Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 489 - 257: It Was All a Setup (2)

Yes, right now her mind is entirely on Howard Geoffrey.

This morning the waiter made it clear to her that he went to pick up his "girlfriend"...

Undoubtedly, he went to pick up Alice Robinson.

She doesn’t understand, yesterday they were still good, how come the whole world changed when she woke up this morning?

What happened yesterday seemed like a dream, and today everything is back to reality. But if there was no dream, only reality, then why did he hold her hand yesterday?

Lost in thought, Rebecca Quentin took a taxi back to the hotel.

She had no intention of retreating; she wanted to figure out the issues between him and Alice, him and her.

She originally returned to Mrs. Geoffrey’s room to check on Andrew, but to her surprise, when she knocked, the one who opened the door was Alice Robinson.

Alice Robinson didn’t seem surprised to see Rebecca Quentin; instead, she calmly crossed her arms and said indifferently, "Here to see Aunt?"

Seeing Alice Robinson, Rebecca Quentin froze for a moment.

Alice Robinson noticed Rebecca Quentin’s reaction, raised her proud face, and asked, "Were you surprised to see me?"

Rebecca Quentin didn’t answer Alice Robinson. Not seeing Mrs. Geoffrey and Andrew in the room, she chose to turn away.

But Alice Robinson didn’t let her go, calling to her back, "Aunt is next door talking to Howard Geoffrey; do you have the courage to go and listen?"

Rebecca Quentin’s steps didn’t falter.

"Rebecca Quentin, you’re really shameless, Howard Geoffrey doesn’t want you anymore, yet you’re still trying to cling on, you think having Aunt’s help can save your relationship with Howard Geoffrey? You’re dreaming!!"

Rebecca Quentin didn’t care what Alice Robinson said; she walked to the room next door, intending to find Howard Geoffrey to sort things out.

Rebecca Quentin never expected that before she reached the next door, the sound of a mother and son arguing had already drifted from the room.

Indeed, the door to the room next door wasn’t closed, and the sound was so clear, reaching Rebecca Quentin’s ears as she stood outside.

"In any case, you must take responsibility for Rebecca; I won’t allow you to be with Alice Robinson!!"

Due to Mrs. Geoffrey’s words, Rebecca Quentin didn’t enter the room, but instead stood outside.

In Rebecca Quentin’s sight, Mrs. Geoffrey and Howard Geoffrey were talking, Mrs. Geoffrey wore a stern expression, but Howard Geoffrey’s demeanor remained calm as always.

Mrs. Geoffrey impatiently uttered, "Mom, you know this isn’t about responsibility..."

Mrs. Geoffrey softened her tone slightly, shook her head, and said, "Mom doesn’t believe you truly have no feelings for Rebecca anymore, you used to care about her so much..."

"You know that was in the past."

"No, mom doesn’t believe it. For years, mom has urged you countless times to give up on her, yet you remained attached to her; now there’s no more rift between mom and her, but you’re telling me you don’t love her anymore, how do you expect mom to believe that?"

"I care about her, very much, she was once the treasure of my life... through the journey, I’ve thanked the heavens countless times for allowing me to have her, but she disappointed me... For her, I ultimately chose to overlook the fact she is Vivian Lindsey and Alexander Quentin’s daughter, violating your wishes to be with her at any cost, thinking we could start anew, and I’ve always strived for that, however, just when we finally achieved a beautiful future together, she chose to abandon it... She used to persuade me to let go of grievances from past generations, I did, but what about her? Faced with this entangled issue, she opted to abandon the hard-won future we shared without hesitation, how could she not leave me heartbroken?"

"Son, you can’t blame Rebecca; she was very close to her father, so it’s understandable, didn’t you once choose to give up on her for the same reason? This means you expected her to react this way upon learning the truth, you should understand."

Howard Geoffrey’s voice turned hoarse, "I understand, of course I do, so even when she lost the child, I only blamed myself, blamed myself for not being able to keep her... Over the past half year, I’ve wanted countless times to call her, but I’ve never been able to make that call, do you know why? Because I’m afraid she would tell me our story is over... So I could only choose to wait for her, hoping every moment she would call me, tell me she needs me; I even resorted to using Alice Robinson to provoke her, just to hear her say she still cares for us, she still cares for me. However, what I’ve witnessed over this half year is her living so leisurely and carefree, as if she doesn’t need me at all... I’m very disappointed; I’m angry at her, yet couldn’t restrain myself from seeking her out, forcing her to my side, merely wanting her to tell me she still hopes to be with me, but nothing, all she gave me were those so-called blessings, she could even watch me go along with another woman..."

Speaking up to this point, Howard Geoffrey showed a pain-like smile, "I’m angry for taking Alice Robinson on vacation, and after coming back, she finally came to me... she told me she learned all about the past from you, came to apologize; at that moment I was clear, her coming to me meant she still had feelings for me, but until that moment I found out, I’ve already grown tired, that over the half year my yearning for her had changed from a vigorous flame to finally extinguish, I wasn’t as attached as I thought... But when I saw her sadly leaving, saw her tears, I couldn’t bear it. I tried giving us a chance, tried to maintain our past relationship, but in the end, I found out I couldn’t do it, dealing with her this way wouldn’t be fair to her, nor to Alice Robinson..."

Mrs. Geoffrey’s eyes glistened with tears upon hearing this, she choked out, "Then the night before last... you really have no feelings for Rebecca?"

Howard Geoffrey sighed heavily, "Mom, the night before last Roger under your instigation got me drunk, and you had him put medicine in the drink, so I don’t remember what happened the night before last... When I woke up and saw her sleeping in my arms, only then did I know mom you meddled again!!"

Howard Geoffrey was referring to Mrs. Geoffrey once using the same method to set him up with Alice Robinson...

"Mom only hoped for an opportunity for you and Rebecca to be together, so mom pushed you..."

"Mom, since childhood, I’ve seldom refused your requests, so when you told me to take responsibility for Rebecca yesterday, I didn’t object, because regarding the night before last, no matter what reason I might have, I should give her an explanation... I really thought I could do it, thought maybe she and I could try to be together again, however, yesterday afternoon when I called Alice Robinson, intending to break up with her, hearing her voice and that moment she told me she missed me, only then I realized unknowingly she had deeply entered my heart, I just wanted to bring her to my side, to stay with her forever..."