Afraid Rachel might feel uncomfortable, he quickly added, “I have two assistants waiting for us there. You’re in good hands.”
Rachel smiled, picked up her medical bag, and headed out. With her curled lips, she smiled.”
You’re a funny person, Mr. Hughes. Over so many years, I was never in any danger while consulting patients in their houses. Do you want to know why?”
Steven furrowed his brow and quickly followed Rachel. “Why?” “Because if someone tries to hurt me, I won’t be the injured party in the end,”
Rachel answered.
Steven was startled by the answer and did not know how to respond.
“When did you start having those symptoms?” asked Rachel, seeing as Steven did not react to what she said.
After being silent for a while, Steven muttered, “About two weeks ago.”
He had woken up from his coma less than two months ago, and the symptoms had tortured him for two weeks. He would not seek help from doctors if it was intolerable and painful. “The Miller family didn’t help you?”
Rachel furrowed her brow and stopped walking. “You mentioned you’ve been seeking help from different doctors before you found me.”
Steven’s girlfriend was the eldest young miss of the Miller family. Over the past five years, the Miller family had been buying and sponsoring many different medical organizations. Rachel was aware of it.
In fact, the Miller family contacted Rachel, too. At that time, Rachel was too proud of herself that when the Miller family wanted to sponsor her, they were giving her an expression that they were doing her a favor. Thus, she rejected them.
Over time, the Miller family finally knew they had crossed Rachel unintentionally. Thus, they went to look for her personally in hopes she could help to save Steven. Alas, Rachel had already had a bad impression of the Miller family and declined.
The reason she was willing to come to Saigen City to treat Steven this time was because she saw Steven’s profile and thought he looked identical to Luke. As Gwen’s friend, she felt compelled to come and observe the situation first–hand. Hence, she decided to fly in immediately.
“The doctors from my fiancee’s family had consulted me once,”
Steven answered while bringing Rachel to the car park. He smiled. “They said I was under a lot of stress, so they gave me some medicines to release my stress. That’s all.”
They reached Steven’s car at this point. He unlocked the car and opened the door for Rachel to get in. “I just think there should be a reason why I keep having the same nightmares. Since the Millers can’t help me, I can only seek help from someone else.”
Rachel squinted. “I recalled that bit from your email. You said the Miller family was the one who rescued you.”
“Yes.”
Steven nodded. “I’ve been unconscious for five years, and during those five years, my fiancee remained steadfast in all things. She tried to find all sorts of ways to wake me up. I’m grateful to her, as well as the medical team behind her family.”
This time, Rachel looked at him with many thoughts running in her mind. She was near to figuring out what could have triggered the symptoms Steven had. The Miller family was very reputable in the medical profession. A long time ago, Rachel once heard the Miller family had been funding many medical organizations that were researching and studying the restructuring of the human brain.
This man in front of her…could be one of their works.
With that thought in her mind, she got into the car. “Let’s go. I can give you a standard checkup when we reach your private estate.”
“Sure.”
Steven nodded and walked to the other side of the car to get into the car.
Meanwhile, at the Millers’ estate…
Kate was sitting in front of the window in her room. She was sunbathing, eating fruits, and picking out her wedding dress from a tablet.
Steven’s mother had informed her that they had picked a date for the wedding, which was two weeks from now. The date was a good day to get married. Nevertheless, they had not asked Steven for his permission. Once Steven agreed with it, they could get started with the preparation.
Thus, Kate started by picking out her wedding dress. It was one of the most important events in her life, so she wanted it to be perfect.
Suddenly, someone knocked on her door. “Kate, it’s me.”
Kate was stunned and quickly got on her feet to dash to the door to open the door. “Just in time, Mom! I’m picking out my wedding dress. They’re too many choices, and I don’t know which to choose. Can you help me with it?”
Mrs. Miller had a terrible look on her face when she heard her daughter was choosing her wedding dress. “Why are you choosing your wedding dress? Didn’t you see the news on the internet? Steven was hugging another woman at the airport!”
She took out her phone and clicked open the photo to show it to Kate. “Look at your fiance! I told you before: once a mobster, always a mobster! Even if you transfer Steven’s brain to that man, he’ll never get rid of some of his old habits!
“Look at him now; it’s just like I’ve said. This low–rank man who fights to survive doesn’t deserve to be Steven!”
Kate furrowed her brow at what her mother was saying. She snatched the phone from Mrs. Miller and glared at her. “Mom, why are you saying such things again? I told you, didn’t I? I spent one year beside the man, and I know he’s not a bad person. If the Hughes family didn’t abandon him, he wouldn’t have ended up the way he did. If he was some sort of crazy man, I’d never agree to let him replace Steven. I…”
Suddenly, Kate did not remember what she was going to say when she saw the photo on the phone.
