The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Public Declaration

Julius bent down, his lips almost brushing Quinn’s car, and murmured, “Quinn, I’m thrilled that you announced our relationship to everyone.”

Heat flared across her ears, and every nearby gaze immediately swung toward them.

At that moment, Trent charged over, demanding, “Where did you take Sidonie?”

“What?” Quinn blinked, utterly confused.

Julius straightened, a chill settling over his expression as he stared at Trent.

When Trent tried to step closer for another question, Julius thrust out an arm to block him. “What’s wrong -looking to have your other hand broken too?”

A shiver raced down Trent’s spine, and he had no choice but to retreat a step, though he still glared venomously at Quinn. “You’d better hand Sidonie over–and fast!”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’ve been recording the show the whole time. I don’t have any magical clone to whisk Sidonie away,” Quinn said, irritation lacing her tone.

“Sure, you’ve been filming, but couldn’t you hire someone?” Trent shot back, raising the phone in his hand. “This is Sidonie’s phone. It was lying right outside the green–room door, but Sidonie herself is nowhere to be found!

And the last call on it was from an unknown number. I tried calling back, but nobody picked up!

Quinn, even if you hate Sidonie, kidnapping her is going way too far. You’d better have her brought back immediately!”

While speaking, Trent never stopped leveling a ferocious glare at Quinn.

“You should be talking to the police, not me,” Quinn replied icily. “And if you accuse me of kidnapping Sidonie without evidence, I can sue you for defamation. Also, what exactly do you think I resent her for?”

“Obviously, you resent-”

Quinn cut him off. “Resent her for playing the mistress and worming her way into our marriage? Resent her for driving us to divorce? Or perhaps resent you, who during our marriage would only buy your wife a twenty–dollar flea–market ring for a wedding band, yet turned around and gave Sidonie jewelry worth fifty million?”

The moment those words landed, every person present stared in shock.

Some of the crew who had never known about Quinn and Trent’s past now looked at Trent as though he were the very picture of a cheating husband,

So it turns out the fiancé of this so–called firefighting hero is anything but decent!

And that same hero’s First Officer is actually his mistress!

“Trent Grafton, I don’t hate Sidonie Stonehurst!” Quinn’s voice rang out, clear and unwavering. “Hatred is an emotion far too intense–Sidonie is not worth that kind of passion from me. In fact, I’m grateful to her. She opened my eyes to what sort of man you truly are and gave me the resolve to end our three–year marriage once and for all!”

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Trent’s face flushed with embarrassment. “Then in Yarburn, aside from you, who else would want to kidnap her or go after her?”

From where he stood, Quinn was the only person with any reason to clash with Sidonie.

And now that Julius Whitethorn was at Quinn’s side, the moment she so much as entertained the notion, someone would naturally step in to act on her behalf.

“Who knows? You can call the police and let them investigate,” Quinn said evenly.

At that precise moment, the massive screen at the front of the studio flickered; the idle screensaver disappeared, replaced by footage of a chaotic, debris–strewn space that looked unmistakably like an abandoned factory.

What shocked everyone most was the figure that filled the frame–Sidonie.

She lay bound hand and foot on a floor blanketed in dust.

Suddenly, a hand swung down, slapping Sidonie hard across the cheek and jolting her awake.

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