Chapter 1161

With Zion around, Maeve knew Liam would always have her back. Zion let out a resigned smile. "Alright, alright. I know you're always the smartest." Maeve leaned into his arm and said, "Zion… do you think we'll ever be done with all this?" The constant scheming and calculating was exhausting. It was only in Zion's presence that she could let her guard down for a little while. "Recently, I couldn't help but wonder... What if we were just regular kids from some well-off family? "If our parents were still around, if we had friends with us, and there wasn't all this backstabbing and life-or-death drama? That would've been nice, right?" Zion fell silent briefly, then said, "Trust me, Mavy. Those peaceful days aren't as far off as they seem." Maeve replied, "Despite your words, you know just as well as I do—until that man shows himself, we'll never be free. As long as he's out there, even if we leave him alone, he won't do the same for us." She lowered her voice and added, "When he