Steven‘s expression changed when he heard Gwen‘s words. After a few seconds, he
furrowed his brow and looked at Gwen. “I know my family and the Miller family have done you wrong.
We can compensate you…”
“Compensate?” Gwen looked up and stared at Steven with a cold, hateful gaze. “What compensation
can you possibly give me? Can you return Luke to me? Can you do that?”
Steven took a step back when he saw the hatred in Gwen‘s eyes, and his heart throbbed painfully. He
knew she was devastated and that she had been trying hard to suppress her emotions vehemently.
However, her suppression and anger were what made him heartbroken. A woman her age should not
have to live the life she did…
“Answer me!” Gwen was about to lose her emotion when Steven did not reply. Her voice went off–pitch.
“Tell me! How are you going to return a normal, healthy Luke to me?”
She missed him so much. It only worsened as she stared at this man who was a spitting image of Luke
yet portrayed a look and expression that was unfamiliar to her. Every time she saw him, she thought
about how cynical Luke used to be.
Steven furrowed his brow when he saw Gwen losing control. “Calm down, Gwen. Even without me,
Luke isn‘t going to come back.”
Even as Gwen glared at him furiously, he continued,” When Luke was alive, the one thing he wanted to
do was to let you live on with his heart. Although my family and the Miller family did many things that
we shouldn‘t do in the back… Without them meddling in the matter, is Luke going to be alive now?”
Even if the event developed into another scenario, the ending would still be the same, no? Luke died,
and Gwen lived. The only problem was that there was him. Undoubtedly, his family and the Miller family
were guilty as charged. If Gwen wanted to sue them and expose them to the whole world…Steven
could not bear to think of the consequences.
The Hughes family and the Miller family were both reputable families in Saigen City. If this got out, not
only would their reputation be damaged, but their property values would go downhill to the extent that
the Hughes family and family would never be able to walk with their head held high.
Whereas for him, he would receive attention and comment everywhere he went. He was never involved
in the whole process, but it was still related to him. The Miller family and his family did everything
because of him. Just because of that, he could not possibly ignore both families.
Nonetheless, he understood how pained Gwen was.
As the two emotions collided, Steven was lost. He did not know what was the right thing to do. If he
helped Gwen and made the Miller family and his family the target of criticism, he would become an
ungrateful person too. However, if he helped his family and the Miller family… He knew better than
anyone that his family and the Miller family were the guilty people.
Gwen bit her lip as she finally lost control of herself. Tears started falling down from the corner of her
eyes. She bit her lip vehemently as she looked at Steven. Her voice was trembling. “You‘re right. Even
if your family and the Miller family didn‘t do any of this, Luke won‘t still be alive. He‘d still die, and it‘s all
for me. Why did he have to meet me?”
Luke was a man of compassion. He could have lived a great life as the leader of a gang that everyone
envied and feared. Regardless of that, he volunteered to give up his life for her, a worthless woman.
Everything he did for her was just a lie. He thought he was saving her and dying for her. In fact, the
person he saved was his brother from the family who abandoned him when he was just a child!
Gwen gritted her teeth and looked at Steven. His appearance was still Luke‘s appearance, but his eyes
were no longer sharp and arrogant like his.
In the past, she would always find the love he had especially for her through his eyes. Luke would
extend his hand out and stroke her head gently. With his softest voice, he would say, “Don‘t cry. I really
don‘t know what to do with you.”
He would embrace her dearly.
Even when Steven was so close, he could not hug or kiss him. Furthermore, he would never look at her
with the same look ever again.
Tears rolled down her face. The hatred in Gwen‘s eyes dispersed as finally, it turned into self–blaming
and despairing. “You‘re right… Even without you, Luke will still die.”
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