Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 717 - 372: Extra: Deliberately Humiliating Her (Part 2)
Christine Quinn just laughed and said nothing.
Jonathon Gibson took a sip of his drink and smiled, "I had no idea you were getting married. You should have let me know, so I could attend your wedding feast."
Christine Quinn smiled apologetically, "We’re only registered, and haven’t had the chance to announce it publicly yet. Once he has the wedding planned, I’ll definitely invite you."
"Alright." Jonathon Gibson said with a smile.
"Who are you talking about?" Skyler Jones appeared silently behind them, startling them. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Jonathon Gibson turned around, glanced at Skyler Jones, and laughed, "You, discussing why you haven’t given Christine a grand wedding yet."
Skyler Jones wrapped his arm around Christine Quinn, and politely said to Jonathon Gibson, "The wedding is still being planned, please be early, Councilor Gibson."
Seeing Skyler Jones intimately holding Christine Quinn, Jonathon Gibson stood up and clinked his glass with Skyler Jones, "Then let me wish you a hundred years of happiness and unity here."
"Thank you."
Skyler Jones naturally had a drink with Jonathon Gibson, and afterward Jonathon Gibson left, giving them time and space alone.
After Jonathon Gibson left, Skyler Jones pulled Christine Quinn closer and sat down.
Christine Quinn awkwardly tried to pull away from Skyler Jones, but he whispered in her ear, "Everyone around us is watching; our ’intimate relationship’ is already public knowledge, do you want more trouble?"
Christine Quinn helplessly let Skyler Jones hold her, she asked blandly, "When can we go home?"
Skyler Jones picked up the glass of water in front of Christine Quinn and took a sip, "My alcohol tolerance isn’t great, after a few drinks I’m already feeling tipsy..."
"Hey, that’s my water..."
Skyler Jones had already drunk half the glass.
Christine Quinn glared at him angrily.
Skyler Jones nonchalantly set down the glass, faced her, and with his dark eyes observing her pretty face from a close distance, he asked, "Is Jonathon Gibson the one you gave up for me in the past?"
"I don’t want to bring up the past."
"But it looks like he wants to reminisce with you..."
"Skyler Jones, please understand that you don’t have the right to interfere in my private matters, just as I won’t interfere in yours."
Skyler Jones sneered, "Your silence in the past few days almost made me forget how sharp-tongued you are... I still prefer you this way, much more interesting."
Bastard!
Christine Quinn cursed inwardly.
"Miss Douglas..."
Skyler Jones let go of Christine Quinn and turned his attention to a young beauty walking toward him.
The beauty’s gaze lingered where Skyler Jones had just held Christine Quinn’s waist, and she smiled faintly, "I’ve been looking for Mr. Jones everywhere, turns out he’s here with his lady... It seems I shouldn’t disturb you." The beauty turned with her drink to leave.
Just then, Skyler Jones reached out and wrapped an arm around Miss Douglas’s slim waist, snuggling closer, and chuckled, "Can I presume that Miss Douglas, known for her pride and aloofness, is feeling a bit jealous now?"
"I’m not..."
"Really?"
"Oh, stop it..."
The two chatted as they walked toward the central stage of the venue, completely ignoring Christine Quinn whom they had left behind.
Christine Quinn sat on the chair, gazing from afar as Skyler Jones walked away with another woman into the dance floor. She looked down, taking deep breaths to suppress the faint pain welling up inside.
She didn’t know why, even though she didn’t care about Skyler Jones leaving her for another woman, she still felt a sense of unease in her heart.
Christine Quinn ordered another glass of water from the waiter and refrained from watching Skyler Jones joining the romantic dance with the young beauty in the center of the dance floor, only hoping the banquet would end soon so she could return home.
After the elegant and luxurious ball came the highlight of the night—the charity auction.
At this moment, all guests were seated in the auction area, each with a list of the jewelry to be auctioned tonight.
Christine Quinn sat beside Skyler Jones as his companion, also holding a jewelry list. But while everyone was browsing through the list hoping their male partners would bid on some fine jewelry for them, she hadn’t even glanced at her list, knowing she wouldn’t receive any jewelry from him, although she didn’t care for it either.
"Why don’t you take a look?"
Skyler Jones picked up the jewelry list and flipped through it casually.
Christine Quinn appeared uninterested, her thoughts were solely focused on wishing the banquet would end soon.
Suddenly, Skyler Jones handed an open page to Christine Quinn, asking, "How about this piece of jewelry?"
To outsiders, Skyler Jones and Christine Quinn’s actions seemed like a boyfriend asking his girlfriend what jewelry she liked, looking quite intimate and sweet.
Christine Quinn glanced at the page he opened, and her heart skipped a beat.
What a beautiful bracelet...
The design was elegant yet not complicated; its scattered starlight pattern made whoever wore it feel like they were still in their teenage years, somewhat cute, especially with its rare light purple diamond—a piece of jewelry every woman would find hard to resist.
"It’s beautiful." Christine Quinn responded lightly.
Skyler Jones nodded to himself, closing the jewelry list, clearly with plans in mind.
At that moment, the host announced the official start of the jewelry auction.
Throughout the auction, Christine Quinn never paid attention to Skyler Jones sitting next to her nor wondered what he might bid on, as she watched wealthy celebrities buy the jewelry their companions coveted, she continuously wore a faint smile, but her heart was also tinged with envy.
Skyler Jones hadn’t bid on any jewelry until the appearance of that purple diamond bracelet...
The purple diamond bracelet wasn’t the most expensive jewelry in tonight’s auction but was very exquisite, attracting many gentlemen to bid, and Skyler Jones was indeed the first to raise his paddle.
Seeing Skyler Jones raise his paddle, Christine Quinn was stunned; only then did she realize he hadn’t bought anything, and the purple diamond bracelet was the first item he was bidding on.
"Three million."
"Four million."
"Six million."
The bidding continued one after another.
After Skyler Jones made the first bid, he waited until the bidding reached fifteen million before he bid again.
Clearly, for a bracelet with rare purple diamonds, fifteen million was not its highest value, so after Skyler Jones bid fifteen million it was quickly followed by an eighteen million bid.
