Misunderstood by her daughter, Christine Quinn's face also showed embarrassment.
Skyler Jones turned away with a smile, intending to leave.
"Wait."
Christine Quinn suddenly called out to stop him.
Skyler Jones paused his steps, his cold and arrogant silhouette facing away from Christine Quinn.
Christine Quinn looked at the high and mighty man before her and calmly said, "Marie cried last night."
Skyler Jones's tall and imposing figure visibly trembled.
Christine Quinn spoke softly, "She said she had a nightmare where you didn't want her." Actually, it was that he didn't want "them," but she wasn't important enough in his heart, so there was no point in mentioning it. "She doesn't want our 'family of three' to be separated."
"I know."
"The way we've been interacting is not right. If Marie finds out someday, all our efforts in the past six months will have been in vain."
