Chapter 121 The Forbidden Room


    “Does it matter whether you meant it or not?” Julius asked, his expression indifferent. His fingers, however, continued to tighte <ol><li>n. “If I had known you were this talkative, I would have cut off your tongue as well back then.” </li></ol>


    Marley’s body trembled even more violently. Due to theck of oxygen from being choked, herplexion changed from red to white, and she even stuck out her tongue.


    Seeing the situation, it was clear that Julius was on the verge of strangling Marley to death. In a sh, Quinn stepped forward, grabbing Julius‘ hand. “Let go! If this continues, you’ll really kill her!”


    “I don’t care,” Julius said nonchntly.


    How could someone who never cared about their own life possibly value the lives of others?


    “But I don’t want you to end up in jail!” Quinn pleaded. “If you’re really angry, there are other, morewful ways to deal with it. Why do you insist on taking the most extreme route? Even if it makes you feel better, it could still ruin your life!”


    Those once lifeless eyes of his stirred with a hint of emotion. He turned his head to look at her. “You don’t want my life to be ruined?”


    “Right, I don’t want that!” said Quinn, cing her hand firmly on the hand Julius was gripping Marley’s neck with. “So, let go of her now!”


    Her voice was firm and powerful, making people want to listen without them even realizing it.


    Julius finally loosened his grip.


    Marley’s legs gave out, and she fell to the ground, gasping for air as shey there.


    “Get lost!” Julius sneered at Marley in disgust.


    With a stumble, Marley managed to stand up, her appearance aplete mess. Yet, she spat out words of resentment toward Quinn, “Quinn, don’t think I’m grateful to you. If it wasn’t for you, Julius wouldn’t have treated me this way!”


    Quinn stepped forward, immediately grabbing Marley by the shoulders and dragging her to the mansion’s gates.


    “What… what are you doing? Let go of me! Let… go…” Marley cried through her struggles.


    In the next moment, Quinn had swiftly and decisively tossed her out of the mansion!


    <i>Thump</i>!


    Marley awkwardly tumbled to the ground.


    Quinn looked down at her and warned, “Don’t misunderstand. What I just did was for Julius, not for you. It would be a total waste for him to end up in jail because of someone like you!”


    “You-”


    “And another thing…” Quinn interrupted Marley, continuing, “What gives you the right to talk about Julius‘ family matters in such a way? His past isn’t something for you to unt to others!”


    The color drained from and returned to Marley’s face. “What gives you the right to talk to me like that? He and I-”


    However, before she could finish her sentence, Quinn had already pressed the automatic button to close the mansion’s iron gates.


    The iron gates slowly closed.


    Marley was so furious that she wanted to curse out loud. However, when her eyesnded on Julius


    standing behind Quinn, all her words seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she was unable to utter a single syble.


    The coldness in his gaze made her shudder from head to toe. It felt as if he would truly take her life if she were to utter one more word at that moment!


    The gates closed fully.


    As Quinn turned around, she found herself staring straight into Julius‘ intense gaze.


    “Aren’t you going to ask me anything?” He suddenly spoke up.


    “Whatever Marley said today, I’ll act as if I didn’t hear it,” Quinn stated.


    Julius gently lowered his gaze, his eyes resting on his own hands.


    Today, after hearing what Marley had said, he couldn’t stop himself from choking her, wishing only for the sounds from her mouth to stop.


    In that moment, it was as if all sense of reason had vanished!


    However, a single sentence from Quinn managed to reel back his sanity, bringing him back to a clear state of mind.


    He didn’t know when it happened, but her influence over him had surprisingly surpassed what he had ever imagined.


    As night fell, Quinn grew a bit restless. After Marley left, Julius had remained almost entirely silent.


    After some thought, she knocked on the door of the bedroom next to hers. However, she didn’t hear any response from within.


    Her unease was growing within her. She pushed open the door to his room, but it was empty. His cell phone was left abandoned on the bedside table!


    Quinn frowned, immediately checking the mansion’s security system. There was no evidence of anyoneing in or out, which could only mean one thing – Julius was still inside the mansion!


    “Julius, Julius!” she called out, searching throughout the mansion. Eventually, she came to a halt at the door of a particr room.


    Soft moans echoed from within the room, the very room that Julius had forbidden her to enter!


    Pausing, Quinn wondered if Julius could be inside.


    From outside the door, she could only catch the intermittent sounds of broken groans. She stepped forward, knocking on the door as she called out, “Julius, are you in there? What’s going on?”