An Impossible Marriage Novel

Chapter 74
Did he leave in the middle of the night? Margaret had a strange feeling at the thought of him going out to look for Megan. “He
was in a good mood, so we had a few more glasses of drinks. It‘s just that I‘m not good at drinking, but I‘m fine, Elizabeth.”
Margaret did not see Christopher the whole morning. When she went out to buy painting materials in the afternoon, she asked
Jodie out for a meet–up.
They had not spent a great time together since the incident at the hotel. Margaret did not want them to become distant.
The two met in a cafe. Margaret was a little curious to see Jodie come alone. “Why didn‘t Jack come with you?”
Jodie heaved out a sigh before she responded, “The incident has become viral on the internet. Of course, he‘ll not have the
audacity to come out with me to meet you. I‘ve been thinking to meet up with you for a long time, but my dad said it was
inappropriate, as he was afraid that it would worsen the situation. Hence, I had no choice but to stay at home. Those guys are
despicable. They can come up with anything and make up all kinds of nonsense. How immoral they are!”
Margaret thought she‘d better explain to clear things out. “Jo, there‘s nothing between Jack and me. What he said is true. He
called me out that day to talk about proposing to you, as he wanted to give you a surprise.”
Jodie said half–jokingly, “Even if you have something with him, I‘ll still choose friendship over love. It‘s fine to give up on a
scumbag. After all, I can always get another man. Yet, you‘re unique, and you‘re the person I want to cherish the most.”
“Jo...”
Margaret could not tell how she felt. She wanted to say something but eventually fell silent
Jodie winked at her. “Christopher is your man. How could you possibly be attracted to a poor chap like Jack? I hesitated at the
hotel that day just because I wanted to figure out what was going on. I wasn‘t doubting the two of you. However, the sudden
arrival of Christopher indeed gave me a shock. What was wrong with him? He looked as if he was there to catch you cheating on
him.”

Margaret shook her head. “I don‘t know either.”

Jodie flashed a wicked smile as she said, “It seems like he cares a lot about you. I‘ve never seen Jack care so much about me.
He never even bothered to ask me anything when I went out with another man.”
Despite that, Margaret was more concerned about the marriage proposal at that moment. “Did Jack propose to you? The two of
you didn‘t quarrel, did you?”
Jodie pretended not to care, but there was a glint of disappointment in her eyes as she replied, “Yes, we did quarrel, but
everything is fine now. As for the marriage proposal... It was put on hold because he thought I didn‘t believe him, and he didn‘t
mention it again. Besides, it‘s also not the right timing now due to the current situation in my family, so we‘ll see how things go
later on.”
Margaret felt a little guilty. If it had not been for Christopher‘s sudden appearance, Jack and Jodie would probably have been
engaged. As she was about to speak, Megan‘s flirtatious voice rang out from behind. With an ironic tone, she said, “If I had
known you were here, I would not have come here with my mother.”
Megan deliberately stressed the words “my mother.” Hearing that, Margaret felt tense.
When Megan and Hannah stepped forward, Jodie asked in a hostile tone, “Who are the two of you?”
Margaret grabbed her hand and said, “Jo, let‘s go.”
Jodie could tell from Margaret‘s expression that something was amiss. Without saying more, she placed the money for the coffee
on the table and rose to her feet.
Hannah cast a reproaching glance at Megan. “What are you doing? Can‘t you just sit down and have a cup of coffee? I let you
accompany me to go shopping, not to stir trouble.”
Megan was extremely displeased. She snorted and looked at Margaret arrogantly, seemingly not wanting to give way.
Seeing that, Margaret furrowed her brows. “Megan, please get out of the way.”
Megan crossed her arms over her chest and raised her chin. “What if I don‘t? How about you beg me? Then I‘ll let you pass.”