Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 465 - 245: I Really Miss You (Part 2)

"Then... then forget it!"

"Miss Quentin, although Miss Robinson is here as well, the CEO has been busy with work at the company these past few days, and Miss Robinson rarely comes to the office... Let’s do this, I’ll arrange something for you this afternoon."

"Is that convenient?"

"Don’t worry, I’ve been by the CEO’s side for many years, he won’t fire me, hehe..."

"Thank you, Secretary Cecily."

"It’s nothing, I’ll call you this afternoon."

"Alright."

Lisa Cecily has always been someone who handles things steadily and efficiently. As expected, at two o’clock in the afternoon, Lisa called Rebecca Quentin.

Rebecca took a taxi to Skytop, which took more than forty minutes, so...

When she met Lisa at Skytop, Lisa helplessly informed her, "Miss Quentin, if you had arrived ten minutes earlier it would have been great. The CEO just went to a meeting again..."

"There was an accident on the road, so there was a traffic jam all the way."

"It’s okay, this meeting will end soon... You can wait for the CEO here."

"Thank you."

Lisa poured a glass of water for Rebecca, and as if seeing the worry in Rebecca’s heart, she comforted her, "Don’t worry, Miss Robinson won’t be coming today, besides, I’ll be keeping watch downstairs."

"Alright."

The awkwardness of meeting Alice should be avoided as much as possible!

The office was quiet and peaceful.

Rebecca drank the entire glass of water and sat on the sofa waiting for a long time. However, every time she looked at the office door, there was no movement at all.

Waiting always felt long. Out of boredom, she stood up and walked over to his desk.

On the desk were several files he was reviewing. Seeing faint traces of his handwriting on them, she picked one up and took a closer look.

This was an ability assessment submitted by the director of the T City branch to Howard Geoffrey, requesting to continue their duties in France.

Howard approved the director’s request, signing his name at the end of the document.

It seems the first branch’s relocation to France should be happening soon.

Nose feeling a bit sore, Rebecca’s gaze fixed on the familiar and handsome black handwriting.

In her scattered vision, his handwriting gradually turned into words imprinted in her mind...

It’s said that crystal balls have a kind of magic allowing people to foresee the future. Darling, tell me, is the future you see in the crystal ball the same as what I see?

His deep, magnetic voice seemed to echo clearly in her ears...

A faint pain arose in her heart.

At that moment, a steady and efficient sound of footsteps came from outside the door.

Her familiarity with him was such that she could easily identify it as him just from the footsteps.

Quelling the sourness in her heart, Rebecca placed the document back on the desk. As she turned around, her gaze already met Howard Geoffrey, who was walking through the office door at that moment.

She didn’t know when it started, but whenever they entered each other’s gaze, although not entirely unfamiliar, there was an inexplicable distance born between them. And in his eyes, she glimpsed a trace of gentle indifference.

Howard’s gaze directly swept past Rebecca, moving towards his desk. Picking up a document he needed to handle, he looked down at it, his thin lips faintly uttering, "It seems my secretary is becoming more and more bold."

As Howard passed by Rebecca, the cold aura emanating from him became increasingly palpable, stirring a sense of desolation in her heart.

But none of these emotions were allowed to manifest on her face. She lightly bit her lip before speaking, "Don’t blame Secretary Cecily, I was the one who asked her for help."

"Tell me, what’s going on?"

Unlike his previous confrontational demeanor upon seeing her, he seemed particularly calm and without any intention of making things difficult for her this time.

"I..." The words Rebecca wanted to say caught in her throat, and she directly gazed at his handsome profile, asking, "Could you please look at me?"

"I have things to do this afternoon, I don’t have much time."

Howard’s words were very neutral but tore at her heart.

The ability she developed over the past half year to conceal her emotions in front of others now served her well. She calmly said, "I’ll only take a few minutes of your time."

Howard finally set down the document in his hand, his dark eyes turning toward her.

On his familiar and handsome face was an unfamiliar, aloof expression.

Rebecca stared blankly at Howard for a few seconds before slowly speaking, "Actually, there’s something I’ve been hesitating to tell you because I don’t know if you’d still want to hear an explanation, but I finally thought it over, and telling you about it would ease my heart, as keeping it inside has been painful."

Howard’s dark eyes were deeply fixed on her, silent, seemingly waiting for her to continue.

At this moment, Rebecca withdrew her intense stare from him, bowed her head, and slowly spoke, "I’m sorry, about the child... I’m sorry."

Howard’s response was cold, "What meaning is there in saying this now?"

Rebecca nodded, "I know there’s no meaning, I just wanted to explain... Actually, during the time when my emotions collapsed, I did have thoughts of not wanting the child, but I could never be that cruel. The medication Doctor Henley prescribed to me, I forced myself to get it, but I knew I would never take it... During those days when you went to Italy, I had actually decided to keep the child, and I planned to discuss the child with you after you returned, but by a twist of fate, I took the wrong medication meant to protect the pregnancy, leading the servant to misunderstand that I didn’t want the child."

Howard’s handsome face was severe, his dark eyes always deeply looking down at her.

Rebecca swallowed the bitterness in her throat and continued, "I know you decided to separate from me because you were worried that my instability at the time would really harm the child, but regardless of whether you believe it or not, after separating from you, I was very careful each day about the child. I constantly looked forward to the child’s birth, taking great care of my body, fearing that my emotions might affect the child. So I almost lay in bed every day, watching films and TV shows that made me happy. However... for some unknown reason, one day while I was lying in bed, I suddenly started bleeding..."

At this point, Rebecca couldn’t suppress the pain and distress this memory brought her, and a thin mist quickly covered her clear eyes.

Quickly realizing she shouldn’t be this vulnerable in front of him, Rebecca immediately wiped away the tears gathering in her eyes and suddenly gave a light laugh, "Maybe telling you all this now is unnecessary, but I’m glad I finally explained it to you."