This Time, I'll Be the Villain's Favorite Daughter novel Chapter 145

This Time Be the Villain’s Favorite Daughter

Chapter 145 What the Lamb Already Did

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Because in the kind of life they’d lived, claiming things had been fine was the real lie. Silence stretched between them.

Maya reached out, her voice going gentle. “Hey, come on. I didn’t come here to go after you. Everything that happened before was literally a different lifetime for both of us.

“Don’t overthink it. I never look back.

“Want a hug?”

Lawrence didn’t hesitate. He wrapped his arms around her and held on tight.

He was still in a complete daze, his heart knotted up, fighting the urge to shake apart.

He wanted to say something. Anything. In a moment like this, anything would do.

“The people who hurt us back then…”

He seemed steadier now. His voice was a little more grounded than before. “Do you still hate them?”

If she was being honest?

“Yeah.”

Maya didn’t hesitate.

She’d hated most people. There’d been a stretch of time where she didn’t love anyone at all. Just pure,

clean hatred.

The first thing she noticed about a person was whether they were a threat. For a long time, socializing wasn’t about making connections. It was about assessing risk.

She’d resented almost everyone, including this bargain–bin little brother of hers.

If anyone wanted something from her, they’d better give her something first. Otherwise, she’d drop them without blinking.

She genuinely didn’t spend much time thinking about the past. Good people, bad people, none of it mattered. In this new life, all of it was behind her.

“I hate them too.” Lawrence’s thoughts finally seemed to settle. “But you’ve got a new life now. Holding onto hate just makes you miserable. So leave all that to me.”

Maya reached over and pinched his cheek.

Not chubby at all. Bony. Dry.

What a waste. All that soft baby fat from when he was little, completely gone,

“You’re right,” Maya said. “Hate is pointless. But if I run into any of those people, I’m not letting it go.”

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Chapter 145 What the Lamb Already Did

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She was still the grudge–holding type, deep down.

“That’s my business, though. What about you? Can you honestly tell me you’re okay right now?” She studied him, calm and steady.

Something about Lawrence felt completely broken.

“Of course.” The answer came too fast. Like he’d rehearsed it.

Maya didn’t buy it.

“I’m really fine,” Lawrence said it again. And again.

Before all this, he’d genuinely considered the possibility of hunting down every bully from their past and taking them out, then going down with them.

life

In a world where laws meant nothing, money ruled everything, and rules were just suggestions, going a little crazy was the only way to get results fast.

And with everything he remembered from before, getting close to those people, luring them out, that wouldn’t have been hard.

But now… He didn’t want to go that far anymore.

If Maya hadn’t known who he was, she wouldn’t have grieved over some stranger’s death. But she had her memories. And she had a new life.

He couldn’t make her sad again. So he’d take the long view instead.

“Seeing you happy. That’s really, really great.”

Lawrence held her tighter. His voice was soft, almost giddy, and for the first time, there was something in it that actually sounded like a kid.

Maya couldn’t help smiling. She changed the subject. “Lawrence, have you thought about coming to live

with me?

“Getting Mom and Dad on board might be tricky. But if it doesn’t work out, I can figure something else

out.”

She couldn’t leave him with Thomas any longer.

“What?” He blinked, then realized what she meant and shook his head fast. “No. I don’t need that. I’m not like you. I don’t need a family.”

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