Never See You Again

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Chapter 421

“But it’s not too late now,” Zion said with his eyes brimming with gentle affection.

To the outside world, Zion cut a malicious and fearsome figure. He struck dread into everyone who crossed his path

But to Maeve, Zion was always a quiet, occasionally mischievous, and unconventional man. This side of him was endearing and far from frightening.

“Wait here for a moment,” Zion said before heading downstairs.

He returned soon after with a plate of dessert–a cake with cherry jam filling The sight of someone as serious as Zion making a heart–shaped dessert warmed Maeve’s heart. “Try it,” he encouraged.

Maeve took a small bite. The cake had a sweet and tangy cherry flavor, with the sourness enhancing the lingering sweetness.

as a chet, Maeve

be a chel.”

you mentioning you

“That’s right.”

more about your past?” Maeve’s eyes

“Sure,” Zion agreed.

all ears, Though she had heard many stories about Zion from Charlie and

achieved fame abroad, and why, despite being the heir to the Spencer family, he endured so

long

me think.” Zion’s thoughts

listened intently. According to Zion, from as early as he could remember, his mother, Amanda Miller, had insted in him a desire for revenge against the entire Spencer

relied solely on medicine, but as time went on, she turned to alcohol, then smoking, and finally, drugs. Her descent

left homeless and without official residency, he became a wandering orphan abroad. He was

dwindling lineage, wouldn’t typically seek an heir from such places.

ran a vast underground empire that required tasks their own scions couldn’t handle. Thus, they sought individuals who had endured the slums to do