He knows that she loves him so much, she just can’t bring herself to hate him.

"Are you still upset about the things I said? I’ve told you, in my mind, there’s only your expressions now... the past really doesn’t matter anymore."

"No! You only truly love the Christine Quinn from the past..."

"Christine, apart from you, no one else in this world suits me, no one else can tolerate my rudeness and bad temper... During the days you went on vacation with Marie, I kept wondering how I could win you back because I’m really afraid you would leave me... so, Christine, if I truly don’t care about you now, why would I have such fear? I really hope you can give me another chance to win your love."

"I want to say something to you." Christine Quinn hesitated.

"Go ahead, I’m listening!" Skyler Jones held Christine Quinn tightly in his arms, his chin resting on her hairline, inhaling the gentle fragrance from her hair, reminding himself that he must not let her leave his embrace.

"Actually, in every marriage, when it reaches the end, the initial love turns into familial affection, because familial affection is the emotion that surpasses everything in this world. Even if it turns into familial affection, it doesn’t mean they no longer love each other; it just means they’ve reached mutual trust and support."

"Emotions have always been my most vulnerable point, please forgive me for my previous immaturity." Skyler Jones lamented deeply, their repeated close calls to separation were due to wrong emotional handling.

"I can accept that you are with me because of familial affection, that makes me feel like you just transformed your love for me into familial affection, but I can’t accept that you’re with me out of obligation... When I found out about the things ’you’ did for Jennifer Douglas, I thought of your morality... you’re the kind of man who would give up happiness for commitment, I don’t want to use marriage to constrain your heart, so I set you free, choosing to leave alone... The reason I didn’t say goodbye to everyone before leaving is because I didn’t want to hear their persuasion, I was afraid I would turn back on my resolution..." She loved him so much.

"Since you know I have strong morals, you should know that it’s impossible for me to have unclear relationships with a third person in marriage."

"But, you more than once told me you think Jennifer Douglas is better than me."

"Are you sure I said such things?" Skyler Jones furrowed his brows, looking quite innocent.

Christine Quinn started to stammer, "You at least meant something similar."

"I have never felt anything for Jennifer Douglas from the beginning to the end. You think I feel good about her, that’s your subconscious belief... I admit that initially I tried to take an interest in Jennifer Douglas, because at that time I wanted to try hard to exclude you from my life, but later on, I realized the harder I tried to pretend to like someone else, the more I couldn’t forget about you... I love you! Christine, I decided this thirteen years ago, and thirteen years later it’s still the same... It’s my fault for not giving you a sense of security, which led to more and more disputes between us. Do you want to give us another chance, let me prove to you that I’ve learned how to love someone?"

Skyler Jones’s sincere eyes left Christine Quinn defenseless.

She sobbed, still hesitating.

Skyler Jones suddenly bent his head down, seeking her lips, caressing her softness...

He cherishedly held her face, his fingerprints lightly touching her delicate cheeks, making her unable to concentrate on thinking...

Gradually, his proximity brought her a thread of security back.

Imagining the days she would face in the future after losing him? Lonely, desolate, empty solitude, a walking dead...

No...

She wants to trust him once more, for in this life she loves him terribly.

Thinking of this, Christine Quinn did not resist, but also did not respond to him, letting him come to her delicate neck, leaving a string of dense kiss marks...

After a long kiss, Christine Quinn was held in Skyler Jones’s arms.

Although Christine Quinn did not resist, she still did not agree to give Skyler Jones a chance.

Skyler Jones held Christine Quinn tightly in his arms, whispering, "As long as you are willing to give me another chance, I will do anything you ask."

Christine Quinn did not directly respond to Skyler Jones, but asked, "Will Justin Walter still be by your side to help you in the future?"