Chapter 421


    “But it’s not toote now,” Zion said with his eyes brimming with gentle affection.


    To the outside world, Zion cut a malicious and fearsome figure. He struck dread into everyone who crossed his path


    But to Maeve, Zion was always a quiet, asionally mischievous, and unconventional man. This side of him was endearing and far from frightening.


    “Wait here for a moment,” Zion said before heading downstairs.


    He returned soon after with a te of dessert–a cake with cherry jam filling The sight of someone as serious as Zion making a heart–shaped dessert warmed Maeve’s heart. “Try it,” he encouraged.Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Maeve took a small bite. The cake had a sweet and tangy cherry vor, with the sourness enhancing the lingering sweetness.


    “You missed your calling as <b>a </b>chet, Maeve remarked


    “I used to be <b>a </b>chel.”


    “I remember you mentioning you <b>were </b>a barber too.”


    <b>“</b><b>That’s </b>right.”


    “Can you tell me more about your past?” Maeve’s eyes sparkled with curiosity.


    “<b>Sure</b><b>,</b>” Zion agreed.


    Maeve was all ears, Though she had heard many stories about Zion from Charlie and <b>Lara</b><b>, </b>bearing it from Zion himself was rare.


    She wondered how he was chosen by Jeffrey overseas, how he achieved fame abroad, and why, despite being the heir to the Spencer family, he endured so much hardship before being brought back by Kurt


    These questions had long upied Marve’s mind.


    “Let me think.” Zion’s thoughts began drifting far back.


    Maeve listened intently. ording to Zion, from as early as he could remember, his mother, Amanda Miller, had insted in him a desire for revenge against the entire Spencer family, whom she med for her misery.


    At first, she relied solely on medicine, but as time went on, she turned to alcohol, then smoking, and finally, drugs. Her descent into addiction culminated in a tragic end when she leaped to her death in a fitot madness.


    As for Zion, left homeless and without official residency, he became a wandering orphan abroad. He was willing to do anything to survive.


    The Norman family, with its dwindling lineage, wouldn’t typically seek an heir from such ces. Yet Jeffrey needed someone fearless and adept at handling illegal affairs.


    Despite their phnthropic facade, the Normans ran a vast underground empire that required tasks their own scions couldn’t handle. Thus, they sought individuals who had endured the slums to do their bidding


    It was then that Jeffrey noticed 16–year–old Zion and recognized <b>his </b>potential


    Zion, in turn, was willing to do whatever it took to serve the Norman family. With his hands stained with blood, he eventually rose to the top.


    Marvelistened quietly. Then zion abruptly interjected, “This is what outsiders think they know about me.”


    Maeve was taken aback “What do you mean by <b>that</b>?”


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