Chapter 627

Michael could've been an outstanding young man, and it helped that he looked good. It was too bad he didn't come from the best family—his personality hadn't turned out to be the best because of the environment he'd grown up in. His mother had run off with a rich man when he was a child because she'd scorned his father for being poor. From that day on, his father had done nothing but drink and gamble. He didn't care about Michael. It hadn't been easy for Michael to complete his education and get such a good job. He'd picked up empty bottles and newspapers from the roadside to sell them and earn whatever money he could in the winter, and he'd worked at open-air bars as a waiter in the summer. He'd worked hard to get through high school and into a prestigious university. During his university days, he'd been at the top of his class for several subjects, and he'd joined the student council. He could've had a bright future, but then he'd met Queenie. He'd failed to forget her after seei