"Okay." Marie obediently let go of her mother, feeling relieved to have her by her side.
In the corner of her eyes, Qin Christine Quinn could see Skyler Jones in the study, but she didn't enter to say a word to him and went straight upstairs instead.
Any adult could tell from Christine's reddened eyes that she was forcing a smile at this moment...
In the study, Skyler Jones watched Christine's frail figure ascend the stairs from afar and asked, "Where did you find her?"
Justin Walter, standing behind Skyler Jones, replied, "By the street, madam was sitting alone."
"Yesterday was Christine's birthday, why didn't you remind me?"
"Mr. Jones, I did remind you, but you were angry at the time, so I didn't dare to remind you again. But I thought you returned last night to celebrate madam's birthday... It was only this morning that I found out you didn't take her to the surprise party at the hotel we had prepared."
Skyler Jones pressed his thin lips tightly and said nothing more.
