Gwen lowered the broom and slumped against the wall behind her, still clutching the handle tightly. After a few moments of catching her breath, she finally glanced at the man before her. Ben was sprawled across the ground in a grotesque position, bleeding from a wound in his head. She could not tell whether he was dead or just rendered unconscious. This sight shocked Gwen greatly, and she instinctively took a small step back. She was so preoccupied with defending herself against Ben that she never once stopped to see what was happening. Now that he was unresponsive, she felt her chest tighten, and the broomstick clattered onto the ground. Did she perhaps beat him to death? At the thought of this, Gwen kneeled and reached out to feel for Ben's breathing. As much as she wanted to escape from him, she never once intended to kill him! However, the moment she reached out her fingers, Ben leaped up from the ground, grabbed hold of her arm, and tackled her to the ground. By

"So what if I am?" Ben sneered at Luna and replied coldly, "What does being a kind person get you? Look what Luke had to go through for this bitch? "If I didn't break up with her, she would've forced me to give her my heart too! I'll never be as stupid as Luke was. He's the leader of notorious gangs in two cities, for God's sake! How can he be so stupid as to sacrifice his life for a woman? What a joke!" With that, he glanced at a pale-faced Gwen and said, "Luna, you said you'd be able to protect her forever, but are you sure you can do that? Not even Luke could pull that off! "You and Joshua are going to go back to your lives eventually, and you can't possibly spend the rest of eternity trying to protect her! The only solution is for Luke to come back to life and revive his old gang so that they can bring down Tyson, but we all know that's impossible! As long as Tyson and Winson are around, they won't rest until they get their hands on Gwen!" Joshua curled his lips into a smir

Luna furrowed her brows when she heard this and nodded, albeit rather displeased. "Yes, this is she." "Your name is Gwen, right?" Tara smiled and extended her hand toward Gwen. "Nice to meet you. My name is Tara Moore, and I'm Joshua's cousin. "However, he and I aren't truly related by blood. I was adopted." For some reason, Gwen could not help finding Tara's smile fake and deceiving. She did not understand why Tara had to deliberately mention the fact that she and Joshua were not actual blood relatives. It was as though she was not saying this as a fact but as a means of bragging. What was there to brag about? Gwen could not wrap her head around this. however, despite her confusion, she still smiled and shook Tara's hand. "Pleasure to meet you, Tara. I'm Luna's friend, Gwen Larson." "I know your name's Gwen Larson." Tara grinned and swept her gaze over Luna's entire body. "You're Luna's best friend, so I've heard everything about you!" "I didn't realize I'm this famous

The crocodile tears brimming in Tara's eyes were like cherries on top of her perfectly crafted lie. Gwen could not help frowning in disapproval when she heard this. Joshua was no doubt a handsome man, and as Luna's friend, she had witnessed throngs of women practically throwing themselves at Joshua over the years. That being said, however, Tara was arguably one of the most cunning and crafty women she had ever met. Gwen instinctively glanced at Joshua, then at Luna. To her surprise, Luna was also staring at Joshua with a funny expression. Gwen paused momentarily, then inched closer to Luna and whispered in her ear, "This woman is clearly trying to steal your husband. Why are you so calm?" Luna shrugged, smiling. "Well, if he falls right into her trap so easily, perhaps I'll be better off without him. "Since Joshua promised me he'd be able to take care of all this, I shall let him do his work. If he truly managed to stick to his word and resolve everything, we will still b

They soon arrived at the hotel Lucas had booked for them. Luna and Gwen hopped out of the car as soon as it screeched to a halt. Joshua let out a weak chuckle as he followed the two chattering women into the hotel, dragging their suitcases behind him. Even after settling in, Luna and Gwen were still chattering on and on. They had spent so much time apart that they missed each other dearly. Although they had kept in touch consistently via the phone, nothing beat seeing each other in real life. This was the truth about relationships between girl best friends; they could talk about everything and anything they set their mind to. After a long conversation, Joshua finally found an excuse to drag Luna out of Gwen's room by pretending that he wanted to talk to her about their plans in Sharnwick City. Gwen did not know Luna was here to see John, and Luna did not intend to tell her either. After Luna left, Gwen let out a sigh of relief and texted Stefan. [Hey Stefan, have you gu