Will You Marry Me, My Ex-Wife? novel Chapter 3051

"He's fine." Luke paused when he heard the mention of Gwen's father, then continued in a choked voice, "You… Did you know that Ben brought another woman back to your house?"

Gwen paused, then nodded. "I do."

Tyson's men had even mistaken that poor woman for her and captured her instead.

Even after Joshua and Luna arrived, Gwen was still terribly frightened by that incident. If Ben and that woman had not shown up, Tyson's men would have found and captured her instead.

In other words, Ben and his girlfriend saved her life.

"Well…" Luke nodded and explained, "They took her in place of you and told me and Kurt that they found you. I was fooled into thinking that you had been taken away…"

At the mention of this, Luke's grip tightened around Gwen as though he was trying not to lose her again. "After hearing this, I tracked them down to a hotel in town, but when I broke in there, I realized it wasn't you they had caught…"

As he recounted this incident, Luke hoarsely continued, "Do you have any idea how happy I was when I saw that woman's face and realized it wasn't you? At that moment, all I felt was relief and joy, then it was replaced by worry because I realized I hadn't found you.

"I wanted to find you and see you. The only way I can rest in peace is knowing you're okay…" Luke closed his eyes and leaned his head against the crook of Gwen's shoulder, his voice trembling as he continued, "I finally understand what I did wrong now.

"I thought I was doing you a favor by leaving you, but it turns out it was the most selfish thing I could've done. I should've stayed by your side and taken care of you myself.

"I don't trust anyone except myself for protecting you…"