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.
Regina caught his implication. Was he suggesting that if she had lived his life,
she'd understand his 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? It could offer him another avenue to fight his plight. What was the point
of wandering around this desolate lot that was about to be developed?
She frowned, pressing him on why he wouldn't speak to reporters, only to be met
with a glare that could freeze coffee.
“Are any of you reporters decent? A year ago, I might have just lost my house.
But after talking to your kind, I lost my family too. Would you trust the press after
that?”
Her heart sank. She'd sensed his disdain for journalists, but never imagined the
profession had such a profoundly negative impact on his life.
“I'm sorry for whatever happened to you because of my colleagues. I'm still green
in th job, I know, but I genuinely want to help you out of this situation,” Regina
said earnest] 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 story.”
After a long silence, 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 that unity could stand up to them.”
“Them? The developers?” Regina's pulse quickened, sensing a breakthrough.
“Did they force everyone out?”
He sighed. “I'd love to confront those developers and ask them why they coveted
our homes. Why did they have to displace us just because they fancied the land
beneath our
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The man’s laugh was hollow, echoing the emptiness of lost dreams and a
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