Everyone fell silent when they heard this.They were all terrified of Tyson because he was a ruthless man who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.Luke, however, was different. Back when he was in charge, he treated everybody with respect, even the lowly ones.If they were to choose…they would no doubt choose to serve Luke!"Boss." All of a sudden, a man who had been silent all this while stood up and strode over to Luke, then bowed. "Ever since you left, we were all forced to serve Tyson. If you're willing to come back, I'm sure all of us will change alliances. None of us want to live like worms for the rest of our lives."With that, he lifted his head to stare earnestly at Luke. "Are you willing to come back?"Luke smiled. "Live like worms? Are you talking about the way you treated this lady just because Tyson ordered you to? If I hadn't shown up just in time, you all would've continued abusing her, thinking she was Gwen, right?"Even before knowing my identity, none o
Gwen told Stefan her address with a puzzled look on her face. "What's wrong?""Wait for me. I'll be there soon." With that, Stefan hung up and sprinted back to the car.Kurt paused then followed suit, still carrying the woman in his arms. He flung the car door open before Stefan could even start the engine. "Boss, you were drinking just now. I think it'd be better if I drove."Stefan furrowed his brow, suddenly remembering that he had drunk a few cans of beer with Diablo when he tried to find out where they kept 'Gwen'.He was so anxious about finding Gwen as soon as possible that he forgot about this.At the thought of this, Stefan sighed and got out of the car, then slid into the front passenger seat.Kurt opened the door and placed the woman into the backseat. "Hold on tight. I'll be driving very fast."With that, he plopped into the driver's seat and started the car, stepping on the gas so abruptly that the woman in the backseat slid right out of the seat!She finally under
When Stefan stormed into the lift lobby, all the lifts were occupied on the 40th floor. Gwen, on the other hand, stayed on the 11th floor.When he saw the numbers above the lift, Stefan swiftly turned and sprinted toward the stairwell.He wanted to see Gwen as soon as possible!When he first heard of Gwen's capture from Diablo and subsequent fate, he risked everything he knew to find her immediately. When he saw those men in the room with her, he almost lost himself to rage, thinking it was Gwen they were assaulting.Even though he was relieved to find out they had gotten the wrong woman, he still wanted to find Gwen as soon as possible.He knew that if Ben and that wretched woman had not been messing around in the villa that morning…Gwen would have really been caught!Stefan had never once felt such fear—fear that he would fail to protect her and lose her once more.He did not feel an ounce of fear when Kate suggested he sacrifice his life in exchange for Gwen's. He knew that t
Although she had begun to develop feelings for Stefan after spending most of their time together, Gwen did not want things to progress beyond friendship.After all, she had someone else in her heart and could not allow herself to fall for Stefan and thus deliberately avoided physical contact with him all this while.Stefan's actions clearly crossed the line and made her visibly uneasy.At the thought of this, she began to struggle even harder and exclaimed, "Let go of me, Stefan!""I…I'm not Stefan." Luke paused when he sensed Gwen's discomfort. "I'm Luke."Gwen's entire body stiffened when she heard this familiar name.The blood in her veins ran cold, and every single fiber in her body was standing on end.How could this be?She bit her lip, wanting to say something in response, but no words came out."It's me," Luke repeated, enunciating his words carefully as he stared at Gwen. "Gwen, look at me. You're not dreaming. It's really me. I'm Luke. I've always been by your side,
"He's fine." Luke paused when he heard the mention of Gwen's father, then continued in a choked voice, "You… Did you know that Ben brought another woman back to your house?"Gwen paused, then nodded. "I do."Tyson's men had even mistaken that poor woman for her and captured her instead.Even after Joshua and Luna arrived, Gwen was still terribly frightened by that incident. If Ben and that woman had not shown up, Tyson's men would have found and captured her instead.In other words, Ben and his girlfriend saved her life."Well…" Luke nodded and explained, "They took her in place of you and told me and Kurt that they found you. I was fooled into thinking that you had been taken away…"At the mention of this, Luke's grip tightened around Gwen as though he was trying not to lose her again. "After hearing this, I tracked them down to a hotel in town, but when I broke in there, I realized it wasn't you they had caught…"As he recounted this incident, Luke hoarsely continued, "Do you
Joshua was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know."Although he had been in touch with Stefan lately, it was always Luke he was corresponding with—never Steven.When he thought about it, the last time he recalled meeting Steven was almost a fortnight ago.The two brothers shared a single body, yet it was as though Steven's subconscious disappeared, leaving only Luke behind.Joshua also wondered about this and brought it up to Luke before.Although Luke was also in charge of their shared body, he, too, did not have any idea where Steven's subconscious went, nor how to make him reappear again.Joshua suggested Luke get this checked out, but Luke had been so busy dealing with Tyson and formulating a plan to rescue Andy that he did not have the time to visit a doctor.Their utmost priority was to track down and save Andy; Luke could get himself checked when that was done.Who would have thought that the fake Gwen would cause Luke to expose himself prematurely and r
"Life and death?" Tara perked up when she heard this and frowned. "What happened? Is your wife threatening suicide because she thinks you cheated on her?"Joshua rolled his eyes at this. Could she be any more childish?He paused, then continued in a low voice, "I need you to send your men out to rescue someone. An old man."Tara was silent for a moment before realizing what was going on. "You want me to save Gwen's father, don't you? Alright, then. I'll send my men out."With that, she hesitated for a moment, then asked, "That's all I need to do, right? Do I need to be there myself?""No need," Joshua replied."Thank heavens!" With that, Tara hung up and dialed the number of the manager of Moore Group's Sharnwick City branch.After passing on Joshua's message, Tara raised her brow, glancing at the man sitting next to her at the bar, and smiled. "Sorry, I must've missed this while I was on the phone, but what's your name again?"The man glanced at her, frowning. "John Young.""
Tara raised her brow when she heard John's response.She knew who John was, hence why she invited him for a drink to mess around with him. After all, she had to act her role to convince him. If she was to work with him the moment he asked, John would suspect that something was up."So you have a child at home and someone gravely ill?" asked Tara. She questioningly stared at John with her eyebrows raised. "Who is it? Is she your wife?"She remembered from her hours of researching John that his wife had passed away. Not only that, but it was Anne's death that led Luna to commit manslaughter, which landed her in prison.Therefore, John would probably have only one person to care for, which was he and Anne's infant daughter.Who else was he caring for? Was Anne still alive?John did not expect Tara to be so interested in his life. He sipped his drink slowly to stall time, then answered hesitantly, "No, it isn't. It's… It's my sister.""Your sister?" Tara's eyebrows raised at his res