Chapter 224 Shadows Of The Past
Chapter 224 Shadows Of The Past
What was I thinking just now–using a child to lock her beside me?
I once despised Father for that very act.
Yet, I nearly copied him a moment ago.
I disgust even myself.
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Quinn cupped his face. “Listen to me. You will never become your father, and I am not your mother. I will never choose to end my own life.”
Julius stared at her; after a while, the corners of his mouth lifted. “You’re right. You’re nothing like her- you’re far stronger.”
She brimmed with life; even when cornered, she would fight to survive, not seek release in death.
“My mother disliked–maybe even loathed–my father. But you like me… You might even love me, won’t you?” he asked, as if begging for assurance.
“Yes. I like you, and… I will love you,” Quinn answered.
Maybe I already do!
Julius wrapped her in his arms, burying his face in the crook of her neck, breathing in her scent.
She could unsettle him so easily–and soothe him just as quickly.
And he was becoming someone who simply could not lose her.
The next day, Sidonie arrived at Nimbus Air, hoping to persuade the executives to reconsider their decision.
But the very managers who usually greeted her with warm smiles now looked at her as though she were something distasteful.
The leader did not bother to soften the blow, saying, “Nimbus Air is merely terminating your contract- that is already generous. Do you have any idea how much damage your actions have done to the company’s reputation?”
Sidonie protested, “But I didn’t endanger anyone. I only secured my own safety first. How is that a crime?”
The leader countered, “If, in a moment of crisis, all you can think about is protecting yourself, how can passengers possibly trust you with their lives? Besides, if you hadn’t been named the Firefighting Hero five years ago, do you really believe you’d have been promoted to co–pilot so quickly?”
“What?” Sidonie blinked, feeling stunned.
“Your flying skills and personal aptitude are ordinary at best,” he went on. “Nimbus Air invested in you only because of that honor. Now, the company no longer has any reason to keep you.”
Humiliation surged across Sidonie’s face. Once, she had brimmed with confidence, proud to be Nimbus
Chapter 224 Shadows Of The Past
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Air’s first female pilot–even if the title was only co–pilot. Among all the women in the cockpit, she had been the standout. Yet, in her supervisor’s mouth, she was suddenly mediocre. She refused to accept it.
Leaving the office, she felt every former colleague whispering behind cupped hands; their eyes shone with contempt and ridicule. Sidonie clenched her fists. One day, you’ll all look at me with respect–no, with envy. Just then, her phone rang. When she saw the caller ID, her expression changed.
Laura had arranged to meet Harlan at a café.
The moment he sat down, she demanded, “You were drunk that night. Why did you make your uncle come pick you up?”
Harlan lounged in his chair. “Why am I not allowed to call him?”
“You know perfectly well what he and I used to be. Didn’t it cross your mind I might feel awkward?” She scowled.
“I figured your skin was thick enough not to care,” Harlan replied.
Laura rolled her eyes. “Spoken like a true gentleman. By the way, did he say anything to you afterward?”
Harlan arched a brow. “Why should he?”
“No reason,” she said, forcing a smile. It’s better if he hadn’t.
At that moment, Laura’s peripheral vision caught Sidonie across the street, ducking into a shabby motel with a man, as though desperate not to be recognized.
Who on earth is that guy? Why are they sneaking into a motel? Suspicion narrowed her eyes.
She seized Harlan’s wrist. “Come with me!”
“Where?” Harlan was baffled.
“That motel across the road.”
For the first time in his life, Harlan found himself skulking toward a budget motel like a petty thief.
“What exactly are we doing?” he muttered, annoyed. In Jexburgh, he usually strode wherever he pleased; he did not do so furtively.
“Keep your voice down. Don’t draw attention,” Laura warned.
Harlan rolled his eyes. As if sneaking around like this isn’t attention–grabbing already.
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