Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 764 - 396: Extra: When Sorrow Flows Upstream Like a River
She knew her body well; she was becoming increasingly frail, and the burden on her heart was growing heavier. Without the medication the doctor provided, her condition might have worsened by now.
The doctor was very clear: her chances of recovery were only through a miracle.
So, she declined Jonathon Gibson’s help over the phone because, in the days she had left, she didn’t want to waste her time on futile efforts. She just wanted to spend every minute and second she could with Marie.
"I told you, before I divorce you, I won’t leave Marie. But in two months, I have to go abroad, so I need you to come back and take care of Marie for a while."
Skyler Jones turned his face, looking at her with deep calm, "With Jonathon Gibson?"
Christine Quinn nodded, "Yes." This could serve as her excuse for leaving.
"You haven’t forgotten that we’re divorcing in three months, have you?"
"I know."
"I hope you can rush back before then."
"Don’t worry, I won’t forget about the divorce." She knew he had long wanted to be free of her, so she wouldn’t become his "passed wife," left to be resented after her death for tarnishing his bright and glorious life.
"As long as you remember!!"
His indifferent, unemotional voice made her turn to look out the window.
At that moment, the vibration of a phone was heard.
He answered the call, his tone gentle, "What’s up?"
The soft voice from the phone seemed directed at Christine Quinn, "Oversky, I’m sick, I’ve got a fever of thirty-nine degrees... I feel so bad, and you’re not by my side..."
"If you’re sick, then go to the hospital."
"I know, I’ve already taken medicine and lying in bed now... but I still feel awful."
"Drink more water."
"I don’t want to... I just want you by my side. Can you come back earlier?" Jennifer Douglas’s voice sounded more like a pout than weakness.
"You really feel that bad?"
"Yes, I feel like I’m dying..."
"Okay... I’ll come back tomorrow."
"Mmm..."
During Skyler Jones’s conversation with Jennifer Douglas, Christine Quinn kept looking out the window.
She wondered if she had grown less resilient after her condition worsened because when he said he’d "come back tomorrow" to accompany Jennifer Douglas, bitterness surged in her heart.
She wasn’t like this before; even when he was deeply in love with Becca, she never felt this bad. But now, hearing him speak tenderly to Jennifer Douglas, her heart was truly uncomfortable.
Jennifer Douglas was just a little feverish, a full-grown adult—how could she not take care of herself? Jennifer simply wanted him to come back sooner...
And yet, smart as he was, how could he not know Jennifer was using her illness to act coy, but when faced with Jennifer’s coquetry, he was sweetly indulgent.
Before, she always thought that there was no genuine love between him and Jennifer Douglas because his infatuation with Jennifer wasn’t even one percent of what it was with Becca. Their relationship was just about mutual needs between a man and a woman. But at that moment, she suddenly realized she might have been wrong...
After Becca married Howard Geoffrey, he completely let go of his obsession with Becca, and during that emotional void, if he really became infatuated with Jennifer Douglas, it wasn’t impossible.
She just hadn’t expected things to develop this quickly...
With one call from Jennifer Douglas, he was willing to fly back to her side. He was truly considerate.
When someone is ill and can receive the care of a loved one, how happy is that!
After getting out of the car, Marie lay on Skyler Jones’s shoulder, and it was Skyler who carried her back to the villa.
Christine Quinn said to Skyler Jones, "You should carry Marie to her room to sleep for a while. We’ll celebrate her birthday together tonight."
"No need."
"Huh?"
"Marie already told me yesterday that she hopes tonight will be just the two of us together."
Christine Quinn shook her head, "What do you mean?"
"She invited many classmates over for a party tonight. Tonight is a little girl’s world, adults don’t participate."
Christine Quinn turned around to look at the villa, and sure enough, in the hall, the household staff was busy decorating the venue for the party.
The villa was surrounded by pink balloons, and the hall was adorned with many things that little girls liked...
So, at the moment, the villa looked like a little girl’s world.
Christine Quinn asked in confusion, "Since it’s a little girl’s world, where should we go tonight?"
While Marie was happily having a party with her classmates in the villa, Christine Quinn was sitting in Skyler Jones’s car.
