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Pursuing My Ex-Wife Isn't Easy chapter 421
Luna slept for a long time. She seemed to be unable to wake up from her dream.
She dreamt that she was dragged down from the car by someone while being unconscious.
She could not open her eyes, but she could feel that her legs were being dragged on the ground. They were bleeding and they hurt a lot.
The sound of men talking rang out in her ears. She could not hear what they were saying but she clearly heard things like raping then killing.
She wanted to open her eyes, but could not no matter what.
In the end, she woke up by cold water being splashed on her.
She opened her eyes and realized that everything was not an illusion nor a dream.
At that moment, she was in an abandoned factory. The air smelled of rust, gas, and mold.
Her hands and legs were being tied up by a rope. She was tied onto a chair and could not move.
The lighting in the factory was dim.
A few burly men stood in front of her, sneering at her.
Behind them, a middle-aged man was sitting arrogantly on a chair. He was holding an opened letter. He took a picture of the contents of the letter.
After sending the contents of the letter as a message, the middle-aged man smiled. He burnt the letter away and looked at Luna.
“Do you know who I am?“
Luna bit her lips. She bore through the pain on her legs and forced herself to calm down. “Yes. You're the gang leader of Sea City's largest gang, Liam Clark.“
Liam was quite surprised that she knew his name because the party that hired him told him that she was a woman from Banyan City.
“You're a treacherous, murdering maniac. As long as you want to do it, no one would be able to catch you, but you are not for hire, never doing things for others.“
Then, Luna forced herself to look at Liam courageously. “I have no grudge with you. Have you made an exception and started doing things for other people?“
Liam was impressed at Luna's cold, arrogant gaze.
He touched his chin. “I 'm not making an exception. I'm just repaying the favor.“
Luna bit her lips. Her mind was moving fast.
When she was still studying, Liam was already a famous person. He has been the gang leader for many years. The person who had done him a favor and helped him should not be after he became famous, but before.
In the end, Luna narrowed her eyes and filtered through in her mind. Old Mr. Walter has once helped Liam out when he was down. The reason why the Walters could monopolize the business trade in Sea City had to do with Liam.
At that thought, Luna bit her lips. “Old Mr. Walter is trying to exchange a life for his daughter's death, is that it?“
Liam narrowed his eyes. “You know quite a lot.“
Then, he turned to his men by the side and waved his large hands. “Do it. The earlier we get rid of this woman who knows too much the better.“
Liam's men looked at each other, then they smiled and said something in Liam's ears.
Liam smiled. “That's fine. As long as you have fun.“
Once they got his approval, Liam's men took strong alcoholic drinks out of nowhere and force fed Luna.
Luna could not take alcohol. She instinctively tried to struggle and avoid, but she was tied. There was nowhere for her to hide.
Soon after, her entire body was as wet, as if she was just fished out from the barrel of wine.
Her face and body were covered in alcohol.
The alcohol stung her freshly cut wound on her leg. After dumping all the alcohol on her, the men surrounded her. They pinched her face and caressed her head. “Hide, go on, I dare you! “
Luna bit her lips and closed her eyes.
She was afraid that she might not survive the night.
The necklace on her neck was not switched on. Nigel would not know about this.
Gwen was drunk.
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Luna slept for a long time. She seemed to be unable to wake up from her dream.
She dreamt that she was dragged down from the car by someone while being unconscious.
She could not open her eyes, but she could feel that her legs were being dragged on the ground. They were bleeding and they hurt a lot.
The sound of men talking rang out in her ears. She could not hear what they were saying but she clearly heard things like raping then killing.
She wanted to open her eyes, but could not no matter what.
In the end, she woke up by cold water being splashed on her.
She opened her eyes and realized that everything was not an illusion nor a dream.
At that moment, she was in an abandoned factory. The air smelled of rust, gas, and mold.
Her hands and legs were being tied up by a rope. She was tied onto a chair and could not move.
The lighting in the factory was dim.
A few burly men stood in front of her, sneering at her.
