, then instructed Kurt to park the car they had stolen from Diablo at the side of the street before trudging into the hotel.

The hotel was, in fact, just a disguised brothel.

The moment they stepped out of the car, they could hear the chilling screams of a woman wailing in agony.

At that moment, Stefan could feel his heart leap into his throat.

Without another moment's hesitation, he sprinted toward the room where the sounds were coming from.

A tall, burly man stood guard at the door. When he spotted Stefan and Kurt, he immediately stopped them. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

Stefan glanced at the man with a frown, then without hesitation, cocked his fist and punched him.

The man did not see this coming. He staggered backward, still lightheaded from the impact, and Stefan shoved him out of the way and sprinted up the stairs.

Kurt, on the other hand, paused for a moment before turning to the man and apologizing, "Sorry. My friend here's kind of in a rush."

With that, he followed Stefan's footsteps.

The woman's screams and the men's cackles got louder as they ascended the second floor.

Stefan kicked the door open, his weapon poised in front of him like a madman.

The image of Gwen and her multiple suicide attempts materialized in his mind.

How she had gotten pregnant after her traumatic experience ...and how she had almost taken her life.

Stefan's eyes were bloodshot.

Ever since that happened to Gwen, he had sworn to protect Gwen with his life and shield her from all the harm that would come her way.

He was willing to sacrifice his life for her!

However, he never once thought that even after he 'died' and was forced to share a physical body with his twin brother, he would again allow Gwen to fall into this situation.

No one to protect her, no one to shield her from harm.

Gwen was helpless as her father was captured, but even she had fallen into Tyson's hands and was a victim to these evil, lecherous men.

He swore to protect her, yet he had failed her. He left her alone to face the dangers of this world.

At this thought, Stefan's sorrow and fury climaxed into a boiling rage, and he kicked the door open.

It was a horrendous sight.

A woman was bound to the bed with handcuffs, her bloodstained hair shielding her face. The bedspread was stained with blood and some unknown fluid.

A few men were poised in front of her eagerly, and a few of them were lounging in a corner as though they had finished their business.

The sight before him sent Stefan spiraling into a frenzied rage, and he started stabbing the first people he could lay his hands on.

Although these men were members of a gang, most of them were spineless crooks.

After a few of them got slashed by Stefan's unrelenting blade, they all got on their knees to beg for mercy. "Please show us mercy, kind sir!"

"Sir, we haven’t even touched her..."

"We'll gladly hand her over to you..."

Stefan ignored them all entirely and instead strode over to the woman.

He could not hear any of their voices, unable to hear a word of what they were saying.

All he could focus on was the injured woman on the bed.

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3045-"No..."

Although the woman was dazed and groggy, she could make out what was happening and knew someone had come to save her.

She lifted her head to glance at the man who rescued her.

She thought it would be Ben, or some other man she had slept with recently.

The moment Stefan stormed in, she decided to turn over a new leaf and was even willing to marry the man who saved her.

But...

When she lifted her head to glance at him, all she saw was a man wearing a mask. The only thing she could make out was his sharp, chiseled jawline.

Although she could not see what he truly looked like, she could tell that he was a handsome man, even with his mask on.

Not only was he handsome, but he was courageous and single-handedly rescued her from the despicable men who captured her.

"Who are you?" Stefan furrowed his brows, his eyes etched with shock. "Where's Gwen?"

The woman's heart sank at this.

That explained why he was here.

He was here for Gwen!

"She's Gwen..." whimpered one of the men cowering in a corner. "She's Gwen. We caught her ourselves! When we found her, she was in bed with her ex-husband... What a slut!"

"Sir, don't let her fool you. She's just a slut. We're just having some casual fun with her..."

"They're right; she's dirty and used. The only person who'd treasure her is Luke... Don't let her fool you. You'll get into trouble with our boss, Tyson if you do..."

Stefan furrowed his brow when he heard this.

He turned to glare at them, brandishing his knife. "Shut up!"

The room fell silent.

With that, Stefan walked over and removed the gag from the woman's mouth, then sat next to her and lit a cigarette. "You were caught when you snuck into Gwen's house with Ben, yes?"

He could not believe it when Diablo first said this. He could not believe Gwen would do something like this, but he was still worried that Gwen was coerced by Ben into doing it, which was why he rushed over.

However, as he saw 'Gwen' for himself, he finally understood what was going on.

