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.
"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, ;c'
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