Behind them, a middle-aged man was sitting arrogantly on a chair. He was holding an opened letter. He took a picture of the contents of the letter.
After sending the contents of the letter as a message, the middle-aged man smiled. He burnt the letter away and looked at Luna.
“Do you know who I am?“
Luna bit her lips. She bore through the pain on her legs and forced herself to calm down. “Yes. You're the gang leader of Sea City's largest gang, Liam Clark.“
Liam was quite surprised that she knew his name because the party that hired him told him that she was a woman from Banyan City.
“You're a treacherous, murdering maniac. As long as you want to do it, no one would be able to catch you, but you are not for hire, never doing things for others.“
Then, Luna forced herself to look at Liam courageously. “I have no grudge with you. Have you made an exception and started doing things for other people?“
Liam was impressed at Luna's cold, arrogant gaze.
He touched his chin. “I 'm not making an exception. I'm just repaying the favor.“
Luna bit her lips. Her mind was moving fast.
When she was still studying, Liam was already a famous person. He has been the gang leader for many years. The person who had done him a favor and helped him should not be after he became famous, but before.
In the end, Luna narrowed her eyes and filtered through in her mind. Old Mr. Walter has once helped Liam out when he was down. The reason why the Walters could monopolize the business trade in Sea City had to do with Liam.
At that thought, Luna bit her lips. “Old Mr. Walter is trying to exchange a life for his daughter's death, is that it?“
Liam narrowed his eyes. “You know quite a lot.“
Then, he turned to his men by the side and waved his large hands. “Do it. The earlier we get rid of this woman who knows too much the better.“
Liam's men looked at each other, then they smiled and said something in Liam's ears.
Liam smiled. “That's fine. As long as you have fun.“
Once they got his approval, Liam's men took strong alcoholic drinks out of nowhere and force fed Luna.
Luna could not take alcohol. She instinctively tried to struggle and avoid, but she was tied. There was nowhere for her to hide.
Soon after, her entire body was as wet, as if she was just fished out from the barrel of wine.
Her face and body were covered in alcohol.
The alcohol stung her freshly cut wound on her leg. After dumping all the alcohol on her, the men surrounded her. They pinched her face and caressed her head. “Hide, go on, I dare you! “
Luna bit her lips and closed her eyes.
She was afraid that she might not survive the night.
The necklace on her neck was not switched on. Nigel would not know about this.
Gwen was drunk.
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The abandoned factor was in total chaos.
Luke was getting his men to tie Liam up while he turned around to look at Joshua who was carrying Luna.
Joshua's tall figure headed toward the entrance of the factory slowly.
Luke furrowed his brows. “Joshua, are you just leaving like that?“
Joshua stopped in his tracks. “Is there anything else?“
“Say,“ Luke laughed a little. He lit a cigarette in his mouth and said in a thuggish manner, “You did me a huge favor by letting me capture Liam. Aren't you going to ask me for anything else?“
“No need.“ Joshua took a deep breath. He lowered his head and looked at Luna, who was shivering in his arms. “I came here just for her.“
Then, he continued heading toward the exit.
Seeing him leaving, Luke took a deep puff of the cigarette. He turned to look at one of his men next to him. “He said just now that she is his employee, right?“
His men nodded. “Yes.“ “He has a wife?“
“Yes, they have been married for many years.“
“Tsk.“ Luke exhaled a ring of smoke and smiled. “ Interesting.“
Joshua sent Luna to the hospital.
“It's nothing serious. She has just been force-fed alcohol, so she's intoxicated. She caught a cold from being drenched by the alcohol. The cuts on her legs are quite inflamed due to the alcohol too.“
The doctor gave her a whole body check—up. “I'll put her on some IV drips. She'll be fine once she wakes up.
Then, the doctor looked at Joshua with rebuke. “ There is no harm in having fun, but don't overdo it. I f anything were to happen to her, you would have to take care of her for the rest of your life! “
Joshua pursed his lips. He lowered his head and chuckled, “If anything were to happen to her...“
“Joshua, is Luna alright?“
A woman's voice interrupted their conversation. Joshua looked up.
