How could there be such a sound in the house?
Rebecca Quentin was puzzled when the door was suddenly opened from inside.
Before Rebecca Quentin could make sense of the situation, a tall and imposing male figure was pushed out from inside.
Rebecca Quentin’s mouth slightly opened, gazing at the person being pushed out, her eyes wide with surprise, "Mr. Jones?"
The next second, Christine Quinn stormed out of the room, throwing out a pile of things and angrily shouting, "I don’t need your pity, please don’t ever come again!!"
Seeing Christine Quinn’s aggressive reaction, Rebecca Quentin blankly called out, "Sister..."
The gaze that was deeply fixed on Rebecca Quentin from Skyler Jones fell silent at this moment, "Becca..."
Hearing Skyler Jones’s voice, Rebecca Quentin turned to meet his gaze, her voice carrying an inexplicable sadness from long ago, "Mr. Jones, when did you... come?"
Before Skyler Jones could answer, Christine Quinn was already descending the stairs, pulling Rebecca Quentin back inside.
Before Rebecca Quentin could react, Christine Quinn had already dragged her back into the house, and the door was forcefully closed with a "bang".
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Rebecca Quentin noticed the suppressed sobbing in Christine Quinn’s voice as she lightly patted Christine Quinn’s shoulders, softly asking, "Sister, what happened? Mr. Jones came, shouldn’t you talk to him properly?"
Christine Quinn lowered her head even more, shaking it vigorously, but tears uncontrollably flowed from her eyes.
"Sister, you’re scaring me ..." Rebecca Quentin expressed worry.
Christine Quinn sniffled, forcing herself to suppress the sobs, "I’m fine..."
Rebecca Quentin, feeling distressed, said, "You say you’re fine, but I’ve never seen you cry before..."
Regardless of the past or present, Christine Quinn had always given Rebecca Quentin a sense of calm and reason; she had never lost control of her emotions .
Ding dong, ding dong――
The persistent sound of the doorbell began to ring.
Rebecca Quentin looked towards the door, saying, "It must be Mr. Jones, I’ll go open it."
Christine Quinn hurriedly grabbed Rebecca Quentin, hoarsely saying, "Don’t open it!"
Rebecca Quentin froze in place, gazing at Christine Quinn’s tearful red eyes, softly asking, "Sister, didn’t you promise me you would talk things through with Mr. Jones? Now he’s outside, and you don’t want to see him, can you tell me what happened between you two?"
Christine Quinn heavily closed her teary eyes and suddenly collapsed to the floor.
Rebecca Quentin was startled, squatting down to support Christine Quinn, "Sister――"
With Rebecca Quentin’s help, Christine Quinn sat dazed on the sofa in the living room.
At this moment, Christine Quinn’s eyes were still flowing with tears as she blankly stared ahead, slowly speaking, "He came half an hour ago, brought lots of gifts for Marie..."
Rebecca Quentin sat down beside Christine Quinn, recalling the earlier scene, weakly asking, "The things you threw out just now, were those the gifts Mr. Jones bought for Marie?"
Christine Quinn slightly nodded.
Rebecca Quentin patiently listened.
As if bearing deep pain at this moment, Christine Quinn took a deep breath and continued, "The first thing he said to me was, asking me to go back to Y City with him."
Rebecca Quentin’s eyes widened, her eyes filled with joy, "So he wants to be with you?"
The disdain in Christine Quinn’s tear-filled eyes was evident, "Him? Hmph... how could he want to be with me..."
"No, sister, he said he wants you to go back with him to Y City..."
"Becca, you’re thinking too naively. Skyler Jones is so heartless, so bad, others might not know, but I do... We’ve known each other for over ten years, do you think I can’t guess his intentions? This time he came to see me, partly because he doesn’t want to appear as an irresponsible jerk in front of you, and partly for Marie’s sake. No matter what happens between us, Marie is still his daughter. He’s not here to make it up to me, for in his heart, I’ve always been worth nothing!!" Christine Quinn sneered self-deprecatingly.
Rebecca Quentin held Christine Quinn’s cold, trembling hands, rationally stating, "Sister, that’s just your one-sided assumption. Perhaps Mr. Jones doesn’t think that way... If he really came just for the child, the first thing he would say wouldn’t be about taking you to Y City, but rather about fighting for Marie’s custody!!"
Christine Quinn looked up agitatedly, "What grounds does he have to fight with me? Marie is my daughter, I’ve raised her all these years..."
Rebecca Quentin nodded, "Subjectively, he indeed doesn’t have the right to fight with you, especially since he hasn’t fulfilled his paternal responsibilities for Marie these past ten years. But he could bring up your concealment of the pregnancy to the judge, and he might also use your lack of financial means to treat the child’s illness to apply for her custody. Do you think he would definitely lose this case?"
Because of Rebecca Quentin’s words, Christine Quinn’s face turned pale instantly. "No, I absolutely won’t let him take Marie away, absolutely not..."
Rebecca Quentin consoled, "I’m just analyzing it for you, it doesn’t mean Mr. Jones will actually do so... So, his intention in asking you to return to Y City isn’t solely for Marie’s sake."
Christine Quinn shook off Rebecca Quentin’s hand, agitatedly saying, "I don’t care what his intentions are, I just don’t want Marie involved with him..."
Rebecca Quentin quickly embraced Christine Quinn, "Sister, calm down and listen to me... You might disregard yourself, but you must think of the child. If Marie were just an ordinary child, it might be another matter, but she is sick and needs long-term medication, which is a significant expense. Also, the cost for her surgery will be another substantial sum, how can you handle all this on your own?"
Hearing Rebecca Quentin’s words, Christine Quinn’s emotions grew more agitated, "It’s Skyler Jones who’s despicable, this bastard, he tricked me out of all my money, leaving me with nothing..."
Christine Quinn was supposed to be wealthy...
Five years ago, Christine Quinn had been incited by Howard Geoffrey to take away the "Quentin" company and five billion funds that Alexander Quentin had left to Rebecca Quentin.
This enormous fund could have allowed Christine Quinn to live the rest of life without worries, but back then Christine Quinn entrusted all the money from selling "Quentin" and the five billion funds to Skyler Jones.