Andy's words shocked Gwen. "Why are they looking for me?"
Andy sighed helplessly, "Gwen, I don't believe you don't know the answer to that. When Luke was still alive, many people in his gang had strongly expressed how much they disliked you. They always wanted Luke to dump you and leave you. They even said your presence was the reason Luke was losing his credibility and prestige…"
"After Luke died because of you, they didn't do anything. Mostly because they wanted to wait a while and not do anything immediately after Luke's death. Now… They are finally making their moves."
Her father's voice sounded like he had aged a lot within the day. "There are already two to three groups of people coming to the house looking for you… Due to Joshua's power in Banyan City, they did not do anything to the company. I'm old and they always thought you and me have fallen out after your divorce with Ben… So they didn't do anything to me too."
"But seriously, I'm warning you. Don't come back to Sea City. I'm old and I don't have the power to protect you… Someone told me. They had reached an agreement. No matter who was the one who capture you and brought you back to the gang, the person could replace and take over Luke's position…"
Gwen gasped. After a while, she answered, "Okay. I understand."
Andy sighed again. "Take care of yourself. I won't call you again to avoid exposing you. If they knew I have been contacting you, it will bring trouble to me. You…"
He paused before courage up what he was going to say. "Don't contact me too. My only wish is for you to stay safe."
"Okay," Gwen closed her eyes and sniffed, "You take care too. You're not young anymore. Don't hustle here and there. Live a good life with Aunt Gigi."
Aunt Gigi was a caretaker Andy hired a year ago to take care of him and the household. Their ages were quite near. Gradually. They developed a feeling for each other and just got married not long ago.
That was the reason Gwen could feel at ease to leave Sea City to somewhere else knowing Aunt Gigi was there to take care of her father. Thinking about it now, without Aunt Gigi, Gwen would return to Sea City to take care of her father.
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