Alice was standing in front of him in a red trench coat and long black boots. Her face was perfectly made up, even the curls of her lashes were flawlessly curled.
It was obvious that she deliberately put on make-up before coming over.
Joshua sneered a little.
When he could not get in touch with Luna, Alice kept saying that perhaps Luna and Gwen had a drink too much, that was why she was not answering her call.
Alice even came up with a lot of excuses for Luna.
It was until Lucas went to Gwen's house and found out that Gwen was so drunk she passed out, only then did he realize how serious and out of control the situation was.
At that moment, Alice already knew that something had happened to Luna, yet she still dressed up before coming over.
Although he knew that Alice and Luna never had a good relationship, at that moment, every action that Alice did disgusted him.
“It's nothing much.“ Seeing how Joshua did not answer Alice's question, the doctor cleared his throat and explained it to Alice to soothe the
awkward atmosphere. “She has just been force -fed alcohol. She will be fine once she wakes up.“
Alice subconsciously looked at Luna, who was lying on the bed, behind the doctor.
The man's jacket on Luna was an eyesore to her.
“J-Just... like that? She's not injured anywhere else?“ The doctor shook his head. “No.“
“You seem to be eager for Luna to have more injuries.“
Joshua coldly glanced at Alice. His tone was cold, “ Because of your overly optimistic view, you have stopped me from looking for her many times. She almost got ruined, yet you still show no ounce of guilt. On the contrary, you hope that she would be even more injured."
Joshua sneered, “Alice, even if you don't like Luna, she has never once hurt you, right?"
Alice was a little stunned. She bit her lips rather aggrievedly. “Joshua, you misunderstood my intentions. I'm just worried for her..."
Then, Alice wiped away tears from her reddened eyes. “I'm from Sea City. I have heard of how vicious Liam Clark is. When you said that Luna was taken away by Liam, I was worried for her..."
She sniffled her nose and said in a trembling tone, “ Liam is a person who could do anything to her. I just worried that the doctors did not do a thorough check-up on her."
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“I was afraid that Luna might have any hidden injuries.“
The doctor sighed at Alice's words, “I truly did a thorough check. She only has these injuries, but...“
The doctor touched his chin. “It's quite strange that the cruel Liam would only hurt her this much.“
Alice nodded. “Hmm, I find it strange too.“
Liam had already kidnapped Luna for such a long time, how was she only injured like that?
According to his usual efficiency, by the time Joshua got his men over, Luna should be dead.
Alice was in a good mood at the thought of Luna's death, that was why she deliberately dressed up and rushed over.
She was expecting to see a dead body. Who would have thought...
Upon hearing the doctor's words, Joshua's expressions relaxed a little.
He calmly glanced at Luna, who was still under an IV drip. Then, he looked at the time.
“It's almost one-thirty in the morning. Alice, go back and rest first. I'll stay here to look after her. We'll head back to Banyan City first thing in the morning.“
Alice bit her lips. She reached out and held Joshua's arm. “Joshua, you have done so much. Why don't I stay here and look after Luna? You go back and rest. You're right. Because I was too optimistic back then and stopped you from looking for her, that caused her to almost get killed. I'm feeling quite guilty. Let me stay back and take care of her, to make amends. “
Joshua paused a little.
Make amends.
Guilt.
Hearing those words being said by Alice, he felt rather relieved.
Even though Alice was completely different from Luna Gibson six years ago, she still had a kind heart.
However, he said, “You should go back and rest.“ “No, Joshua...“
“Why don't I take care of Luna? “ When Joshua and Alice were arguing, a bright male voice rang through.
Joshua and Alice turned and looked.
Theo, who was in white, had his hand on the door handle. He looked at Joshua and Alice with mockery i n his eyes. “Why don't you two go back and continue the argument. Luna needs to rest in peace. I can look after her alone and it would be enough.“
Joshua's expressions immediately darkened at Theo's appearance.
