Chapter 171 Do You Like Me Like That
Everyone was shocked.
Trent cried out in pain. His right hand was bent at a strange angle and hung limp by his side.
“Julius!” Sidonie quickly helped Trent, her voice filled with anger. “Even if you’re the powerful Mr. Whitethorn, feared all over Jexburgh, you can’t just do whatever you like!”
Especially over someone like Quinn!
“If anyone has anything to say, talk to my lawyer. Anyone who tries to hurt Quinn won’t get away with it!” Julius walked straight to Quinn and picked her up in his arms.
Quinn felt a little embarrassed. Her arm was hurt, not her leg, yet he liked to carry her.
“I can walk by myself.”
“I’m worried.”
Quinn was confused. Worried? About what?
Julius gave a small nod to his team and the staff at the orphanage before leaving, still holding Quinn.
In the car, Julius gently rolled up Quinn’s sleeve to look at the bleeding wound. “Does it hurt?”
“Not really.”
But Julius still looked upset, as if he was the one feeling the pain.
“I’m really fine,” Quinn said. “By the way, did you really break Trent’s right hand?”
“I did,” Julius replied, watching her reaction closely. “Are you mad at me?”
Quinn pressed her lips together, and Julius suddenly felt nervous.
After all, Trent was the man she once married to. Does she still care about him? If she does…
Jealousy started to build in his heart.
“What’s there to be mad about?” Quinn said. “Even though I don’t agree with your way of doing things, I kicked Trent away myself. So if I’m mad at you, I’d have to be mad at myself too.”
The jealousy inside Julius faded away instantly.
“But what if Trent sues you…” Quinn paused.
“Let him,” Julius said. “It was just an accident that I broke his hand. Of course, the Whitethorn family will pay for his medical bills.”
Quinn thought it over and realized it made sense.
The Whitethorn family’s legal team was one of the best in Jexburgh. They weren’t just for show.
Even if Trent sued, he probably wouldn’t win.
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Once they were back at the mansion, Julius gently cleaned and bandaged Quinn’s wound. “If I had known they were coming after you, I never would have left.”
“I’m not someone who needs protecting all the time,” Quinn replied with a laugh. “This time I reopened my wound because of Trent. That was my fault. Also… I really enjoyed watching you play tag with the kids. It felt like you were a different person.”
“Do you like me like that?”
“I do. Of course, I like you just the way you usually are. I just wish we had met earlier.”
As she spent more time with him, she began to understand. Julius‘ distant, quiet nature came from his past and his family.
If they had met sooner, would he have been more cheerful? More open? Would he have smiled more?
Julius stopped and looked deeply at Quinn. After a moment, he murmured, “Yeah, it would have been great if we had met earlier.”
If they had, he wouldn’t have let any other man get close to her.
He would have been there for her, walking her to school, joining the military with her, and helping her in everything.
He would have made himself the most important person in her life.
But it wasn’t too late. He could still stay by her side and make sure no other man got close.
Trent’s right hand was in a cast and wrapped in bandages.
“Quinn went too far. She used Julius to hurt you!” Sidonie said angrily. “Julius is just some guy who uses the Whitethorn family’s money. Trent, we can’t just forget about this!”
“What? You want to sue him?”
“He hurt your hand that badly. Of course you should sue him. You’re not scared, are you?”
Sidonie wasn’t just mad at Julius. She was even angrier at Quinn.
If not for her, she and Trent wouldn’t have ended up looking so bad in front of everyone.
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