The entire hallway fell silent.Gwen nodded, his arms still around her waist in an embrace. "I know…"Don't worry; I'll take care of all this."After having gone through so much, she was no longer the naive girl she used to be.Even though there were times when she had the urge to take her own life and join Luke in heaven, the moment she witnessed Luke's personality splitting out of Steven…everything changed.The truth was, taking her own life would not be the release she wanted.The best choice she could make was to return to her home and live her life the way he would want her to.After all, she was aware that Luke's body was still alive, and his consciousness was still kept within, just that he was unable to access it.If Luke's memories and consciousness had not been removed somehow, that meant he had not died at all, even if Steven was the new owner of his body.Luke did not die; he was just learning to get along with his brother, albeit in a "hidden" state.Therefore, G
Joshua was silent for a moment.Even though he, too, did not want to hurt Luke's ego…"I guess you don't have to say anything anymore." Luke raised his hand to touch his forehead in a defeated manner. "I can't believe it—my reputation's all gone."To everyone else, Luke had always been the ruthless and invincible gangster, one whose dignity would never be challenged. Even his death was a chosen one—he willingly sacrificed himself for the woman he loved, as opposed to dying due to illness or combat.However, he never thought that after his death, his subordinates would eventually find out he had been tricked out of his life…The reputation he had so carefully built up over these years was destroyed.Luke was so humiliated that he could not help willing for the ground beneath him to open up and swallow him whole right that instant."Not only did they find out, but they were even determined to come over to Saigen City and take revenge on the Miller and Hughes families," Thomas coul
Gwen nodded and reached out to clasp his hand. She took a deep breath and asked, "When will you be leaving?"Luke shook his head. "I have no idea either."The truth was, when it came to his miraculous resurrection from death, he was just as clueless as the next person. Nonetheless, he was more than grateful to be given the chance to see Gwen once again, even if it was in the most bizarre of ways.He held her hand so tenderly as though he was holding the world's most precious treasure.Then, he turned to glance at Joshua. "I'll leave the rest to you."Joshua nodded. "Don't worry; I'll take care of everything."Finally, Luke shifted his gaze to Thomas. "I hope you'll send some of your people to help search for Denise too. After all, Steven doesn't have much help."Even though Steven's men were trying their best, Luke knew from experience that a mere few of them were not enough to find a woman hiding in the slums.Thomas was silent for a moment before finally nodding."However—"
It was clear what she thought of this.When he saw this, Luke was silent for a moment before finally sighing. "It's okay. If you don't think of him that way, none of us will force you into liking him."However…He would be truly, genuinely happy if Gwen were to fall for Steven and be with him.Luke had spent most of his life clawing his way up to the top of the food chain, and because of this, had failed to give Gwen what she truly deserved—a life of peace and tranquility.He of all people knew what Steven was capable of, which was why he was hoping Steven and Gwen would end up together.However, since Gwen was unwilling to, he would not force it upon her.Snow began to fall once more as the two of them made their way down the street. As the weather got colder and colder, people began to scatter and enter indoors.White snowflakes fell on Luke and Gwen's hair and clothes as they trudged through the streets hand-in-hand."I remember that quote that you read to me once; to watch
Steven's entire body lurched when he heard his phone ring. He quickly snatched his phone up and silenced it before checking the caller ID.It was Denise.His face broke out in a delighted smile as he picked up the call.However, he did not want to wake Gwen at all, so he lowered his voice to barely above a whisper, "Denise, where are you?"Denise's voice sounded like she had been crying. "I'm fine, Steven."Despite this, Steven could tell that something was wrong. "Where are you now? I'll go find you immediately.""No, I'm fine." Denise shook her head. "I really am, Steven. I'll…I'll go home in a while to pack my things so…I can move out. Sean helped me find a place to stay."Steven furrowed his brow when he heard this. "Where on earth will you be staying?"Denise, please be reasonable. You go home right now, and I'll meet you there! I need to talk to you!"Denise was silent for a long time before finally sighing. "Alright. I'll ask Sean to send me home right now. I'll wait fo
Steven's entire body froze when he heard this.He threw his towel aside and stormed out the door. "What's wrong?"The sight before him shook him to the core.A couple was standing in front of the room next door, and the woman staring back at him was none other than Denise!At this moment, Denise's face was flushed red with tears brimming in her eyes, and she had a man's coat draped over her shoulders.The man standing next to her was tall and slender with tanned skin that made him look handsome and roguish.Steven was so stunned that he could not say a word.Gwen had already regained her composure by this time, and a small smile crept across her face. "Were you in the room next to us all this while?"She still remembered all the noises she heard from the room next door.The hotel's soundproofing was quite bad, so she could clearly hear the woman's cries of pleasure and the man's passionate groans. The two of them had been engulfed in throes of pleasure, so much so that even Lu
Steven was even more outraged when he heard this.It was true, he had always been mild-mannered, but this was only subject to people he respected!The man standing before him not only took advantage of his sister but even made her cry!Denise was a strong, independent girl; she would never cry unless something terrible happened.This man must have taken advantage of her!At this thought, Steven narrowed his eyes, and a glimmer of malice flashed through them. "I don't have to be mild-mannered to an asshole like you!"As he said this, he slammed Sean's hand out of the way and brought his fist toward his face.Initially, Sean had not been afraid at all. After all, the man before him only possessed Luke's physique. He was still a weak, nerdy scholar at the core and thus would not be much of a threat at all.However, he underestimated Steven.Steven's force was so strong that he bent Sean's arm backward and, a split second later, Sean failed to hold him back.He staggered backward
Denise strode into the room.Sean curled his lips into a smile and turned to glance at Steven, gesturing toward the room. "Come on in. You can see for yourself whether I had taken advantage of your sister or not."With that, he turned and disappeared into the room.Steven furrowed his brow."Come on." Gwen sighed and tugged on his shirt sleeve. "Perhaps you're not familiar with Sean, but I am."He's the son of Joshua's aunt. He's been through a lot since young and eventually wound up as a car mechanic…"Despite that, he's never done anything bad to anyone, and on the contrary, he's helped my friend numerous times…so everything must've been a misunderstanding."Steven would never take notice of anyone defending Sean, but since it was Gwen doing this, he had no choice but to listen.He sighed and shot Gwen a meaningful look. "Alright. I'll believe you for now."With that, he followed Gwen into the room.To Gwen's surprise, the room was not messy as she had initially thought. In