“Why are you here?“
“After such a huge incident, how could I not come?“
Theo furrowed his brows and sneered. He entered the room and sat down on the chair by the side. “I'll look after her.“
Since Theo was insistent, Alice immediately smiled and tugged on Joshua's arm. “Joshua, why don't we go back then. You still have a lot of work waiting for you back at Banyan City tomorrow. You need proper rest.“
Joshua furrowed his brow and looked at Theo closely before turning around and leaving with Alice.
The Walters' mansion.
Old Mr. Walter was on a phone call. He was trembling furiously.
Liam Clark was taken down. Luke Jones and Joshua Lynch joined forces to take him down.
If Liam fell, that meant the downfall of the Walter family!
He gritted his teeth hard.
If it were not for his useless daughter offending Joshua, the Walter family would not have ended up that way!
He angrily lifted his phone up, about to throw it to the ground when a photo was sent at that moment.
The photo was of a letter.
He furrowed his brows and tapped the photo. (Luna, I'm telling you this in confidence. The Hailey that just died is not the real heiress of the Walter family. Alice is. X, Gwen]
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Luna slept through the entire night.
In her dreams, she dreamt that she was humiliated by many men. She dreamt that her dead body was disposed of in the wilderness.
She dreamt that Joshua and Alice drove over her dead body and happily returned to Banyan City.
She woke up from her nightmare screaming in fear. “Did you have a nightmare?“
When she came to her senses, Theo's voice rang out gently in her ears.
Luna opened her eyes. She was in a foreign environment. White walls and beds and it smelled of disinfectant.
She rubbed the middle of her brows and got up from the bed. “I'm at...“
“The hospital, “ Theo replied while pouring her some water. “You were attacked and kidnapped last night. Later on, you were rescued and sent to the hospital.“
Then, he passed Luna a glass of warm water. “Do you remember anything?“
Luna accepted the glass of water. She thought for a while. “A little bit.“
Last night...
After sending Gwen back home, she fell asleep in the taxi.
Later on...
She subconsciously lowered her head, wanting to check her own body.
Theo gently pressed into her arms. “You're fine. They only force -fed and drenched you in alcohol. They did not do any substantial harm to you.“
Then, Theo sighed, “But if the person that rescued you came a little bit later... it would be hard to say then.“
Luna bit her lips. She was drunk on alcohol, but while dazed, she still remembered bits and pieces. “Last night... was Joshua the one that rescued me?“ Theo nodded. “It's him.“
“We're in Sea City. He's from Banyan City, how could he go up against Sea City's largest gang?“
“He got the second-largest gang for help.“
Theo chuckled a little, “He's a businessman after all. He is very smart. After he was sure that Liam Clark kidnapped you, he immediately went to Jones Gang alone to look for Luke Jones. He told Luke that he has a way to bring Liam down.“
Then, Theo could not help but sigh relievedly, “This was a great move. On one hand, Luke brought Liam down. The largest gang had no leader anymore, so Jones Gang could directly become Sea City's greatest gang.
“On the other hand, Liam has owed the Walter family a favor. All these years, thanks to Liam's help,
they could remain invincible in Sea City for so many years.
“Now that Liam has fallen, the Walter family has lost their support. Even if Joshua does not target the Walter family, they would be not as great as before. This is the start of their downfall.
“Lastly, Luke gained a lot from this matter, but he still owes Joshua a huge favor. When the Jones Gang became Sea City's greatest gang, Joshua could freely roam Sea City.“
Then, Theo could not help but sigh emotionally, “ Joshua killed three birds with one stone. I even suspected that he planned all these in advance, if
not, this man's ability to adapt is terrifying.“
Luna closed her eyes. “Perhaps, he has already planned this from the beginning.“
Theo pursed his lips. “I... I don't think so. I was just saying.“
Luna's gaze was flat. “During the inspection a few days ago, Joshua had a document that was the acquisition plan of the Walter family's jewelry line.
“Back then, I was still thinking, the Walter family's jewelry line is doing so well, how could it be so easily acquired? If last night's incident was the downfall of the Walter family...“
She lifted her eyes and fixed her gaze on Theo. “Tell me, now that they are no longer the leading enterprise of Sea City, do you think the Walter family will choose to sell off their jewelry line?“
Theo was silent.