After all, the people on the phone were Steven and Gwen. The woman Steven was hugging was Gwen!
It seemed like the photo was taken at the airport.
Gwen was in Steven’s arms with tears on her face. She was closely attached to him, and her hands were around Steven’s waist. Steven was looking down at her with a frown with a visibly troubled expression.
The photo had Kate’s blood pressure skyrocketing. No matter how Kate avoided it, Steven and Gwen still met! Bethan and Gwen were supposed to be leaving today, so how…
Her sources told her Bethan and Gwen were flying off this afternoon. She was afraid Steven would accidentally bump into Gwen and Bethan, so she called Steven to check his location and made subsequent arrangements.
Steven told her he was resting at home. He claimed to be tired from studying and was having headaches. Thus, he had no plan to go out.
What happened when this photo was taken?
“You see it now, huh?”
Mrs. Miller did not know the connection between Luke and Gwen. She thought Gwen was just a beautiful, pure woman.
She sneered, “That old Steven will never hug any woman he saw on the street. Why don’t you admit that some people just can’t change their old habits? I already told you that you and your dad’s plan won’t work.
“I already suggested that you should look for another man five years ago, yet you insisted on being with Steven and even figured out such a plan. You can’t keep the new Steven by your side, and the old Steven is dead too! You’ll have nothing; no man and no money!”
After that, Mrs. Miller went into Kate’s room and dumped all of the wedding magazines near the window into the rubbish bin. “Why don’t you consider Mr. Chester that I’ve told you previously? I know he’s not as handsome as Steven and his family isn’t as wealthy as the Hughes family, but he’d only have you in his heart and would care only for you!
“I’m going to the Hughes family to cancel the wedding now. I’m not letting you marry that scumbag!”
“He…is not a scumbag.”
Kate stood there with a stupefied look on her face. She looked at her mother as tears rolled down her eyes. “Mom, he’s not a scumbag. He also didn’t just hug any woman he saw on the street… He…”
“What?” scoffed Mrs. Miller, furrowing her brow as she looked at Kate.
“Nothing.”
Kate took a deep breath and did not continue what she wanted to say. In fact…
Kate was the only one in this building who knew Luke had a girlfriend. When Luke sought medical help from the Miller family, he told them Gwen was his sister to show how determined he was to save Gwen’s life. Everyone knew Luke was actually a Hughes, and his sister was Denise. Alas, no one pointed it out. They thought Gwen was the daughter of Luke’s foster parents. Later, Kate found out about the real relationship between Luke and Gwen when she was living with Luke. Thus, those who knew Luke replaced Steven thought Luke was doing it all for his foster sister. Only Kate knew the truth.
They only cared if Luke’s body was suitable to be Steven’s replacement. No one cared about Gwen. Thus, they did not know Gwen was actually Luke’s partner.
Currently…
Kate looked at the photo on the phone, and it felt as though a large hand clutched her heart in an iron grip. ‘In the end, I still failed to keep him by my side, huh? Even after Luke’s memory was erased from his brain, he still can’t forget Gwen when he saw her?’ She bit her lip and looked at Mrs. Miller. “Mom, don’t cancel the wedding arrangement with the Hughes family.”
Mrs. Miller furrowed her brow. “Kate! Are you put under a spell or something? Look at this! Are you really going to marry him?” “He’s not a scumbag.”
Kate took a deep breath and showed the phone to Mrs. Miller. “This woman is his sister.”
Mrs. Miller stopped throwing the magazine.
Her hands trembled as she cocked her head and looked at the photo. “Are you saying…this woman is his sister? The one who took Steven’s heart?”
“Yes.”
Kate nodded. “And if you look properly, his sister was the one who hugged him. Steven didn’t have a choice; he did nothing wrong. He’s still my Steven, my fiance, so if you dare to cancel the wedding with the Hughes family, I’ll hate you forever.”
Kate turned and left after she said her words.
Mrs. Miller furrowed her brow and looked at her daughter leaving. She felt helpless. “I can’t figure it out, Kate. Do you like Steven…or Luke, whose mind and memory got taken away?”
Kate stopped walking. After a while, she curled her lips into a smile. “Can’t I like both?”
Steven’s private estate was situated in the countryside of Saigen City. His assistants were guarding outside the door while listening to the sound in the room.
After undergoing a round of checking on Steven, Rachel had finally gotten to understand more between Steven and Luke. She patted Luke’s arm and woke him up from his dream. “We’re done.”
Gradually, Steven opened his eyes. “Do you feel there’s anything different between you from five years ago and now?”
Rachel asked.
Steven remained silent for a while. Then, he showed both of his hands to Rachel.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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