Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 771 - 399: Extra: Turns Out Marie’s Body Had Recovered Long Ago (2/2)

Chapter 771: Chapter 399: Extra: Turns Out Marie’s Body Had Recovered Long Ago (2/2)

Seeing Skyler Jones fall silent, Christine Quinn slowly turned her head, her gaze inadvertently meeting Marie’s.

Marie stayed where she was, expressionless.

Christine Quinn, realizing what was happening, hurriedly wiped away the tears from her eyes and face, quickly rushed to Marie, crouched down, and hugged her daughter, "Marie, be good, go back upstairs first..."

Marie didn’t speak, her eyes seemed unfocused as she looked at Christine Quinn.

"Marie, Marie, what’s wrong?"

Marie kept her lips tightly pressed together.

Christine Quinn quickly put on a smile, trying to comfort her daughter, "You silly girl, didn’t Mommy tell you? Couples always have arguments. Daddy and Mommy were just... just having a little disagreement. If you don’t want to see Daddy and Mommy fight, Mommy won’t argue with your daddy anymore, Mommy and Daddy will make up, okay?"

Marie remained as if in a daze.

Anxious, Christine Quinn suddenly turned her head and shouted at Skyler Jones, "Say something!!"

Skyler Jones looked at Marie, a bit of anguish in his eyes, but he didn’t speak.

Christine Quinn was surprised by Skyler Jones’s attitude, she still wanted to say something, but then she heard Marie’s low and steady voice, "Mommy, you and Daddy don’t need to pretend in front of me anymore. I already knew everything." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Christine Quinn’s body jolted suddenly, her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Marie.

Marie reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Christine Quinn’s eyes, choking up as she said, "Mommy, don’t cry anymore. It’s all Marie’s fault... If it weren’t for Marie, you wouldn’t have to force yourselves to be together, and you wouldn’t argue with Daddy every day."

Marie’s words left everyone present shocked, except for Skyler Jones. His expression remained unchanged, his gaze consistently dim.

Ten minutes later, Marie, looking at her parents whom she had pulled to sit on the sofa, calmly said, "Daddy, Mommy, first of all, I should say ’I’m sorry’ to you, because although I’m already fine, I used your love for me to deceive you."

Christine Quinn called out in distress, "Marie..."

Skyler Jones sat quietly, still not saying a word.

Marie slowly walked over to Christine Quinn, using her elbow childishly to wipe away the tears at the corners of Christine Quinn’s eyes, firmly said, "Mommy, you told me not to cry, so you can’t cry either..."

Christine Quinn reached out and hugged her daughter.

Marie leaned against her mother, calmly said, "Mommy, I’m sorry, actually, when we were in New York, I already knew that you and Daddy didn’t really love each other."

Christine Quinn shook her head in disbelief. "How... how could it be... why didn’t you tell Mommy?"

Marie pursed her lips bitterly, "Because I don’t want Daddy and Mommy to separate!"

A choking sob stopped Christine Quinn from uttering another word, her eyes brimming with tears.

Marie lowered her head and continued, "Because Daddy doesn’t love Mommy, and Mommy doesn’t want to be with Daddy, so you always fight..."

Skyler Jones gently coaxed, "Marie, come here, come to Daddy!"

Marie slowly looked up at her father, "Daddy, do you really not love Mommy?"

Skyler Jones’s gaze faltered.

Marie sorrowfully uttered, "Why are other people’s Daddy and Mommy in love, but mine are separated?"

After saying this, tears started to fall from Marie’s eyes like pearls from a broken string.

Skyler Jones enveloped her with a large hand, pulling his daughter close and gently wiping away the tears from her eyes, "Don’t cry, darling..."

Marie sniffled, sensibly saying, "Marie won’t cry, Marie promised Mommy that no matter what happens, she will be strong!"

Christine Quinn’s heart ached wave after wave, a different kind of pain than physical, it was true heartache. She hurriedly said, "Marie, Daddy and Mommy are not like what you think, Daddy and Mommy’s relationship just needs time to develop... Be good, don’t feel bad, didn’t the doctor tell you to maintain a calm and stable mindset?"

Marie shook her head, apologetically said, "Mommy, I’m sorry for making you worry about my health all this time... I’m fine. Actually, my post-surgery observation period was only six months. When we were in New York, Uncle Geoffrey had already taken me for a check-up once, the doctor said I hadn’t shown any signs of heart rejection within the six months, he said my physical recovery was very good."

Six months?

Christine Quinn looked at Marie in astonishment, "Did you say Uncle Geoffrey took you for a check-up?"

Marie nodded.

Nighttime.

Skyler Jones sat by the bed, looking at his just-sleeping daughter with a lack of affection.

Christine Quinn stood outside the door and seeing Skyler Jones had put Marie to sleep, she lightly exhaled and turned to walk towards the second floor terrace.

Taking out her phone, she dialed Rebecca Quentin.

The call connected quickly, and Rebecca Quentin’s gentle, soothing voice came through, "Sister."

"Becca..." Christine Quinn’s voice was slightly hoarse.

"What’s wrong, why do you sound like this?"

Christine Quinn gazed dimly ahead, "Marie’s observation period was only six months, but Skyler Jones and I were told it was a year... This was arranged by Howard Geoffrey, right?"

Upon hearing Christine Quinn’s question, there was a moment of silence from Rebecca Quentin’s side. "Sister, you..."

"Answer me, was it?"

"...Yes."

"Why do this?"

"Because we wanted to give you both a chance to be together... Had you known six months ago that Marie was out of the observation period, you would have already separated!"

"How did Marie know that I was pretending with Skyler Jones?"

Rebecca Quentin sighed softly, "No matter how well you act, there will always be flaws, Marie is smart. She picked up on clues from your arguments and later, there was an incident, you attended a jewelry auction with Mr. Jones, and you didn’t come back that night, while Mr. Jones slept peacefully at home... In fact, by then, Marie knew you two were pretending in front of her, but she didn’t tell you because she was afraid you’d separate because of it. She told Howard Geoffrey and me about it, and asked us to help. We then told her the truth about you and Mr. Jones."

Christine Quinn closed her eyes in pain.

Rebecca Quentin asked anxiously, "Sister, since you’re asking me, it seems Marie has told you... How is Marie now?"

Christine Quinn shook her head, "She’s very upset, has been crying, Skyler Jones just coaxed her to sleep..."

"And Mr. Jones?"

"He recently found out that Howard Geoffrey had hidden the fact about Marie’s observation period, so he immediately went and asked Marie if Howard Geoffrey took her for a hospital check-up. When he asked this, he inadvertently learned that Marie already knew about the act he and I were putting on... Marie knows once Skyler Jones finds out she’s fine, he’ll divorce me, so she made two requests of him. One, not to hurt me anymore, and the other to discuss divorce after her birthday is over."