The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning Max Charming

Chapter 1161

“My dad married into the family. My parents were both research scientists and always at the lab. After I was born, they shipped me off to my aunt’s. Maybe inheriting some of my parents’ natural talents, I coasted into Ventropolis University without putting in much effort…”

Before Blake finished her story, her phone at a side buzzed. The caller ID showed it was Liam. “Oh! How could I forget Liam is also coming over today? Hold on a second. I gotta take this call.”

Kevin glanced at the spot she had just occupied, his gaze deep and unreadable.

‘My past is too horrible to tell her about.’

Kevin had never known his true name. He had grown up in the cold darkness of the criminal underworld, where survival meant following orders and wielding a knife. It had been a harsh world where only the strong survived.

Some said his mother had been a prostitute and his father a drug dealer. He had been abandoned at birth, with no name. Since he could remember, he had lived in a dark and foul-smelling sewer. His upbringing turned him into the person he became, a cold-hearted machine.

He had never seen the beauty of the world, until he met Zach and his entire life changed. Back then, he and Zach had been involved in illegal trafficking at the border, as fugitives desperate for money. They had crossed paths with undercover government agents and barely escaped the border alive. After their escape, both of them were badly injured.

Zach said, “You owe me your life. From now on, you follow my lead.”

“Okay.”

suit you. From now on, you’ll go

“Okay.”

finished, it was already dark. The chilly wind swept in. Blake walked Liam down to the apartment building

turned to

back and said, “I need to go back

clenched his fists, his eyes dimming with a hint of sadness. In a soft voice, he

I’m still trying to

so long, and you’ve become my best friend. I’ve always been a bit foolish. The more unattainable

he’s given me a chance. I don’t want to give

support me

long pause, he finally said, “Yes, we’re…best friends! Blake, I give you my

now. It might start snowing soon. If you get a headache, remember to take your medicine. I’m leaving!” With that, she

eyes slightly reddened by the wind. “But… I like you too…” he softly murmured, but his words scattered away, disappearing without a trace in the wind. Blake did not hear that sentence either.

and found’ the study empty. She then turned toward the bedroom. Kevin was sound asleep.

‘He’s asleep already?’