The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2744

“That piece of trash was asking for it,” Regina muttered as she watched the drunkard stumble away into the night. “With moves like that, he’s obviously been in more scraps than you can count.”

The homeless man hadn’t needed to step in this time; Regina had felt the heft of a brick in her hand, ready to hurl it at the back of the drunkard’s head. But it was the homeless man who had acted first, landing a solid punch that sent the drunkard reeling.

When they had moved to a quieter spot, Regina finally broke the silence, “So you do speak. And here I thought you were gonna play the strong, silent type forever.”

The man didn’t respond to Regina’s sarcasm. He just wrapped a tattered coat around his

shoulders and settled himself on an old blanket.

“You haven’t been through what I’ve been through,” he finally said, his voice low and heavy

with unspoken stories.

choices? But what she couldn’t wrap her head around was why, if these things had truly happened to him, he wouldn’t go to the press with his story?

speak to reporters, only to be met with a glare that could freeze coffee.

But after talking to your kind, I lost my

but never imagined the profession had such a

colleagues. I’m still green in th job, I know, but I genuinely want to help you out of this situation,” Regina said earnestl want to uncover what’s really happened here. Why do people sing praises of the developers, calling them generous, when they’ve obviously crossed you and your famil There has to be more to the

man let out a bitter chuckle. “My family? I don’t have one anymore. Why was I the only one who didn’t just pack up and leave easily like everyone else? I was naive to think

pulse quickened, sensing a breakthrough. “Did they force everyone

homes. Why did they

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