Divorced But Not Defeated The Military Queen’s Rise Again novel Chapter 74

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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