Gwen was standing at Rachel's door, holding a tray of muffins she had just baked. She grinned at Rachel and said, "Dr. Liddell, it's already sixty-thirty in the morning now. Luna told me you've always been an early riser, so I figured you'd be awake by now."
She handed Rachel a muffin and added, "I don't really know what you like, so I decided to just wing it. I hope it's good enough!"
Rachel pursed her lips slightly at this. "Gwen, you're Luna and Theo's friend, so that means you're a friend of mine, too.
"The reason I had come to Saigen City was that I noticed how similar Steven looked to Luke in the photo attached with his file. That's why I decided to fly over to see what was happening."
She took the muffin from Gwen and explained, "You don't have to be so courteous to me, and I don't need you to keep thanking me like this. This is what a friend—and a doctor—should do."
Then, she smiled at Gwen. "Thank you for your kindness. From today onward, we're even, so you don't have to go to so much trouble for me anymore."
Rachel knew just how much time and effort had to be put into preparing and baking these muffins. It was only 6:30 a.m., so Gwen had probably been up since 5 a.m. or even earlier.
Even though she appreciated Gwen's gesture, Rachel still could not help feeling a little uneasy.
Gwen sniffed when she noticed this. "It's no problem at all. I love doing things like this, but if you don't like it, I'll stop, but I just want to say that…I'm willing to do anything in return for you helping me."
Ever since Luke left, she had lost all her will to live, and now, the only thing that kept her going was the thought of suing the Miller and Hughes families and making them pay the price for hurting Luke.
When all this was over, she could finally pry Steven's heart out of her chest, give it back to him, and join Luke in the afterlife.
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