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

the warm glow of the streetlight, my heart skipped a

Steven suddenly kissed me and said

was

flirted, he didn’t seem crazy at all. In fact, I often wondered if he was just pretending to be foolish.

before looking down to continue eating the fried mushrooms.

me home. “Stephie, I

let

was wagging its tail behind us, hoping for

whispered, “Steve, is this

named it Buddy. It’s been by

are more loyal than people,” he added.

another piece of

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

too much about

would keep wagging its tail. But I always thought that perhaps it was

hurts, and I can’t get it wet.” Steven suddenly brought up his dilemma when

his bandaged hands and looked at me with a

obvious that Steven couldn’t take a bath himself and wanted me to do it

he genuinely clueless, or was

and I murmured, “No need

keep clean,” Steven

I smirked.

hygiene after having been

on this.

Steven

looked up

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