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.".

smug smile, Celeste saw Dominic 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 a lesson? I've got it covered." Her triumph vanished as she snapped,

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

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

but Dominic showing up was Alistair's

time,

your mind? Why on earth should we leave? It's your

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brat who doesn't know his place deserves a good

her again. “Just leave with me. I'll explain

crossed her arms. "I'm not

digging into his after-dinner fruit. The living room smelled amazing, all fresh watermelon. One bite, and the sweet, juicy flesh just melted

asleep, Alistair

said a

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

gone down. There was

deal.

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

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couldn't keep quiet.

right away, "Yeah?" No sign of

out what he meant. She was too smart for that-she knew exactly what he was

"If I couldn't tell who's who, I'd

old-timers thought they could push her around because she

say bad apples don't fall far from the tree. Liam's my

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

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that's not... I didn't mean..." But inside, he

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