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
"Sean is really good to me. I've made up my mind to marry him. Our biggest obstacle right now, however, is probably his brother…" Denise sighed when she thought of Sean's brother.Sean had told her that his brother was Joshua's best friend, and unfortunately, Joshua had seen every bad deed she had done. She was genuinely afraid Sean's brother would think badly of her and treat her with bias because of Joshua's influence."Don't worry." Sean smiled. "I'll do everything I can to make him see my way. Even if I fail…"He smiled again. "It doesn't matter. I'm the one who wants to be with you, and I'm the one who's going to give you your happiness. My brother's opinion is just for reference purposes only. I won't listen to everything he says."He did not say those things in particular for Steven and Gwen to hear, but they felt his sincerity after hearing that.Steven paused for a while and looked at Denise again. "So…when you called me to tell me you're going back to the house to pack y
Sean was surprised. He exchanged looks with Denise before he followed Gwen out the door.Gwen brought Sean out of the room and walked to the end of the hallway. When they were at the staircase, she stopped and turned to look at Sean. "Luke came back last night."It bewildered Sean so much that his eyes widened, looking as though almost popping out of their sockets. After a while, he frowned and asked cautiously, "Gwen, when you said he came back last night, are you saying, like…in your dream?"Sean's question baffled Gwen for a moment, but it was not long that she realized she had worded herself wrongly. "No, not in my dream!" she chuckled.She pinched her glabella and thought for a while before telling how one of Steven's split personalities was Luke.Sean was shocked that he was speechless for a long time. "Are you saying…Steven and Luke can coexist in the same body? When Steven is submitted in a certain predicament, he'll become Luke?"What a miracle!Gwen pinched her glabell
If Luke was never abandoned by the Hughes family from birth, and if it were not for his terrible upbringing, Gwen believed Luke would have turned out to be a gentle person like Steven too. They were brothers by blood, after all. They were separated from the same fertilized egg, grew up in their mother's womb, and came to see the world together.Alas, the brothers never met when Luke was alive, and their current predicament somewhat mirrored this fact. Luke could see what Steven saw, seeing as he 'existed' as another personality, but Steven did not know about Luke.It was a tragedy between the two brothers, was it not?"Are you done?" Suddenly, Denise's voice came into the light behind them. Sean regained his senses and looked back.Denise sheepishly stared at them. "I didn't mean to disturb your conversation. It's just that…"She waved the phone in her hand. "The Hughes family butler called me just now. He said Mr. and Mrs. Hughes is at home now, but they'll be leaving in a bit be
Steven looked at the woman in front of him. "I've actually prepared for this."He closed his eyes and said, his voice hoarse, "Gwen, I told you before. If you truly miss him, I'm willing to sacrifice myself to get him back for you. Dissociative identity disorder is just the beginning. Should I find the 'switch' to have him surface, I'll do it as much as I can so you'd both reunite—until his personality has total control over the body and I disappear. This body will become your Luke."He opened his eyes to stare into Gwen's eyes while smiling. "I want to return him to you, and vice versa. You're both meant to be, and he's the rightful owner of this body."I'm just someone who was supposed to die five years ago; my life should've ended then. I'm satisfied to have a second chance at life for these few months…"Gwen silently stood and clenched her hands into fists. In fact, Steven and Luke were quite similar in some ways. For example, Steven acted so stubbornly like Luke, who forced he
Gwen stared at Steven coldly. "Your sacrifices are only worth it when I need it. When I don't need it, the sacrifices you think you're making are selfish acts to make yourself feel better. Luke did the same, and the same goes for you now."She glared at Steven exasperatedly. "When Luke sacrificed his life for me, he didn't know my life would be meaningless without him. Now, you want to give Luke back to me by killing yourself because I love Luke."Have you ever debated if I'd actually be at peace if that day comes, even if I'm with Luke? I'd always think we were the ones who killed you, all for the sake of my happiness with Luke."Steven was stunned silent upon hearing this, and Gwen took this chance to assert herself."Even if Luke does come back, he'll think that he was the one who robbed you of your life. I can't accept Luke as I used to, either. There will be a gap in our hearts, and you're never coming back. The gap between me and Luke, as well as the wound in our hearts, will