Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 712 - 370: Extra: Skyler Jones Invites Her to Be His Date

As it turns out, Skyler Jones is someone who doesn’t like to change his tastes; even after more than twenty years, these dishes still suit him.

Despite Skyler Jones not speaking much, Mrs. Geoffrey was very satisfied, constantly serving him food.

Skyler Jones did not refuse, which gave Mrs. Geoffrey a sense of relief.

Overall, everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

After dinner, Howard Geoffrey took his sweet wife, who had good news to share, back to their room first, while Skyler Jones was asked by Marie and Andrew to be the leader of the kids and play with them...

So, only Mrs. Geoffrey and Christine Quinn remained in the dining room.

Suddenly, clang―

The sound of a plate breaking was heard.

Instantly, it grabbed everyone’s attention.

It turned out that Christine Quinn was carrying a plate of cut-up fruit from the kitchen, but accidentally didn’t hold it steady and smashed the plate.

"Are you okay..." Mrs. Geoffrey quickly came over to Christine Quinn’s side, softly reproaching her, "I told you not to fetch the fruit; the servants could’ve done it..."

Christine Quinn squatted down to pick up the pieces of glass, smiling as she said, "It was just fetching some fruit, not any heavy work, but I’m really clumsy; I couldn’t even hold a fruit plate steady..."

Mrs. Geoffrey hurried to help Christine Quinn up, "Stop picking up... let the servants clean it."

Christine Quinn stood up and intended to throw the glass shards she had picked up into the trash bin but accidentally cut her hand on a shard.

Immediately, blood gushed out from the wounded area on her hand.

Seeing this, Mrs. Geoffrey grew very anxious and quickly called the servants over.

Soon the servants arrived with a simple medical kit to bandage and disinfect Christine Quinn.

And this scene of Christine Quinn getting injured was unwittingly seen by Skyler Jones, who was in the hall playing with the two kids.

Christine Quinn returned to her room, ready to take a shower and later go to Marie’s room to chat with her daughter, but Skyler Jones unexpectedly walked in as she was undressing.

Christine Quinn had just stripped down to her underwear when she saw Skyler Jones. She immediately pulled her clothes up and frowned at the brazen intruder.

Skyler Jones stepped in front of Christine Quinn, his sharp eyes fixed on her injured hand, a cold smile lingering at the corner of his mouth, "To win others’ sympathy, you’d rather take a minor injury; you are truly calculating."

Christine Quinn furrowed her brows, "What do you mean?"

"Aren’t you deliberately getting hurt in front of my mom so she would cherish you more as her ’daughter-in-law’?"

His words always carried a sharp edge.

A faint pain lingered in her heart, both from the wound and from her heart itself.

The doctor’s words echoed in her ears—

Indeed, severe rejection would only make your heart weaker, ultimately... death.

The results will come out tomorrow, and what she might face could very well be...

Christine Quinn suddenly felt very tired. Maintaining her pride in front of him all these years was never really necessary.

Why should she care about how he sees her? She thought, for someone who never cared about her, why should she care?

Originally intending to respond to Skyler Jones’ provocation as she used to, Christine Quinn chose silence at that moment.

Seeing Christine Quinn pick up her pajamas and turn towards the bathroom, Skyler Jones swiftly placed his hand across the bathroom door, his pupils narrowed, looking sharply at her, "This isn’t like you, not saying a word to defend yourself." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Christine Quinn said nothing, simply moved Skyler Jones’ hand away and walked directly into the bathroom.

Skyler Jones naturally didn’t follow, but Christine Quinn’s demeanor today bewildered him.

Because during dinner, he had already noticed she was distracted all evening, which was why she couldn’t even hold the fruit plate steady.

Realizing that he was paying attention to her state of mind, Skyler Jones irritably punched the side of the bathroom door and strode away.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Christine Quinn went to the hospital alone.

The doctor, holding the examination report, sat opposite Christine Quinn, looking quite somber.

Seeing the doctor’s expression, Christine Quinn already guessed the results of the report.

Indeed, the doctor regretfully said to her, "Miss Quinn, I hope you prepare yourself mentally; the rejection from your body is unrelated to the surgery, it is due to your own body, so..."

"Will I really die?"

The doctor regrettably shook his head.

Christine Quinn clutched the chair tightly, lightly biting her lower lip. After just a few seconds, she steadied herself, calmly accepting the examination report handed to her by the doctor.