Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 812 - 420: Extra Story: She’s Coming Home Tomorrow

Her words were like winter snow extinguishing the flames burning in his heart, and he gazed deeply at her, striving to recover, "Are you talking to me out of anger now?"

"I’m not speaking out of anger. You know, I’m not the kind of person who plays hard to get. Every decision I make is well-considered, just as I’ve never regretted burying my own pride to make it up to you before." She gazed at him intently, her voice was light and soft, like leaves drifting in the autumn wind. "Skyler, there was once a chance between us, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was not meant to be." Her clear eyes rippled with a misty haze, and her lips curled up with resolute words, "We’ve missed the opportunity, and there’s no way we can go back now."

The heart, pained to the extreme, far surpassing the anguish he felt when he learned of her "betrayal."

Suddenly, he felt his heart in a barren wasteland, no sunny days, no wind or rain, only darkness and loneliness...

There was no way for them to turn back.

Turning around, she walked away with determined steps.

"Christine Quinn!!"

He called out her name and chased after her.

He disregarded everything to turn her around, his dark eyes covered in a layer of mist, "Even if we can’t be a couple, let me stay with you in this final moment, okay?"

He had read the diary she left behind and knew how much he had let her down... So, he wouldn’t blame her for her cruel rejection because he was already mentally prepared to face all the hardships.

The most important issue now was, he wanted to stay by her side, he had to stay by her side, he didn’t want to part from her again.

"But I don’t need you." She lowered her long lashes.

"Christine..."

She hung her head, her voice slightly hoarse, "Don’t call me by that name..."

"Let me be with you... We can temporarily set aside the past, and only be simple friends. I just ask you to let me be with you during this moment."

She gently broke away from him, impatiently uttering, "Skyler Jones, I already told you, I don’t need you. Haven’t I been plain enough?"

"I know you’re trying to upset me..."

"I’m not, I’m just telling you the truth from my heart... I don’t care about you anymore, haven’t you understood?" Her voice gradually rose, her impatience increasingly evident.

He looked at her deeply, as if her reaction at this moment was something he hadn’t anticipated.

She sighed heavily, adjusting her emotions, and slowly spoke, "If you truly want what’s best for me, then let me completely break away from the past, let me live for myself this time... At seventeen, I was naive, as long as someone treated me well, I thought about following that person wholeheartedly all my life. Now at thirty, I understand how simplistic my thoughts were at seventeen... These missed thirteen years, I exhausted my youth, spent all my energy, always pursuing something I could never obtain. Now I’ve finally let go, and after letting go I realize that there are still many wonderful things in this world, and many people worth getting to know anew. I can completely start a new life... Maybe in the past, I still felt guilty towards you, but I’ve already spent thirteen years repaying what I owe you, so now, you don’t owe me, and I don’t owe you, we are even. Let’s let the fate between us end here!"

With her eyes closed, he couldn’t discern her thoughts from her eyes, but he could undeniably feel the fatigue in her tone...

Sorrow climbed to the corners of his eyes, "We have Marie, it’s impossible for us to have no intersection at all."

She slowly opened her eyes, looking at him calmly, "So, we don’t need to be enemies; we can be eternal friends."

"I’ve read your diary, and I know you won’t give up so easily. You’re a stubborn person."

"Are you referring to my past infatuation with you?"

"That’s not what I mean, I just hope we can consider things rationally... If you’re rejecting me because you’re upset over my past actions, I’m willing to wait until your anger dissipates. As long as you can give us another chance, I will show you my remorse, my compensation, and my sincerity. But if what you’re saying now truly comes from your heart and you’ve found someone who can give you warmth and reliance, I won’t force you, because I also hope you have a good life."