He was only just casually saying, he never would have thought that he managed to guess Lynch Group's confidential business tactics. Theo took a deep breath. ”Joshua is a businessman. It's only normal that he would do this.”
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“But I don't think he would do that. Doing that would make you a target. If he missed, you might die in the hands of Liam.“
Luna laughed self-deprecatingly, “Even if I die in the hands of Liam, he won't care.“
Theo was once again silent for a moment.
“I think Joshua cares for you more than you think. “
At least, when he saw Joshua and Alice bickering over who to stay back to take care of Luna, Theo saw sincere concern in Joshua's eyes.
“That's because you don't understand him.“
Luna turned to look out of the window. Her voice sounded far away, “He never once cared if I lived or died.“
Before breakfast, Theo got the doctor to do a routine check-up on Luna.
Once they made sure that Luna was alright, Theo brought her to have some breakfast before sending her back to the hotel.
When they reached the hotel, they bumped into Lucas.
“Luna, I was just about to look for you,“ Lucas smiled and said, “Mr. Lynch said the work here is done for now. He wants you to pack up. We'111eave for Banyan City at ten.“
Luna nodded, turned, and entered her room to start packing.
Outside her room, Theo was joking around with Lucas. “Can I tag along? I'm also going back to Banyan City.“
Lucas' voice was filled with displeasure, “No! “
Luna packed and smiled helplessly. Once she finished packing, she felt as if something was missing.
However, she could not seem to recall.
“Could it be a souvenir that your friend gave to you or something?“ Theo asked while leaning against the door with his hands crossed around his chest.
Luna slapped her head. She came to a realization. She could not find the so-called love letter that Gwen gave to her!
Thus, Luna opened her luggage up once more to look for it, but she still could not find it.
Finally, when Lucas was urging her to get into the car, only then did she remember the letter...
Liam seemed to have burned the letter when he kidnapped her.
Luna sighed and got in the car with regret.
Because of the incident the night before, this time going back to Banyan City, he intentionally got Luna to sit in the passenger seat in front.
He and Alice sat behind.
Once the door was shut, Alice grumbled unhappily, “ There's another car, why do we all have to squeeze together. The car behind is being used to put our luggage. The driver is one of our men. He won't kidnap Luna.“
Joshua looked at her flatly, saying nothing.
Luna was in the passenger seat giving Gwen a call.
The call did not go through the first time, the second time too.
She furrowed her brows and looked at the time. It was almost ten in the morning.
Even if Gwen was hungover, she should be up by then.
Thus, Luna found Ben's phone number and called him. She wanted to ask him about Gwen.
However, the moment the call went through, it was immediately hung up.
Luna furrowed her brows in suspicion. However, she did not give it much thought. Perhaps there was no signal or something.
Luna took a deep breath and fell asleep on the passenger seat.
When the car was on the highway driving toward Banyan City, Joshua's phone rang.
He furrowed his brow and picked the call up. Then, his expressions darkened and turned serious gradually. After a while, he hung up. His voice was cold and serious. “Something happened to Gwen.“
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When Luna rushed to the hospital, Gwen was still in the emergency room.
Outside the emergency room was Andy with a tear- streaked face and Luke with a cold expression.
Ben, the person who ought to be there the most, did not even appear.
Coming out of the elevator, Luna rushed over manically. “Uncle Andy, is Gwen alright?“
Andy grabbed her hand and only cried. He was sobbing so hard he could not say anything.
“My men rescued her.“
Luke furrowed his brows and glanced at Luna. He was busy taking Liam down at the abandoned factory the night before, he only had a hurried glance at Luna, not noticing her looks.
Looking at her in person at that moment, he realized that this woman indeed had what it took to make a man fall head over heels for her.
Luna bit her lips. She immediately let go of Andy's hands. She lifted her head and looked at Luke. “How is Gwennie?“
“Not too good.“ Luke frowned a little. “This morning my men found out that a bunch of Liam's cronies went to the Walter mansion. When they came back, not only did they not try to find a way to rescue Liam, but they immediately targeted the Larsons.
