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.".

discarded on the street made her giddy with satisfaction. Spinning around, she crowed. "Too soft-hearted to teach your own kid a lesson? I've got it covered." Her triumph vanished as she snapped, "Liam,

bag and yanked Celeste toward the door. "We gotta get out of here-

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

week, but Dominic showing up was Alistair's way of sending a message loud and

time, he meant

you out of your mind? Why on earth should we leave? It's your precious son who ought

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feeling sorry for him. That brat who doesn't know his place deserves a good lesson, or he'll think he can just trample all over

again. “Just

crossed her arms. "I'm

was digging into his after-dinner fruit. The living room smelled amazing,

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

said a

he was definitely shaken up. He couldn't stop

had gone down. There was no way he could just act like it

deal.

was obvious she was wide awake, too. She must have been stressing over something,

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Alistair couldn't

away, "Yeah?" No sign of

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

cocky, "If I couldn't tell who's who, I'd have been out of

thought they could push her around because she was young

wrong about me?" Alistair let out a long breath. "They say bad apples don't fall far from the tree. Liam's

talking, and I'll really lose it." Carolin at up, the silk blanket sliding down to her waist.

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inside, he felt a wave of relief. He was so grateful to

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