This woman was probably one of Ben's newest girlfriends and had snuck into the house with Ben for some fun time but was unfortunately mistaken for Gwen and got caught.

The woman bit her lip when she heard Stefan's voice. She replied hoarsely, "Yes... I've tried explaining to them that I'm not Gwen, but they refused to listen..."

With that, she gazed at Stefan pleadingly and whimpered," Even though I'm not Gwen...please take me from here. I'm willing to do anything. I'll even marry you in return for saving me..."

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3046-Stefan furrowed his brow upon hearing this.

A split second later, he covered the woman's naked body with the sheets and turned to glance at Kurt. "Take her away. It

Kurt nodded, then picked the woman up with the sheets wrapped around her.

"I’m sorry, but we can’t allow you to take her away." A few men finally plucked up the courage to stand up to Stefan." We're under orders to protect her, and if we don't keep a good eye on her and that old geezer, Tyson will kill us!"

The rest of the men snapped to their senses when they heard this.

Even if this woman was not Gwen, Tyson ordered them to escort her to her prison cell where she would be kept with Andy. If they allowed her to be taken away, Tyson would be furious!

At the thought of this, the men began surrounding Stefan and Kurt.

Kurt furrowed his brow and whispered, "Boss..."

He knew that although he and Stefan possessed weapons, they were still no match for a room full of men. They were clearly overpowered, and no amount of weapons could help them.

The only way to get out of here alive was to leave the woman. That way, these men would not get punished for failing their task, and they could continue searching for Gwen.

At the thought of this, Kurt sighed. "Boss, why don't we..."

Stefan did not want to leave her here.

He was more than familiar with Tyson's character.

Tyson was always known for his malice and ruthlessness, even when he served him.

If they left this woman behind, she would not only fall victim to these lecherous men, but she would not get out of this alive as well.

If Tyson arrived and realized she was not Gwen...

Although Stefan did not know who this woman was, she still managed to help Gwen buy some time to escape. She helped Gwen, and he could not repay her with cruelty.

At the thought of this, Stefan sneered and replied, "Kurt, do you think you and I can't even protect a woman?"

Kurt frowned. "No, that's not what I meant. I..."

Before he could even finish, Stefan kicked away a man who lunged toward them out of nowhere and gazed at the crowd, smirking. ”1 know you're all afraid of Tyson, but I wonder if you're as scared of me?"

With that, he tossed his knife aside and reached up to pull his mask off.

"Scared of you? In your-" one of the men scoffed and was about to retort when he saw Stefan's face.

"Boss...Boss?"

"Luke?"

Gasps and cries of surprise echoed through the room.

The men who fought back against Stefan all got to their knees.

Who would have imagined that the masked attacker would turn out to be Luke, who allegedly died over six months ago?

"Boss...you...you're alive?" a man whimpered.

"As alive as can be." Stefan chuckled. "None of you recognize my wife, but at least you still recognize me."

With that, he glanced coldly at all the stunned faces gaping at him. "I'm alive, alright. You're all terrified of Tyson, but you've all forgotten who's the real boss, haven't you?"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3047-Everyone fell silent when they heard this.

They were all terrified of Tyson because he was a ruthless man who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.

Luke, however, was different. Back when he was in charge, he treated everybody with respect, even the lowly ones.

If they were to choose...they would no doubt choose to serve Luke!

"Boss." All of a sudden, a man who had been silent all this while stood up and strode over to Luke, then bowed. "Ever since you left, we were all forced to serve Tyson. If you're willing to come back, I'm sure all of us will change alliances.

None of us want to live like worms for the rest of our lives."

With that, he lifted his head to stare earnestly at Luke. "Are you willing to come back?"

Luke smiled. "Live like worms? Are you talking about the way you treated this lady just because Tyson ordered you to? If I hadn't shown up just in time, you all would've continued abusing her, thinking she was Gwen, right?

"Even before knowing my identity, none of you even showed me, Kurt, nor this woman any mercy. Yet now after knowing I'm Luke, you claim you were forced to live like worms?"

With that, he chuckled and glanced at the men before him." Worms, indeed."

Everyone paled. They all knew what Luke was trying to say.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Kurt tried to salvage the situation for fear that these men would change their minds and attack them. "I know all of you are good people, just forced to do bad things by Tyson, but from Boss’ point of view, he can't accept the fact that you all tried to take advantage of his woman like that...

"You should all be ashamed of yourselves! Let this be a lesson. Think this over before you even consider coming back to us!"

Everyone nodded.

