An Impossible Marriage

Chapter 46

At the same time, Margaret had also seen the news. Upon seeing the factory involved in the incident, her heart sank. Isn‘t that the factory Jodie‘s family–owned?

Immediately, she dialed Jodie‘s number but was unable to get through. Immediately, she knew it was Jodie‘s way of not letting her worry. She was not the type to ask her for help.

When Margaret was wondering if she should go and look for Jodie, she received a call from an unknown number. “Hello. Is this Margaret? I‘m Jack. Do you have time for us to meet up?”

It was the first time Jack contacted her, and Margaret knew the only way to get updates about Jodie was through him. Thus, she quickly replied, “Yes! Where are you right now?”

Jack answered, “I‘m outside your company, in a white Cadillac.”

Without bothering to ask for a leave, Margaret rushed downstairs.

After getting into Jack‘s car, she asked, “Where‘s Jo? What‘s happening right now? I can‘t reach her.”

Jack explained while lighting a cigarette, “She turned off her phone as she doesn‘t want to trouble you. However, you‘re the only one that can help. You should have known what happened through the news. The raw materials already cost up to one hundred million, not including the liquidated damages they need to pay. If this goes on, her family is going to go bankrupt. I know it‘s selfish for me to ask you for help. However, I don‘t have a choice. The key to solving this problem is Christopher, after

all.”

Margaret hesitated. It‘s such a large sum of money, though. Will Christopher agree if I beg him? Although the money is nothing much to the Lewis family, they‘re not obligated to help when Jodie‘s family is the

one in the wrong.

“What should I do?” she asked.

Jack paused before answering, “There‘s no way Christopher would waive such a large sum of money. Could you ask him to wait until the police solve the case? It‘s fine if the collaboration is called off. As for the liquidated damages... just try your best.”

Margaret sighed. “I understand. I‘ll talk to Christopher about this. Please take good

care of Margaret.”

Jack shot her a smile. “Don‘t worry. She‘s very important to me and is the only woman I would love for my entire life. Thank you for agreeing to this. However, please don‘t tell her I came to look for you. She doesn‘t allow it.”

When Margaret saw how earnest he was, her impression of him improved. At least from this incident, she could tell he was not that bad. As long as he treated Jodie well, she would regard him as a nice person.

After work, Margaret came back home and spent a couple of hours cooking up various dishes.

Although she disliked buttering people up, she did not have a choice.

However, Christopher did not come home after past seven. She decided to call him, fearing he would not eat dinner at home.

The call was quickly picked up. Calming herself down, she asked, “Are you coming home for dinner?”

On the other end of the line, Christopher glanced at Megan and answered, “Yes.” Then, he hung up the call and said to Megan, “I have something to do. You enjoy yourself.”

Megan placed her fork and knife down, losing the appetite to eat the steak in front of her. “Christopher, you said this is compensation for last time, yet you‘re leaving again. Did Margaret call you?”

Christopher smiled. “She‘s your sister, after all. Don‘t behave like this.”

After seeing his smile, Megan felt her anger dissipating. Since I can‘t stop him from leaving, I‘ll be a considerate lover instead. “If that‘s the case, you can’t leave halfway through our meal ever again. Okay?”

Christopher did not answer, only shooting her an ambiguous look. When he turned around, his expression returned to his usual coldness.

It was already eight o‘clock when he returned to the Lewis residence. Margaret was starving, but she quickly regained her energy upon seeing him. “You‘re back!”