Chapter 2697

If this were the case…it would perfectly explain why Steven had been acting so differently.

Gwen bit her lip and suddenly felt her head spin. A twinge of pain shot through her heart, and she
instinctively took a step back.

Luna quickly stormed over to catch her and held her securely in her arms.

After setting Gwen gently down on the sofa, Luna lifted her head to stare at Rachel. “Since you say that
Steven’s brain is now residing in Luke’s body…what about Luke?”

She bit her lip nervously and gave Rachel a searching look. “What about Luke’s brain, then? What
happened to all his thoughts, his past, and his entire being?”

This was the question that Gwen, too, wanted to know the answer to.

She bit her lip and stared expectantly at Rachel, hoping to hear the answer she wanted, but… Rachel
closed her eyes and sighed. “They probably got rid of it and buried it with Steven’s body.”

Then, she was silent for a long time before finally meeting Gwen’s gaze. “I know this isn’t the answer
you want, but it’s the truth.

“Even though Luke’s body still exists as Steven’s, Luke can’t return anymore. The brain cannot survive
without its host body, so in a sense, Luke is no longer alive now.”

The color drained from Gwen’s face.

She bit her lip and squeezed Luna’s arm so hard that her knuckles turned white.



Tears slid silently down her cheeks. Gwen opened her mouth to say something in return, but no words
came out.

Recognizing the immense sorrow on Gwen’s face, Rachel sighed and said, “I know you’re not willing to
accept this, Gwen, but it’s the reality. No matter how much you miss and love Luke, there’s no way he’d
return to us.

“Luke has now become Steven, a man you have nothing in common with. I sincerely hope you can
start your new life afresh instead of wallowing in the past forever. You deserve to live a good life.

“And as for Steven, you shouldn’t attempt to intrude in his life because he’s not Luke. It’s as though…”

Her gaze landed on Gwen’s chest. “It’s the same as how your heart used to belong to Steven, but none
of his family members has ever attempted to reach out to you.

“I

‘After an organ leaves its original host, it belongs to someone else now.‘

Gwen closed her eyes as tears started to fall.

She had been engulfed with conflicting emotions from the moment she saw Steven at the airport that
day.

On the one hand, she had hoped that the man she had run into was actually Luke, but on the other
hand, she knew that realistically speaking, this was impossible, until…

Until Rachel gave her the reality check she needed.

Gwen could not stop her heart from hurting.



Fate was playing a cruel joke on her. After finally coming to terms with Luke’s passing, fate had
deliberately arranged for her and Steven to run into each other at the airport.

However, after that, God chose to take away all her hope…

“But Steven is the organ donor in this situation.” Luna furrowed her brow and tried to object. Besides,
every organ donation requires the donor or their next–of–kin’s approval before proceeding. If so, whose
permission did the Miller and Hughes family obtain for this?”


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