"As for Boss being alive, none of you are allowed to tell Tyson, understand? Not if you all want to get out of Tyson's tyranny and join us once more," Kurt added.

Everyone agreed.

After that, Kurt finally left with Stefan and the woman.

As soon as they walked out of the hotel, a message appeared on the screen of the phone Stefan had stolen from Diablo.

It was Gwen.

"My phone ran out of battery. I just saw that you had called me. Do I know you?"

Stefan's furrowed brow finally relaxed when he saw this.

He dialed Gwen's number.

Gwen picked up almost immediately. "Hello?"

"Where are you?" Stefan did not realize until this moment that his voice was shaking.

He was so worried about her!

Gwen's voice sounded a little nasally as though she had just woken up. "Are you Stefan? Where are you guys?"

"Gwen," Stefan repeated. "Where are you now? Give me your address."

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3048 -Gwen told Stefan her address with a puzzled look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"Wait for me. I'll be there soon." With that, Stefan hung up and sprinted back to the car.

Kurt paused then followed suit, still carrying the woman in his arms. He flung the car door open before Stefan could even start the engine. "Boss, you were drinking just now. I think it'd be better if I drove."

Stefan furrowed his brow, suddenly remembering that he had drunk a few cans of beer with Diablo when he tried to find out where they kept 'Gwen'.

He was so anxious about finding Gwen as soon as possible that he forgot about this.

At the thought of this, Stefan sighed and got out of the car, then slid into the front passenger seat.

Kurt opened the door and placed the woman into the backseat. "Hold on tight. I'll be driving very fast."

With that, he plopped into the driver’s seat and started the car, stepping on the gas so abruptly that the woman in the backseat slid right out of the seat!

She finally understood that Kurt was not joking.

She wrapped the blanket around herself again, then tucked herself in the space between the front and back seats.

Although this was not a big car with ample space, the woman was so petite that she could easily fit in such a cramped space.

She cowered in a corner as she stared blankly out the window at the passing streetlights.

The car soon arrived at the hotel Gwen was at.

Kurt, knowing that Stefan was anxious to find Gwen, had driven exceptionally fast and managed to reach there in only half an hour, despite it being a 40-minutes drive away.

As soon as the car screeched to a halt, Stefan flung the door open and stormed toward the hotel entrance. He was gone by the time the woman popped her head out from between the front and back seats.

She froze and thought out loud, "That was quick..."

"You cant stop him from finding the love of his life." Kurt let out a chuckle, then glanced at the woman. "Wait here. I'll get you a set of fresh clothes. What size do you wear?"

The woman paused, then told him her size and added, "It's okay. You can just get any size. I dont mind wearing men's clothes either..."

She had no specific requests; all she wanted was something to cover herself with.

"Alright." With that, Kurt got out of the car and made his way toward the nearest supermarket.

The woman watched him leave in silence, her gaze filled with gratitude and awe.

Although this man was not as strong or brave as Luke...she still felt that he respected her very much despite how she had been treated.

Others would think she was impure after what she went through. Kurt, on the other hand, not only respected her but even behaved gentlemanly toward her.

A tall, handsome, courteous man like this...

It was hard for any woman not to fall for him.

However...

The woman lowered her head to glance at her battered, bruised body.

Someone like her did not deserve to be with a man like him.

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3049-When Stefan stormed into the lift lobby, all the lifts were occupied on the 40th floor. Gwen, on the other hand, stayed on the 11th floor.

When he saw the numbers above the lift, Stefan swiftly turned and sprinted toward the stairwell.

He wanted to see Gwen as soon as possible!

When he first heard of Gwen's capture from Diablo and subsequent fate, he risked everything he knew to find her immediately. When he saw those men in the room with her, he almost lost himself to rage, thinking it was Gwen they were assaulting.

Even though he was relieved to find out they had gotten the wrong woman, he still wanted to find Gwen as soon as possible.

He knew that if Ben and that wretched woman had not been messing around in the villa that morning...Gwen would have really been caught!

Stefan had never once felt such fear-fear that he would fail to protect her and lose her once more.

He did not feel an ounce of fear when Kate suggested he sacrifice his life in exchange for Gwen's. He knew that the most selfless thing he could do for Gwen was guarantee her a safe, healthy life.

However, he finally understood that leaving Gwen alone and with no one else to rely on in this terrible world was the most selfish thing he had ever done.

Gwen's father Andy was old and could not afford to help care for Gwen too.

