"Yes." Justin stepped back immediately.

Christine watched Justin’s departing figure from afar, frowning slightly.

Suddenly, "Mommy..."

A voice called out, and Christine was hugged by someone.

Coming to her senses, Christine turned around to see her daughter, who was hugging her, and smiled, "You scared mommy..."

Marie hooked her arm around Christine and walked toward the villa together, her innocent and cheerful face brimming with smiles, "Daddy’s back, didn’t see you, he’s looking for you!"

"Oh."

"Mommy, see how worried Daddy is about you..."

"I know..."

Christine opened the door, and was immediately drawn into a powerful embrace.

"Where did you go?"

At the door, Skyler held Christine, asking domineeringly yet with gentleness.

Christine wanted to wrap her arms around him, "Just went out for a bit."

Skyler tenderly kissed Christine’s beautiful forehead, his voice hoarse but gentle, "Next time, tell the family before you leave, so I won’t be unaware of your whereabouts."

Christine obediently nodded her head.

Skyler changed to holding Christine around the waist and walked into the room.

Christine asked, "Didn’t you say you were busy today? How come you’re back so early?"

"I miss you..."

"Hmm?"

Before Christine understood Skyler’s meaning, he already pulled her onto the large bed in the room, his body rapidly covering hers.

Christine widened her eyes as she looked at Skyler’s lust-filled, hazy eyes, her hands restlessly placed against his chest, "You..."

He murmured ambiguously, "I find I can’t work normally now, I only think about being home with you..."

"Ah?"

"Doing whatever we love to do..."

"What, during the day... Ugh..."

After the passion, their bodies covered by sheets, Skyler embraced the equally sweat-drenched Christine, gently stroking her long hair.

Christine rested on Skyler’s chest, bashfully said, "It’s all your fault, making us miss lunch again..."

Skyler kissed Christine’s long hair, "Hungry?"

Christine nodded her head.

"Then let’s get up and go eat."

"Mm."

Skyler carried Christine out of bed, heading to the bathroom.

More than twenty minutes later, Christine helped the already dressed Skyler with his tie while asking, "You’re not eating?"

"Mm."

"You burned so much energy, aren’t you hungry?" Christine asked shyly.

Skyler tenderly kissed Christine’s blushing cheek, "I’m already satisfied."

Christine lightly slapped Skyler, "You’re cheeky... I’ll head down then!"

"Mm."

Christine and Skyler headed downstairs together, Christine seeing Skyler out, their lovey-dovey demeanor made everyone in the hall envious.

After Skyler left, Christine turned and walked towards Rebecca Quentin who was sitting on the sofa, cuddling with Little Nancy and giggling.

"Hey, Little Nancy..."

Christine sat on the sofa, directly hugging Little Nancy from Rebecca Quentin’s arms, playfully teasing.

Rebecca Quentin blinked at Christine, "With brother-in-law being so ’persistent’, it won’t take long before Little Nancy has a little brother or sister..."

Christine blushed and glared at Rebecca Quentin, "Even you’re teasing me?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Rebecca Quentin snuggled close to Christine with a smile, "Seeing you and brother-in-law so in love now makes me very happy."

Christine teased Little Nancy while replying, "I haven’t told Skyler about having another child yet!"

"No rush, tell him when you’re pregnant, give him a big surprise."

"Hmm... but your brother-in-law will be going to Y City in a couple of days."

"For the company headquarters relocation?"

"Yeah, he might be gone for ten days or half a month, and he’ll return once the company’s relocation affairs are settled. The headquarters set in New York is already being renovated."

"Oh, then you and brother-in-law will be apart? Can you bear it?" Rebecca Quentin laughed.

Christine teasingly retorted to Rebecca Quentin, "I heard Howard will also be going to T City in the next few days, you’d better worry about missing your husband first..."

"Mm, he’s going to T City to see Chester."

"I heard from Skyler, when we were at Aegean Island, that Chester is Skyler and Howard’s half-brother."

Rebecca Quentin nodded.

Christine curiously asked, "Why is Howard going to T City to see Chester?"

Rebecca Quentin mumbled, "I don’t know... Howard doesn’t allow me to be concerned about Chester."

Christine jokingly complained, "Men are indeed more jealous and petty than women..."

Rebecca Quentin smiled, "I just hope Chester is already awake... He too isn’t a happy person, just wish he can do better in the future."

"Didn’t I hear that Alice helped him have a daughter?"

"Mm..."

Christine wanted to continue asking curiously, but suddenly her phone rang.

The topic was interrupted, Christine took out her phone and glanced at it.

She originally thought the caller would be Skyler, but unexpectedly, the number displayed on her phone screen was a series she disliked.

"Who’s calling?"

Rebecca Quentin saw Christine hesitantly not answering, and asked puzzled.

Christine gave Little Nancy back to Rebecca Quentin, with a sweet smile, "It’s Skyler... I’m going to pick up the call, and grab something to eat from the dining room."

"Mm, go ahead, happy little woman."

Christine held her phone as she walked into the dining room, finally pressing the answer button when she was alone, "Hello..."

The voice on the phone was indeed Jennifer Douglas, who sounded like a winter cicada, sadly lamenting, "You win, Christine..."

Christine replied calmly and indifferently, "There’s never been any third party intervention between Skyler and me, so there’s nothing about winning or losing."

Jennifer Douglas suddenly laughed blankly, "You are not worthy of Skyler at all, Skyler loves you so much, yet you chose to be with Jonathon Gibson and betray him... Do you think he really doesn’t mind? No, he just can’t bear to hurt you; he pities you. If it wasn’t for you giving birth to Marie for him, if it wasn’t for your poor health, he wouldn’t have stayed with you..."

Christine did not show weakness, coldly said, "Do you think saying these things would undermine my relationship with Skyler?"

Jennifer Douglas sneered, "Of course I can’t destroy it, but I want to let you know that Skyler does care about me too, I’m in his heart, he chose you over me not because he never cared about me, but because he feels responsible for you... The day after tomorrow is Saturday, I told Skyler that if he doesn’t appear before me that day, I’ll choose to leave this world. Do you think he’d bear to watch me die? I can assure you, that night he’ll definitely spend the whole night with me."