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

kissed me and said

was

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

coughed awkwardly before looking down to continue eating the

led me home. “Stephie, I think I’m sick, still running a fever. Can

let me leave.

dog was wagging its tail behind us, hoping for a taste

and whispered, “Steve, is this

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

more loyal than people,” he added.

another piece of fried mushroom, “Buddy’s really

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

much about Steven’s words.

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

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

his bandaged hands and looked at me with a pair of

that Steven couldn’t take a bath himself and wanted me to do it for him.

or was

ears turned red, and I murmured, “No need to wash

keep clean,”

I smirked.

about hygiene after having been a wandering hobo for a while now?

I wouldn’t call him out on this. After all, people have their

Steven suddenly reminded

looked up at him.