Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 797 - 412: Extra: Does She Really Never Want to See Him Again? (2)
Howard Geoffrey was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Christine, did you see the newspaper my brother published?"
Christine Quinn nodded slightly, "I saw it a couple of days ago."
"Then you know that he published the same apology letter in the most circulated newspapers in over sixty countries worldwide, right?"
An apology letter, yes... He was apologizing to her in front of the whole world, asking for her forgiveness!
She clearly remembered that the newspaper only featured a short sentence―
Wife, I’m sorry. Forgive me for what I did in the past. Please give us another chance. Let me make amends and give me a chance to take care of you for a lifetime―Skyler Jones to Christine Quinn.
The newspaper published just this simple line, yet it occupied an entire page on the front cover.
She knew the whole world was reading it, and she knew the world must be discussing his deep feelings, but who knew, between them, there was already no more lifetime to speak of.
Christine Quinn’s pale face showed a faint smile, and she said lightly, "Isn’t he getting along well with Jennifer Douglas?"
"You should know that Jennifer was just someone he used to provoke you."
"Oh..." Christine laughed long, "No matter what, he was with Jennifer, right?"
"But they’ve already broken up."
"Whether he’s broken up with Jennifer or not, it doesn’t concern me anymore... Since the day I left Y City, that was when I completely excluded him from my life, so I won’t care about him anymore."
"I understand your thoughts... but you must know, with his prideful nature, being able to say ’I’m sorry’ to you in front of the whole world shows his sincerity."
Christine Quinn sniffled, suppressing the bitterness at the tip of her nose, and forced a smile, "Geoffrey... I am just someone who sleeps without knowing if I’ll wake up tomorrow. I just want to quietly pass these days and put a perfect end to my remaining life."
"You should let my brother stay by your side."
"No need... He hasn’t stayed by my side all these years, so just let me maintain this solitary pride in my final days!"
"You really don’t want to see my brother again?"
Christine Quinn gulped down the sob in her throat and nodded, "I no longer owe him anything... let the past fade away with the wind!"
"Christine..."
"Don’t say it, Geoffrey. I know you and Becca have been trying to help us... but not everyone in this world is lucky enough to pursue the love they want. What’s missed is missed. Without me, perhaps he’ll live better."
Geoffrey let out a heavy sigh, "So be it... Everyone has the right to make choices. If your heart has already decided, then I respect your decision."
"Thank you."
Geoffrey stood up, "I can’t stay out too long, Becca is waiting for me at the hotel."
"Mm, you should go back soon... take good care of her."
"The doctors will arrange for your surgery in the next couple of days. Be mentally prepared, then. I’ll find a way to visit you."
"No need, Geoffrey... you and I both know that back then my heart transplant was difficult to succeed. This time, I’ll face the same challenges, and even if I am as lucky as before and the surgery succeeds, my body’s rejections will continue to cause me pain... If the final outcome is death, why not just let me pass peacefully?"
Geoffrey frowned, "Are you willing to leave behind Marie, Becca, and all of us?"
"As long as they’re okay, I can leave without regrets."
"But I can’t bear such responsibility... if Becca knows one day that I hid your situation, she might understand that I respected your wishes and didn’t tell them, but she’d certainly blame me for not trying my best to help you."
Christine Quinn finally nodded, "Alright, I’ll listen to you and undergo the surgery."
"Take care."
"Wait, Geoffrey, I still want you to promise me one thing..."
Geoffrey stopped his steps to leave, "Go on."
Looking at Geoffrey’s tall back, she said, "No matter what the result of my surgery, I hope you can help me with something..."
Skyler Jones has been back in Y City for three days.
Since returning from London, he has stayed in his villa, without stepping out once.
The TSOL project has been perfectly completed, but he missed the much-awaited completion banquet held in New York last night.
The whole world is guessing that he’s currently languishing for love, but he himself doesn’t know if that’s his current state.
He can’t muster the energy to do anything, feels life is meaningless...
Doesn’t want to go to the office, eat, or sleep...
Suddenly, it seems like the world has only him left, lonely and cold.
He thought she would come back after his newspaper announcement because she never really went far...
But only today did he realize that when she left, she never intended to return...
It’s not a joke, not a sulk, she truly and completely distanced herself from his world.
Yes, for someone like him, what is there to be sentimental about?
She was sick, and he didn’t know. She left with Jonathon Gibson to彻底leave, and he didn’t know either... He never really cared for her, or else he would have seen the resolution in her eyes the night before she left with Jonathon...
It turns out that when she talked about the child that night, it wasn’t to reconcile, just to clarify the matter and allow him to let go of past resentments...
Why did he never understand her feelings? Why did he never realize that their lives were already inextricably linked?
Now that she’s completely left his world, he’s not happy at all. In fact, his heart aches to the point of death. Why couldn’t he feel this before?
In his life, he can no longer be without this woman.
Why did it take until now to realize this?
In truth, he had understood in the past and had thought in his drunken moments, in the midst of dreams, about starting over with her, but he always refused to lower his pride...
Finally, she left heartbroken and despairing, but now he’s even more unhappy than before. How foolish is that!
