Chapter 242 Lingering Shadows 

Chapter 242 Lingering Shadows 

Marley suddenly reckoned that Quinn might truly resort to violence. 

Quinn turned her head toward Julius. “Let’s go.” 

He inclined his chin in agreement. 

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Watching their retreating figures, Marley’s eyes burned with unwilling fury. She had not come here to help Quinn and Julius. 

She had sacrificed an eye and spent years inching closer to Julius. Why did everything have to slip away the moment Quinn appeared? 

“Quinn, don’t you care that Julius has feelings for another woman in his heart?” Marley shouted recklessly. “There’s a girl who once saved his life! He’s been searching for her all these years. Aren’t you afraid that if he finds her, he’ll fall for her completely and cast you aside?” 

Quinn’s steps halted, and she felt his hand go rigid. 

Even Julius‘ breathing grew ragged beside her. 

All color drained from his face in an instant. 

So… Marley’s words are true? At the very least, he’s really looking for the girl who saved him? 

“Quinn, I-” Julius parted his lips, intent on explaining. 

Quinn raised a hand. “We’ll talk when we get home.” 

With that, she released their interlaced fingers and strode toward Marley. 

Julius felt the sudden emptiness in his palm, the warmth that had filled it vanishing the moment she let go. 

The distance between them widened with each of her determined steps. 

A fierce wave of anxiety surged inside him, as though some day she might walk away from him forever. 

No. I can’t let that happen! 

He opened his mouth to call her back, but every sound seemed to be caught in his throat. 

By then, Quinn was already standing face–to–face with Marley. 

Marley forced herself to lift her chin. “What? I only spoke the truth. Julius‘ true love is that girl. Once she appears, you’ll be nothing.” 

Smack! Quinn’s hand swung up and cracked across Marley’s cheek. 

Her meticulously made–up skin bloomed with a stark handprint. 

Marley gasped from the stinging pain, glaring at Quinn. “You… you hit me! I’ll call the police!” 

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A second slap landed, leaving Marley almost speechless with pain. 

Quinn’s stare was icy. “Call them. I’ll be right here. But Marley, what makes you think I’ll let you stand in front of me and belittle me again and again?” 

“B–Because…” Marley choked on the pain, her gaze sliding past Quinn to meet Julius‘ eyes a short distance 

away. 

His gaze was fixed on her with something akin to murderous intent. 

It felt as if, should she stay another second, Julius would’ve actually laid hands on her. 

And if he did, it would’ve been much worse than two slaps. 

Whatever happened, she had to leave first. 

Clenching her teeth, Marley spun on her heel and hurried off. 

Quinn turned back and stopped before Julius. “Let’s head home.” 

“All right,” he answered, his voice rough. 

The two of them walked in silence all the way to the apartment. 

The moment they stepped inside, Quinn shrugged off her coat and faced Julius’s pallid expression. “Was anything Marley said just now true?” 

Julius stood rigid, feeling as though the blood in his veins were turning to ice beneath her steady gaze. 

“Don’t lie to me,” Quinn warned. “I told you–I need a love built on mutual trust. The moment you lie, you shatter that trust. Without it, I don’t know how I could spend the rest of my life with someone I can’t believe.” 

Julius pressed his thin lips together, and only after a long pause did he speak. “When I was a child overseas, a riot broke out. A little girl saved my life. I can’t remember her facé. Everything was chaos, and I was very young–but yes, I’ve had people searching for her all these years.” 

“So you’ve never stopped thinking about her?” Quinn asked quietly. 

“I have thought of her,” Julius admitted. “If she’s short on money, I intend to give her enough to live comfortably. If she has troubles, I’ll help her solve them. It’s simply repayment for saving my life.” 

“Then-” Quinn’s voice faltered, a tension she hadn’t anticipated flooding her chest. 

She found herself holding her breath, waiting to hear how he would answer the question that hovered on her lips. 

“What if, one day, you really do find that girl? If she reaches out to you and shows you she cares, what wil you do? And if she says she wants to stay with you, can you honestly stand there as though none of it moves you?” she blurted.