hapter 104 Refuse To Believe 

“As of now, yes.” Quinn replied. “But after three months, when the bodyguard assignment is over, it won’t be the case anymore.” 

However, it seemed that Moldred had misunderstood Quinn’s words. “Marley and Julius share a deep connection. I don’t want you two to end up fighting over a man!” 

“What happens between Marley and Julius has nothing to do with me,” Quinn stated nonchalantly. 

Moldred hesitated, wanting to say more but stopping himself. In the end, all he could do was to caution her. “Julius is not an easy character. Don’t get too involved with him. You might find it hard to extricate yourself.” 

After Moldred left, Quinn also planned to return to Julius‘ side. 

Before she could even step out of the small balcony, Trent had already made his move and approached her first. 

“Quinnie, let’s have a talk!” 

“Mr. Grafton, it seems that our relationship has changed. It’s no longer appropriate for you to call me ‘Quinnie. Please refer to me as Ms. Bridger from now on,” Quinn said coolly. 

Her cold demeanor made Trent uncomfortable. 

He moistened his lips, then with a seeming surge of courage, he said, “I wanted to apologize for what happened before. I didn’t know your parents were fallen heroes… If I had known… I would have definitely accompanied you to collect your parents‘ ashes and would have stopped Sidonie at the airport!” 

However, his apology only made Quinn’s gaze grow even colder. “Trent, you really do resemble Sidonie! So, if my parents weren’t fallen heroes, you would just trample over them?” 

“I…” Trent paused. 

“If that’s all you have to say, you might as well stop talking. I’m not interested in sticking around!” After saying this, Quinn intended to walk away. 

Suddenly, Trent blocked her path. 

“Tell me,” he demanded, “why did you say those words to me at the airport? What did you mean by that?” His gaze was locked onto her, unyielding and intense. 

With a cool glance, Quinn looked at him. “What’s the matter? I saved your life back then. Don’t I have the right to scold reprimand you? Trent, if I hadn’t saved you back then, do you think you’d still be here, talking to me?” 

Perhaps he would have lost his life! 

A slight shift in Trent’s expression was evident. “How on earth did you find out about my past incident where I was injured and fell into the river? Are you saying this on purpose, trying to make me believe that you were my savior?” 

Taken aback, Quinn had never expected such words to come from Trent’s mouth. 

It turns out that what’s even worse than being ungrateful is when the other party has no intention of acknowledging 

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the favor in the first place. 

From the moment she recognized him as the young man she had saved from the river, she never once considered holding this act of kindness over his head. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept silent about it all these years. 

Had it not been for the incident at the airport that infuriated her beyond measure, she might have never brought it up. 

But now, according to Trent, it had turned into her deliberately misleading him. 

“So, you think I’m just talking nonsense?” Quinn couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief. 

Trent frowned. “Isn’t that the case? The person who saved me wasn’t you. You’re just saying that to make me feel guilty, to make my life difficult!” 

Quinn gazed steadily at the person before her. In his eyes, there was an unmistakable hope, a hope that she would nod, acknowledging that what he assumed was right. 

There really is such absurdity in this world. 

“Trent, are you that disappointed that I was the one who saved your life?” 

A flash of embarrassment crossed the man’s face. “I just wanted to clear things up.” 

“Clear things up?” Quinn scoffed. “How would you like me to do that? Do you want me to say that I was just spouting nonsense, that I never saved your life, and that I’m not your lifesaver? If that’s the case, then our three–year marriage, ending in divorce, would leave you guilt–free, wouldn’t it?” 

His expression faltered. All he heard was her icy voice stating, “What a shame. I never wanted your guilt, Trent. Your guilt is utterly worthless to me now!” 

Trent felt a sharp pain in his chest; Quinn’s voice at that moment seemed unbearably piercing. 

This woman, who once accompanied him with such gentle affection, had lost her family to death and disappearance, leaving him as her sole support. Yet, why was her gaze toward him now so icy cold? It was as if he had become someone utterly insignificant to her. 

“Really? Is my guilt not worth a dime to you?” He was suddenly filled with an anger he himself couldn’t comprehend. “If that’s the case, why would you tell such a ridiculous lie? Quinn, it was Sidonie who saved me, not you. Did you think that a few words from you would convince me that you were my savior?” 

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