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.

missed your calling as a chet, Maeve

used to be

remember you mentioning you were a barber too.”

“That’s right.”

tell me more about your past?” Maeve’s

“Sure,” Zion agreed.

Zion from Charlie and Lara, bearing it from Zion himself

despite being the heir

questions had long occupied

Zion’s thoughts began drifting

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 into addiction

he became a

such places. Yet Jeffrey needed someone

required tasks their own scions couldn’t handle. Thus, they sought individuals who had endured the slums to do their