Divorced But Not Defeated The Military Queen’s Rise Again novel Chapter 229

Chapter 229 Wistful Daydreams

Chapter 229 Wistful Daydreams

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He pictured their children laughing and racing around their legs–an image so lovely it felt like a dream.

When the two plates of pasta were ready, Quinn turned to call him over, but a pair of arms slipped under hers and circled her waist from behind.

“Watch your hand!” Quinn exclaimed in a low voice..

“Quinn, I feel so blessed right now,” Julius murmured, pressing his check gently against hers.

Having tasted this rare sweep of happiness, he found himself all the more terrified of losing it.

“I feel blessed too, having a boyfriend like you,” Quinn replied with a radiant smile.

“Really?” he asked, unable to hide the flicker of yearning in his voice.

“Of course, it’s true, Julius. I hope that one day we can be like my mom and dad–walking side by side, never parting with one another!”

Julius‘ eyes suddenly shone. “You have to keep your word!”

“Yes! All right!” She smiled sweetly.

He tightened his arms around her, drawing her even closer. So even if I truly make some unforgivable mistake one day, she’ll forgive me and stay, won’t she?

The day Laura stepped out of that dingy motel with Sterling, his face looked so frigid it was as though she owed him a mountain of debt. Seriously? A former girlfriend who draws a clean line doesn’t deserve at least a little applause? Does he want me to admit I still want him, then he’ll be satisfied?

Back then, she had overheard one of his friends teasing, “Sterling, why are you dating a plain–Jane like Laura? Are you tired of beauties and decided to some try some plain girl for a change?”

Another friend chimed in, “Exactly! There’s nothing special about Laura, and her looks are so–so. Do you know how many campus belles chase Sterling?”

A third person laughed. “Sterling, don’t tell me you’re actually serious about her!”

She had stood outside the private room that night, praying to hear him answer that he was serious–that even if she was ordinary, he still liked her.

But all she heard was his careless drawl, “She’s just someone to kill time with, nothing more.”

In that instant, a glacial chill swallowed her whole. The romance she had treasured turned out, to him, to be nothing but a way to pass a dull afternoon. The luck she once bragged about now looked pitifully tragic. She remembered how she fled down the corridor; she hadn’t even gathered the courage to push the door open and confront him.

Later, one phone call ended everything between her and Sterling.

When she said she wanted to break up, he merely asked, in the lightest of tones, “You won’t regret it?”

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