Gwen thought she was hearing things when she heard Steven’s voice through the call. She grasped the phone tightly and bit her lip. “Why are you…looking for me?” “I want to talk to you about Luke.”
The man on the other side of the phone said nothing else. Finally, he took a deep breath and said, “I had been talking to Kate for the wliole night, and I know everything now. I’d like to meet with you and talk. It’s not going to work for any of us if we continue to have this misunderstanding.”
Gwen paused unconsciously at what Steven said. She bit her lip and did not reply immediately. Eventually, she nodded. “Where to, then?”
“I’m at a cafe near your hotel.”
Steven felt rather relieved when Gwen agreed to meet him.”
This is my contact number. I’ll send you the location.” “Alright.”
Gwen took a deep breath and hung up the phone. As she turned her head around, she saw Bethan and Rachel looking at her with curiosity. She smiled and told them, “It’s smoother than what we imagined. Steven said Kate had told him everything, and now he knows about Luke. Now, he wants to meet with me.”
Bethan furrowed her brow. ‘Can Kate be that kind? She went to great lengths to make Luke sacrifice his life and turn him into Steven. She couldn’t have admitted what she did so easily. Not only that, she even allows Steven and Gwen to meet up!’
Having thought that, she turned around and looked at Rachel. Like Bethan, Rachel also had a doubtful and worried look on her face. Although Rachel was not close to Kate, something told her Kate would not give up Steven so easily after all the effort she made. She furrowed her brow and looked at Gwen cautiously. “Are you planning to go meet him? Should we go with you?”
After a moment of silence, Gwen cocked her head and smiled. “No. This is between me and Steven. No matter what, we have to deal with it by ourselves, and I also think he’s very sincere io meet up with me. He might think that I don’t trust him if I bring you two.”
She stood up and exhaled deeply. “I’ll meet him on my own. It’ll be best if he could help us gather more evidence. If not…”
She curled up her lips and smiled. “If not, we’ll do as planned: I’ll pretend to know nothing and treat him as Luke to distract the Hughes family and the Miller family’s attention. Then, we can take our time to find the evidence we need.”
No matter what, she vouched to take revenge for Luke. It would be the best scenario if Steven, who had Luke’s body, was willing to help. If he denied it…she would never let it go too.
Rachel knew better than to say nothing when Gwen looked this determined. The only thing she said was for Gwen to stay safe. She then later went back to her computer and continued studying Steven’s information.
Bethan went back to her room and secretly contacted Brettley. She wanted Lucas to send someone to look after Gwen’s safety. It was not that she did not trust Steven. To be exact, she did not trust Kate. She knew for a fact that Kate would do anything to fulfill her desires.
Within moments, Gwen received the shared location from Steven. He was at a cafe two blocks away from the hotel. After changing her clothes and freshening up, she left the room. For some reason, the street was quieter than the usual bustles it had. There were just a few cars on the street.
Looking at the quiet street, Gwen felt more relaxed. She raised her feet and walked in the direction where the cafe was located. What she did not know was there was a truck heading her way speedily when she was crossing an intersection.
Boom!
A loud explosion was heard coming from the intersection, scaring Gwen as she was about to cross the street.
She looked up ahead and noticed an accident had occurred.
A silver SUV car had collided with the truck, and from the looks of it, it was obvious the SUV had violated the traffic rules and went straight to ram into the truck.
“How did the SUV collide with the truck when the intersection is so big?”
At that moment, many onlookers started to discuss how the accident happened.
“I saw the SUV headed straight toward the truck.I think the driver must’ve done it on purpose!”
“On purpose? Look how small the SUV is when compared with the truck.Is he trying to cause trouble?!”
“Maybe he had something against the truck’s driver.Other than that, no one would do it on purpose!”иσν???вσσк.￠σм
Gwen furrowed her brow and looked in the direction of the accident, and the sight struck her petrified when she recognized who it was.
She could barely believe her eyes.
The person driving the SUV was none other than Steven, who asked her to meet him at the cafe! After calming herself and looking over once more, she was dead sure it was Steven.
