An Impossible Marriage

Chapter 116

Chapter 116 Not knowing what to say, Margaret decided to keep quiet.

There were two plates of grilled prawns for dinner. Elizabeth even intentionally placed the prawns in front of Margaret as she served all the dishes on the dining table. Then Margaret began her feast by peeling off the shells one by one while Christopher elegantly sipped some hot soup from a small bowl.

By the look of her, he could barely tell that she was suffering from gastritis since her appetite was remarkably good. In fact, he started to wonder if she had other sicknesses.

Sensing his intense gaze, Margaret summoned her courage and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Christopher shifted his gaze elsewhere, ignoring her question.

Since she did not get any response, she lowered her head and continued to peel the prawns. Shortly after, she finished off those two plates of prawns all by herself and concluded her dinner with a small bowl of soup. She did not touch the pasta at all.

When she was fully satisfied, only then did she realize that Christopher was still there. He had put down his cutlery a while ago and had been staring at her the whole time.

A strange feeling of uneasiness filled Margaret. She licked the corner of her lips and asked, “Did I eat too much?”

At that point, Christopher stood and strode upstairs, saying, “Glad you know that. Let the kitchen staff know whatever you want to eat. Don’t go around looking like I’ve been starving you.”

Margaret was stunned when she noticed the mountain of prawn shells piled before her. While she accepted the fact that she had consumed more than usual, she thought she could shovel down another half plate of prawns if there was more. Well, I know this appetite of mine can be a little crazy now that it is a few times bigger, but this is not something I can control.

She sauntered into the living room. When she saw that Christopher would not come out of his study anytime soon, she quickly grabbed a half glass of warm water and dashed into the room to swallow the folic acid tablets she had hidden. It had been scientifically proven that taking folic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy could

reduce the risks of neural tube defects.

“Elizabeth, get me a cup of black tea.” All of a sudden, Christopher’s voice came from the study

It gave Margaret such a fright that her hands jerked, and she swiftly kept the bottle of folic acid away

After a few moments, it was completely quiet downstairs, possibly because Elizabeth had not heard what Christopher said.

Hence, Margaret went downstairs to make a cup of black tea and sent it to the study. When Christopher saw her, he seemed displeased as he furrowed his brows. “Do you enjoy doing what a housekeeper does so much?”

“Elizabeth is caught up with something else. Since I’m free, I don’t mind helping her. Have a good rest.” Speaking with an unwavering tone, she placed the black tea by his side.

After saying that, she returned to the room as she started feeling sleepy with a full stomach. Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

She was fast asleep when she felt a slight pressure on the other side of the bed. Still feeling groggy, she peered at Christopher in the dark, knowing that he had come to rest after completing his work.

“You have a man. I can do anything you ask me to, so you don’t have to ask someone else,” he abruptly said.

Margaret could hear him clearly, but she had no idea what that meant. Her mind was still muddled. The words seemed to stick in her throat because she was too sleepy and lazy to talk

Her silence made Christopher’s blood boil for a while. Eventually, he ended up turning his back on her.

While she was sleeping in a daze, she felt cold between them and naturally pulled the blanket up for him as she moved closer to him. The night passed as she fell into a deep slumber,

On the next day, Christopher was no longer in the room when Margaret woke up. She thought he had left, but he came out of the study while she was getting ready for work. He was visibly annoyed even this early in the morning, as though someone had pissed him off somehow,

I thought he slept in the room last night? Why did he walk out of the study?By the looks of him, he clearly just woke up not long ago. I guess he moved to the study when it was past midnight?

Margaret was aware that she would not be able to comprehend the reason behind what Christopher did. As a firm believer in staying out of trouble, she immediately gave breakfast a pass and rushed out of the house.

Just then, Elizabeth came out of the kitchen with a bowl of oatmeal porridge. She looked for Margaret but to no avail. “Where did she go?” she asked.