Christine Quinn, without ever looking at him, said to herself, "Actually, if it weren’t for Marie, our fate might have already ended... During the many years apart from you, I never once thought about being with you again, so when we were together, I truly wanted to believe we could return to what we once were. But the fact is, I’m not the Christine Quinn from back then, and you’re not the Skyler Jones from back then either... Feelings are such strange things, they can change with time, so we didn’t lose to each other’s flaws, but to time..."

Skyler Jones said nothing further, just watched quietly as she struggled to maintain her smile while explaining.

Christine Quinn finally couldn’t help but her eyes reddened, her voice slightly choked, "Oversky, when the lawyer arrives, I hope we can smile and handle our matters."

After saying this, Christine Quinn stood up and told Skyler Jones, "Sorry, I need to go to the restroom first."

Christine Quinn didn’t look at Skyler Jones, yet noticed his calm demeanor from the corner of her eye.

Turning around and walking into the bathroom, Christine Quinn’s tears finally fell uncontrollably.

She had to admit, being with him made her increasingly less strong...

After entering the restroom, hurriedly closing the door, Christine Quinn leaned against the door panel, tears like broken pearls tumbling down.

She didn’t want to be so embarrassed, didn’t want him to talk about breaking up with her...

She didn’t resent him, nor blame him... Though this outcome was somewhat hard to bear, it was also the best ending.

Wiping away her tears, washing her face, ensuring there’s no trace of abnormality on her face, Christine Quinn walked out of the restroom with a slight smile.

Skyler Jones was still in the room, holding her phone in his hand.

Christine Quinn was taken aback.

Skyler Jones calmly stood up from the sofa, his tall body approaching her, and said gently, "You didn’t hear it in the restroom, so I answered for you... It was a call from the hospital, the doctor asked if you had decided whether to proceed with the abortion?"

Christine Quinn was stunned, her face turned pale, silent for a long time, and said, "I’m sorry, last time at the hospital, I didn’t get rid of the child... I lied to you."

Skyler Jones gazed deeply at Christine Quinn, his hoarse voice uttered, "So if I hadn’t come to see you today, would you have gone to the appointment for the abortion?"

Christine Quinn said disappointedly, "You didn’t want this child in the first place, so what does it matter if I go for an abortion?"

"I don’t want the child because your body can’t handle it!!" Skyler Jones was evidently angry, yet restrained his voice, unwilling to be harsh with her.

Christine Quinn turned away, facing sideways at Skyler Jones.

Her eyes were scorching, but she kept telling herself she couldn’t cry, forcing her eyes wide open, and uttered hoarsely, "Now my body can handle it, but would you still want the child?"

Skyler Jones didn’t hear clearly what Christine Quinn said, asked, "What are you saying?"

Christine Quinn shook her head, took a deep breath, maintaining a calm tone, "Nothing... I actually never planned to get rid of the child at that time, but I feared you would insist, so I colluded with the doctor to deceive you..."

"Why don’t you trust me?" Skyler Jones suddenly asked.

"What?"

Skyler Jones’s majestic figure moved to face Christine Quinn, "When others told you I had ambiguous relations with other women, why didn’t you trust our relationship?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

His questioning made her feel a bit aggrieved, tears unknowingly filled her eyes.

The vision was so blurry, she couldn’t see him clearly...

She choked out, "When you were on a business trip in Y City, I accidentally heard mom mention that Jennifer Douglas told mom she wasn’t just one-sidedly in love with you, she had gotten a response from you... At that time, I didn’t want to believe it, even though you indeed didn’t trigger anything with Jennifer Douglas because of the photos, I always chose to believe in you... But, that day at the hospital for the abortion, I met Jonathon, he told me about you taking photos and recording for Jennifer Douglas... I admit I’m not a generous person, after hearing these things, I couldn’t stay calm anymore, so I secretly investigated these matters, and they were all indeed related to you, though I didn’t expect these incidents were all Justin Walter’s doing, he wasn’t doing these things for you..."

"You had plenty of chances to ask me." Skyler Jones’s voice was extremely hoarse.