Ditched the Cheater, Pregnant by Mr. Righ novel Chapter 172

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Julian, Quinn finally said, forced into responding, “why do you need an answer so badly? If things had gone a little differently, we never would’ve met. Why not just leave it at that and move on like we never crossed paths?”

“But we did meet,” Julian said. “And I don’t pretend things didn’t happen when they did.”

“You’ve got a lot going on every day.” Quinn said. “There’s no reason to spend your time on me.”

“Quinn.”

He said her name, slow and deliberate. Her heart skipped, just for a second.

A flicker of unease crept in, something she couldn’t quite explain. The way he said her name sounded… different.

Quinn lowered her eyes, refusing to meet his gaze.

She had already made up her mind. Nothing he said would change it.

“Why do you think I’m spending time on you?” Julian asked. “When you said you hated me, did you think I’d take the hint and walk away?”

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Quinn shook her head. “Don’t ask me questions like that. I don’t want to think about it, and I don’t want to answer. Let’s just get back to the design.”

She reached for her notebook.

Julian pressed his fingers down on it, stopping her. “What if I don’t want to drop it?”

Quinn’s tone turned firmer. “You might have money, power, influence, all of that, but that doesn’t mean you get to control everything. If this can’t move forward, then I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to follow through on what I promised.”

Julian let out a short laugh, clearly irritated. His hand didn’t move.

He looked at her steadily. “You really think there are things I can’t control?”

Quinn didn’t dare look into his

eyes.

She clenched her jaw, then said, “You’re the one forcing this conversation.”

She looked up at him, her expression cool and composed.

“This is exactly what I don’t like about you. You’re always above everyone else. You started life ten steps ahead of the rest of us. Call it envy if you want, but people like you will never understand what it’s like to struggle. We don’t come from the same world, so why force your way into mine?”

“So what you dislike is my background, my position, everything that comes with it,” Julian said, his eyes fixed on hers. “Not me,”

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Quinn felt a surge of frustration. “Seven, are you even listening to me?”

What else did she have to say to get through to him?

Julian’s lips curved slightly, his tone unhurried. “So you can talk to me like that.”

Quinn froze.

She hadn’t even realized how sharp her tone had been until he pointed it out.

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“Julian, Julian,” he repeated lightly. “There are a lot of people named that. How do I know you mean me?”

“I’ve only ever called you that,” Quinn said.

Julian raised a brow slightly. “So it’s just for me?”

That wasn’t what she meant at all.

But the way he said it made it sound… personal.

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And where was Lucy? Why wasn’t she back yet?

Quinn shook her head. “No, I just didn’t know what else to call you.”

“I told you before, you can call me what Lucy does.”

“That doesn’t feel right.” Quinn glanced at her phone. “I’ll text Lucy and see where she is.”

“No need,” Julian said calmly. “She’s not coming back until we finish this.”

Quinn frowned. “There’s nothing left to figure out.”

“There is,” Julian said. “Why you say you hate me, and what you’re going to call me.”

Quinn tried to stay patient. “I have the right to like or dislike someone. You don’t need a reason for either. As for what to call you… if ‘Mr. Sterling‘ doesn’t work, I can call you boss.”

That sounded even worse,

Julian clearly wasn’t impressed. “And why is calling me what Lucy does a problem?”

“You’re her cousin, not mine.”

“It’s just a name.”

“If it’s just a name, then why isn’t what I’ve been calling you fine?”

Julian watched her as she spoke, her lips moving, her tone steady but sharp. He hadn’t realized before just how quick she could be with words.

And suddenly, he wanted to kiss her. He picked up his coffee and took a slow sip.

On the surface, he looked completely normal. But underneath, everything was shifting.

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Heat built fast in his body, restless and hard to ignore.

It spread through him, uncontained, pushing and pulling, searching for a breaking point.

Quinn had no idea that, in the middle of the day, just looking at her was enough to stir that kind of reaction in him.

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