The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 575

Chapter 575 Brawl In The Hospital

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Julius gritted his teeth, absorbing the pain. “That makes three. I won’t keep holding back.”

Harlan let out a low, furious laugh. “Who asked you to pull your punches? Today I’m emptying every ounce of anger I’ve got on you!”

He raised his fist again, shoulders coiling like a spring before the strike.

This time, Julius met the blow, forearm snapping up to block, countering with a sharp hook that cut the air.

The two men locked together in the narrow hospital corridor, a tangle of muscle and fury just outside the ward door.

Around them, not a soul dared inhale too loudly. One wrong sound could draw their wrath, and no one here could afford that price.

Neither combatant held anything back. Their fists moved fast, hard, precise. Each solid hit boomed off bone and wall alike, sending a shiver down every spine within earshot.

The bodyguards stood by, hands itching, hearts pounding with helpless anxiety.

If this kept up, both men might collapse, and things would get tricky.

“Maybe we should call Dr. Huxley,” someone muttered under his breath.

The lead guard hesitated, then thumbed his phone and dialed Gavin. Only the doctor, they figured, might calm these two. Whether he could arrive in time was another question entirely. Just then, the ward door swung open, and a sharp voice cut through the chaos. “Enough!”

The two men froze mid–motion. Relief washed over the ring of guards like a collective exhale. Quinn was awake. She was the only person who could stop this fight.

Quinn did not expect to wake up seeing her husband and longtime comrade trading blows in front of her ward.

“Both of you–inside, now.” Looking around at the onlookers, she took a deep breath.

needed you She pivoted toward the ward, the thin cotton gown fluttering against her calves. Julius hurried after her, scooping Quinn into his arms in one fluid, protective motion, as though gravity itself were an enemy he refused to trust. “Why are you out of bed? The doctor said absolute rest.”

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“The doctor told me to rest. He never said I couldn’t get out of bed, Quinn replied, a playful tilt in her chin that dared him to contradict her.

During the past two days of forced confinement, Julius had policed her every movement with military precision. In his mind, the safest place on Earth was the center of that narrow hospital bed. He even carried her into the bathroom for morning rinses and late–night trips, treating porcelain and tile like minefields only his arms could navigate.

“Please, stay off your feet as much as possible. Your body is still recovering, fragile as spun glass.” He cradled her the rest of the way to the mattress, lowering her like a priceless artifact until the sheets swallowed her form and only then exhaled the breath he had been withholding.

Harlan stepped into the room behind them, the sterile overhead lights revealing Quinn in a hospital gown, her complexion wan as winter dawn. An ache, sharp and unexpected, cracked open inside his chest.

He had once convinced himself that a man like Julius Whitethorn–unyielding, resource–rich, and unafraid–would shield Quinn from every storm that threatened her horizon.

He had repeated that promise until it felt carved into bone.

Yet the ink on their marriage license was barely dry before catastrophe struck. Worst of all, the puppeteer pulling the strings was Joaquin Whitethorn, Julius‘ own father. Harlan’s instincts screamed that the man was not finished, that bigger, darker headlines were already waiting to be printed.

“Quinnie, how are you holding up?” Harlan asked, the edge of worry he failed to hide turning his question into more of a plea.

“The baby and I are both fine,” Quinn assured him. “I feel much better today than yesterday. At this rate, I’ll be discharged in two days. But weren’t you out of town on business? What brought

back so quickly?” you

“Everything wrapped up sooner than expected, so I caught an early flight,” Harlan replied casually. In truth, he had shoved the remaining work onto his team and raced home the moment he learned she was in danger.

“Then perhaps you’d explain what exactly was going on in the hallway a moment ago?” Quinn asked, her gaze ping–ponging between the two men.

She had woken to an empty room, the monitor’s muted beep her only companion. From beyond the door came muffled thuds and low curses that set her pulse skittering.

Driven by worry, she slipped off the bed and opened the door–only to witness the two men

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