Skyler Jones angrily pushed Howard Geoffrey away, "You better stay away from her; don’t forget Becca is also a sensitive woman."

Howard Geoffrey’s lips still held a slight smile, "Bro, during the years you ignored Christine Quinn, I was the one staying by her side. Though there’s nothing romantic between us, we’re like family, like friends. It’s safe to say before you wooed Christine again, she was used to relying on me. Many times when she needed help but didn’t want you to know, she thought of me first. Not because there was any surreptitious love between us, but because of the trust built over the years."

Skyler Jones gritted his teeth and said, "Are you reminding me how stupid I was to send her to you back then?"

"Fortunately, she’s been blindly devoted to you, never straying emotionally."

Skyler Jones’s face remained cold and dangerous, and his eyes shot a chilling glare at Howard Geoffrey, "You’ve never touched her?"

Skyler Jones’s question provoked Howard Geoffrey’s restrained gaze, "You’re still hung up on such a question?"

Skyler Jones locked his fierce gaze into Howard Geoffrey’s, "Only you two know exactly what happened between you."

Howard Geoffrey let out a cold laugh, "So, the reason you still refuse to call me brother is this... you think I’ve touched Christine?"

Skyler Jones once again indignantly grabbed Howard Geoffrey by the collar, "You should know she’s my woman..."

"Seems like you don’t believe when I explained that there’s nothing between me and Christine... Your distrust towards Christine shows how shallow your spoken love for her is."

Skyler Jones threw a punch, landing heavily on Howard Geoffrey’s face.

Next, Howard Geoffrey also punched towards Skyler Jones...

The commotion in the study quickly drew the attention of the household servants. Before long, Mrs. Geoffrey, Christine Quinn, and Rebecca Quentin all arrived at the study...

Howard Geoffrey and Skyler Jones finally stopped fighting, and eventually, Christine Quinn and Rebecca Quentin, clueless about the situation, managed to pull their respective husbands back to their rooms.

In Skyler Jones and Christine Quinn’s bedroom, Christine Quinn hurriedly fetched the first-aid kit, treating Skyler Jones’s bruised face as she fretted, "Why did you two brothers start fighting again? I really doubt if you’re brothers or enemies."

Skyler Jones’s expression remained cold and silent.

"Why are you doing this? We all hope you’re well, yet you’re even getting physical—what exactly happened?"

After tending to his wounds, Christine Quinn sat by Skyler Jones’s side, concerned and gently asked.

Skyler Jones turned his head to look at Christine Quinn, his eyes filled with indescribable emotions.

Christine Quinn, never being stared at so intently by Skyler Jones before, felt a little uneasy and couldn’t help but smile, "Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Christine Quinn finished speaking, Skyler Jones already pressed her body down onto the sofa and kissed her fiercely.

"Hmm..."

Christine Quinn barely had time to register before being pinned down by Skyler Jones.

His kisses were as fierce as a storm, his lips tightly claiming hers...

He kissed her with intense force, mixed with licking, nibbling, biting, and sucking...

She felt there was anger in his intense kiss, but couldn’t discern the reason for his anger. Unable to speak, her lips ached as she kept slapping him...

Suddenly, a metallic taste spread through both of their mouths... 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Christine Quinn then realized his wildness; he had actually bitten through her lip.

"Sky... Skyler..." She struggled to spit out these words, but her voice was quickly drowned out by another wave of frenzied kisses.

Realizing something was wrong with him, she continuously patted his back, but he grabbed her hands, preventing any movement...

"Skyler..."

She called out, trying to bring him to his senses, but he wouldn’t listen, only focused on taking...

"Christine, Christine..."

Outside the bathroom door, Skyler Jones anxiously knocked.

Christine Quinn did not respond, making Skyler Jones very worried.

Just as Skyler Jones was about to break down the bathroom door, it suddenly opened.

Christine Quinn, having finished showering, came out in her pajamas, her wet hair draped around.

Skyler Jones wanted to hold her, but she coldly pushed him away.

Aware of Christine Quinn’s current mood, Skyler Jones dared not say much, silently watching her walk towards the bed.

She lay down with her wet hair, tightly wrapping herself with the blanket.

Skyler Jones sat down at the bedside and wrapped her in the blanket, lifting her from the bed, "Christine, wait until I dry your hair before sleeping..."

Christine Quinn kept her eyes closed, completely ignoring Skyler Jones.

Skyler Jones then got up, fetched the hairdryer, and started drying Christine Quinn’s hair.

Once her hair was dry, Skyler Jones pulled Christine Quinn tightly into his embrace, loving her dearly, and kissed her hair, "Sorry, Christine, I..."

Christine Quinn still had no response.

"I’m worried when you don’t talk to me, Christine..." he coaxed her with utmost gentleness, "You can hit me or scold me, just don’t ignore me like this, okay?"

"I don’t want your pretentious kindness." Christine Quinn finally responded, her voice choked with emotion.

Skyler Jones lowered his head, kissing Christine Quinn’s cold cheek, repeatedly whispering apologies, "I’m sorry, baby... sorry..."

"Do you know what you just looked like?" Christine Quinn suddenly opened her eyes, accusing him tearfully.

"I know..." Skyler Jones’s face filled with remorse and guilt, "I lost my mind earlier."

Christine Quinn wrapped herself in the blanket, got up, and angrily broke free from his embrace, biting her lip, "I hate you!!"

Skyler Jones reached out and held Christine Quinn, despite her struggles, he held her tightly, "I know I was wrong, I promise it won’t happen again..."

Christine Quinn leaned on Skyler Jones’s shoulder, feeling very wronged within yet unable to argue with him.

Skyler Jones gently patted Christine Quinn’s back, soothing her with tender words and considerate actions.

After a long while, Christine Quinn angrily swung her fist at him to vent her anger, finally calming down, "If it happens again, I’ll... I’ll... make you impotent."

Seeing Christine Quinn’s tone soften, Skyler Jones laughed and pulled her into his arms, "Would you really deprive us of happiness?"

Christine Quinn felt both ashamed and annoyed, "Go away!"

Yet Skyler Jones shamelessly clung to her, "Come on, don’t be mad... Tell me, does it still hurt?" His earlier roughness definitely hurt her, he was sure of it.