Gwen's entire body stiffened when she saw Stefan's reaction. She furrowed her eyebrows and immediately realized what she had done. "Luke is…someone that I used to know."

"That's the name of my old boss," Kurt said as he stepped into the house. "He passed away some time ago."

Since he had promised Stefan that he would go along with his act and pretend to be acquaintances, that was what he had to do.

He strode over to Gwen and reached out to shake her hand. "Long time no see, Ms. Larson."

Gwen widened her eyes in shock when she saw who it was. A split second later, her gaze changed to one of incredulity. "Are you…Kurt?"

"Yes, that's me." Kurt chuckled. "I thought you had forgotten me."

"Why would I?" Gwen shook her head, and her gaze fell on Kurt's broken arm. "I just never thought that…"

Kurt was one of the bravest and most ruthless of all of Luke's men. Out of all of them, he had been selected to become Luke's personal bodyguard and had assumed this role for many years. Thus, it was safe to say that Kurt was one of the most outstanding fighters in Sea City.

did he end up

first laid eyes on him. She could not believe that the formidable man she once knew would end up

food," Kurt explained, giving her a meek smile. "Before Boss passed away, he instructed and made arrangements for me to leave this place, but I chose not to because the woman I love lives

loyal to him had all become fugitives and were forced to go

have any special skills, the only job I can hold down is delivering food. I wanted to

now when I was getting beaten up. Not only did he chase all the bullies away, but he even brought me to a clinic to get me treated, which was why it

into a bitter smile and turned to gaze at Gwen. "Isn't this embarrassing? I don't even have the guts to go see the woman

Kurt's story. "You… You chose to start your life afresh amid all the hardships, and I'm certain that Luke would've been happy to

at Stefan. "Have you gotten

the

Gwen gestured at the seats before her, indicating for

food. She got some clean tableware from the kitchen and prepared the food. "We're all going through a hard time here, so let's

that, she glanced at Kurt and asked, "Where

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