When he arrived, he guessed she might already know. He didn't explain, just letting her vent.
After pummeling him, Christine Quinn rushed into Howard Geoffrey's arms again, her heart aching unbearably. She held him tightly, as if terrified of losing him, and murmured, clinging to him, "Roye already explained the reason to me. I know I can't blame you because everything you did was for me... But I really can't pretend I don't know anything... Whenever I think of you holding her, kissing her, doing the most intimate things with her, I can't bear it... It hurts so much, it hurts so much... I really love you; I can't live without you..."
Howard Geoffrey gently lifted Christine Quinn's delicate, tear-streaked face and murmured, "Silly girl, I've always been by your side. I've never left."
