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The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254 Lingering Tension Over Drinks

Harlan, you are drunk too,Laura warned. Do not make me haul a dead weight home.

Harlan pressed his lips into a hard line. He kept his gaze locked on Julius while the stem of his glass creaked under his tightening grip.

Julius set his wineglass on the table and turned to Laura. Quinn’s had too much. I’m taking her home

All right, take her,Laura answered quickly. She had no desire to linger; if they stayed, Harlan might start a drunken rampage.

As Julius guided Quinn toward the door, Laura faced Harlan. What are you trying to do? You know Quinn is with Julius.

Harlan offered a bitter smile. Yes, I know. I’m simply unwilling to accept it. I met Quinn long before Julius did, and if I’d spoken sooner, everything might have turned out differently.”

Harlan, Quinn only treats you like a younger brother,Laura said bluntly. Now things are going really well between them. If you dare ruin that, I will not let it slide.

Harlan lifted his eyes in lazy amusement. You won’t let it slide? Do you truly think you can stop me, or will you send my uncle after me instead?

Laura’s spine stiffened. Please don’t mention your uncle in front of me. He and I have nothing to do with each other anymore.”

Harlan let out a cold laugh. Nothing to do with you? Because you’re Quinn’s friend. I’ll give you a warning. My uncle is hopelessly sentimental. As a child, he loved a toy car so much that he slept with it every night. Even after it broke, he refused to throw it away, and when my grandmother tried, he fought her. So, Laura, can you guess what eventually happened to that toy?

Either he threw it away or kept it forever,Laura guessed with a shrug.

He took it apart,Harlan said.

Excuse me?Laura blinked, confused.

It was a little metal car Harlan continued. My grandmother slipped it into the trash can. He waited until no one was looking, went outside, and dug through the trash himself.

Laura’s jaw dropped. She tried, and failed, to picture Weston rummaging through garbage.

Did he find it?she asked, morbid quriosity edging her voice.

No. The adults caught him and scolded him, yet he declared he would search the in every day until he recovered it.

Stubborn man,Laura muttered.

In the end, the family hired someone to sift through the dump,Harlan said. They found the battered car, cleaned it, but the wheels no longer turned. Even so, my uncle dismantled it piece by piece.

Chapter 254 Lingering Tension Over Drinks

Why tear it apart? Did he enjoy wrecking toys?Laura asked, baffled,

Not at all. It was the only toy he ever dismantled,Harlari replied. He told the adults he couldn’t bear the thought of anyone else playing with something he loved that much.

A shiver raced over Laura’s skin.

Harlan regarded her with a halfsmile that never reached his eyes. You are the only woman my uncle has ever acknowledged. What he loves, he would rather destroy than allow another man to touch

Laura’s mouth twitched. You’re joking. He never liked me that much. Honestly, he only agreed to date me because I wore him down.

Harlan swirled the wine, watching the dark liquid trace slow circles. My uncle would never date a woman simply because she chased him. If that were true, he would have a collection of girlfriends by now. He said nothing. the warning had been delivered.

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