Chapter 74 Did You See Everything Just Now 

Chapter 74 Did You See Everything Just Now 

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“Mother…” Julius stared at the portrait. “I won’t end up like Father. I won’t turn into some lunatic. And I’ll honor your wishes. I won’t fall in love.” 

He knew all too well the price of loving someone. His father had loved his mother so obsessively that he once locked her inside this mansion. What was supposed to be a home had become her prison. She had spent her final days desperate to escape, but never managed to get away from the Whitethorn name. After she passed, they buried her in the family cemetery. 

Julius‘ father had spiraled after that, becoming almost unrecognizable–violent, unhinged, bloodthirsty. Like a lunatic. 

Even as a child, Julius couldn’t grasp why his father was so obsessed with a woman who never returned his love. 

At her grave, his father looked at him with bloodshot eyes. “You are our son. You’ll be just like us. If you love someone, you’ll stop at nothing to have them. But if you don’t… no matter how much they cry, beg, or try to win you over, you won’t feel a thing. Julius, I wonder… what kind of ending will you have? I’m looking forward to it!” 

That eerie, bitter laughter still echoed in his ears. 

But none of those fates would ever be his. 

Julius turned away and descended from the third floor. On the second, he happened to spot Quinn stepping out of her room. 

“Do you think I could ever fall in love?” he asked out of nowhere. “Or do you believe I’m incapable of it altogether?” 

Caught off guard, Quinn noticed something strange in his expression. There was a cold stillness in his eyes, the kind that sent a shiver down her spine. 

“What’s wrong?” she asked. 

“Just answer me. Do you think I can fall in love with someone, or not?” 

“It’s not for me to say,” she replied. “That’s your choice. Who you love, or whether you love anyone at all, is up to you.” 

He stared hard at her. “And what about you? You claimed you loved Trent, yet you divorced him like it meant nothing. If you really loved him, wouldn’t you have fought to stay together?” 

Quinn frowned. “Even if I did love/him, if he didn’t love me back, I’d still walk away. And besides… I don’t love Trent anymore. He’s not the one I want.” 

“Then who is?” Julius pressed, sounding genuinely curious. “What kind of person do you want to love?” 

“Someone who can walk beside me,” she said quietly. “Someone who’ll never abandon me, no matter what.” Images of her parents surfaced in her mind. That was the kind of relationship she wanted–like theirs. They had their arguments, but they always stood side by side, shoulder to shoulder. Even in the face of death, they never gave up on each other. 

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They stood strong because of what they believed in. Even at the edge of life and death, they faced it together. 

“Do people like that even exist?” Julius muttered. 

“My parents did,” Quinn answered, her eyes soft and luminous. “They never left each other. They truly loved one another.” 

He listened as she described the kind of love she’d grown up witnessing. It was nothing like the twisted version he had seen in his own family. 

She was completely different from him. 

That evening, after dinner, Quinn was tidying up her room. It was then that she noticed a door on the right–hand wall that she hadn’t seen before. 

Is there a connecting room? 

She turned the doorknob casually and pushed it open. 

Then she froze. 

Right there in front of her was Julius, midway through changing clothes. He had already taken off his shirt and was just about to unbuckle his belt. 

Startled, Quinn instinctively turned away. But in that split second, she caught sight of the scars all across his back. Her breath hitched in shock. 

For a few seconds, she just stood there, stunned, forgetting to look away. Until his cold voice broke the silence. “How long are you planning to keep watching?” 

Snapping back to her senses, she quickly turned her back to him. “Ah, sorry!” 

He took his time getting dressed, then walked toward her. “I forgot to mention,” he said. “This door connects our two rooms. You can lock your side anytime, but I won’t lock mine. That way, if there’s ever an emergency, you can rush in…” 

His voice dropped slightly as his eyes met hers. “To protect me.” 

“Cough, cough.” Quinn cleared her throat awkwardly. “Well… in that case, I’ll let you finish getting changed. I’ll head back to my room.” 

She had just turned to leave when Julius‘ hand shot out and landed firmly on the door between their rooms, blocking her path. 

“Did you see everything just now?” he asked, staring straight at her. 

“Uh, what do you mean?” She looked up at him. 

“My body.” 

There was a pause. For some reason, under his gaze, Quinn felt her cheeks grow a little warm. It didn’t make sense. She’d seen plenty of men without shirts back at the military base. 

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