Not to mention, Maggie had also been a rebellious girl in her youth.
Otherwise, with her looks, she wouldn't have ended up in her current situation.
Back then, Maggie had essentially fallen into the hands of that thug, Michael.
She was tricked by him into marriage, and even after they wed, he would often live off her.
If Michael hadn't been so persistent and hadn't actually helped Maggie resolve some minor troubles,
they never would have stayed together until now.
Now that Michael was dead, Maggie, who had already learned the truth of his death from the FBI, undoubtedly hated him immensely.
It was all because of a moment of greed, wanting to steal Stanfield's drugs.
As a result, not only was Michael himself killed by Stanfield's men, but he also caused the deaths of Maggie's eldest daughter and youngest son.
The two of them were Maggie's biological children.
No matter how incompetent a mother she might have been,
they were still her own flesh and blood, her biological children.
It was naturally impossible to say that Maggie didn't hate her deadbeat ex-husband now.
Hunter could tell that this good lady next door was even more anxious than he was.
He nodded with a smile, "It's true. Don't go back to your old job. If you feel bored later on, just take good care of the farm."
"I will give you a separate sum of money every month. As long as you're willing, I'll take care of you and your daughter from now on."
Maggie was in desperate need of a new reliance, and she couldn't stop nodding at his words, "Mm!"
She leaned her head against Hunter's chest, feeling his powerful heartbeat.
After all this time, her panicked and restless heart finally slowly calmed down.
Over an hour later, Hunter and Maggie had finished tidying their clothes.
Opening the door, they saw Matilda sitting cross-legged in front of the guest room door, with a pile of empty snack boxes beside her and a lit cigarette in her hand.
This little girl had been sent out by Maggie earlier.
Hunter had picked out a franklin for her; there were some snack vending machines in the hotel, and buying things there also cost money.
"Matilda..."
Maggie saw Matilda smoking. Maggie, who had been snuggling against Hunter like a demure little bird, suddenly turned pale with anger.
Although she usually didn't show enough concern for her three children, even for Matilda, who wasn't her biological daughter,
Maggie would only occasionally side against her when she argued with her eldest daughter, Liv.
She could be considered kind-hearted; at least she had fulfilled her responsibilities.
Otherwise, given their family's income situation,
maintaining an education for all three children—even Matilda, who wasn't her own—was something
an average family might not necessarily be able to achieve.
Although Matilda didn't like her stepmother Maggie, she was still somewhat afraid of her.
Seeing this, she immediately stubbed out the cigarette butt.
Maggie glared at her, but in the end, she didn't scold her further.
Hunter looked on, a curve forming at the corner of his mouth.
In the plot of léon: the professional, this little girl showed great loathing and even hatred for her biological father.
She didn't like her stepmother or her half-siblings either!
To Hunter, much of that seemed to be the result of a rebellious phase.
"Let's go!"
He bent down to help the little girl collect the snack trash from the floor and took it to a nearby trash can to dump it.
Hunter then took the mother and daughter with him, checked out of the hotel room, and headed for a real estate agency.
Maggie didn't actually mind staying in Hunter's apartment for a while.
But considering Matilda, she probably wouldn't want to live back there, so she ultimately wanted him to rent another apartment for them.
Hunter satisfied their request!
With money paving the way, the three of them didn't stay at the agency for long before they had rented an apartment they could move into that very day.
---Requesting Flowers--- After bringing the mother and daughter to the place, Hunter left another twenty thousand us dollar for Maggie so she could buy some daily necessities first.
After doing all this, he didn't stay long at the newly rented apartment and soon left.
After leaving Maggie's place, Hunter didn't go back to Tali's, nor was he in a hurry to see Slater.
He headed straight for Old Parker's repair shop!
"Parker!"
As it happened, when he arrived at the repair shop,
Hunter just happened to run into Old Parker, who was sitting on the hood of a car with a worried expression, smoking a cigarette.
His car was parked in front of the tightly closed repair shop, and he looked much older than he had a few months ago.
"It's you?!"
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Hearing someone greet him, Old Parker subconsciously looked up.
Once he recognized Hunter, he was somewhat surprised. His expression changed slightly, and he quickly looked around the vicinity.
Hunter raised an eyebrow and immediately realized that the FBI must have investigated this place before.
So he walked forward, took out a cigarette, and lit one for himself as well.
"What's the situation with the repair shop?" Hunter asked.
"It can't open for the time being!"
Old Parker's face was full of bitterness. "The FBI said that Dom has shares in the repair shop, and things need to be cleared up before we can continue operating."
It was clear that his relationship with Dominic was quite good.
Hunter looked around, and seeing no one, he asked in a low voice: "What's the situation with Dominic? How did he suddenly leave without a word?"
Old Parker smoked in silence for a good while before asking back, "What about you and Mia?"
"We're dating, I suppose!"
Hunter rubbed his head with some frustration and looked up to blow a series of smoke rings into the sky.
"I don't even know what happened. I took a job and was busy for a few days. When I came back, everyone was gone!"
Old Parker hesitated for a moment before whispering, "I heard that someone took Vince and Slant from the hospital that day."
"Not long after that, Dom suddenly went on the run."
Hunter's hand holding the cigarette jerked; he knew the reason why Dominic had fled.
It must have been either Vince or Slant who betrayed him...
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