Revenge After Death

Chapter 199

“Jerk,” I muttered.

Michael had really crossed the line.

After all the things he did to me before, now he was targeting Steven too.

1 fumed with anger. I wanted to go to the orphanage to unmask Michael’s hypocrisy.

However, Steven grabbed me and looked at me with pleading eyes. “Stephie, the fried mushrooms are getting soggy.”

After waiting in line for so long to get them, Steven would go crazy if I didn’t eat them

soon.

I could understand why people often used their wiles to get their way. It was indeed an effective strategy.

As Steven stood under the streetlight, he looked at me with pitiful and pleading eyes.

Could anyone resist? Absolutely not.

So, I took the fried mushrooms and had a couple of bites.

They were crispy and freshly fried.

It was evident that Steven couldn’t have been to the orphanage, and these mushrooms

were his alibi.

taste good?” Steven suddenly leaned in

of the streetlight, my

Steven suddenly kissed me and said

heart was

I often wondered if he was just pretending to be foolish. But I had no

awkwardly before looking down to continue eating the

I think I’m sick, still

let me

its tail behind us, hoping for a taste of the

piece and whispered, “Steve, is this

I found it. I rescued it and named it Buddy. It’s been by my side ever since,” Steven introduced Buddy to me as

are more loyal than people,”

Buddy another piece of fried

in surprise before smiling. “Dogs have a way of understanding humans. They see through the things we can’t see

think too much about Steven’s words.

me, it was gentle and obedient and would keep wagging its tail. But I always thought that perhaps it

hurts, and I can’t get it wet.” Steven suddenly

stretched out both of his bandaged hands and looked at me with

bath himself and

he genuinely clueless, or was he simply playing a deeper game?

murmured, “No

to keep clean,” Steven

I smirked.

having been

him out on this. After

Steven

up at