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.

good?” Steven suddenly leaned in close.

in the warm glow of the streetlight, my

kissed me and said sincerely, “Tasty.”

was racing.

all. In fact, I often wondered if he was just

looking down to continue

Steven reached out his hand to me and led me home. “Stephie, I think

let me

big dog was wagging its tail behind us, hoping for a taste of the fried mushrooms in my

it a piece and whispered, “Steve,

was just a little pup abandoned by the roadside 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

loyal than

gave Buddy 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

too much about

its tail. But I always thought that perhaps it

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

bandaged hands and looked

take a bath himself and wanted me to do it for him.

was he genuinely clueless, or was he

ears turned red, and I murmured, “No need to wash up, let’s just sleep…”

keep clean,”

I smirked.

about hygiene after having been a wandering

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

legal,” Steven

looked up