‘Isn’t he supposed to wait for me at the cafe? Why is he here? Why was he so reckless and collided with the truck? Is he out of his mind?!’ She hastily sprinted and opened the driver’s door of the SUV.
Then, she tried to help the half-conscious Steven out of the car.
His forehead was bleeding.
“Luke–“
Gwen stopped and corrected herself, saying, “Steven, speak to me! Are you alright?”
Gwen took a deep breath and helped him out of the car while calling the emergency helpline.
A moment later, the ambulance came.
Gwen and Steven were taken away by the ambulance.
At the same time, a black sedan car was parked beside the street not far away from the accident scene, and Kate was sitting in the front passenger seat.
She looked at the leaving ambulance and bit her lip.
‘So close…So close! If Steven came out seconds later, the truck would’ve knocked Gwen!’ she hissed internally.
She had given more than enough money to the truck driver to kill Gwen.
Who knew Steven would suddenly appear at the scene and intercepted his attack! Even at a time like this, he still thought of protecting that wretched woman!
“Kate, I told you many times that this man will never be Steven.Even if he spends the rest of his time studying, he’ll never be better than Steven! You’ll get nothing in the end if you’re still determined to turn him into Steven.”
Mrs.Miller gloated at the failed attempt.
“Eventually, there will be a day when he remembers everything.Better than waiting for that day to arrive and see him flying off with Gwen, why don’t you let him go now?
“Come, let’s go meet Mr.Wimbly’s son with me.I know the Wimbly family is slightly lesser than the Hughes family, but he’s at least loyal to you…”
“No!”
Kate bit her lip and raised her head, interrupting Mrs.Miller angrily.
“I just want to marry Steven.He’ll never remember it.He won’t!”
She had taken all kinds of measures and effects to turn Luke into Steven, and she would never hand him over to Gwen.
Never!
Mrs.Miller sighed helplessly upon seeing how insistent Kate was in her decision.She extended her hand out to touch her daughter’s head.
“Kate, how many times do I have to tell you that there are certain things you can’t force? It’s Steven’s destiny if he can’t wake up, and it’s also destiny if you can’t be with Steven or Luke.Why can’t you just listen to me, let go of all those obsessions, and look for another person to marry?”
Kate swiftly avoided Mrs.Miller’s hand.
“Stop trying to talk me out of it, Mom.If I’d listened to you, I would’ve married someone else when Steven was in his coma five years ago.I’ve been persevering until now, and you are asking me to give up and marry someone else? Do you think that’s possible?”‘ Mrs.Miller sighed in desperation.She looked at Kate deeply and exasperatedly riled on, “Kate, don’t forget that Steven is using Luke’s body, and that man used to be a notorious gang leader.What if one day he remembers his past? Do you think he’ll forgive you or the Miller family at that?”
“He’ll never remember his past!”
Kate gritted her teeth while clenching her hands into fists.She looked in the direction where the ambulance left with red eyes.
“My plan is perfect! Luke will never remember his past; never!”
She then opened the door and stepped out of the car.
Mrs.Miller quickly rolled down the window and yelled out at Kate, “Kate, where are you going?!”
“To the hospital!”
She stood at the roadside while stretching her hand out to hail a taxi, getting into one immediately.
“There’s no way I will let Gwen have the chance to be alone with Steven!”
Not even when Steven was hurt! Gwen and Steven arrived at the emergency department of the hospital.
Gwen looked at the lit-up emergency light above the door of the emergency room as her heart raced.She did not know if she was worried about Steven or Luke’s body.She clasped her hand together tightly.
After a while, someone came out of the emergency room, and Gwen stood up anxiously.
“Is he alright?”
The female doctor smiled upon seeing how nervous Gwen was.
“Your boyfriend is alright.It’s just some minor scratches, nothing serious.”
A second later, she remembered something and looked at Gwen.
“But…he has a more serious injury aside from the injury he suffered from the accident.”
Gwen’s heart felt like it was dangling mid-air due to the doctor’s words.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.