“I owe Joshua a favor. I also know that the Larson family has some connections with Joshua, so I got people to secretly follow them. However, our gang was too busy today. My men were distracted, so the group of my men that followed the cronies lost them halfway.“
“When they found them. “ Luke turned his face to the side. He did not dare to look at Andy's crying face. “When my men entered, the lady was tortured and beaten until she passed out. A few men were smoking as if they had just done the deed.“
Luna felt as if something exploded in her head.
She could not hear what Joshua and Luke said after that.
“When my men entered, the lady was tortured and beaten until she passed out.“
“A few men were smoking as if they had just done the deed.“
These two sentences kept ringing in Luna's ears.
Luna retreated backward, her face miserably pale. She clenched both her fists tightly.
A few men were smoking as if they had just done the deed.
That meant that Gwen has been...
Lune closed her eyes. Her heart was filled with despair. No wonder only Luke and Andy were here. Ben, her husband, was not there.
He must have thought that Gwen was dirty and impure. She was not worthy of him anymore.
Just when Gwen needed him the most, he avoided her because of these reasons.
Luna closed her eyes.
A day ago, Luna was telling Gwen that she was fated to be with Ben.
A day later, the person that she was fated to be with abandoned her.
“Luna, don't be too sad. Gwen has been rescued, right?“
Seeing how unstable Luna was and how she was about to fall, Alice pretended to hold onto Luna. “ She'll be fine. It will only be a short period of dark history, that's all. As long as Ben won't mind, Gwen's life will still be the same.“
Alice has long noticed that Ben was not there. Upon hearing what Luke said, she was even sure that Ben had abandoned Gwen, so she deliberately said what she said.
Upon her words, Andy's expressions turned uglier. Luna's body stiffened too.
“Don't worry.“ Alice became even more smug. She held onto Luna, helping her sit on the bench by the corridor. “God favors the worthy. Gwen will be fine. Ben and she have been in love for so many years.
Their love is strong. He will not abandon her.“ Then, Alice looked around. “Where is he?“ Luna bit her lips hard.
Everyone there knew about Ben's change of attitude toward Gwen.
The act that Alice was putting on disgusted everyone there. She did it intentionally.
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Seeing how no one responded, Alice got even bolder.
She furrowed her brows and looked at Andy. “Uncle Andy, where is Ben?“
Andy lifted his head. He looked at her. His lips quivered but he could not find his words.
Joshua furrowed his brows and looked at Alice. His voice was cold. “Alice, stop talking.“
Only then did Alice exercise a little restraint. “I'm only concerned. After all, such a huge thing happened to Gwen, it's not right that Ben is not here.“
Luna leaned back on the chair. Her mind kept replaying the scene where she was drinking with Gwen the night before.
From the beginning, Luna was the one that offended the Walter family. She was the one who made Hailey jump off the building and the one who aggravated Old Mr. Walter.
Why did they want to do that to Gwen then? Gwen did not even do anything.
She did not even mention the Walter family's name during the press conference.
Even if she was Gwen's friend, they did not have to capture her and treat her that way, right?
Luna could not figure it out. She was baffled.
After a long time, the door of the emergency room was opened.
Gwen, who was covered in injuries, was pushed out by the doctors.
“She is not in any danger anymore. It's basically superficial injuries. There are no internal injuries of the organs or tendons.“
The doctor adjusted his spectacles. “But, she suffered a concussion as a result of a blow to the brain. She might lose some of her most recent memories.“
Luna bit her lips and immediately flung herself by the side of Gwen's bed.
Gwen was lying on the bed. The blood has been cleaned off her face. However, the bruises and a swollen, red handprint could be seen clearly.
Luna bit her lips while holding back the pain that churned through her heart. She reached out and pried open Gwen's sleeve and collar.
As expected.
Her arm, neck, and chest were covered in large patches of bruises and strangle marks.
It was as if they truly wanted her dead. Every injury was so serious it was as if they wanted to break Gwen's bones.
