When Jennifer saw it was Mrs. Geoffrey, her stern and cold expression softened slightly. She still spoke in a respectful and polite tone, "Old Mrs. Geoffrey, I have no intention of arguing with Miss Quinn, I’m just..."

Mrs. Geoffrey directly interrupted what Jennifer was about to say, "Miss Douglas, everyone has their dignity. Skyler said to you before he reconciled with Christine, that he wouldn’t be with you. He was just using you to provoke Christine. You’re also well aware of the rules of the game, so please have some self-awareness. Don’t shamelessly cling to us, and definitely don’t use tactics like playing hard to get behind our backs."

"Old Mrs. Geoffrey, although you are an elder, I disagree with you calling me shameless, I..."

Pa――

A loud sound was heard.

Jennifer’s face turned to one side, with several clear red marks appearing on her face.

Christine Quinn was shocked and stood up from her chair.

Jennifer held her burning, painful face, looking at Mrs. Geoffrey in disbelief.

Mrs. Geoffrey maintained a cold expression and said indifferently, "This is me teaching you a lesson on behalf of Christine. Please retract your little schemes, and if you dream of entering our Geoffrey family, you still need to see whether I agree or not first."

Christine hurriedly rushed to Mrs. Geoffrey’s side, "Mom..."

Jennifer wanted to say something, but at this moment, she stared fixedly at the tall figure behind Mrs. Geoffrey.

Christine noticed Jennifer’s gaze and then turned her head.

The next moment, Christine’s body stiffened for a moment.

Mrs. Geoffrey also turned around upon seeing Christine’s reaction, and when she saw her son, her body was heavily startled.

Skyler Jones’s eyes were dark, emanating a cold and stern aura all over.

Jennifer held her painful face, looking at Skyler, without saying a word.

Christine softly called, "Oversky..."

Skyler did not respond to Christine but turned around directly.

As they watched Skyler’s departing figure, both Mrs. Geoffrey and Christine hurriedly chased after him...

Jennifer kept looking at Skyler’s departing figure, tears faintly glimmering in her eyes.

She slowly sat down in the chair, trying hard to widen her tear-filled eyes.

"Jennifer..."

A voice called out, it was Charles Douglas.

Jennifer did not respond.

Charles Douglas approached Jennifer slowly, leaning on a cane, "The household servants said you went out after receiving a phone call, Dad was worried about you, so he had the driver report your whereabouts to me. Just now, I seemed to see Skyler Jones, you..."

"Dad..." Jennifer suddenly turned her head to look at her father, calling out heavily.

Upon seeing his daughter’s bruised face, Charles Douglas said nervously, "Jennifer, your face..."

Jennifer didn’t explain, she just said, "Why do you keep calling Mrs. Geoffrey over and over again? I’ve already told you, I’ve let go of Oversky, I don’t want to ruin his happiness. Why won’t you listen to me and force me to face the embarrassment of being criticized by the Geoffrey family?"

"Wait, daughter, first tell Dad who hit you, who dares to hit my daughter, was it that rascal Skyler Jones?"

"No, no one hit me."

"How could no one have hit you? Your face..."

At this moment, Jennifer stood up and gently supported her father’s old, trembling body, her voice slightly hoarse, "Dad, please stop harassing the Geoffrey family, okay? Love isn’t something you can obtain by means or by force. Even if you find ways to make Oversky marry me, if he doesn’t love me, what meaning is there to being with him? You’re only putting me in an embarrassing position, do you really want your daughter to be called shameless?"

"Who dares to call you that?"

"Even if no one says it, we should have enough self-awareness."

"Does it mean that just because that rascal Skyler Jones bullies you, I should just let it go?" Charles Douglas was furious.

"Dad――"

Jennifer called out heavily again.

Charles Douglas reluctantly tapped his cane on the ground, pressing his lips tightly.

Jennifer sniffled, linking her arm through her father’s, "All right, Dad, don’t be angry anymore. You see, aren’t I doing fine these days?"

"How are you doing fine? Ever since you came back from Y City, you either work late at the office to numb yourself or lock yourself in your room all day... When has my daughter ever been so negative? You’ve always had high standards and never fancied anyone, but I never expected you to end up fancying this heartless and ungrateful rascal Skyler Jones..."

"Dad, stop talking about this, we’re in a public place."