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In the end, the court sentenced Penelope and Jacinda to three years in prison. At the pronouncement, both women collapsed in tears.
“Q–Quinn, let’s settle, please. Tell us what you want, and Trent will make it happen. I’m too old to survive behind bars–have mercy,” Penelope pleaded.
“Quinn, forgive me. Sidonie egged us on–without her, we would never have done something so vile.”
“Yes, it was Sidonic. That woman is pure poison!”
Staring at her former mother–in–law and sister–in–law, Quinn found the plea almost comical.
“Not long ago, they had adored Sidonie, desperate for Trent to marry her. Now they spat her name like something rotten. I won’t settle,” she said icily.
Panic flashed across Penelope and Jacinda’s faces.
“Didn’t you love my son? I’ll order Trent to be with you again. Just agree to mediation and I’ll make him remarry you.”
“Mom, that’s enough!” Trent barked. Quinn had already refused to remarry him; his mother’s words only deepened his humiliation.
“The man I love is Julius Whitethorn. As for Trent, whoever wants him can keep him.” Quinn grabbed Julius‘ tie and yanked him closer.
Julius obliged, slipping an arm around her waist, tilting her chin, and pressing a soft kiss to her lips.
Penelope and Jacinda stared, stunned into silence.
When Julius lifted his head, the tenderness he showed Quinn hardened to ice as he faced the three Graftons.
“I never want to hear anyone claim my girlfriend loves another man,” he declared. “Anyone who tries will spend the rest of their life in prison.”
The warning was meant for every onlooker, not just the Graftons. Color drained from the trio’s faces.
“But Quinn’s divorced, Mr. Whitethorn–how can she be worthy of you? She’s nothing more than the woman my brother cast aside,” Jacinda blurted out.
Julius‘ eyes narrowed. Had they not been inside a courtroom, he might have beaten her within an inch of her life.
His voice cracked across the courtroom. “Your brother could never deserve her!”
The three members of the Grafton family flinched at the icy words. Before they could recover, uniformed. bailiffs stepped forward and led Penelope and Jacinda out of the hall.
Mother and daughter fought the grip, yet resistance was useless.
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Quinn tugged Julius toward the door. “Come on.”
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Trent remained rooted to the spot, cheeks burning beneath the curious stares that closed in on him.
Julius’s words kept reverberating in his ears.
Was I truly unworthy of Quinn? We had once been inseparable, yet now I could only watch her press her lips to Julius right in front of me. I don’t even have the courage to step between them.
Quinn asked after she got into the car with Julius, “I’m divorced, Julius. People will keep bringing it up.”
Julius shrugged. “Let them talk. I don’t care whether you’ve been married before. I only care whether you love me.”
Quinn laughed softly. “Looks like I’m the one overthinking.”
Julius brushed a loose strand from her cheek. “If anything bothers me, it’s that I met you too late. Had I found you earlier, I would never have let you marry Trent.”
Quinn arched a brow. “And you’re certain you would have liked me back then?”
Julius nodded without hesitation. “Absolutely. Even if the first glance didn’t hook me, every time we met, you’d have pulled me closer until I fell for you.”
He had not fallen for her in a single flash of lightning. Love had come in steady waves, each encounter luring a man from shadow toward her dangerous light.
Quinn said, “We found each other now. That’s soon enough.”
Julius whispered, “Right. Never too late.”
Yet Julius could not help wondering. If they had crossed paths earlier, if he had known she was looking for Rowan, would he have chosen differently?
Just then, Quinn’s inbox chimed with an anonymous email.
She opened it, and the color drained from her face.
Instantly aware of the shift in her expression, Julius said, “What’s wrong?”
Quinn answered, “I can’t explain yet. When I can, you’ll be the first to know.”
“All right,” he replied, eyes flickering with worry.
Business called Julius back to the office, so he dropped Quinn at her apartment before returning downtown.
Once his car disappeared, Quinn reopened the email that read: Wire one hundred million within three days, and I’ll give you a lead on your brother. Tell no one, not even Julius.
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