Luna sobbed, “Gwennie, I'm so sorry...“
If she was not rescued by Joshua the night before, perhaps Gwen would not have had to suffer this.
If she did not reconcile with Gwen when she came back to Sea City this time but she maintained her distance instead, perhaps Gwen would not have ended up this way.
The more Luna thought, the more she blamed herself and the more disappointed she got.
In the end, Gwen slowly reached her hand out and gently put Luna's hair behind her ear. “I'm fine.
What are you crying for? You look the ugliest when you cry.“
Just by these two sentences, Luna could no longer hold back her emotions.
Her tears fell like a flood. Luna grabbed Gwen's wrist. “Gwennie...“
Luna cried until even the doctor next to her was a little moved, “It's only superficial injuries. She'll be well within a month. Don't be so sad.“
In the end, the doctor helped Luna up from the side of the bed. “We have to send the patient back to the ward.“
Luna bit her lips. She was about to say something when the elevator in the distance opened.
A travel-worn Ben came out from the elevator.
“Ben! “
Andy's eyes sparkled immediately.
“I knew you wouldn't abandon Gwennie! “
Upon hearing her father calling after Ben, Gwen pushed her body up feebly, wanting to sit up. “Ben...“
Ben furrowed his brows and slowly walked over to the pale Gwen. “Are you alright?“
Gwen looked at him. Her eyes were filled with hope and tenderness. ”I'm fine. Ben, thank you for coining. I knew that you would... ”
”If you're alright , ” Ben coldly interrupted her. He took out the divorce papers from his pocket and placed them in front of Gwen.
”Sign them.”
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Looking at the divorce papers, Gwen was instantly stunned.
Luna could not help it but she was infuriated. “Ben, what do you mean by this? Gwen had just gone through such an unfortunate incident. Now is the time where she needs you the most. What are you doing?“
Ben's eyes were flat. “Isn't it obvious enough?“
He swept Luna a cold glance, then he looked at Gwen. “I'm a traditional man. When she was rescued by others, other men had already slept with her. Don't tell me that you don't know this? Also, there was more than one man! “
Ben gritted his teeth. “Thankfully I have never brought Gwen back to see my parents. If not, I will never be able to live with my head held up high! “
Then, he glared at Gwen coldly. “Sign them! “
Luna was so furious her breathing rhythm was in a mess.
She clenched her fists tightly. “Ben Zeller, how can you be so heartless! “
“I 'm heartless?“ Ben sneered. He swept Luna a cold glance. “You should ask this yourself ! If Gwen had never become friends with you, if she never helped you, no one would seek revenge against her. Would she have to go through such an incident? If she did not go through this, would I need to divorce her? We
were planning to have a child next year! Luna, you're the one who destroyed Gwen. You destroyed me and our future happy family! “
His words were harsh and cold. Every word was as sharp as a knife, stabbing Luna's heart violently.
Luna bit her lips but said nothing.
She had no way of retorting. If it were not for her...
Gwen would never have ended up like this. She had to bear some responsibility for Gwen. She owed it to her.
“This is your excuse to dump your wife?“ Luke, by the side, could no longer take it. He crossed his arms across his chest and looked at Ben coldly. “As a man, you can't even protect your wife. That's fine. You even abandoned her the moment she got injured? You call yourself a man?“
Ben furrowed his brows. At that moment only did he notice that besides Andy and Luna, there was another man in the room.
He recognized that man.
The boss of the Jones Gang. He was the one that captured Liam Clark.
From that day onward, Jones Gang was the greatest gang in Sea City. Luke has also become a famous public figure.
Ben knew that he could not afford to offend Luke.
Thus, he turned and glared at Gwen curtly. “Are you going to sign them or not?“
Gwen's face was miserably pale.
She timidly picked up the pen. “I...“ “I'll sign them.“
Luna was stunned. She immediately turned around and grabbed Gwen's arm. “Gwen, you...“
Gwen looked at Luna with a pale face and smiled. “ Since he has already decided, it's pointless for me to continue pestering him. I would rather we split up amicably.“
Then, she took the pen and seriously signed her name on the divorce papers.