Luna was Gwen's best friend, and Gwen could easily rely on her, especially considering they had Joshua looking out for them too. However, Luna had a life of her own, including a family and career and her own set of problems to deal with. She could not possibly keep an eye on Gwen for the rest of their lives.

No one was capable of taking care of Gwen the way he did.

Perhaps the only way to guarantee her safety was to remain by her side and protect her himself.

Stefan finally realized that his so-called act of selfless love was an act of selfishness and irresponsibility.

He thought he had given her the best by sacrificing himself in exchange for her life, but the moment he realized he had failed to protect her from harm's way...he never wanted to feel this fear again in his life.

Stefan finally arrived at the 11th floor and found Gwen's room.

He exhaled, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and patted his hair back into place before knocking on Gwen's door.

Gwen was in the middle of a yawn when she heard the door being knocked. She frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

She remembered telling the front desk receptionist that no one was allowed to come in, not even the room service or cleaning crew unless she specifically requested them to.

She needed all the rest she could get.

Who was knocking on her door?

Was it Stefan?

At the thought of this, Gwen glanced at the number on the phone and was about to dial it when Stefan's voice rang out, laced with a tinge of worry, "Gwen, open the door. It's me."

Gwen's eyes widened in shock, flung the phone away, and stormed to the door. "Stefan? What are you doing here? You

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Before she could even finish, however, Stefan lunged forward and wrapped her in a tight embrace.

There was a vague scent of blood on him, and he was holding her so tight, it was as though he wanted to feel every inch of her body.

Gwen was so stunned by this that she began to struggle against him. "Let go of me, Stefan!"

Pursuing my ex-wife is not easy chapter 3050 -Although she had begun to develop feelings for Stefan after spending most of their time together, Gwen did not want things to progress beyond friendship.

After all, she had someone else in her heart and could not allow herself to fall for Stefan and thus deliberately avoided physical contact with him all this while.

Stefan's actions clearly crossed the line and made her visibly uneasy.

At the thought of this, she began to struggle even harder and exclaimed, "Let go of me, Stefan!"

"I.J'm not Stefan." Luke paused when he sensed Gwen's discomfort. "I'm Luke."

Gwen's entire body stiffened when she heard this familiar name.

The blood in her veins ran cold, and every single fiber in her body was standing on end.

How could this be?

She bit her lip, wanting to say something in response, but no words came out.

"It's me,” Luke repeated, enunciating his words carefully as he stared at Gwen. "Gwen, look at me. You're not dreaming. It's really me. I'm Luke. I've always been by your side, and I'm never leaving.

"Stefan is Luke, and Luke is Stefan."

Gwen's entire body froze when she heard this.

A split second later, she reached out to wrap her arms around Luke and burst into tears. "Luke! I can't believe it! I can't believe you've been here all along!"

She finally knew why Stefan always brought her a sense of familiarity.

It was no wonder she had begun to develop feelings toward him. At one point, Gwen accused herself of being disloyal to Luke for having fallen for Stefan...but it turned out that they were the same person all this while!

Stefan was Luke!

The man who had her whole heart, the man whom she would wake up from her dreams crying for, was alive all this while!

Gwen's weeps made Luna, who was in her room right adjacent to hers, frown in confusion. She quickly flung the door open to check on Gwen before she spotted the couple embracing each other.

Luke's arms were wrapped tightly around Gwen's body with a small smile on his face while Gwen sobbed.

Luna was momentarily stunned by this sight before chuckling right after.

"Thankfully, this turned out well," Joshua's voice rang out next to her.

Luna glanced in his direction and came face-to-face with Joshua's reassured smile. "You must be glad to see Gwen happy now, aren't you?"

Luna paused, then nodded and snaked her arm around Joshua's waist. "Yes, I am."

This was the ending she had been hoping for.

Although Luna knew Stefan was just Luke in disguise and that he had been protecting Gwen in secret, she did not dare to reveal the truth to Gwen prematurely.

They finally reunited, and she could finally feel at ease again.

Gwen wept for a long, long time. Finally, she lifted her head to stare at Luke. "Why did you come find me all of a sudden, and why aren't you wearing your mask?"

She knew Luke like the back of her hand. He had intended to remain in hiding while protecting her and would stick to his plan no matter what. The fact that he had come to find her so suddenly and even revealed his true identity to her meant that something must have gone wrong.

At the thought of this, she bit her lip and asked, "Did something happen to my father, Luke?"