Chapter 2332

Luna could not help feeling a little pained by this.She reached out to grab Gwen's hands in
reassurance and rasped, "Gwennie, that's all in the past now."

Luna did not dare to even imagine the pain and suffering Gwen had gone through.It was a miracle that
Gwen could have survived those dark days, and there was no denying that Luke truly cared for her.

Luna let out an exhale and said, "Gwennie, why don't..."

She lifted her head to meet Gwen's tearful gaze.

"Why don't you consider staying by Luke's side? I agree with you about one thing.It won't be easy for
you to meet another man like him anymore; a man who loves you for who you are, who loves you not
because of your looks or money, but because you're you."

Gwen let out a bitter chuckle, her lips etched with disdain and helplessness.She lifted her head to stare
at Luna.

"That's impossible.Do you know why I even left Luke in the first place and got engaged to my ex-
fiance? It was because..."

She let out a sigh and stared off into the distance once more.

"That's because I don't think I'm good enough for him, and that's a fact.

"Do you even know how Luke's enemies talk about him behind his back? They call him a scavenger, a
man who collects other people's unwanted scraps and garbage."

Luna could feel the blood in her entire body run cold.



"They call him plenty more nasty things besides that, Luna, but I'll spare you the horror."

Tears started to slide down Gwen's cheeks as she continued staring into the distance.

"Every time Luke found out about this, he and his men would beat up the perpetrator, and oftentimes,
whoever said this would end up with a broken arm or leg...

"Even though this is a way of settling things, I know there will never be an end to these rumors as long
as I am with him.Luke won't be able to get rid of all the people who spread nasty rumors behind our
backs, and there's no way he can go back in time to change what happened to me in the past...

"Even though none of his subordinates have ever said anything disrespectful in front of us, I know that
secretly, they're all angry that their boss' girlfriend has become a laughing stock in front of everyone,
DFm%_qNJ they're all humiliated just to be associated with me."

Luna squeezed Gwen's hand reassuringly as a twinge of pain shot through her heart.

Everything...

Everything that Gwen had gone through was all her fault.

If she had not been with Gwen at that time...

"Gwennie, it's all my fault."

Luna lowered her head and sniffed.

"There's no such thing, and besides, it's all in the past now,"

Gwen replied as she gripped Luna's hand in hers.



"I love Luke, but I don't want him to have a weakness.I don't want him to be taunted and teased
because of me, and most of all, I don't want him to lose his dignity in front of all his subordinates.

"Therefore, I chose to leave him and got engaged to my ex-fiance, but of course, you know the rest of
the story..."

Gwen let out a sigh.

"Luke is too possessive, and he killed my ex- fiance because of this, then imprisoned me so I wouldn't
leave his side ever again."

Her gaze was hollow and empty as she stared into the distance.

"My life here in Merchant City is a lot more carefree because no one here knows about my past, but
eventually, we'll have to return to Sea City, and when that happens, the rumors will haunt me once
more.I don't want to face them, and neither should Luke."


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