Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 725 - 376: Extra: His Birthday 1_2

Misunderstood by her daughter, Christine Quinn’s face also showed embarrassment.

Skyler Jones turned away with a smile, intending to leave.

"Wait."

Christine Quinn suddenly called out to stop him.

Skyler Jones paused his steps, his cold and arrogant silhouette facing away from Christine Quinn.

Christine Quinn looked at the high and mighty man before her and calmly said, "Marie cried last night."

Skyler Jones’s tall and imposing figure visibly trembled.

Christine Quinn spoke softly, "She said she had a nightmare where you didn’t want her." Actually, it was that he didn’t want "them," but she wasn’t important enough in his heart, so there was no point in mentioning it. "She doesn’t want our ’family of three’ to be separated."

"I know."

"The way we’ve been interacting is not right. If Marie finds out someday, all our efforts in the past six months will have been in vain."

Skyler Jones turned around, raising an eyebrow at Christine Quinn, "Considering we’re both thinking of Marie, I agree with you... So, what do you think our mode of interaction should be?"

From a short distance away, Christine Quinn met Skyler Jones’s disdainful gaze and calmly said, "How about we call a ceasefire for the remaining six months?"

Skyler Jones squinted slightly, clearly suspicious of her intentions.

"You can disbelieve everything I say, but you should believe my love for Marie."

Seeing that Skyler Jones did not object, Christine Quinn continued, "For Marie’s sake, you were even willing to marry someone you dislike, which shows you love Marie a lot too... I told you before, when our marriage ends in six months, I won’t fight you for Marie’s custody, and I mean it, so I want to reach an understanding of a six-month truce with you. After six months, if you think your revenge against me is enough, I will leave you and Marie on my own and never appear in front of you again. But if you think it’s not enough, you can do whatever you want..."

"I thought I said that if you want peace, you only have to tell Marie the truth about yourself."

"Are you sure you want me to go and tell Marie about our past now and upset her?"

"Then no discussion!"

Leaving those words, Skyler Jones turned and left again.

"Skyler Jones!!"

Christine Quinn’s call stopped Skyler Jones’s steps once more.

Christine Quinn walked up to Skyler Jones, looking at him with a sorrowful gaze, pleading, "Please consider Marie... After these six months, you can do whatever you want."

At that moment, Skyler Jones’s deep dark eyes became profound and inscrutable, "After six months, whatever I tell you to do, you’re really willing?"

Despite his hoarse voice filled with danger, Christine Quinn nodded firmly. Once Marie’s condition improved, she would have nothing to hold on to. At that time, even if he wanted her dead, with her life almost over, she could swallow a deadly poison right before him...

It seemed like a century passed before Skyler Jones’s deep voice finally emerged from his cold lips, "Alright, six months, a truce."

"Alright, let’s seal it with a high five." As she spoke, Christine Quinn held out her palm.

"Childish."

Skyler Jones spat out incredulously, then turned and walked away.

Christine Quinn watched Skyler Jones’s departing figure, finally exhaling a breath of relief.

As Skyler Jones drove out, he happened to encounter Howard Geoffrey driving back.

The two brothers met outside the villa’s gate, and then Howard Geoffrey parked the car and got out holding a newspaper.

Skyler Jones didn’t get out but rolled down the car window to look at his brother.

Howard Geoffrey leaned against the car and casually tossed a newspaper into Skyler Jones’s hands, curling his lips, "Since you hurt my wife’s sister by flirting with other female companions at last night’s banquet, I did something—"

Skyler Jones glared at Howard Geoffrey, then opened the newspaper in his hands.

The headline on the front page of the newspaper was eye-catching—Skyler Jones, President of the "Oversky" Group, secretly married to Christine Quinn, sister-in-law.

The classical European-style décor, golden wallpaper, and a huge crystal chandelier... created an opulent hotel scene.

Under the soft light of the crystal chandelier was a large long table, and at each end sat two well-dressed, affluent men.

Jonathon Gibson was the first to raise his glass, "Mr. Jones, it’s an honor to receive your lunch invitation."

Skyler Jones leaned lazily against the chair back, raising his glass slightly to Jonathon Gibson, with a faint smile, "Councilor Gibson, you’re being modest. You are the project coordinator, and I am the businessman keen on securing the project. Inviting you for a meal is a given."

Jonathon Gibson sipped some red wine, put down the glass, and smiled, "I know the determination of ’Oversky’ to secure the TSOL project, but you have to understand I’m merely an employee hired by multiple governments. I have the authority to coordinate projects between countries, but not in charge of them. Of course, I am well aware of ’Oversky’s strength. If ’Oversky’ undertakes the TSOL project, I’m sure the U.S. government would have no objections... However, everything currently depends on the bid offered by ’Oversky’, as TSOL is a guaranteed profitable project with many competitors."

"Councilor Gibson, you’re overthinking it... I never resort to underhanded tactics in my work. I invited you, not to ask you to support me at the bidding conference or to ask you to disclose other companies’ bid base prices to me. I just want to strengthen our friendship. After all, you and Christine have been friends for many years, and you’ve helped and cared for her during our disputes, which I should thank you for and extend the hospitality of a host, shouldn’t I?" After speaking, Skyler Jones raised his glass to Jonathon Gibson with interest.

Jonathon Gibson, having reached the position of International Business Councilor, naturally possessed excellent social skills and composure. Facing the undertone of Skyler Jones’s words, he easily defused, "To be honest, Mr. Jones, I met your wife when I was young, but I was too naïve to understand love back then. By the time I realized what liking someone meant, she and I had already parted ways... Meeting her again after many years, I admit, besides having the friendship from childhood, there are buried feelings in my heart, after all, she is so noble, elegant, beautiful, and gracious. Unfortunately, she has already married Mr. Jones... I think, if she were still single, I would pursue her more relentlessly than when I was young!"

No matter Skyler Jones and Christine Quinn’s real relationship, Skyler Jones was currently warning Jonathon Gibson against having any devious thoughts about his woman. Jonathon Gibson’s response not only clarified his pure friendship with Christine Quinn from childhood but also reminded Skyler Jones to cherish her, as he would always wait for Christine Quinn to be single again.