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.

calling as a chet, Maeve

to be a chel.”

you mentioning you were

“That’s right.”

your

“Sure,” Zion agreed.

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

he was chosen by Jeffrey overseas, how he achieved fame abroad, and why, despite being the heir

long occupied Marve’s mind.

Zion’s thoughts began drifting

remember, his mother, Amanda Miller, had insted in him a desire for revenge

smoking, and finally, drugs. Her descent into addiction culminated in a tragic end when she leaped to her

official residency, he became a

from such places. Yet Jeffrey needed someone fearless and

ran a vast underground empire that required tasks their own scions couldn’t handle. Thus, they sought