Christine Quinn stared fixedly at Skyler Jones’s handso face without blinking, her voice turning hoarse. "I’m really grateful for how you’ve been taking such ticulous care of all this ti."
"Silly girl, what are you talking about?" Skyler Jones gently stroked Christine Quinn’s smooth, silky hair.
"Honestly, I never imagined there’d be a day like this, where I’d beco the center of your life, and you’d pour all of your attention into ..."
"Idiot, did you think you were the only one in love here?" Skyler Jones’s voice was hoarse.
Tears shimred faintly in Christine Quinn’s eyes. "I always thought I’d love you just a little more than you love ..."
"I wished that were true too, but sweetheart, you seeped into my heart bit by bit, until now whatever I do, I can only think of you. It looks like I’m the one hopelessly in love with you..." Skyler Jones wiped away the tears that had slipped from the corner of Christine Quinn’s eyes, his heart aching.
Christine Quinn broke into a smile through her tears, gazing deeply at him. "Thank you, hubby."
Skyler Jones tilted his head and kissed Christine Quinn deeply.
In the blink of an eye, Christine Quinn was already close to her due date.
Skyler Jones couldn’t relax, so he temporarily handed the company over to Howard Geoffrey to manage, and beca a dutiful husband, planning to accompany Christine Quinn through everything.
These days, Skyler Jones was even more cautious and attentive with Christine Quinn...
He wouldn’t allow Christine Quinn to do anything on her own; even if it was just fetching sothing, he would personally go and get it for her. Even when she went to the bathroom, he had to go with her...
Everything Skyler Jones did, Christine Quinn saw and tucked away in her heart, silently looking forward to after the baby was born so she could repay him with the sa love.
On the night of her due date, Skyler Jones was extrely nervous, pacing back and forth in the bedroom.
Christine Quinn was getting dizzy from all his pacing and couldn’t help saying, "Hubby, stop walking back and forth. I wasn’t nervous at first, but with you pacing like this, you’re making nervous."
Skyler Jones hurriedly sat down on the bed. "Christine, how are you? Do you feel any pain in your belly? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?"
Christine Quinn shook her head. "I’m fine. Look, I’m sitting here perfectly well."
"But today is your due date..."
Christine Quinn cupped Skyler Jones’s handso face, smiling. "You fool, the due date isn’t the delivery date... Lots of people give birth earlier or later. Don’t be so nervous."
"But..."
Before Skyler Jones could finish, Christine Quinn cut him off. "Go take a shower... After your shower, give a massage. My legs are so swollen."
Yes, in the later stages of pregnancy, Christine Quinn’s legs had gotten more and more swollen, and walking had beco increasingly difficult. Luckily, Skyler Jones often massaged her at night, so she hadn’t swollen up so badly she couldn’t walk like other pregnant won.
"Okay." Skyler Jones kissed Christine Quinn on the cheek, then dashed into the bathroom.
Halfway through the night, while she was sleeping, Christine Quinn suddenly felt a gush of warm fluid flow out from between her legs.
She’d been in a sleepy daze, but her eyes instantly flew open and she woke up completely.
When she had Marie, her water had broken first too, so Christine Quinn imdiately realized what was happening now...
Her heart leapt into her throat, and she quickly pushed at Skyler Jones beside her. "Hubby, hubby..."
Because he had to massage Christine Quinn every night, Skyler Jones was severely sleep-deprived. At this mont he only muttered drowsily in response, "Mm, baby..."
"Hubby, hurry up, get up..." Christine Quinn’s voice was already weakening.
Christine Quinn could already feel obvious contractions in her belly. She didn’t dare move around; she just used her hands to push hard at Skyler Jones. "Get up... hubby... I’m about to give birth..."
"Mm, about to give birth..."
Still in his dreams, Skyler Jones didn’t fully wake up right away. But a few seconds later, he suddenly shot up. "You’re about to give birth?"
By now Christine Quinn’s forehead was drenched in sweat, her hands tightly clutching the bedsheet as she groaned in pain, nodding hard.
Only then did Skyler Jones finally snap completely awake...
Seeing the patch of amniotic fluid soaking the sheets, every nerve in Skyler Jones’s body went taut. He hurriedly said, "Don’t be scared, don’t be scared... Your water broke, you can’t move, we have to get to the hospital right away..." Skyler Jones didn’t even know if he was comforting himself or comforting Christine Quinn, because he looked even more nervous and at a loss than she did.
The regular contractions were gradually sapping Christine Quinn’s strength; she no longer had the energy to speak.
As he quickly pulled on a dress shirt, Skyler Jones suddenly cursed, "Damn it, why is this shirt suddenly so tight..."
In the midst of her pain, Christine Quinn vaguely noticed Skyler Jones’s haphazardly buttoned shirt. She wanted to laugh, but the pain made it impossible, so she could only force the words out with what little strength she had left. "It’s not tight, hubby... you buttoned it wrong..."
Only then did Skyler Jones realize he’d misbuttoned his shirt—buttons from the top in the holes at the bottom and vice versa. No wonder it felt tight...
"Christine, don’t be afraid... I’m here..." As Skyler Jones rebuttoned his shirt, he still didn’t forget to comfort Christine Quinn, though even now it was unclear whether he was reassuring her or himself.
Christine Quinn felt the contractions growing stronger and stronger and couldn’t get any words out anymore... But thankfully, having gone through childbirth once before, she knew how to breathe in a way that would make the pain a bit more bearable.
Finally done dressing, Skyler Jones carefully scooped Christine Quinn up from the bed...
There was no ti to notify the rest of the family. Skyler Jones told the servants to get the car ready, then carried Christine Quinn and rushed out of the villa...
The car hadn’t arrived yet; Skyler Jones stood there holding Christine Quinn, but he was desperately anxious.
"That damn driver, how can he be this slow? I’m definitely firing him." Only a few seconds had passed without the driver showing up, and Skyler Jones was already raging furiously.
Christine Quinn was still conscious. Hearing Skyler Jones cursing, she weakly asked, "Hubby, did you bring the bag?"
"Bag? What bag?" Skyler Jones imdiately tensed up.
"The delivery bag with the baby’s bottles and clothes... It’s in the bedroom, go grab it..."
"But..."
"I’ll be fine. Put in the car to wait; I can hold on."
Knowing how important the delivery bag was, Skyler Jones carefully set Christine Quinn down. Seeing that she could still hang in there, he kissed her on the forehead, then sprinted back toward Jones’ Mansion.
The entire Geoffrey household was finally roused from sleep...
When Howard Geoffrey and Rebecca Quentin stepped out of their room, they only saw Skyler Jones clutching the delivery bag and sprinting out of Jones’ Mansion.
Howard Geoffrey and Rebecca Quentin instantly understood what had happened and hurried back into their room to change clothes...
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