The atmosphere in the room was eerily quiet.
Luna took the marriage certificate from Gwen and flipped through it a few times to make sure it was real.
She always guessed that Luke was interested in Gwen. Otherwise, he would not have cared so much about her, but she did not expect that he would use this as a condition before allowing Gwen to proceed with her abortion.
"I was just using it to scare her." Luke, who had remained silent all this while, suddenly stood up and snatched the marriage certificate away from Luna. "I told her that if she wanted to undergo an abortion, the only way I'd allow it is if she married me."
"I thought she would refuse to, but I was surprised. She's so desperate to get rid of this child that she’s even willing to marry someone like me."
Luke carefully tucked the marriage certificate away and sauntered over to the door. "I guess this is good, too. If she dies during the procedure, at least she'll have a husband to visit her grave now and then."
Then, he opened the door. "By the way, the surgery is arranged for this afternoon."
Just as he was about to leave, Luke could not stop himself from turning around to glance at Luna. "I have to admit that you're good. Joshua spent the entire
night convincing me to go ahead with the abortion. You're probably the only person who could get him to do something like this."
With that, he turned around and left the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Luna," Gwen said feebly after Luke had left. "Did I... make a mistake?"
Her eyes were still red-rimmed from her previous crying. "Just now, I asked Luke what would happen to him if I died... He told me that even if I died, his heart would be with me forever."
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