CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 208: LOVING HER, THEREFORE SELFISH

Sitting in the car, Rebecca Quentin gently stroked her belly and looked serenely at Howard Geoffrey, "Honey, I feel so lucky that we can have two children. If the child I’m carrying is a girl, I would be overjoyed."

Howard Geoffrey took Rebecca Quentin’s hand as he drove out of the villa, saying, "As long as it’s our child, whether boy or girl, I will love them."

"Huh, don’t you like daughters more?"

Howard Geoffrey chuckled, "Silly, the baby’s gender is already determined in the womb, it can’t change..."

"I know, but I have a feeling that I’m carrying a girl."

"Why do I have the exact opposite feeling?"

Rebecca Quentin exclaimed, "Ah?"

Howard Geoffrey glanced at Rebecca Quentin through the rearview mirror and laughed, "What, afraid it’s another boy?"

"No, I..." Pausing for a moment, Rebecca Quentin quickly explained, "I’m like you, I love both boys and girls."

Howard Geoffrey lifted Rebecca Quentin’s hand and gently kissed it, "You’ve worked hard, sweetheart."

These past few days by her side, he witnessed her suffering from morning sickness, often feeling distressed. As he thought about her body swelling more and more with each passing month, and the sleepless nights to come, he genuinely felt that women have it so tough bearing a child. This inevitably reminded him of the hardships she faced alone when she gave birth to Andrew...

He felt he owed her so much, and feared he could never make it up to her in this lifetime.

"When I gave birth to Andrew, I was really scared, so I thought I’d never have kids again. But no matter why, when I found out I was pregnant again, though the fear of childbirth was still fierce, I couldn’t bear to give it up... I was really scared of facing all this alone again, but fortunately, you’re finally by my side. Now I’m not afraid at all."

Howard Geoffrey, feeling guilty, said deeply, "Rebecca, I won’t leave you again."

Rebecca Quentin smiled softly, "If we separate again, I think that’ll be the end of us."

Howard Geoffrey tightened his grip on Rebecca Quentin’s perpetually cool hand, "Let’s not talk about such things today. We’re almost at the civil affairs bureau."

"Okay."

The car stopped at the entrance of the civil affairs bureau, and Howard Geoffrey got out to open the car door for Rebecca Quentin.

Just as Rebecca Quentin was about to reach out for Howard Geoffrey’s extended hand, her phone rang inside her bag.

Rebecca Quentin took her phone out of her bag. Seeing the number displayed on the screen, she hooked arms with Howard Geoffrey, walked into the civil affairs bureau, and smiled, "Hello, sis..."

"Rebecca, are you alone now?"

"No, I’m with Howard Geoffrey. We’re at the civil affairs bureau."

"Civil affairs bureau?" Christine Quinn’s startled tone was clearly a bit unusual.

Rebecca Quentin, in high spirits, didn’t notice Christine Quinn’s unusual tone. She raised her eyes and gazed deeply at Howard Geoffrey, continuing to smile sweetly, "Sis, Howard and I are registering."

Knowing the caller was Christine Quinn, Howard Geoffrey felt nothing amiss. He kissed Rebecca Quentin on the cheek and said gently, "I’ll go get the application form."

Rebecca Quentin nodded with a smile.

After Howard Geoffrey left, Rebecca Quentin finally noticed something odd about Christine Quinn. Upon hearing about her and Howard Geoffrey’s wedding plans, her sister didn’t immediately give her blessings. Instead, she remained silent on the other end of the line for a long time...

"Sis, what’s wrong?"

Christine Quinn suddenly let out a deep sigh, "Rebecca, I’m sorry..."

Rebecca Quentin chuckled, "Why are you saying ’sorry’ to me?"

Christine Quinn’s voice returned to normal, "It’s nothing... By the way, did you see the video I sent you just now?"

"My phone was in my bag, so I didn’t notice it..."

"Then take a look at it now!"

"Okay."

Rebecca Quentin temporarily ended the call, opened her phone’s inbox with a puzzled expression, and saw an unread message displayed on it.

Rebecca Quentin then opened the message.

The video started to play automatically ―

"Breaking news, a Lindsey woman suspected of internal trading at the ’Skytop’ Group has recently been revealed to be none other than the wife of former ’Quentin’ Group chairman, Alexander Quentin, Vivian Lindsey... Previously, it was widely rumored that she had died in a car accident over twenty years ago, yet here she is, ’back from the dead,’ involving ’Skytop’ Group, and once again thrusting this enigmatic woman into the spotlight..."

Staring at a photo of "Vivian Lindsey" attached to the video, Rebecca Quentin stood there for a long time, her eyes wide and clear, full of disbelief.