An Impossible Marriage

Chapter 40

Jodie was shocked to hear such news. “What? Y–You married Christopher? What about Jenson?” Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Margaret initially was not going to tell Jodie anything about this. At first, she thought that her marriage to Christopher was meant to appease that incident. However, she later discovered that Christopher had not made their marriage public. Hence, the idea of getting married to Christopher did not make any sense to Margaret now.

Now that Casper mentioned it, she was forced to explain. “Yes. I‘ve become an orphan when I was eight, and he took me in. When you were overseas, we got married. We didn‘t make a big deal out of it. Anyway, I didn‘t tell you because I couldn‘t contact you.” Margaret purposely avoided mentioning Jenson in her explanation. With how things were now, she figured there would be no future for her and Jenson.

Jodie, however, was dubious about it all. “Did... he force you to marry him?”

Margaret shook her head and smiled wryly. “No, he didn‘t.”

Jodie then finally connected the dots. “In that case, I understand why he targeted Jenson and me in the past. It‘s because he likes you. There‘s no doubt he won‘t tolerate any betrayal from you. He must have been infuriated when he knew about what happened between you and Jenson. Has he treated you well? Did he abuse you? Why is there a bruise on your head? Did he do it to you?”

Following the series of questions Jodie fired at Margaret, the latter could only stare at her helplessly. “No, he didn‘t give me this. I accidentally knocked my head earlier. He never laid a finger on me, so don‘t worry. He has been nice to me too. I‘m telling the truth.”

The bruise on her head was actually Megan‘s doing. Margaret did not tell Jodie that because it would be hard for her to explain everything.

Jodie then sighed. “Frankly, Christopher is a good choice. He‘s handsome and rich. Moreover, you two have been staying together for so long, so you must know him well. Regardless, as long as you like him, I‘ll support your decision and always be by your side no matter what.”

Margaret was touched. After all, she was fortunate to have someone support her unconditionally

Soon, all the dishes were served. Jodie noticed that Casper did not touch any of the food, and it annoyed her. She was also from a rich family, yet she never acted like that. Hence, in order to teach him a lesson, she served him some food. “Do eat, Casper. You‘re Meg‘s friend. That means you‘re my friend too. You don‘t have to be shy.”

Casper stole a glance at Margaret before summoning his courage to try the food. The environment alone nauseated him, not to mention the food. He suppressed the urge to throw up before forcing a smile. “It‘s good.”

Margaret knew that he was not feeling well, but she disregarded it on purpose. She was not happy in the first place to bring him along when meeting her friend, so she wanted him to suffer a little.

Throughout the entire meal, Casper‘s face was pale. Later, Jack went outside to take a phone call. When he returned, he informed, “I need to go now. Something‘s up.”

Jodie hurriedly added, “I‘ll go with you.”

Jack smiled and helped Jodie adjust her clothes. “Okay.”

Though his actions showed intimacy and affection, his eyes did not reflect those feelings. They did not look like a genuine couple at all.

The four then exited the restaurant, and Casper was eager to leave. “Shall we go now, Margaret?”

Jodie felt that they did not have a pleasant meetup that day. Guilty, she said, “Meg, let‘s end the meeting for today. I‘ll arrange for another meeting soon. Since I just got back, I have a lot of matters to take care of.”

Margaret nodded in reply. “Okay. Be careful on the way back.”

On the way back to the Lewis residence, Casper stopped the car by the road, got down, and retched. Only then did Margaret realize that Casper was not putting on airs, but was really unwell. “Are you okay?”

Casper looked terribly sick. “I–I‘m okay.”

When they finally arrived at the Lewis residence, Casper left without even entering. Christopher was already home, and the whole Lewis residence was brightly lit. He preferred to have his house brightly lit whenever he was home. Seeing all the lights, Margaret felt like even the pale street lights were emitting warmth.

When she entered the residence, she saw Christopher on the couch. “I‘m home,” she greeted in a low voice.

As always, she did not receive a reply, and she never expected one either.

After Margaret got into the bathroom, Christopher took out his phone and replied to Casper‘s text. Half of his face was hidden in the dark, making it hard to tell his expression.