Contract Marriage: Abusive Love with Mr.CEO-Chapter 847 - 437: Extra: The Replacement Engagement Ring 2_2
The consequence of excessive indulgence is feeling completely detached from oneself, sigh...
"Why are you getting out of bed? Aren’t you sleeping?"
"I want to take a shower; I’m feeling all sticky."
"Come here," Skyler Jones beckoned to Christine Quinn.
"What for?" Christine asked, puzzled, putting on a silk robe and walking to his side, only to be suddenly embraced by him.
"Keep me company for a bit, then shower later."
"No way..." Christine patted his hand, "I’ll shower first then wipe you down..."
"It’s still early."
"Not early, it’s already three or four in the morning, I’m so sleepy..." Christine yawned as she spoke.
"But I’m not sleepy."
Suddenly, he pulled her down...
The next day.
A servant approached Christine Quinn respectfully, "Young madam, I’ll have the driver bring missy back."
"Wait, I’ll go pick her up myself!"
"No need, young madam, you’d better stay home and take care of Mr. Jones... Mr. Jones is having trouble with his leg, and we’re not good at taking care of him, so you’d better stay home!"
"Okay then, go ahead!"
"Alright."
After the servant left, Christine Quinn put down the magazine she was holding in boredom and glanced towards the study.
This morning, Ernie called him several times, saying there were many important matters at the company awaiting his decision...
After her persuasion, he reluctantly got up from bed and went to the study.
In the blink of an eye, more than two hours passed. Bored, Christine stood up and walked to the study door, gently knocking.
"Come in."
Inside, Skyler’s gentle voice came through.
Christine entered with a smile.
Skyler caught sight of her silhouette from the corner of his eyes, lifted his gaze, put down the project documents from his secretary, and leaned back in the chair with a smile.
Christine came to Skyler’s side and asked, "Handled everything?"
Skyler pulled Christine to his side, "Almost."
Christine casually picked up a document Skyler had put on the desk, suddenly frowning slightly, "This is..."
"The bank receipt."
"So much money?"
"Yes."
Christine carefully counted the zeros at the end, "Judging by these earnings, it must be a big project, right?"
"TSOL."
"What?" Christine looked up at Skyler, "This is the TSOL project’s earnings?"
"Yes."
"Where are you planning to transfer such a large sum of money?"
Skyler shook his head, "I planned to transfer it to ’Nonta’, but Charles Douglas didn’t accept it."
"Why transfer the TSOL earnings to ’Nonta’?"
"Because..."
"Oh, I remember now, a major issue occurred in the later stages of the TSOL project, and Charles Douglas used his connections to help you overcome that difficulty."
Skyler responded lightly, "Yes."
"So now you want to share the earnings with him?"
"That’s what I promised him in New York."
Christine, who wasn’t naive, immediately guessed, "It seems after things didn’t work out with Jennifer Douglas, Charles Douglas demanded an accounting from you."
"In fact, he didn’t mention this, I took the initiative to suggest it."
"That’s only right; if you accepted Charles Douglas’s favor, you’d have to marry Jennifer Douglas."
"Yes."
"How could you let such a big problem occur in the TSOL project?"
"Actually, it was just a small issue at the time, but because I wasn’t in New York, I couldn’t meet the person who could resolve it promptly... Later, Charles Douglas stepped in to meet with that person, and the problem was solved."
"Was it when you were in Y City celebrating Marie’s birthday?"
"Yes."
"So you really had something you couldn’t leave and came for Marie’s birthday... but eventually you showed up."
Skyler turned Christine’s body, gazing deeply at her, "At that time, it wasn’t just for Marie. I wanted to see you too."
A sweet feeling filled Christine’s heart. She leaned into him, pretending to be proud, "Who knows who was acting so high and mighty back then?"
"Men always have a bit of pride." Obviously wanting to, but unable to say it, that kind of pain is also a form of torment.
"Alright, let’s not dwell on old issues... Let’s talk about the money instead!"
"Yes."
"Do you plan to transfer the money to Charles Douglas now?"
"Take a closer look at the receipt."
Christine held the receipt, scrutinizing it, suddenly exclaiming, "What, this receipt isn’t for the money being transferred to Charles Douglas, but for the money transfer failing."
"Yes."
Christine looked at Skyler, shocked, "So Charles Douglas didn’t accept the money?"
Skyler nodded, "I’m puzzled too." The money has been sent for so long, yet Charles Douglas hasn’t accepted it, why?
"You’re in trouble, Oversky, Charles Douglas wants a person, not money... he’s definitely forcing you to marry Jennifer Douglas." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Skyler’s handsome face turned stern, "He doesn’t have that capability."
Christine crossed her arms and teased him, "Looking at you now, if Charles Douglas knows, he might not let his daughter marry you..."
Skyler raised his eyebrows, "Am I that pathetic now?"
Christine raised hers in return, "Are you implying you want to marry Jennifer Douglas?"
"Don’t twist my words."
"Who let you tangle with Jennifer Douglas before."
"I’ve already admitted my mistake to you."
"I’m not holding you accountable... I’m trying to help you come up with solutions."
"I have my way to solve it."
Christine curiously asked, "What solution? Tell me."
Skyler’s dark eyes sparkled with a mischievous gleam, "Want to hear?"
Christine nodded eagerly.
Skyler suddenly pulled Christine onto his lap, wrapped his arms around her, and whispered in her ear, "If you give yourself to me, I’ll tell you."
Christine’s cheeks flushed, gently hitting his firm chest, "Never serious."
Skyler smiled, ready to lean in to kiss his sweet wife, only to be interrupted by the sound of a phone ringing.
Christine promptly handed Skyler his phone.
She inadvertently saw the phone screen displaying the single word "Quinn."
Christine handed the phone to Skyler with a hint of jealousy, "Just one character, really intimate!"
