Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 480 - 253: Playing the Fool to Outsmart the Tiger 5
It’s Howard.
He held her close, offering her the most solid warmth.
When they came out of the blood draw room, Andrew was already exhausted from crying and had fallen asleep...
Mrs. Geoffrey was extremely distressed. The moment Rebecca Quentin came out holding Andrew, she couldn’t wait to take him over.
Recalling Andrew’s struggle in the blood drawing room, Rebecca Quentin still felt jittery, yet the warmth of that moment made her unable to resist searching for Howard’s silhouette with her peripheral vision.
At this moment, Howard had already walked towards Skyler Jones, where a doctor was present, and the three seemed to be discussing Marie’s situation.
After Mrs. Geoffrey took Andrew back to the hotel to rest, Rebecca Quentin also walked towards Christine Quinn.
Christine Quinn was standing with her arms crossed, her eyes moist as she kept staring at the red light of the operating room.
Rebecca Quentin put her arm around Christine Quinn’s shoulder and comforted her, "Sister, the surgery will go smoothly. You don’t need to worry."
Christine Quinn nodded, "I know."
"When Marie wakes up from her surgery, I hope you won’t talk to her about leaving. You know Marie doesn’t want to lose any one of you."
Christine Quinn fell silent.
Rebecca Quentin continued to persuade, "If possible, just give Mr. Jones a chance. Maybe all you two need is just that one chance."
"Then, what about you and Howard?"
"Ah?"
"Don’t you think that when Howard agreed with Marie earlier, he was particularly sincere?"
Rebecca Quentin’s eyes glanced towards that elegant figure in the corridor, and after a few seconds, she shook her head.
Christine Quinn said earnestly, "I don’t believe he would give you up for Alice Robinson!"
"But that’s exactly what happened."
Christine Quinn added, "When Andrew was crying earlier, I wanted to check on the blood draw room and saw him holding you..."
Rebecca Quentin lowered her head, "I don’t know... but he already told me we broke up."
Christine Quinn couldn’t believe it, "He told you himself?"
Rebecca Quentin gave a slight nod.
"No, I need to go ask him on your behalf..."
Christine Quinn was impulsive and was about to walk towards Howard.
Rebecca Quentin stopped Christine Quinn in time, "Sister... You don’t understand what’s going on between him and me, just like I hope you and Mr. Jones can be together, but I don’t really know your situation either."
"My situation with Skyler Jones is different from yours. After all, you two once loved each other, but Skyler Jones and I..."
Rebecca Quentin looked calmly at Christine Quinn, "Sister, being in love is a thing of the past. Now, he already has a girlfriend by his side, and he made it clear to me..."
"Are you willing to just give up like this?"
"I’m not unwilling because feelings can’t be forced. Besides, his current girlfriend is a great match for him in all aspects and she loves him very much."
"Becca..."
Rebecca Quentin immediately changed the topic, "Sister, the surgery might take more than ten hours, why don’t you take a nap!"
Just as the two were talking, Skyler Jones came over to them.
"You both should go back and rest. I’ll watch here."
"I’m not going back. I want Marie to see me first when she wakes up."
Skyler Jones looked at Rebecca Quentin.
Rebecca Quentin replied, "I slept well last night. I’ll stay here."
Skyler Jones was momentarily speechless.
Rebecca Quentin added, "Mr. Jones, please take my sister home to rest. If she continues without sleep, her health will definitely suffer..."
"Becca, I’m not tired..."
Skyler Jones said coldly, "Marie will still have a 24-hour observation period after the surgery. If you insist on staying awake and enduring more than thirty hours, I’m afraid Marie might not be able to see you when she wakes up."
"I..."
While Christine Quinn was still hesitating, Rebecca Quentin already found Christine Quinn’s bag and stuffed it into Skyler Jones’s hands, "I’ll leave it to you."
In the end, Christine Quinn was taken home by Skyler Jones at Rebecca Quentin’s insistence.
Only after Christine Quinn and Skyler Jones left did Rebecca Quentin suddenly realize that she and Howard were the only ones left in the hospital corridor.
Howard was on the phone at the moment, probably a work call.
Rebecca Quentin stood in the corridor looking into the distance, her mind troubled not just by worry about Marilyn Quinn’s surgery but with many mixed feelings.
Why could he answer so directly, so sincerely when Marie asked him? Why did he hug her earlier in the blood draw room?
Was his sincerity just an act to comfort Marie? His acting skills are indeed convincing...
Did he hug her purely because of past feelings? It also makes sense, given that he might feel sorry for her...
