Chapter 69 Just A Toy
Chapter 69 Just A Toy
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After all, when she first laid eyes on this man, she couldn’t help but feel that he was perhaps incapable of love. Not to mention loving only one person for a lifetime.
“What if they stop loving you? What if they insist on leaving?” Quinn asked.
“For me, there’s no such thing as divorce. Only widowhood. If she wants to leave, she’ll have to kill me first.” Julius said.
Quinn stared at him, stunned. She hadn’t expected something that dark to come out of him so casually. “So unless she kills you, she can’t leave?” she muttered.
“Exactly,” he said with a slight smile. His usual cold face lit up, but the glow carried an odd stillness.
Before Quinn could process it all, the waiter returned with their dishes. The table was soon filled with familiar hometown flavors, and Quinn’s eyes brimmed with tears. She picked at her vegetables slowly, taking in each bite.
Julius had brought her to one of the finest restaurants in Yarburn. The food was exquisite, no doubt, but still, something about the taste didn’t quite match the memories in her heart.
“What’s wrong? Doesn’t taste good?” Julius asked suddenly.
She blinked. She hadn’t expected him to notice. “No, it’s fine,” she said quietly.
“You’re not looking too happy,” Julius said. “If you’re not into the food here, we can go somewhere else.”
“No need for that. It’s just dinner, nothing fancy,” Quinn replied. “And besides, this place is one of the best spots in Yarburn. The food here’s way more refined than that little diner my parents used to take my brother and me to.”
Oddly enough, she actually missed that tiny place.
“Your brother…” Julius’s gaze shifted slightly. “You haven’t talked much about him.”
“He disappeared. Five years ago.” Quinn’s eyes darkened. Even after all that time, plenty of people had told her he was probably dead. But she never bought it. As long as no one found his body, she believed he was still out there.
“By the way,” she added smoothly, shifting the topic, “while I’m working as your bodyguard, anything specific I should be aware of? You might as well fill me in now, Mr. Whitethorn.”
“Like I said,” Julius answered, “for the next three months, you can take care of your own stuff here in Yarburn. With the rest of your time, just make sure I’m safe. And if I’ve got any social gatherings to attend, you’ll come with me.”
Quinn nodded. “All right, no problem.” She hadn’t done official bodyguard work during her time in the military, but she’d handled protection details before. This wouldn’t be anything she couldn’t manage.
“And one more thing…” Julius paused, his voice faltering slightly. “No matter what happens, you can’t leave me behind.”
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Chapter 69 Just A Toy
Quinn nearly choked on her stew.
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Just how terrified is Mr. Whitethorn of being abandoned? Every time he mentioned hiring me, it always came back to how much he valued that I never left him hanging when things got dangerous. It’s as if someone had truly scared him at some point in his life. And this is Julius, after all. The head of the Whitethorn family, now the man at the helm. Who would dare walk away from someone like him?
“Of course. That goes without saying,” Quinn replied without hesitation. If she was hired to protect him, then leaving him behind wasn’t even an option.
At that, a faint smile tugged at Julius’s lips. His usually cool and aloof face softened. It was like watching spring thaw a mountain. “Good. Then we’re set.”
For a moment, she couldn’t look away from him.
After finishing her meal, Quinn headed to the restroom. At the sink, she unexpectedly ran into Marley, the woman she’d just met earlier.
“Ms. Bridger, we meet again.” Marley adjusted her glasses. “Julius mentioned you two are more than just friends. I’m curious. Who exactly are you to him?”
Marley’s tone was light, not the kind of aggressive or entitled vibe one might expect from a wealthy socialite. Still, something in her eyes made Quinn uncomfortable.
“We’re nothing,” Quinn replied. She and Julius weren’t even friends. At most, she was his bodyguard for three months.
Marley smiled faintly. “It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it. I’ve seen a lot of women like you.”
Quinn raised an eyebrow.
“I’ve met plenty of women who get close to powerful men and think that makes them special. But in the end, they’re just toys to those men,” Marley said, still smiling.
“Really? Noted.” Quinn turned to leave.
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