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

to be a chel.”

mentioning you were a barber too.”

“That’s right.”

about your past?” Maeve’s eyes sparkled

“Sure,” Zion agreed.

about Zion from Charlie and Lara, bearing it from Zion himself

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

questions had long occupied Marve’s

me think.” Zion’s thoughts began drifting

Zion, from as early as he could remember, his mother, Amanda Miller, had insted in him a desire for revenge against the entire Spencer family, whom she blamed

drugs. Her descent into addiction culminated in a tragic

for Zion, left homeless and without official residency, he became a wandering

an heir from such places. Yet Jeffrey needed someone fearless and adept at handling illegal

the Normans 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 their