Chapter 883: Chapter 455: Extra Story: Let’s Not Be Apart Anymore, Okay? (2)

Her words and actions were completely different from the "Christine Quinn" he remembered...

Could it be that the passing decade or so had really eroded her former innocence?

No, he refused to believe...

Grabbing his suit jacket, Skyler Jones walked out of his office.

Returning home, encountering Marilyn Quinn sleeping on the sofa with a pillow in her arms, Skyler put down his suit jacket, crouched down, and softly called, "Marie..."

Marilyn, upon hearing her father’s call, opened her sleepy eyes and drowsily mumbled, "Daddy..."

Skyler brushed away the bangs from his daughter’s forehead, and gently said, "Why are you sleeping on the sofa?"

"I wanted to wait for you to come back."

"I’m sorry, Daddy came back so late and made my precious daughter feel lonely." Skyler tenderly ruffled Marilyn’s little head.

Marilyn reached out to hug her father’s neck, "Daddy has to work, right? Marie won’t blame Daddy."

Skyler couldn’t help but place a gentle kiss on his daughter’s forehead.

"Did you eat dinner?" Skyler asked.

Marie shook her head while leaning on Skyler’s shoulder.

"Why didn’t you eat?"

Marie pouted, "I didn’t want to eat alone... I want Mommy to come back, so when Daddy is at work, I have Mommy to be with me."

Skyler comforted, "Didn’t I say Mommy is just staying in New York a few more days with your aunt?"

"I know, but I still miss Mommy very much..."

"Did you call Mommy?"

"Yes, Mommy calls me every night, and just now, she called me too."

Skyler was slightly startled, "Really? Mommy just called?"

"Mm, Mommy even asked why she couldn’t reach Daddy’s phone..."

Upon hearing this, Skyler hurriedly found his phone, only to realize it had run out of battery, and he cursed softly under his breath.

Seeing her father’s anxious expression, Marilyn couldn’t help but ask, "Daddy, what’s wrong? You can just call Mommy back now."

"Forget it." Skyler picked his daughter up from the sofa, "The cook auntie has left, Daddy will make you something to eat."

Marie excitedly said, "Daddy, you can cook?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Of course, Daddy can cook, and Daddy’s cooking is not bad."

"Yay, Daddy is awesome..."

Seeing his daughter fall sweetly asleep, Skyler then returned to his room.

Faced with the empty room and the empty big bed, Skyler sighed and sank into the sofa.

He casually picked up a magazine that was on the sofa; it was the entertainment magazine Christine Quinn usually read, which she would browse to pass the time when she had nothing to do.

He casually flipped open a page of the magazine, not expecting to see a page folded that contained a report about him.

It was a report of him telling the media during a company interview that he wouldn’t sell "Oversky."

He even mentioned her to those reporters at the time and vowed in front of them to cherish and protect her for a lifetime, so the article reported his deep affection.

No wonder she had carefully folded this page; he could almost imagine her joy when she read the article.

His heart ached...

He placed the magazine aside, and then got up to the bedside to take out the diary she had left in the bedside drawer.

Sitting back on the sofa, he casually opened a page of the diary.

X Month X Day, the weather is clear, the mood as calm as always these days―

It has been eighteen days since he went to New York.

In another fourteen days, he will return to celebrate Marie’s birthday, even though I know he doesn’t seem to want to see me, I am still quietly looking forward to that day.

I wonder if he’s doing well in New York without me?

Without me, is he actually living better?

How is he doing with Jennifer Douglas? Has he really fallen for her?

I hope his judgment is good, I also hope he finds a woman who truly loves him...

Though a short diary entry, it touched his heart.

Once, she loved him so selflessly, she gave her all for him without complaints, and what did he ever do for her?

In thirteen years, he never once looked at her directly, never spoke kindly to her, her heart battered and bruised, and how could he blame her for changing?

She has already suffered grievances for so many years, how could he let her continue to be alone?

Their feelings for each other would not just vanish; he must fulfill his promises to her, he must let her feel his love, he must reclaim the happiness they lost.

Closing the diary, Skyler had made up his mind.

Unable to reach Skyler Jones by phone during the day, Christine Quinn could not fall asleep at night.

At this moment, after tossing and turning in bed, she sat up and leaned against the headboard.

Picking up the phone from the bedside table, she quickly skimmed through the call logs, and when she saw the familiar string of numbers, she thought about calling a few times, but her heart could not overcome that hurdle, and eventually, she put the phone back on the bedside table.

If he didn’t want to take her calls, what would be the point of her calling?

She never expected that the relationship between them, after reconciling, would evolve into such a deadlock...

Was she too incompetent for not figuring out Jennifer Douglas’s true intentions, but between her and Jennifer, shouldn’t he trust her more?

He once told her he trusted Jennifer, but she didn’t trust that woman; she merely wanted to prove to him that he was wrong in his judgment of Jennifer, she had no desire for him to have any sympathy for her...

She’s not selfish; if a woman appeared by his side who genuinely loved him and he had feelings for, she would back away without hesitation, she wouldn’t let her frail body waste his time; if he found happiness, even in death, she would leave with a smile...

Does he think she distrusts him?

It’s not that... she loves him, all her thoughts in this life are just hoping that he and her daughter are doing well.

She admits that her suspicion of Jennifer Douglas being a bad woman is based on intuition, but a woman’s intuition is often accurate, especially she is certain Jennifer is not being truthful about the "pregnancy"...

Only that she did not expect her wanting to reveal Jennifer Douglas’s true nature would instead make Jennifer gain the upper hand...

If Jennifer Douglas is a scheming woman, her cunning has reached unfathomable depths; in any case, she would never believe that Jennifer is a simple woman.