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.

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

passed away, he instructed and made arrangements for me 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

were loyal to him had all become fugitives and

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

but he even brought me to a

turned to gaze at Gwen. "Isn't this embarrassing? I don't even have the

by Kurt's story. "You… You chose to start your life afresh amid all the hardships, and I'm certain

Stefan. "Have you

and placed the takeout bag

at the seats before her, indicating for Stefan and Kurt to sit

their seats, Gwen opened the takeout bag, revealing two portions of 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

Kurt and asked, "Where are

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