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
Both Steven and Gwen widened their eyes in shock upon hearing this.Steven was so stunned by this that he could not even speak. After a long pause, he furrowed his brow and muttered, "What did you just say? Denise and Thomas…"If Denise had not slept with Thomas, it would not have ruined Thomas' relationship with Yannie, which angered him so much that he tried to get revenge on Denise by threatening her to sleep with other men."Nothing happened that day at all." Sean let out a chuckle, then turned to glance first at Denise, then at Steven. "Your parents must've taught her how to seduce men, but they forgot to teach her one important thing; how sexual intercourse is supposed to happen."With that, he flung open the covers, revealing a patch of blood on the sleek white sheets.Gwen and Steven's jaws dropped at this sight."This…" Gwen frowned and instinctively glanced at Denise. "What's this?"Did Denise not sleep with Thomas just two days ago? If so, how could she have given her
Sean had anticipated Gwen's reaction before this.The truth was that he, too, was just as shocked as Gwen was when first discovering this.Even though this, too, was his first time, he still possessed some basic knowledge about sexual education, and after everything was over, he tried to pursue the truth of what had happened between Denise and Thomas.To his surprise…he discovered that no one had ever taught Denise anything regarding sexual health.All her knowledge was restricted to what she had heard from other people, and even the movies she watched were age-restricted, with scenes of sexual promiscuity being removed from the films themselves.According to the films she watched, 'sexual intercourse' constituted a man and a woman getting in bed together with their clothes on and nothing further.Therefore, this was the limited knowledge she had regarding sexual health, and it was until her encounter with Sean the night before that she finally realized how wrong she had been.A
Steven furrowed his brow upon hearing this. He turned to stare coldly at Sean. "You…""We're planning to get married." Sean lifted his head to stare earnestly back at Steven. "This is the reason Denise called you just now. She wanted to discuss our wedding with you."She said that even though the Hughes family adopted and raised her like their own, she no longer thought of them as family after how they treated her, and the only family she has left is you. Therefore, she wanted to discuss our wedding with you first before proceeding with any of the arrangements."You're also going to be the only family from her side at our wedding."Steven's entire body stiffened when he heard this. He turned to stare dazedly at Denise. "Denise… How long have you known this man? How are you going to marry him after only knowing him for barely a day? Aren't you going to reconsider this?"He did not have anything against Sean, but he did not think that Denise could have known him very well. If anythi