Justin slowly raised his head, looking apologetically at Christine Quinn, "Madam, actually there’s absolutely no link between Mr. Jones and Jennifer Douglas, the misunderstanding was caused by me."

"What misunderstanding?" Christine frowned, "Explain clearly."

Justin guiltily admitted, "Actually, from the start, Mr. Jones’s heart has always belonged only to you... He and Jennifer Douglas have always been merely using each other’s needs, and by the time Mr. Jones came to pursue you, his ties with Jennifer Douglas were already completely severed."

"I don’t think that’s the case, is it?" As if recalling something painful, Christine lowered her head and quietly said, "You should know best whether he ever had feelings for Jennifer Douglas."

"Of course I know best... because the one who had relations with Jennifer Douglas that night was me, the one who secretly took photos of the bracelet and created that recording was also me..."

Upon hearing what Justin said, Christine suddenly raised her eyes, stunned in place.

Justin explained honestly, "On Mr. Jones’s birthday night, he drank a lot, later he asked me to take him to Jennifer Douglas... While in the car, I already knew Mr. Jones was quite drunk, he kept calling out your name, madam. But he just wouldn’t admit he cared about you, so he went to Jennifer Douglas, he was just stubbornly fighting his own feelings, wanting to prove to himself that he could desire another woman beside you, but that night Mr. Jones ultimately did not touch Jennifer Douglas... I helped Mr. Jones leave Jennifer Douglas’s apartment that night, but because Mr. Jones’s phone was left there, I went back to her apartment to retrieve it for him... I never expected that upon knocking on the door, the drunken and broken-hearted Jennifer Douglas would mistake me for Mr. Jones, she was affectionate and intimate, and then..." Justin shamefully lowered his head, "So, it was me who had relations with Jennifer Douglas that night... The next day, I was terribly afraid Jennifer Douglas would mention this to Mr. Jones, so I lied to him, saying Jennifer Douglas insisted on sending him back, spending the night at his place..."

After hearing this, Christine shook her head repeatedly, "No wonder Skyler said he couldn’t remember that night, turns out it was you who misled him, because of you he believed he had relations with Jennifer Douglas but truly had no memory of the act, which is why he insisted he never touched Jennifer Douglas. And because Jennifer Douglas had relations with you but misunderstood it as Skyler, she felt wronged, I trusted Skyler, believed he never touched Jennifer Douglas, thus seeing her as scheming... all because of you."

"I’m sorry, madam, all the mistakes were caused by me, I’m willing to accept your punishment."

"Is it any use to punish you now?" Christine, aggrieved, reddened around the eyes and hoarsely shouted at Justin, "Do you know how many times I’ve argued with Skyler about this? Do you know every time I thought about Skyler’s relationship with Jennifer Douglas, it pained me as if a thorn pierced my heart?"

"I’m sorry..."

"And the bracelet?" Christine sniffled, eagerly questioning.

Justin responded, "The bracelet was bought with all my savings, pretending under Jennifer Douglas’s secretary’s name. After having relations with Jennifer Douglas and finding out she once was pregnant but lost it, I always felt guilty, seeing her live in despair and pain for Mr. Jones, I wanted to give her the courage to continue living..."

Christine mumbled, "You know once Jennifer Douglas received the bracelet she’d investigate who bought it for her, and upon finding out it was you, she’d misunderstand it was Skyler who instructed it... That’s the hope you gave her."

Justin bowed his head lower, "Yes..."

"So, you manipulated the recording too?"

Justin nodded, "I secretly recorded the usual conversations with Mr. Jones and used current computer technology to cut and splice Mr. Jones’s words... That’s how an assuring recording was produced."

Christine looked at Justin incredulously, "Do you know what you’re doing is hurting me and Skyler?"

Justin guiltily admitted, "I know, but I couldn’t control my care for Jennifer Douglas, because I love her..."

Christine suddenly let out a cold laugh, "I finally understand why Jennifer Douglas kept pestering Skyler all along, turns out it was all orchestrated by you..."

"I’m sorry, madam..."

Tears gathered in Christine’s eyes, she muttered in disbelief, "So, I misunderstood Skyler?"

Seeing Christine’s sorrowful face, Justin guiltyly admitted, "Madam, everything was my fault, I am prepared to take full responsibility for what I’ve done, please believe in Mr. Jones’s feelings for you, he truly has never valued other women."

"I have a question..." Christine suddenly voiced.

"Go ahead."

"Did Skyler know about all the things you did behind the scenes?"

Justin nodded.

Christine shouted, "If he knew then why didn’t he clarify it with me?"

"Because after Mr. Jones found out the actual person who had relations with Jennifer Douglas was me, if he had exposed it right then, Charles Douglas wouldn’t have spared me..."

"Would he rather have misunderstandings between us just to protect you?"

"That’s not it..." Justin hastily explained, "Madam, if Mr. Jones had told you how I hurt Jennifer Douglas, what would you have done?"

"Of course, I’d confront Jennifer Douglas."

"Mr. Jones knew very well you’d go find Jennifer Douglas, so he never told you about it..."

"Why?"

"Because Mr. Jones knew very well if he handed me over to Charles Douglas, with Charles Douglas’s means, I would have no good end... I’ve been with Mr. Jones for many years, he always regarded me as a brother, so he didn’t want to see such an end for me."

For Skyler Jones, having been lonely for so many years, it was Justin who had always been by his side through hardships, how could he watch Justin walk into death?

Justin’s words finally convinced Christine.

Because Christine understood Skyler Jones better than anyone...

Actually, the only difference between Skyler Jones and Howard Geoffrey is that Skyler Jones’s heart is softer...

Howard Geoffrey took so many years to dispel resentment towards Becca, even though he loved her deeply, he still refused to yield to sentiment... But Skyler is different, when he fell in love with someone, he abandoned hatred, his world often is emotional overpowering reason...