Chapter 981: Chapter 505: Extra Story: We Promised to Be Together Forever

After a few seconds of contemplation, he pressed the company’s house phone.

"President."

"Ernie, please help me order lunch... I’ll be staying at the company this afternoon."

Ernie subconsciously asked, "President, aren’t you going home to accompany your wife at noon?"

"I have some matters this afternoon." For the first time in front of a subordinate, Skyler Jones hastily pulled out an excuse, then hung up the phone.

After scanning through the documents, Skyler tiredly pinched the bridge of his nose.

He hadn’t slept well at all these past two days... Especially last night, he was actually sleepless all night.

He returned home very late at night, and when he did, everyone in Geoffrey was already asleep.

He twisted the door and walked into the room, greeted not by warm lights and her sitting on the bed reading, but rather by a cold emptiness everywhere.

He loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt, walking into the bathroom...

The cool water washed away all his fatigue, and closing the valve, he instinctively reached for his pajamas, only to find he had forgotten to prepare them again...

"Christine, Christine..."

He called her name as he always did when he forgot to get his pajamas, but...

The response was a room filled with emptiness.

The voice abruptly stopped, leaving him lost for a long time... Finally, he wrapped himself in a towel and walked out of the bathroom, looking disheveled.

The cold in the room enveloped his entire body.

He sat on the sofa, silently lighting a cigarette.

The room was dark, and the moment the lighter sparked, it illuminated his handsome features, so profound.

Suddenly, he picked up a nearby box and opened it.

The rare red diamond shone with dazzling brilliance, even in the dim environment.

Christine... I will give you happiness that the world gazes upon.

The words he spoke still clearly echoed in her ear.

Recalling the past beauty, his lips couldn’t help but curl into a sweet smile.

However, a phrase flashed through his mind afterwards —

Christine... I’ve lost the feelings I had for you back then.

The words he said to her flickered through his mind, and it was only at this moment that he realized how cruel he had been then.

His heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife, the pain making it hard to breathe.

Skyler Jones slammed the box shut in frustration, and at that moment, he wished he could tear himself to pieces.

That night, Skyler still didn’t sleep well, and at dawn, he received a text message from Marie, his daughter telling him they had arrived at Bali Island.

Skyler didn’t have breakfast at home, and as he was preparing to head to the company, he encountered Mrs. Geoffrey, who had been waiting there in the hall.

Ever since Christine Quinn had an accident in France that nearly endangered her life, Mrs. Geoffrey’s attitude towards the relationship between Skyler Jones and Christine Quinn had also changed...

"Skyler, Christine said before she left that she would handle the divorce procedures with you when she returned."

Skyler didn’t speak, his expression as dark as today’s weather outside.

Mrs. Geoffrey’s eyes were red, her voice choked, "Son, the one to blame for you and Christine reaching this point is mom... If it weren’t for mom misunderstanding you, thinking your love for Christine was not as deep as Christine’s love for you, and always being overly cautious when showing affection in front of Christine, which led to Christine’s misunderstanding and sent her to France heartbroken... If she hadn’t gone to France, the situation wouldn’t have evolved to what it is today. It’s all mom’s fault..."

Skyler remained silent.

Mrs. Geoffrey continued, "Mom doesn’t know what you and Christine talked about in France, so much so that after Christine returned from France, she seemed like a changed person, as if she had already become indifferent to the things about you. But mom knows Christine still cares about you... However, mom won’t urge you to be with Christine anymore, because what you want should be realized by you, not pressured by me... Before Christine returns, I hope you can figure it out, because this time, there might be no going back."

Standing in front of the office’s floor-to-ceiling window, Skyler Jones’s silhouette was lonely and desolate.

In his vision, his world was gray and white, as if devoid of any vitality.

The vibration of the phone interrupted his thoughts.

He walked to the desk, picked up the phone...

Seeing the number displayed on the screen, joy appeared on his face, and he eagerly pressed the answer key, "Hello..."

Unfortunately...

"Daddy!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

It was his daughter.

"Mm." His smile grew with a touch of affection, but without that earlier thrill.

"Bali Island is so much fun, the environment here is great, mommy took me to the beach, we..."