Chapter 167 I Can Sue You
And so, she nned to visit the border for the fourth time.
“Quinnie, now that you’ve said yes to dating me, don’t even think about dumping me!” Julius looked up at her. His eyes, usually cold and distant, were now warm and gentle, full of charm.
It was like they were made to catch her full attention.
If it meant getting her to care more about him, he was ready to do anything.
Whatever it was, he would do it.
Over the next few days, Quinn stayed at Julius‘ mansion to heal her injured arm.
The injury wasn’t serious to her, but Julius acted like it was. He changed her whole diet and personally cleaned and bandaged her wound every day. He even moved all his work to the mansion so he could take care of her.
Although he was being over–the–top, Quinn couldn’t help but feel touched.
She could see that he truly cared.
A weekter, the wound scabbed over. She still had to be careful with her arm, but she was mostly back to normal.
At the same time, she received an invitation from the orphanage, inviting her to participate in their activities<b>. </b>
It was the same one they visitedst time on the ind.
On the card, a line stood out, written in a child’s shaky handwriting: <i>Ms. </i><i>Bridger</i><i>, </i><i>I </i><i>hope </i><i>you </i><i>can </i><ie </i><i>watch </i><i>my </i><i>performance</i>.
It was written by Minnie, the child Quinn had saved from the seast time.
“Do you want to go?” Julius asked as he nced at the invitation in her hands.
“Of course I do!” Quinn replied, eager to see how the child was doing now.
“Then I’ll go too.” To him, wherever she went, he would go as well.
That weekend, they attended the event at the orphanage. To their surprise, Sidonie and Trent were there
too.
“Quinn, what are you doing here?” Trent asked, frowning.
“Why? You cane and I can’t?” Quinn joked.
Trent was silent for a moment, then said, “I’ve figured it out. It was Sidonie who saved me all those years ago<b>, </b>not you. Please stop spreading these lies. You’re only making yourself look worse.”
He turned to Julius. “Mr. Whitethorn, I hope you don’t fall for this woman’s act.”
Julius smirked and replied, “I always knew you were clueless, Trent. But I didn’t know you were this clueless. Say one more thing against Quinnie, and I swear, I’ll rip your tongue out.”
Trent felt a chill run down his spine.
Quinn looked at the quiet Sidonie, then faced Trent. “I told you before, if you believe it was Sidonie, then fine. But you have no right to judge my character.”
“You…” Trent wanted to argue, but seeing Julius standing beside Quinn, he backed down.
Many of the same donors from thest ind visit hade to today’s event. The children performed songs, dances, and poems to thank everyone.
Some journalists were also present.
After the performances, a sixteen–year–old boy who was hosting the event stepped forward. “Thank you to all of you who watched our performance today. We’re also thankful for your donations fromst time. We’re especially happy that Ms. Sidonie Stonehurst is here. We heard she’s a pilot and was also a firefighting hero five years ago. We’d like to invite Ms. Stonehurst on stage to say something!”
Sidonie was taken aback, clearly unaware of this part of the event. However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she still took to the stage.
“I’m not a hero. I just did what anyone would do. I believe if anyone sees a fire, their conscience would tell them to help.”
The audience pped loudly.
Then, a reporter suddenly asked, “Ms. Stonehurst, were you really part of the firefighting that day? I heard your colleague died right in front of you, and you didn’t save him!”
The atmosphere at the scene immediately turned chaotic, and Sidonie’splexion changed dramatically.
“Do you have any proof to back up your ims?” Sidonie demanded sharply. “If you can’t provide any evidence, I can sue you for defamation!”
“I’m not here to nder you in any way. However, before I came here today, I received an anonymous message. It stated that you, Ms. Stonehurst, once watched as your colleague was engulfed in mes, yet chose to flee instead of helping. Because of that, your colleague died!”