Thomas' appearance made Steven furrow his brow in annoyance. He stared coldly back at Thomas and said, "I'll never be able to fully understand the pain you've gone through, and I never once said that you should forgive Denise for her wrongdoings, but you're a man, Thomas, so do you honestly think it's appropriate for you to punish a woman this way?"There are plenty of ways to get revenge on a woman who crossed you, so why do you have to choose such an undignified way and force her to sell her own body and soul? Not only that, but you even said you'd send some people to help her if she couldn't accomplish her task by daylight. How the hell are you going to do that?"Thomas narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. "I don't think I have to explain anything more to you.""You—" Steven narrowed his eyes menacingly. "Do you think just because I've always been a mild-mannered person I wouldn't dare to lay a finger on you?"With that, he pulled his sleeves up and took a small step toward Thom
Steven furrowed his brow when he heard Gwen's voice.He turned around, and his entire body froze when he caught sight of Gwen.A split second later, he reached out and pulled Gwen into his arms as though there was no one else around there. "Yes, it's me."Tenderness twinkled in his eyes as he held the woman he loved in his arms. "My love."Tears spilled down Gwen's face when she heard this. She reached out to grab his sleeve, tears brimming in her eyes. "Is that really you, Luke?""Yes, it is." Luke furrowed his brow. "I don't know what happened…but it seems as though I had just burst out of a cocoon."Everyone's jaws dropped at this sight, including Thomas, who had been bracing himself for another slew of punches.Joshua furrowed his brow in confusion.Luna, on the other hand, widened her eyes in shock, then strode over to Joshua's side and gently tugged on his sleeve. She asked in a whisper, "What happened?"How could Steven suddenly turn into Luke without warning?Did the
Thomas scoffed when he heard this. "I thought that as a gang leader, you'd be cutthroat and merciless, but I'm surprised that you'd say something like this."He gave a stretch and added, "I never said I wouldn't show Denise mercy; she was the one who had agreed to my task on her own terms."Before you appeared, I had been talking to Joshua about what to do with Denise. Since she appeared genuine, I wouldn't be too harsh on her even if she failed to meet my task."Without the Hughes family protecting her, she'll be all alone, and even if she did cross me in the past, she wouldn't be much of a threat to Yannie and me in the future. Besides, she seemed to be really remorseful of her mistake, so I hadn't meant to challenge her even further, but…"He lifted his head to glance at the man standing before him. "I never thought Steven would be so angry over this that his split personality would be triggered, but I guess it's not exactly a bad thing."He glanced at Gwen as he said this. "Is
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