Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 682:

Marissa couldn’t help but reminisce about the tough days in the refugee camp in Bla Grainn. Those days felt like a lifetime ago.

Food and water were always in short supply. Sometimes, they went two days without a meal. Marissa vividly remembered her adoptive brother, Kevin, who tirelessly searched for food every day.

When they were lucky enough to find something, it felt like hitting the jackpot. Even the idea of a cup of coffee seemed like an impossible luxury.

One day, out of nowhere, Kevin brought back a small packet of coffee powder.

He had this excited, almost mischievous look as he showed it to her, “Rich people drink this stuff,” he said, practically glowing with pride. “I got lucky and found a packet on the road. And look, I even found a sugar cube!”

Neither of them had ever tasted coffee before. They believed it was some kind of high-quality nutritional drink. With eager anticipation, they boiled some water and poured the coffee powder into a cup, watching it dissolve.

moment they each took a small sip, their faces twisted

and fancy, not

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“No wonder rich people add milk and sugar to this stuff.

about to drop the whole sugar cube into the coffee when little Marissa stopped him with her

can save the other half for tomorrow. This way,

Let’s add just half,”

one half into the coffee, and tucked the other half into her pocket. “Eat it secretly tomorrow. Don’t let

it. Kevin claimed it wasn’t for him

thought Kevin really didn’t like coffee. She didn’t realize he was only trying to

day after their shared coffee adventure, men in suits arrived. They claimed they had found Marissa’s biological parents and whisked her away. She never saw Kevin again