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.

end

on him. She could not believe that the formidable man

to leave this place, but I chose not to because the woman I love lives here. I eventually returned to Sea City and intended to help the rest of the gang build our foundation up again, but it turns out everything had changed since Boss'

had all become

before continuing, "I had no choice but to get out on my own and do everything I can to survive. Since I don't have any special skills, the only job I can hold down is delivering food. I wanted to save up some money to eventually start a business and hopefully be able to marry the love of my life

but he even brought me to a clinic to get me treated, which was why it took him so long to

he curled his lips 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 I love in this

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

Stefan. "Have you gotten

nodded and placed the

the seats before her, indicating for Stefan

food. She got some

that, she glanced at Kurt and asked, "Where are you

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