hapter 166 I Can Go With You


    “Yup,” Julius admitted, knowing that an order from the military might convince her more than his own words. “Quinnie, you don’t need to protect me anymore. Let me protect you instead!”


    Even though he enjoyed the feeling of being protected by her, which gave him a special kind offort, he would rather be the one to get hurt than see her injured again.


    At that moment, Quinn’s phone rang again. This time, the caller ID disyed Han’s name.


    Just as she was about to answer, Julius quickly reached out and covered her hand.


    It was as if he was trying to prevent her from answering that call.


    “What’s wrong?” Quinn asked, looking at Julius with a puzzled expression.


    He pursed his lips, pulling his hand back. “It’s nothing.”


    He simply didn’t want her to answer Han’s call.


    Between Trent and Han, it was Han who really made Julius feel threatened.


    He had already found a way to get Han to leave Yarburn and go back to Jexburgh, just so Quinn wouldn’t keep running into him.


    So when Han suddenly called, it made Julius feel worried again.


    Quinn answered the call and heard Han’s voice on the other end. “Quinnie, is your bodyguard job over?”


    “How did you know?” Quinn asked in surprise.


    “I just dropped by the military camp and overheard it. Now that your mission is over, when are youing back to Jexburgh?”


    Quinn paused. That’s <i>right</i>. <i>Since </i><i>the </i><i>mission </i>is over<i>, </i><i>I </i><i>should </i><i>go </i><i>back </i>to <i>Jexburgh</i><i>! </i>


    “Want me to book a flight for you? I’lle pick you up at the airport!” Han sounded excited.


    “Not just yet. I still have some things to take care of here. I’ll let you know when I’m heading back.”


    Even though Han was a little let down that he couldn’t see her right away, he figured he wouldn’t have to wait too long. “I’ll wait for your call. Let’s meet up when you’re back. I have so much I want to talk about.”


    “All right,” Quinn replied.


    After the call ended, Julius asked, “Are you going back to Jexburgh soon?”


    Quinn pressed her lips together. “Now that the mission is over, I do need to return to Jexburgh, but only after I’ve handled some personal matters. There are still things I need to take care of there too.”


    “How long do you n to stay in Yarburn?”


    “Probably around ten days or so.” She wanted to take time to say a proper goodbye to Murren.


    “Can’t you stay a bit longer for me?” Julius asked. He really didn’t want her to leave so soon and go see


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    Han.


    He hoped she’d like him more before returning to Jexburgh. That would help him feel more at ease.


    Quinn thought for a moment, then said, “I can stay in Yarburn a bit longer for you, but not too much longer. And even after I return to Jexburgh, I won’t stay there long either. I n to <i>go </i>to the border and search for clues about my brother. Maybe we’ll have to live apart sometimes. If you think that kind of rtionship won’t work for you, it’s better to say so now.”


    Julius felt his heart skip. She was giving him a choice, but he hated the idea.


    It made him feel like she might leave him.


    Maybe she only liked him a little, not enough to stay. Maybe she didn’t love him yet, so she could just walk


    away.


    But he couldn’t ept that.


    “Quinnie, we went through so much to be together. How could I even think about breaking up just because we’ll be apart for a while? Don’t say stuff like that,” Julius murmured, slowly lowering his head, his lips gently brushing against her bandaged arm.


    <i>That </i>was the arm she’d hurt while trying to protect him.


    “Besides… if you’re going to find your brother, I can go with you,” he added.


    “What?” Quinn was taken aback. “You want to go with me to the border?”


    “Yes!”


    “<i>What </i>about your job?”


    “Nowadays, with the inte, I can work from anywhere. Besides, what’s the point of all those people in the Whitethorn family if not to handle things?”


    Quinn thought about it and realized he was right. She’d also nned to head to the border to look for her brother, bncing some work along the way.


    For five years, she had actually been searching everywhere, whether it was through military channels or on


    her own.


    She had even ventured <i>to </i>the border where her brother had disappeared, not once, but three times.


    Even though every clue she found online turned out to be useless, she never gave up hope. She truly believed her brother was still alive.


    Chapter 167 I Can Sue You