Chapter 953: Chapter 490: Extra: Actually, Everything Was Within Calculations_2

"Becca, actually I..."

At this moment, Christine Quinn hesitated to speak.

"Hmm?"

"I..." After some hesitation, Christine Quinn ultimately said nothing. "It’s nothing... I promise I’ll adjust my mood."

Rebecca Quentin finally smiled with satisfaction, "Good girl... Even if you don’t think for yourself, think for your brother-in-law."

"Hmm."

"Then let’s go shopping elsewhere... The season’s changing, and some new clothes are quite nice."

Convinced by Rebecca Quentin, the two were about to head to another street’s brand clothing store, when Christine Quinn’s phone rang as they were leaving the café.

Christine Quinn took out her phone and asked Rebecca Quentin to get in the car first. Once Rebecca Quentin was seated, Christine Quinn pressed the answer key.

A deep, respectful male voice came from the phone, "Miss Quinn, I have found the information you wanted... According to the registration with the XX charity organization, the person who bid on the purple diamond bracelet was indeed Jennifer Douglas’s secretary, but the person who paid behind the scenes was Mr. Jones’s subordinate, Justin Walter... Also, I found that after Mr. Jones left New York, he wasn’t in Y City for a while, he went to France, and according to the travel records of Jennifer Douglas, before going to India, Jennifer Douglas also went to France."

Christine, you have changed...

You have changed...

You have changed...

His voice echoed repeatedly in her mind.

It was something he said to her right after they got back together, and she never forgot.

Truth be told, she realized at that time that they could never go back to the past; his feelings for her might have changed as well, but she never wanted to give up...

Yes, after loving for so many years, how could she easily let go?

She once vowed that unless he personally said he no longer loved her, she wouldn’t leave him, but at this moment, why did such a vow make her feel so desolate?

She always thought that people came together because of mutual love, but she never considered that sometimes people stay together out of responsibility, even with someone they don’t like...

She chose not to confront it, comforting herself, but the signs had already appeared when Mrs. Geoffrey talked to her last time...

Out of responsibility, although he severed ties cleanly with Jennifer Douglas, he couldn’t help but be concerned for her.

So when Jennifer Douglas provoked him repeatedly, he wouldn’t "punish" her, and when Jennifer Douglas threatened to die, he couldn’t help but use a voice recorder to offer her comfort...

Jennifer Douglas’s satisfaction and relief when she left was because she had achieved what she wanted most in her life, which was his heart, even if she was in the most remote corner of the world, she wouldn’t be afraid, because Skyler Jones’s heart was always with her.

She lost...

She completely lost...

No wonder Jennifer Douglas could be so confident when she called to provoke her...

She was so naive, thinking Jennifer Douglas was just trying to play a trick on their marriage, yet she didn’t realize that the woman truly had it all planned...

With a heavy heart, she closed her eyes, hiding the burning sensation, and Christine Quinn suddenly let out a foolish laugh.

Turns out love had long gone, leaving only memories.

Christine Quinn couldn’t help but admire Skyler Jones’s acting skills; if she hadn’t found such real evidence, she wouldn’t believe that the tender and caring man in front of her was actually thinking of another woman.

"Christine, drink a little more, it’s the nourishing soup Aunt Helen was instructed to make for you by my mother." Skyler Jones ladled a spoonful of the brown soup to Christine Quinn’s lips.

Christine Quinn turned her head away.

Skyler Jones put down the spoon and asked gently, "What’s wrong?"

Christine Quinn lowered her head, speaking softly, "I don’t want to drink." She couldn’t stand his tenderness and gentleness, which reminded her that at this moment everything was just about responsibility, and when she looked at him, images would unfurl in her mind of him helplessly going to France with Jennifer Douglas under the guise of a business trip for a final embrace.

"How can you not drink?" Skyler Jones put down the bowl at hand, helping her lean against the headboard, supporting her frail body, "Mom said you need to recover for at least a month."

Christine Quinn brushed Skyler Jones’s hand away, "I’m fine, I don’t need to be supplemented like this."

Skyler Jones thought Christine Quinn’s cold actions were due to her annoyance at having to nourish so extravagantly every day, he chuckled softly, "I said, even if you nourish to the size of a piglet, I’d still want you..."

His words usually felt so indulgent, but now her heart was aching slightly.

Suddenly, she raised her gaze, staring at him intently.

Countless cells in her body screamed at her to disclose everything with him at this moment, but her heart wavered...

Do she really need to make it clear?

The result of making it clear would inevitably be just one...

Both of them would find themselves in an embarrassing situation, and all the good currently before them would come to a halt.

Yet if she pretended nothing happened, given his sense of responsibility, he would choose to keep it from her for all his life; she could have the chance to grow old with him... But, could she really feign ignorance, play the fool, and spend her life with him?

"Christine, Christine..."

His call brought her back to reality.

She awkwardly said, "Sorry..."

He softly asked, "What are you thinking so intently about?"

She shook her head with a smile, "Nothing."

He sensitively caught a trace of disappointment in her eyes, saw her hide with a smile, and did not expose it.

Skyler Jones gave Christine Quinn a light kiss on her slightly pale lips, "You still need to drink the soup... It’s already cold, I’ll have Aunt Helen reheat it."

Suddenly, Christine Quinn reached out and grabbed him, "Skyler..."

Skyler Jones turned back, held her hand, sat back down on the edge of the bed, and asked softly, "What’s the matter?"

Christine Quinn smiled faintly, "I have a question I want to ask you."

Skyler Jones smiled indulgently, "Go ahead."

Christine Quinn bit her lip and slowly said, "If before... I mean the years we missed, if you knew I had your child, gave birth to Marie for you, would you choose to start afresh with me? Even if you hated me deeply then."