Rebecca's hands grasped tightly beside her body as if in helplessness, then slowly released, her eyes fixed on Mrs. Geoffrey's resolute, hateful face, a feeling of indescribable pain welling up inside her.
"Miss Quentin, I hope you have the self-awareness not to get entangled with Howard Geoffrey any further. Also, don't cling to Oversky. Even if Oversky doesn't want me, I would still stop him from being with you, unless he totally severs our mother-son relationship in this life."
It was unclear how much time passed after Mrs. Geoffrey left before Howard Geoffrey returned to the apartment.
At the first glance entering the door, Howard noticed Rebecca sitting dazed on the sofa.
A vague sense of foreboding coiled in Howard's gut, causing him to frown as he approached Rebecca.
Only when she saw Howard standing before her did Rebecca snap back to reality, raising her head to look at him.
Howard crouched in front of Rebecca, directly taking her hands in his.
