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
When Gwen returned to the hotel, it was already ten in the morning.Luna and Joshua were sitting in the living room of the suite, organizing the documents Denise sent over.The first thing Gwen saw when she opened the door was Luna biting a pen and frowning to compare the two documents. Luna's hands were supposed to be used in drawing sketches of jewelry design, but at this moment, she looked like a clerk instead as she looked for loopholes in the documents.Joshua was more serious than Luna. There were piles of documents on the coffee table in front of him, and these did not seem to have come from Denise. There were probably documents he gathered from other places.Both of them were so serious that they did not notice Gwen had come back. After a while, Joshua was about to put the document away and finally noticed Gwen was back when he lifted his head.He curled up his lips elegantly. "When did you come back?"His low voice interrupted Luna's thoughts. She frowned and discovered
Joshua raised his head to look at Gwen with a smile on his face. "Actually, I do have something for you to do. But…I think you won't want to do it, so forget about it. Just sit here for a while. When Luna and I finish organizing everything, we'll tell you the whole conspiracy that the Hughes family and the Miller family have done."Gwen frowned at Joshua's words. "What is it that you want me to do?"She would willingly do anything, even if it meant exhausting herself. As Luke's beloved woman, she wanted to help out and make use of herself.Joshua furrowed his brow and glanced at Luna, who frowned. "Forget about it. I don't think she wants to do it."He shrugged and looked at Gwen smilingly. "See? She's the one who asked me to keep my mouth shut."The fact that the couple acted like they were playing charades made Gwen feel more curious. She frowned and walked to Luna, grabbed Luna's arm, and begged to know what they were talking about."Come on, you'll have to tell me first befor
Gwen's eyebrows furrowed when she saw the name on her phone. She looked at Luna and Joshua for a moment and hesitated. After that, she turned and went to the balcony to answer the call."Steven." She frowned while looking at the snow and asked, "Did something happen?""Yes." Steven paused a while. "I'm home, but…something happened.""What's wrong?" His voice was obviously tense and anxious. Gwen asked, "Does it have to do with Denise?""Yes." Steven sighed over the phone. He sounded tired and helpless. "My parents have locked up Denise."Gwen was startled. "What about Sean?"If she remembered correctly, Sean had accompanied Denise back to Steven's house."He's locked up too," explained Steven, "but they're not in the same place. When I came back, Sean had escaped. I don't know if he's run off to other places or is hiding in the house, waiting for the time to rescue Denise…"I think I need your help. Joshua and Luna should have a way to contact Sean. Can you ask them to contact
Even if Steven knew Mr. and Mrs. Hughes had done many bad things, they were still his parents. They never did anything bad to him.Gwen understood the struggle and helplessness he felt. Thus, she curled up her lips and smiled. "I understand. You don't have to feel bad or blame yourself. I believe if you're Luke now, he'd make the same decision as you. Don't worry. I'll tell Joshua and Thomas about this. We'll rescue Denise and Sean."Her sweet voice soothed his hanging heart. He gripped the phone tightly and shut his eyes. "Thank you, Gwen.""Don't thank me yet. I have a favor to ask."Steven's breathing halted at this. After a while, he asked quickly, "What can I help you with?"He thought they would never cross paths again after how things ended in the hotel. It took him a long time to gather up his courage to make this call, and he never thought Gwen would actually request a favor from him.He was willing to help. No matter what Gwen asked of him, he would do it.Gwen was rig
After a moment of silence, Gwen nodded vehemently. "Thank you. I'll go tell Joshua and the rest about Denise and Sean now. After I'm finished here, I'll go over to your place to look for you."Since Denise and Sean were both in danger, it was better for her to go over as soon as possible to distract Mr. and Mrs. Hughes.…"Steven's parents are gross." Luna frowned after knowing what happened to Denise and Sean. "They specifically said Denise had nothing to do with them. They made it very clear that she was adopted. Now that Denise finally found the love of her life and wanted to cut ties with them, they're pulling this?"She pursed her lips. "They're so mean."Although Luna did not like Denise, she was a mother of four. She knew the bond between the parents and the child. Even if the child was adopted, the parents should never treat the child any differently.The only explanation was that Steven's parents were heartless, cold-blooded people that had not a smidge of sentiment for