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.

Steven suddenly leaned

the warm glow of the streetlight, my heart skipped a beat. “You… haven’t

me and said sincerely, “Tasty.”

heart was racing.

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

awkwardly before looking down to continue eating the fried

Steven reached out his hand to me and led me home. “Stephie, I think I’m sick, still running a fever. Can you stay

just wouldn’t let me leave.

us, hoping for a taste of the fried mushrooms in my hand.

it a piece and whispered,

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

are more loyal than people,”

piece of

“Dogs have a way of understanding humans. They see through the things we

didn’t think too much about

was gentle and obedient and would keep wagging its tail.

I can’t get it wet.” Steven suddenly brought up his dilemma when we were about

of his bandaged hands and looked at me with a pair of pitiful eyes,

take a bath himself and wanted me

clueless, or was he simply playing a

and I murmured, “No need to

to keep clean,” Steven seriously countered.

I smirked.

having been a wandering hobo for a while now?

I wouldn’t call him out on this. After

it’s legal,” Steven suddenly reminded me.

looked up at