Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 736 - 382: Extra Story: His Contemptuous Gaze Chilled Her Heart

Her beauty captivated everyone’s attention at the scene.

The beautiful and delicate features, flawless figure, matched with a red strapless floor-length gown, and a pair of elegant black high-heeled shoes, along with the noble symbol of a pearl-embedded clutch...

Her charm, elegance, beauty, and composure—all of these intrinsic qualities were something that none of the elaborately dressed women present could imitate or rival.

And in Skyler Jones’s eyes, she was also very different from usual.

Tonight, her typically shiny black hair was neatly combed back into a perfect and beautiful simple bun, which also nicely revealed her lovely clavicle. Below the bun was her uncovered beautiful back, the gentle female back curve was enough to drive every man at the scene wild...

Christine Quinn glanced over at Skyler Jones, and their gazes unintentionally met.

The next second, Christine’s face lit up with an elegant smile as she slowly walked towards Skyler.

All the focus at the scene stayed on Christine...

"Hubby."

The affectionate term Christine used when linking arms with Skyler snapped all the men present out of their fantasies and back to reality. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Skyler’s ability to stay unruffled was unmatched.

He kissed Christine’s beautiful and smooth forehead, gently said, "Baby, why did you come without telling me?"

At that moment, Christine coyly whispered into Skyler’s ear, "I won’t break the tacit understanding between us... so I wouldn’t miss this banquet."

After hearing this, Skyler pressed closer to the subtle fragrance of Christine’s ear and quietly said, "I’m glad you came... because, the questions following, they’re waiting for you to answer."

"What?"

Christine hadn’t yet understood what Skyler meant when the wife of a government official eagerly introduced herself, "Hello, Mrs. Jones, I’m..."

"Hello."

Christine’s natural composure showed no signs of pretense.

After introducing herself, the government official’s wife asked with concern, "Mr. Jones said you weren’t feeling well, why didn’t you stay home and rest?"

"Not... feeling well?" Christine momentarily didn’t react, blankly glancing at Skyler beside her.

Skyler had no intention of helping Christine, instead asked with a slightly tense tone, "Tell me, is it good news?"

What good news?

Inwardly frantic, Christine glared hard at the man who threw her into this predicament.

Thankfully...

"Mr. Jones said you were feeling unwell due to pregnancy... you should be resting at home." The speaker was Jonathon Gibson, his eyes filled with concern for Christine.

"Preg..."

Christine opened her mouth wide, unable to utter the next word.

"You seem excited, so it must be good news..." At this moment, Skyler wrapped an arm around Christine’s slender waist and lovingly pecked her lips, "I should have stayed home to accompany you."

The news of Christine’s pregnancy spread quickly around the evening banquet, soon reaching the reporters blocked outside the venue.

The time following, originally meant for celebrating Skyler winning the TSOL project, turned into everyone congratulating him on the upcoming "fatherhood"...

What’s maddening was, Christine had to show a shy expression and receive Skyler’s "affectionate" kisses from time to time...

After the banquet ended, Christine and Skyler left together.

Just after sitting in the car, before the driver could start it, Christine was both embarrassed and angry, lashing out at Skyler in the car, "Are you crazy?"

Skyler nonchalantly looked at the silver cufflink on his sleeve, "I needed a reasonable excuse for my wife’s absence."

Christine angrily retorted, "You didn’t have to come up with such... such a ridiculous excuse."

Skyler’s narrow black eyes narrowed into a line, his handsome face held a teasing, subtle smile, "For a newlywed couple, how would ’pregnancy’ be a ridiculous excuse?"

"You..." Christine clenched her fists, slumping into the seat, gritting out, "You better think about how to explain this to Marie!!"

"Sorry, I have no plans to explain." Skyler looked calmly ahead, "Drive."