Chapter 136 Do I Stand A Chance 

Julius’s body stiffened slightly. His head, previously bowed, gradually lifted. Their gazes met in that 

moment. 

“I wouldn’t joke about something like this,” Julius said, his thin lips slightly parting. In his deep, dark pupils, Quinn’s face was reflected. “Quinn, I’m not sure if what I feel qualifies as love in your book, but if there ever comes a day when I realize I can’t bear to lose someone, then I would call that love.” 

Quinn was taken aback. So, what he meant was, he couldn’t lose her? 

“Perhaps at first, I found you intriguing, simply because you never abandoned me in times of danger, and that’s why I wanted you by my side. But the moment I saw you plunge into the sea to save that child, everything changed.” 

Julius murmured softly, gradually leaning in, his face drawing even closer to Quinn. 

“I was scared, terrified even, at the thought of losing you like that. It’s a feeling I never want to experience again in my life. By the time I realized it, I had already followed you into the sea.” 

His voice, it echoed softly in her ears, his phoenix eyes filled with longing. 

“So, Quinn, could you give me a chance? Let’s be together. I’ll treat you really well, I’ll give you my all!” 

His voice was hoarse, almost enchantingly so. 

Julius, who usually held himself in high regard, was pleading in such an almost humble tone. 

Quinn even felt as if her heart had skipped a beat for a moment. 

“We’ve barely known each other for long, and you’re already professing your love for me, promising me the world. Don’t you find that a bit absurd?” Quinn suppressed the brief flutter in her heart, speaking with a calm demeanor. 

“How long we’ve known each other doesn’t matter when it comes to love,” Julius said, “After all, there are plenty of people in this world who fall in love at first sight, aren’t there?” 

Quinn looked up. “So–called love at first sight is nothing more than a euphemism for lust!” 

“But for me,” he said, “if I fell in love at first sight with anyone, it definitely wouldn’t be based on their looks alone, but rather a commitment for a lifetime.” 

“You’re being too absolute,” she said. 

“People from the Whitethorn family have always been like this when it comes to love,” Julius said quietly. Even though he despised his father, he couldn’t deny the lifelong love his father had for his mother. 

As long as his father was alive, he was forever in love with his mother, in love with a woman who had already passed away. 

Till death do them part. 

“Quinnie.” He called her by her pet name affectionately. “Besides, what I feel for you isn’t love at first sight, but a love that grew over time. However, I do think that perhaps love at first sight might have been better. That way, I wouldn’t have wasted time and could have understood my feelings for you sooner.” 

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Quinn pursed her lips. At that moment, the distance between them was too close, so close that she could casily feel his breath brushing against her cheek. 

“Feelings often grow over time, but we haven’t known each other for very long. have we?” said Quinn. “Mr. Whitethorn, I think your feelings now might just be a spur of the moment thing, perhaps due to the excitement of the sea rescue today. Give it some time, and you might not feel the same way about me.” 

“Suppose, after some time, I still feel this way about you, would you be willing to date me?” Julius asked in 

return. 

With a steady gaze, Quinn looked at the person before her. “No.” 

“Because you don’t love me?” His eyes flickered slightly. 

“Um, Mr. Whitethorn, I don’t have those kinds of feelings for you,” she had said. “I’ve mentioned before, I’m newly divorced and there are still many things I want to do. I’m not currently thinking about starting another relationship.” After he had spoken, Quinn added, “You should probably dry your hair yourself.” 

At this moment, her hands were still gripping the sides of the towel that was draped over his head. 

Just as Quinn was about to pull her hand back, Julius’s hand swiftly covered hers. 

“I won’t stop you from doing what you want, and I can be your spear and shield!” He murmured, “I’ll stand by your side, share life and death with you. No matter what happens. I’ll never leave you, never betray you!” 

He spoke, articulating each word and sentence carefully. 

Quinn was stunned. These were the words she had once said to him. 

This was the type of person she yearned to love. 

Julius had remembered every single word. 

“Or is it,” he asked, “that I’m really such a terrible person, so terrible that no matter what, you could never fall in love with me?” 

“No,” Quinn blurted. 

His eyes, which were originally dull, suddenly lit up. “So, you’re going to fall in love with me?” 

Quinn cleared her throat awkwardly. “All I’m trying to say is, you’re not a terrible person!” 

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