Chapter 996: Chapter 512: Extra Story: His Kindness Moved Her (3-2)

As autumn drew to a close, the sunlight was radiant, yet there was still a chill in the air, and she was only wearing maternity clothes without even covering herself with a blanket.

He pressed his face to hers, finding it a bit cool, and unwilling to wake her, he simply picked her up from the wicker chair.

Despite being over five months pregnant, her body was not very heavy...

He easily lifted her up, unable to resist kissing her cheek.

Carrying her into the room, he carefully placed her on the bed, noticing her eyelashes flutter. He couldn’t help but chuckle, pinching her nose, "Still pretending."

Christine Quinn indeed opened her eyes, gazing at Skyler Jones with a smile, "You’re so strong, even though I’m this heavy, you can still lift me."

Skyler Jones helped Christine Quinn sit up, and he sat on the bed too, letting them both lean against the headboard...

He let her rest against his chest, one arm embracing her from behind, the other gently stroking her rounded belly, "Has the wimpy kid been good today?"

Christine Quinn shook her head, "He’s very naughty, constantly moving in my belly, quite rambunctious."

Skyler Jones gently touched her belly, asking, "When you were pregnant with Marie, was she this mischievous?"

"No, he is more mischievous. Marie was quite obedient then."

Skyler Jones placed his ear against Christine Quinn’s belly and softly spoke to the child inside, "Hey, little rascal, mommy is having a hard time carrying you, you need to be a bit more behaved, okay?"

Hearing Skyler Jones’s childish voice, Christine Quinn couldn’t help but laugh in his embrace.

Suddenly, Christine Quinn picked up a magazine from the bedside and showed it to Skyler Jones, "Honey, look, there are so many children’s clothes here... The kids’ clothes are so cute, and there’s even animal-themed ones, I’d like to buy a bunny suit, this way no matter if it’s a boy or girl, they can wear it... This is my favorite set, what do you think?"

"Hmm, as long as you like it. By the way, have you felt uncomfortable anywhere these past two days?" A couple of days ago, she mentioned some stomach pains, he accompanied her to the hospital to check it out, the doctor said it was nothing serious, but he was still a bit worried.

"No worries, I’m doing fine." Christine Quinn caressed her swollen belly and suddenly said, "Mom made chicken soup herself today, she said you should have some too, I’ll get someone to bring it for you, okay?"

"No need, I’ll drink it later." Skyler Jones looked down at the darling woman in his arms, feeling slightly emotional.

After their initial separation, many times he dreamt of her at midnight, seeing the emptiness beside him, he always hoped she could immediately appear before him, as if nothing had ever happened, he could hold her and cherish her, at that time all this was a luxury.

After reconciling, there were many conflicts between them due to the separation of over a decade, every time he held her, he felt the beautiful feeling seemed to have faded away, only existing gradually in his memories...

But at this moment, as everything between them has been clarified, as they no longer need to compromise or argue, she leaned into his embrace, that long-lost sense of happiness and fulfillment returned...

Her familiar scent, familiar soft body, familiar warmth made him feel somewhat disoriented, like a déjà vu dream...

Regardless, they’ve come together in the end, just like thirteen years ago, she lay gently in his embrace, smiling as she spoke to him, he listened quietly, indescribably satisfied.

He enjoyed such beauty too much, so much that he never wanted to lose it again...

He couldn’t understand why he couldn’t forgive her back then, causing them to miss so many years, resulting in so many conflicts after reconciling...

Now, he only wished to cherish the present warmth, offering her the most secure and caring embrace.

Thinking of this, Skyler Jones involuntarily tightened his embrace.

Christine Quinn noticed, turning her head to look at Skyler Jones with some confusion, "What’s wrong?"

Skyler Jones shook his head, taking the opportunity to kiss her cherry-red lips, tenderly lingering, then gradually moving to her pale earlobe, whispering softly by her ear, "I love you."

Christine Quinn smiled blissfully, "Me too."

Recently, such drowsiness has allowed her little time to accompany Skyler Jones...

Christine Quinn felt somewhat guilty, so today she broke free of the sleepy bug and accompanied Skyler Jones to the company.

The entire company saw her being cautiously adored by Skyler Jones, all with envious looks...

Christine Quinn couldn’t help but feel a sense of vanity fulfilled, deciding to visit the company more often when she had time.

At this moment, Skyler Jones had gone to a meeting, Christine Quinn sat bored on the sofa in his office, eating fresh fruit bought by his secretary Ernie...

Afraid she would be bored alone, he deliberately left Ernie to chat with her.

Ernie had already become familiar with Christine Quinn since he came to New York from Y City with Skyler Jones, now idly chatting with Christine Quinn...

Being adults, the conversation inadvertently touched on some sensitive topics.

"Mrs. President, the president is really good to you... I never knew the president could be so attentive. You drink water, and he says it has to be warm at sixty percent heat, you eat fruit, he says sometimes you might want fresh-squeezed juice, so I have to prepare a juicer, even the sofa you sit on, the president instructed to prepare an extra-thick cushion, otherwise your back would be uncomfortable... Mrs. President, you rarely visited the company in the past, our understanding of you was limited to the president’s search for you in newspapers worldwide, now we know, the president truly adores you."

Christine Quinn couldn’t help but smile still, now when someone praised Skyler Jones, her heart always felt sweet.

"Mrs. President, it’s said the early and later stages of pregnancy require abstinence, can the president endure it?"

Upon hearing Ernie’s question, Christine Quinn nearly choked on the juice she was drinking.

Christine Quinn’s face flushed instantly, wishing she could bury it in the cup. How... how should she respond?

"Mrs. President, you might not know... the highest rate of men cheating is while women are pregnant, so at times, you shouldn’t let the president endure too much, you should be aware, there are many ladies coveting him around the president..."

Christine Quinn nodded to the straw, her face bright red.

Skyler Jones wouldn’t cheat, she knew because he had told her, besides her, he hadn’t touched any other woman these past ten-plus years.

But he endured it with great difficulty, she knew that.

Since she requested abstinence from him, they haven’t had any intimacy...

Previously, he tried to play it off, but since knowing she was pregnant, he remained exceptionally well-behaved.

She remembered when she was more than three months pregnant, unable to sleep one night, he hugged a pillow and went to sleep on the sofa.