She chose to give them her blessing and provided them the space they deserved. This was the last gift she could give to them.
The answer left Kurt stunned and speechless. Stefan, who was about to leave the room, was stunned too.
Kurt saw the movement of the door. Unconsciously, he looked at Gwen. “Then…can you tell me why?”
“No reason.”
Gwen curled up her lips and did not wish to explain further. “I just don’t want him to come back.”
The reason was too complicated and non-realistic. If she did not experience it once, she would never believe there would be such an incident.
However, Gwen did not know Kurt actually knew about it and had accepted it.
Therefore, she did not think Kurt would believe what she said. To make her answer more convincing, she added, “I’m sure you know Luke’s heart is beating in my body now. If Luke comes back, does that mean I need to return this heart to him? So I don’t wish him to come back. I’m living quite well now, and I don’t want anyone to come to disturb my peace now.”
“But you’re not living peacefully now.”
Stefan’s deep and cold voice came from behind. “Do you think your life is peaceful after what your father and Luke’s gang are doing to you now?”
It startled Gwen. She turned around and looked at Stefan. “It’s different. I’m talking about the peace that I have with my mind and not my actual life.”
Stefan raised the corner of his mouth. “Do you really think you have peace in your heart now?”
All of a sudden, Gwen remembered the things Bethan said to her when they were talking moments ago.
‘Even though he had his mask on all the time, you could still see his jawline. Aren’t you fascinated by that?’
Thus, her subconscious had her spotting Stefan’s jawline. When she was looking at him, Stefan was looking at her too.
Their eyes met.
The ambiance of the room became queer and awkward.
“Umm…”
All of a sudden, Kurt coughed. “I’ve finished eating. I’m going out for a walk. Have fun chatting.”
Immediately after that, he cleaned his plate and ran out of the house as if he was running for his life.
After Kurt left the place, Stefan and Gwen were the only ones left in the dining area.
Gwen coughed and tried to clear her messy mind. She looked up, “I’m very sure my heart has its peace now. Why?”
“That’s good if it’s true.”
Stefan did not know what kind of thought had just run through Gwen’s mind. He gave her a smile. “Then we can proceed with the next steps now.”
He continued, “Have you told Kurt?”
Gwen rolled her eyes. “Not yet. I was going to but then you came out.”
“Sorry to disturb you two then.”
Stefan raised his brow and took out his phone to call Kurt.
Soon enough, Kurt answered the phone.
“Come back now.”
Stefan gave out a plain and simple order before hanging up the phone.
Within five minutes, Kurt showed up at the front door. “What is it?”
Gwen had her eyes widened. It shocked her tremendously that she had trouble talking
Kurt and Stefan… She remembered they only knew each other for less than a day.
‘When did Stefan ask Kurt for his number? And why did Kurt do as he was told so easily through an order via a phone call? Even if Stefan saved Kurt’s life, both of them shouldn’t get along with each other so quickly,’ she thought.
Kurt was a good person, but he required a long time before he could get along with a stranger. When he was with Luke, it took him a long time to get to know the other gang members before he could entrust his heart to them.
How did Kurt become so easygoing after Luke left?
“She has something to say to you,”
Luke said faintly with a frown when Gwen was still in shock, “Don’t wander around. Sit down here. You can eat while she talks to you.”
“Okay.”
Kurt nodded like he always did. He then walked back into the dining area and sat across from Gwen. “Miss Larson, is there something you like to say to me?”
Gwen was still in shock and had trouble saying what she wanted to say. Stefan was the second person Kurt listened to after Luke.
She looked at Kurt and then Stefan with her lost eyes.
This man…
Sometimes, Stefan’s physique reminded her of Luke. That was not all. Even the way Stefan dealt with stuff was incredibly similar to Luke.
All of a sudden, she was curious about the face concealed under that mask.
‘Could there be a possibility that Stefan’s face is similar to Luke’s too? Or Stefan is in fact Luke?’
As that thought appeared in Gwen’s mind, it gave her a fright.
She was stunned and quickly shook the thought off her mind.
‘How could Stefan be Luke? Luke’s mind is in Steven’s body now. They both shared the same body. And Stefan…’
From the moment she knew Stefan, he was a normal person and had never shown any symptoms of dissociative identity disorder.
If he was Luke, it was impossible that Steven never appeared even once…
“Miss Larson?”
Kurt frowned and asked again when all Gwen was doing was staring at Stefan’s door. “Is there anything you want to tell me?”
Finally, Gwen was pulled back into reality. She took a deep breath before looking at Kurt with a serious face. “I’ll like to ask a favor from you.”
“I… I want you and Luke to return to Luke’s gang and become friends with the other gang members… And help me to find my father.”
After that, she sighed, “I know you don’t owe me anything especially since Luke is no longer with us. But…”
“No problem!”
Before Gwen finished talking, Kurt intercepted, “You’re the love of Luke. Even if he’s not around anymore, I will do everything you ask.”
Most importantly, Luke was still with them.
Gwen was actually expecting that it was going to take some time to convince Kurt to help her. She was stunned when Kurt agree so easily.
After a while, she took a deep breath and nodded. “If you’re willing to help, then let’s get started. You and Stefan…”
She continued after a pause, “Stefan is from another city. He doesn’t know Sea City as much as you do. Please take care of him. There are a lot of things about the gang that he doesn’t know. I hope you can help him out too.”
Kurt smiled, “Not a problem.”
As a matter of fact, Stefan actually knew more about the gang and the members than him. Stefan may be the one helping him out instead.
Gwen felt better knowing Kurt would look after Stefan. She took a deep breath. “I will make sure you are well rewarded after the mission is accomplished.”
Even though her family was less powerful than they used to be, some of their business was still doing quite well. At least, they could guarantee Kurt would not be bullied when he returned to work as a food delivery man.
“I didn’t expect that when I agree to help you.”
Kurt smiled and looked in the direction where Stefan left. “But, Miss Larson, do you think you can consider giving Stefan a chance? I think he likes you.”
Gwen blushed when she heard that. She looked to the side and said, “Don’t try to be a cupid.”
What was going on lately? Why were Bethan and Kurt trying so hard to convince her to give Stefan a chance?
Gwen understood that Bethan was hoping she could find her happiness and forgot about Luke. However, she did not understand why Kurt did it.
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.