Chapter 961: Chapter 494: Extra: Learning All About Duo’s Matters 1_2

"Alright, Becca, stop jumping to conclusions... My phone’s about to die, let’s leave it for now."

"Sis, sis..."

After ending the call, Christine Quinn leaned back in her chair, dazed.

Her mind was chaotic and cluttered, filled with the words Rebecca Quentin had said...

He still hasn’t returned to New York.

He had said earlier that he’d be back in three to five days at most, but now it’s the sixth day and he still hasn’t returned home...

It seems like he wants to stay in France and doesn’t intend to come back...

Since he didn’t come home and doesn’t know that she’s "run away," what does it mean that he hasn’t contacted her these past two days?

Could something have happened to him?

An ominous feeling suddenly enveloped Christine Quinn’s heart...

Immediately, Christine picked up her phone and dialed Skyler Jones’ number.

Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unreachable, please try again later...

Sure enough, Skyler’s phone couldn’t be reached.

The ominous feeling grew stronger, and Christine immediately called Howard Geoffrey.

The moment the call connected, Christine urgently asked, "Howard, have you been unable to reach Skyler these past two days?"

"Christine, where are you?" Howard’s voice carried a hint of heaviness.

"Howard, don’t worry about where I am for now... Have you been able to reach Skyler?"

"Oh, brother just got back."

"He’s home?" Christine let out a sigh of relief, "Oh, that’s good, nothing’s wrong, then..."

"Brother is looking for you."

"Huh?"

"Brother said he’s deliberately not contacted you these past two days just to give you a surprise."

"I don’t understand what you’re saying..."

"Let me put it this way... Brother has indeed been busy in France these past few days, but not with work projects. He’s been busy preparing a romantic wedding for you. He deliberately didn’t contact you for a few days to surprise you... Mom said she went to T City to visit old friends, but she actually went to France early to host the wedding preparations."

Christine Quinn’s eyes widened in shock, unable to react for a long time.

"Brother just found out that you’ve left and saw the diary you left for him... He’s feeling a bit down."

Christine suddenly felt her throat tighten, as if blocked by something, unable to speak.

At this moment, a beep came from Christine’s phone again.

Someone else was calling her while she was on the line.

Seeing the caller was Rebecca Quentin, Christine immediately answered, "Hello..."

Rebecca urgently said, "Sis, brother-in-law is back, it turns out he went to France not for business, but to prepare for your wedding... Mom said earlier she went to T City to see friends, it was actually brother-in-law asking her to handle some wedding details in France. Mom came back today with brother-in-law..."

Knock, knock.

"Come in."

With permission from inside, Rebecca gently turned the study door’s handle and walked in.

Skyler Jones was sitting behind the desk, his face dark, holding a glass of some unknown wine.

Rebecca frowned slightly, her eyes filled with worry, "You’ve been in the study all day; are you troubled by something?"

Skyler took a sip of the wine, his tone light, "I’m fine."

Rebecca asked again, "Are you angry at my sister?"

Skyler pressed his lips into a line, his stern features highlighting his restraint at that moment.

"Brother-in-law..." Rebecca hesitated, "I know you’re upset now because my sister doesn’t trust you... But you have to understand, she’s always lacked a sense of security when she’s with you. I’m well aware of her inner insecurity; she feels she’s not good enough for you, especially after missing out for thirteen years. After you said a few angry words, she always felt you didn’t love her like before, so she became sensitive about you and Jennifer Douglas. Plus, you did ’condone’ Jennifer, so my sister misunderstood..." If Howard hadn’t discovered Justin Walter and Jennifer Douglas’ relationship, she would’ve misunderstood Skyler too.

Skyler slowly put down the wine glass, his dark eyes fixating on Rebecca, his lips indifferent, "You know, Becca... I noticed her acting unusually the last time I came back, but I didn’t want to overthink it. I thought after all we’ve been through, we’ve learned to be honest and trust each other... If she thinks there’s something wrong with me, she can ask me directly, not act like it’s nothing and just leave..."

"Brother-in-law, you don’t understand women. Sometimes, we just don’t want to lose so disgracefully... From my sister’s perspective, all the evidence pointed to you having feelings for Jennifer Douglas. Imagine, if my sister confronted you, she’d face the fact that you love Jennifer, and how humiliating would that be? From all her years of hardship raising Marie alone, you can tell that my sister is proud and never wants others to see her vulnerability, let alone her humiliation."

Skyler’s expression softened a bit, the lines on his face gradually becoming gentle.

Rebecca continued, "Since it’s a misunderstanding, you should go to France and bring my sister back... She’s definitely feeling terrible now too."

"I have my own discretion." With that, Skyler stood up and left the study.

Rebecca watched Skyler’s retreating figure and sighed heavily.

Mrs. Geoffrey came in from outside, asking nervously, "How did it go? What did Skyler say?"

Rebecca replied, "Brother-in-law seems really angry. I told him to go get my sister, and all he said was ’I have my own discretion.’

"Ah, these two... Why do they always have so many issues?"

"I believe brother-in-law will handle it well... I know he truly loves my sister."

"Yes... I also misunderstood Skyler. It turns out Skyler was planning to hold his and Christine’s wedding in France... He’s been secretly preparing for over a month, designing every detail of the wedding himself, trying to give Christine the grandest and most romantic wedding."

Rebecca nodded, "That’s why brother-in-law felt so disappointed when he came back and didn’t see my sister..."

"Before going to France, Skyler might have already known Christine was hiding something... Going to France, I think, was partly to finalize the wedding details, and partly to confirm his suspicions. He didn’t expect that Christine would actually leave New York without telling anyone," Mrs. Geoffrey said.