Chapter 74 No One Can Mess With

You

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.".

off. Just picturing Alistair lying broken- limbed and discarded on the street made her giddy with satisfaction. Spinning around, she crowed. "Too soft-hearted to teach your own kid

bag and yanked

that he could skate by, but Dominic's appearance shattered that illusion. It hit him like

up was Alistair's way of sending a message

time, he meant

on earth should we leave? It's your

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min (or one leaving. Humph, don't tell me you're feeling sorry for him. That brat who doesn't know his place deserves a good lesson, or he'll think he

at her again. “Just leave with

Celeste crossed her

from his walk and was digging into his after-dinner fruit.

it was bedtime, right on schedule. After Eloise fell asleep, Alistair and Caroline settled on

said a

might have looked calm, but he was definitely shaken up. He couldn't stop

down. There

deal.

around, trying to get comfortable. It was obvious she was wide awake, too. She must have been

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couldn't keep

"Yeah?" No sign of sleepiness

worry about me?" He didn't spell out what he meant. She was too smart for

"If I couldn't tell who's who, I'd have been out of the game ages

old-timers thought they could push her around because she was young and figured she was just riding

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

silk blanket sliding down to her waist. Her tone turned icy. "You really think I picked the wrong

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mean..." But inside, he felt a

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