CHAPTER 372: CHAPTER 198: DEFYING MOTHER, LOVING HER FOR A LIFETIME (PART 2)

In a moment of panic, Rebecca Quentin burrowed herself under the blanket, feeling utterly shy.

Howard Geoffrey sat on the edge of the bed, tugging at the blanket gently, and said in a soft voice, "Let’s continue the topic from earlier."

Rebecca Quentin slowly peeked out from the blanket, her cheeks flushed as she looked at Howard Geoffrey, feeling both shy and reproachful, "It’s all your fault..."

Howard Geoffrey chuckled, "We already have two kids, this kind of thing is only natural."

Rebecca Quentin’s adorable face turned even redder, biting the blanket, she bashfully said, "I’m not discussing this topic with you."

Howard Geoffrey gazed deeply at her shy appearance, still just smiling faintly.

Not used to being stared at so intently by Howard Geoffrey, Rebecca Quentin buried her face back into the blanket, leaving only her bright, clear eyes to quietly watch him.

Is this really not a dream?

Howard Geoffrey called out tenderly, "Becca..."

Rebecca Quentin widened her eyes, blankly responding, "Hmm?"

"For these seven years, the only woman I’ve wanted to touch is you."

An unexpected confession, yet so deeply sincere.

Rebecca Quentin felt like she was falling into a world of cotton candy, her entire being enveloped in a sweet sensation. That sweetness seeped into her heart, wrapping around the scars within it. However, just a single sweet word couldn’t erase the wounds he had left etched in her heart from before.

The shyness faded, Rebecca Quentin’s gaze on Howard Geoffrey turned slightly dark, and her tone became faint and distant, "I don’t believe you."

Howard Geoffrey slowly narrowed his eyes.

Rebecca Quentin, observing his expression, asked seriously, "Dare you say you have no interest in Alice Robinson at all?"

Howard Geoffrey retorted, "What makes you think I’m interested in her?"

"She’s young and beautiful; no man wouldn’t like that."

Howard Geoffrey shook his head with a smile, "If those two things were what I chose a woman on, I would have been lost in you long ago."

It took Rebecca Quentin a moment to react to what Howard Geoffrey said, and once she did, she felt embarrassed, her cheeks turning crimson again, "You’re lying, I have self-awareness. I know I can’t compare to Alice." Alice is recognized by the world as the woman most suitable for him, naturally in terms of looks; as for her, though she had some charm, she was always slightly inferior compared to Alice’s youth and beauty.

Suddenly, Howard Geoffrey lowered his head, his cool breath lightly brushing her lips as he hoarsely said, "Do you really believe you can’t compare?"

Rebecca Quentin pouted, "Men originally like young and beautiful women."

Howard Geoffrey gave a light peck on Rebecca Quentin’s pouting lips, "But what I like is the young and beautiful you."

Unable to stand the heat of his breath on her face, Rebecca Quentin turned away from him, refusing to appreciate, "Mr. Geoffrey, I no longer dare to take your sweet words seriously."

"I know, so I’ll prove it with my actions in the future. Every sweet word I’ve spoken to you comes from my heart. It’s just that in the past, there were too many barriers between us that couldn’t be overcome."

"Fine, I won’t count the things you’ve said in the past, but you claim you haven’t been with Alice, then where did her pregnancy come from? Also, dare you say you never shared a bed with her?" Rebecca Quentin pressed him aggressively, her jealousy obvious.

Howard Geoffrey turned back to look at Rebecca Quentin, a faint smile on his lips, "Didn’t you say if I told you the child had nothing to do with me, you’d believe me, how come now..."

Rebecca Quentin interrupted Howard Geoffrey, disgruntled, "That was just my way of pacifying you in New York!! If you want to be with me, you must honestly explain your relationship with Alice!!"

Howard Geoffrey appeasingly answered, "Alright, alright, I’ll say... as long as you don’t get angry."

"Hurry up and speak."

"Being with Alice was for two reasons. First, she is Robinson’s niece, and only by letting Robinson know that I’m with his niece would Robinson try his best to cooperate with me. Second, because of ’M’, the closer I got to Alice, the more ’M’ would think I was protecting you, making ’M’ try to control you to threaten me, thereby entering the path I had set to find Christine Quinn."

"You dare say you had my sister send emails to you... you are simply too much!!" Rebecca Quentin was so angry she couldn’t stand it, swinging her pink fists at Howard Geoffrey.

God knows how miserable she felt back then, so conflicted she was almost going crazy...

Howard Geoffrey took every punch Rebecca Quentin vented against him, his magnetically low voice seeped with apology, "Baby, I’m sorry, in dealing with ’M’, this was the only harm I couldn’t avoid causing you, I know you felt awful, but only by disregarding your feelings could ’M’ completely believe that Christine Quinn had nothing to do with my plan!!"

Rebecca Quentin was about to land her pink fist on Howard Geoffrey’s body again, but then suddenly couldn’t bear it, furiously withdrawing her hand, she pouted, "You could have told me beforehand, if you did, I could have cooperated with you!!"

In that second, Howard Geoffrey resolutely shook his head, "No... I didn’t want you involved in my plan."

"Why?"

"No reason, I just didn’t want you to take risks." Howard Geoffrey didn’t want to make more explanations, softly said.

Sensing Howard Geoffrey’s evasion, Rebecca Quentin spoke to herself, "It’s not that you didn’t want me to take risks, you were afraid that if my acting wasn’t good enough, I would reveal flaws in front of ’M’. Only my genuine feelings could convince ’M’, and only if ’M’ was convinced could your plan proceed smoothly!"

Howard Geoffrey remained silent.

Rebecca Quentin’s gaze suddenly moved away from Howard Geoffrey’s handsome face, she turned her head, her voice filled with bitterness, "This means that in your heart, my feelings don’t matter as much as your plan... even if we really broke up and couldn’t be salvaged, if given another chance, you would still choose to ensure the smooth progress of your plan!"

Howard Geoffrey still kept his lips tightly sealed until he saw the glistening tears flash in Rebecca Quentin’s eyes; only then did he reach out to gently wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes with his thumb, hoarsely saying, "Don’t cry, it’ll make me heartache."

Rebecca Quentin sobbed in discomfort, "How could you feel heartache... if you felt heartache for me you wouldn’t have toyed with me like that."

At that moment, Howard Geoffrey lifted Rebecca Quentin, blanket and all, into his embrace, lovingly holding her tightly in his arms, his eyes closed, his voice a bit raw, "Becca, I know these seven years, I’ve been doing things that made your heartache, but do you know, over these years, I often warned myself not to be softhearted towards you, and couldn’t let any emotions grow between us because you and I aren’t actually suited..."

Rebecca Quentin thought Howard Geoffrey’s unsuitability referred to the enmity between the Geoffrey and Quentin families. She lay on his shoulder, which carried his comforting scent, crying in grievance, and whispered, "We aren’t suited, your mother will never accept me, so why are you still looking for me..."