CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1488

Jonathan felt that Joyce and Stanley being together was a good thing after all, because giving his daughter to Stanley helped assuage the guilt he felt toward Stanley's parents.

However, Stanley should not have toyed with Joyce.

He should not have knocked her up since he disliked her so much.

Now that she was pregnant, he even wanted Joyce to have an abortion which she refused. He then used us to try and threaten her.

Stanley could have kicked Joyce out if he felt that way. Why did he have to hurt her?

Although the Rivers owed the Quinns, the debt did not extend to the Rivers being unforgivably cruel.

If Jonathan had not lent a helping hand to the Quinns back then, the couple would have been caught and killed by the assassins. Even Stanley would not have survived.

It was due to Jonathan's intervention to hide the Quinns that they managed to remain alive for several more years, which enabled Stanley's survival.

In other words, the Quinns have been doomed to annihilation but for his intervention, an heir of the Quinns survived.

However, not only did Stanley not show gratitude, but he also accused the Rivers of causing the downfall of the Quinns.

What logic is this? The Rivers are innocent!

Jonathan regretted helping them back then.

If he had known that his own family would be living in suffering for years due to the Quinns, he would not have bothered himself with them all those years ago.

“Do you think Joyce would be able to let Stanley go this time, Jonathan?” Caitlin asked as calmly as she could after a deep breath. She felt much better after crying.

Jonathan sighed. “I don't know, but I don't think it's likely that she would. After all, she would not have loved Stanley deeply for so many years if she could easily move on from him.” Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Caitlin felt frustrated at Jonathan's words. “What have the Rivers done to deserve being ruined by the Quinns?” she cried, feeling her heart ache for her emaciated daughter.

Jonathan heaved another sigh. “Let's just take it that we owed the Quinns a debt in our past life and had to pay them back in this. Now that we have left J City and Baycoast behind to go to a foreign country, let's not think about the past anymore and instead lead a quiet life as a family together. Perhaps with time, Joyce would be able to let Stanley go. As long as she is able to, the Rivers and the Quinns would never have contact again in this lifetime.”

Caitlin nodded. “You're right.”

Shortly after, as if she had thought of something, she said somewhat guiltily, “By the way, I wonder how Justin is doing? Joyce said that Justin had been hospitalized for the severe beating he received from

Stanley when he stopped Stanley from causing her a miscarriage. We haven't even paid him a visit.”

“That's right,” Jonathan said with a sigh. “Let's ask Nat's husband when we get off the plane. Don't you have the means to contact him? Ask him about Justin's situation. Speaking of which, we owe the boy too much.”

“We definitely do. Justin's act of rushing Joyce to the hospital is a debt we will never be able to repay. Besides, our departure this time meant that Joyce will be breaking up with Justin, doesn't it?” Caitlin laughed bitterly.

Jonathan gazed at Joyce. “Justin should understand. We'll contact him once we settle down and tell him everything.”

Caitlin nodded. “Let's do that.”

The couple did not speak after that. Standing vigil over their sleeping daughter, they soon lapsed into silence.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Lina returned to their villa after their competition that day.

The former received a call from Connor as soon as they crossed the villa's threshold. “Mommy!”

Natalie felt her heart melt upon hearing her son's sweet voice. “To what do I owe the pleasure of this phone call, Baby?”

“I miss you, Mommy,” Connor said with a giggle.