CHAPTER 311: CHAPTER 167: ALICE ROBINSON BLESSES HER AND HOWARD GEOFFREY TOGETHER_2

In fact, even if he hadn’t said anything, she already had plans to leave; she stayed originally to find out if Alice’s claim about her mother’s death having hidden truths was true.

However, now she didn’t need to stay for that reason anymore...

After he left the apartment in the afternoon, he ordered someone to deliver a document to her.

That document was Howard Geoffrey’s private investigation into the records of the car accident his father encountered years ago.

According to the police investigation, the accident was due to brake failure. At the time, because the car’s brakes malfunctioned, it collided with an armored cash transport vehicle. Unable to withstand the Humvee’s impact, the car immediately caught fire and was destroyed. By the time the police pulled Mr. Geoffrey and her mother from the vehicle, they were dead and unrecognizable. However, according to Howard Geoffrey’s investigation, the police had found that the car accident was a result of deliberate tampering with the brakes. But the police involved took her father’s money and shifted the blame solely to the car’s quality issues, leaving the case unresolved over the years.

Her father once admitted to orchestrating the "accident," and Mrs. Geoffrey couldn’t have conspired with him. Despite how much Mrs. Geoffrey may have hated her mother, she still cared for Mr. Geoffrey, so as long as there was evidence of the accident, Mrs. Geoffrey couldn’t have been involved in the plot to harm her mother or Mr. Geoffrey. Now that Howard Geoffrey presented the truth of the accident to her, it was clear her mother and Mr. Geoffrey were murdered by her father; there was no suspicion left.

To be honest, she felt much relieved to learn today that the past incident had nothing to do with Mrs. Geoffrey.

Although Mrs. Geoffrey no longer treated her as kindly and gently as she once did, she would always remember Mrs. Geoffrey’s kindness to her. So, her desire to investigate the matter was partly to verify her father’s claims and partly to prove Mrs. Geoffrey’s innocence.

The fact proved that Alice was lying to her... Alice really fabricated lies solely to make her stay.

But why did Alice lie to her? Wouldn’t it make it harder for Alice to be with Howard Geoffrey if she stayed?

Shaking off the thoughts in her mind, Rebecca Quentin forced herself to close her eyes, not to think about anything else. Yet, once she closed her eyes, all she could see were images of Howard Geoffrey.

Talking about leaving, she still couldn’t do so without caring...

The things Jason Wood told her about him did make a ripple in her heart...

She was truly surprised; in the past, she felt his indifference was real, but it wasn’t entirely factual. It was just that knowing this fact now was too late.

Too many things were between them... Whether unpleasant memories from the past, Mrs. Geoffrey, or Alice now, they all posed insurmountable problems for her wanting to be with him.

He said she had questions and why not ask him directly. But did he consider that Alice was already pregnant with his child? No matter what explanation he gave, she couldn’t cross this hurdle. What was the point of her asking him?

When he called her last night, she expressed missing him; that was her genuine feeling...

At that moment, she truly missed him and wanted to hear him say something showing he cared for her, even hoped for his return today...

But she hadn’t anticipated that when he returned today, he would pose questions instead.

She admitted feeling bad when she heard his tone at that time, prompting her to speak recklessly...

Who would have thought he’d tell her she "could leave anytime"...

He didn’t know, when he said those words, her tears had already rolled down...

That night, Rebecca Quentin couldn’t sleep.

Sometime later, she heard the sound of the door opening, soon followed by the bedroom door being turned open.

From the footsteps alone, she could tell it was him...

Facing away from him, she instinctively closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

In the stillness of the night, he didn’t turn on the light. She could clearly hear him loosening his tie and unbuttoning his shirt, then he proceeded to the bathroom.

Only when she heard the sound of running water from the bathroom did she slowly open her eyes.

The air faintly carried his scent, so pleasant...

After some time, he came out of the bathroom.

She continued pretending to sleep soundly, turning sideways away from him.

Suddenly he drifted to her side...

Her body tensed with surprise, quickly squeezing her eyes shut.

Not hearing much movement, she barely opened her eyes in the darkness to look at him.

Through the faint light, she saw him standing beside the crib, gently kissing Andrew.

Although knowing him for years, she always saw him as someone with a dark heart and clueless about emotions. Yet, she always felt he was truly fatherly towards Andrew.

Andrew moved a bit due to his kiss, twisting his small body in the crib.

Seeing Andrew’s adorable sleeping actions made Howard Geoffrey chuckle softly.

Rebecca Quentin quietly watched him until he climbed into bed, lying beside her.

Though the bed was large and both slept on either side, she could clearly smell the fresh scent from his recent shower and his naturally pleasant scent...

He didn’t embrace her immediately like he did in the past few days, now there seemed to be a barrier between them.

Although internally disappointed, her stubborn personality prevented her from initiating conversation with him. She continued pretending to be asleep, but she still couldn’t sleep.

Without warning, he pulled her close...

Her eyes immediately opened, tension coursing through her body...

Without saying anything, he pulled her into his arms, enveloping her in his aura.

His freshly showered body was still chilly, instinctively she wanted to push him away, but he didn’t permit it, his arm tightly encircling her...

They both didn’t speak; one was assertive, the other resisting. Finally, she chose to give in, helplessly nestling in his embrace.

His embrace quickly warmed up, and somehow, she who couldn’t find sleep, fell into slumber while held by him, unable to move yet quickly sleeping.

The next morning, Rebecca Quentin woke up with her biological clock.

Normally at this time, Andrew would wake up and play alone in the crib, so she planned to get up after opening her eyes.

But as she lifted his arm wrapped around her waist to get up, she felt a tightness at her waist, pulled back onto the bed by him.