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,

used to be

mentioning you were a barber

“That’s right.”

your past?” Maeve’s eyes sparkled

“Sure,” Zion agreed.

was all ears, Though she had heard many stories about Zion from Charlie and Lara, bearing it from

abroad, and why, despite being the heir to the Spencer

had long occupied

me think.” Zion’s thoughts began drifting

Miller, had insted in him a desire for revenge

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

and without official residency, he became a wandering orphan abroad. He was willing to do

an heir from such places. Yet Jeffrey needed

that required tasks their own scions couldn’t