With her last stroke, Ben immediately snatched the papers away as if he was afraid Gwen would regret her decisions.
“I'm going to go back and pack. The Larsons bought the mansion, so I won't take any advantage of you. But the car is mine. I'm taking it!“
Then, Ben turned and stormed off.
Seeing how heartless he was, Gwen could not help but close her eyes. Two lines of tears streamed down her face.
Seeing her that way, Luna was extremely heartbroken.
She did not know what she should say at that moment to make Gwen less sad.
“Tsk, which trash bin did you find that man from? “ Luke crossed his arms around his chest and laughed out loud coldly.
Gwen said nothing. Her eyes remain closed.
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Luna bit her lips. She turned to look at Luke. “She's sad enough, please stop your sarcasm."
Luke snickered, “It's already not worth it being sad over a scumbag, why should she care about other people's sarcastic remarks?"
Luna furrowed her brows.
She was grateful for Luke sending men to rescue Gwen, but Luke's words were...harsh on the ears.
“Luna."
After a while, Gwen said while her eyes still remained shut, “Can all of you please leave, I want to be alone."
Luna bit her lips. “But..."
“Please leave, " Gwen chuckled bitterly, “I'm already ashamed and sad enough. Please give me some space to be alone."
Luna took a deep breath. She walked over to Gwen and covered her with the blanket. She said in a soft tone, “I'm sorry."
Then, Luna turned and left the room.
Behind her, Gwen started crying again because of Luna's apology.
Coming out from the patient's ward, Luna was dispirited.
After making sure that Gwen was safe, Joshua took Lucas and left. He said that he had something to deal with.
Alice was the only one sitting on the bench by the corridor.
Seeing Luna coming out, Alice immediately welcomed her with a smile. “Luna, is Gwen alright? “
Luna nodded her head depressingly.
“I saw Ben leaving with the divorce papers.“ Alice helped Luna to the bench. Her eyes were filled with delight, but her voice sounded remorseful. “The two of them are such a match, how could they get a divorce over such a small thing.“
Luna closed her eyes. “I'm not in a good mood. I don't want to argue with you. Mrs. Lynch, I know that you want to thrive in schadenfreude, but it's best you stay away from me.“
Alice laughed out loud, “Why? Gwen's the one who i s having a divorce, not you. Why are you in a bad mood? I think you should be happy now. If Joshua did not rescue you last night, you might end up like Gwen.“
Luna swept her a cold glance.
Alice did not back down. On the contrary, she got more aggressive. “It would be better if you were the one who was ruined today. Ben and Gwen would not get a divorce then. You... anyway you're still single, and it's not like you have never slept with other people's husbands. This for you should be a piece of cake, right? Joshua really shouldn't have rescued you
last night. He should have rescued Gwen instead.“
Then, Alice sighed, “Gwen sure is unlucky. If she did not know your true identity, at most she would just follow me around, beating and scolding you. It's too bad that you had to tell her your true identity. Your relationship with her has gotten better, but look at what happened? Luna, just admit it, you're bad luck. You're the one that caused Gwen to get hurt.“
Alice kept provoking Luna non-stop. Luna could finally no longer take it.
She lifted her head and glared at Alice angrily.
Alice laughed arrogantly, “What? Have I mentioned something triggering? Are you angry? I dare you to hit me. Have you forgotten the last time you hit me, you...“
Slap!
Before Alice could finish her sentence, Luna gritted her teeth and violently slapped Alice.
Alice was instantly shocked by the slap.
The next second, Alice stood up angrily. “Great. How dare you slap me! “
Alice raised her hand and slapped Luna.
Perhaps Luna was too sad, her reaction was rather slow.
Although she did try to avoid the slap, she could not avoid it fully. She still received the slap squarely.
Seeing how she could not avoid it, Alice harrumphed coldly. She raised her hand once more.
”That's enough.”
Right when Alice was about to slap Luna another time, a large hand grabbed her wrist.