Divorced But Not Defeated The Military Queen’s Rise Again novel Chapter 69

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.

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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?

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