Chapter 74 No One Can Mess With

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A knock sounded at the door. Liam and Celeste didn't budge. They looked a mess, and the apartment was trashed-no way they were answering.

Then a voice called out, "Mr. and Mrs. Harlow? Are you in there?"

Liam froze. Before he could tell Celeste to stay put, she shot up like a jack-in- the-box and opened the door.

"Jesus, Mrs. Harlow, what happened to your face?" The guy, Dominic Turner, was in his late twenties, tall and lanky, looking gentle and refined, with a neat ponytail and exuding an artistic air. His eyes widened when he saw her swollen face.

Celeste's eyes flickered. Instantly, a cruel plan formed in her mind to teach Alistair a lesson.

You fool. Think you can take us on?

"Being a stepmom is hell," she wailed, clutching Dominic's arm. "I don't know what

I did, but Alistair just has it out for me."

"Alistair? Mr. Harlow's kid from his first marriage?" Dominic frowned.

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Celeste nodded, sniffling.

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His expression turned dark. "Don't worry, Mrs. Harlow. I won't let anyone mess with you two.".

Spinning around, she crowed. "Too soft-hearted to teach your own kid a lesson? I've got it covered." Her triumph

balcony until Dominic was out of sight. Then he stuffed clothes into a bag and yanked Celeste toward the door. "We gotta get out of here- now!" His face was ghost-white, like a monster

he could skate by, but Dominic's appearance shattered that illusion. It hit him like a sledgehammer-Alistair knew every last detail, including the dirty

a week, but Dominic showing up was

time, he

shoved him away. "Are you out of your mind? Why on earth should we leave?

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you're feeling sorry for him. That brat who doesn't know his place deserves a good lesson, or he'll think

“Just leave with

by yourself!" Celeste crossed her arms. "I'm not

fruit. The living room smelled

was bedtime, right on schedule. After Eloise fell asleep, Alistair and Caroline settled on opposite sides of the bed.

neither said

was definitely

down. There was no way he

deal.

comfortable. It was obvious she was wide awake,

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couldn't

"Yeah?" No sign

He didn't spell out what he meant. She was too smart for that-she knew exactly what he was

little cocky, "If I couldn't tell who's who, I'd have

people every day. At first, some old-timers thought they could push her around because she was young and figured she was just riding her family's coattails. But she taught them a lesson-

about me?" Alistair let out a long breath. "They say bad apples don't fall far from the tree. Liam's my dad, no matter what. He's a selfish jerk. Aren't you scared I'll turn out just like

the silk blanket sliding down

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mean..." But inside, he felt a wave

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