An Impossible Marriage

Chapter 77

After making sure that those burly men were no longer a threat to her, Jodie knocked on the car window as a gesture for Steven to unlock the car.

He picked up his overcoat on the ground, then tossed it back to the ground in disdain, as if he was planning on throwing the outerwear away.

Jodie clicked her tongue while getting out of the car and exclaimed, “You‘re amazing! Even my father‘s bodyguard is not as skilled as you. Are you some kind of fighter?” .

Her flattery did not fool him. “Enough with the nonsense. I want you to compensate me with five hundred thousand.”

She turned cautious at once. “Did I take advantage of you or do any unspeakable things to you? Asking five hundred thousand from me is no different from a robbery under broad daylight!”

He sized her up scornfully for a few seconds before saying, “It would cost you at least one hundred million for me to even consider letting you lay a finger on my body. This five hundred thousand includes the compensation for the damage caused to my car and the fee for saving your life. Don‘t you think that this is worth the money? Aren‘t you going to interrogate them on the reason behind their pursuit?”

Jodie regained her senses. She grabbed a steel pipe on the floor and pointed it at one of the muscular men before asking, “What‘s the deal? Why are you doing this to me?”

That man had given up on resisting after being badly beaten up. “We were paid to carry out an order. We did not meet with our employer, but she‘s a woman with an unnaturally shrill and coquettish voice. Give it some thoughts if you‘ve offended someone like her.

After listening to that man‘s description, Jodie thought of Megan because the latter‘s voice was too distinctive and unforgettable. “D*mn you, Megan Jenkins. How dare you hire someone to trouble me after splashing coffee at me!”

Steven‘s expression changed slightly after he heard her words. He slid back into the car and said, “Get out of my way.”

Jodie did not expect his sudden change in demeanor. “What‘s the matter? You don‘t want your money anymore?”

Before shutting the car windows, he uttered, “I don‘t care about that insignificant

amount of money.”

Although he was ticking her off with his attitude, she complied with his demand because he had undoubtedly rescued her. Jodie activated her car engine and trailed behind him because she could not find the parking lot‘s exit. She immediately headed in the opposite direction after leaving the parking lot.

Jodie went straight to Jack‘s residence afterward. She felt aggrieved as she recalled how Zachary had hung up her call when she was in such a scary and helpless circumstance earlier.

She had the keys to his house and kept some spare clothes in his place, so she unlocked the doors and entered the house upon arriving. Jack was sitting in front of the desk at that moment. He swiftly closed his laptop‘s lid after noticing that someone was opening the door.

Jodie was slightly bothered by his response. “What‘s going on? Do you have something you‘re hiding from me?“.

He stretched out his arms and said, “It‘s nothing. I‘m just dealing with some work. What happened to your clothes?”

She did not walk up to him and hug him. Instead, she changed her clothes and recounted to him the things that had happened. Jodie merely mentioned Steven as a helpful Samaritan when telling the story.

Jack replied absent–mindedly, “All right. I‘m glad that you‘re fine.”

Crestfallen, she said, “That‘s it?”

Jack retorted, “What else do you expect me to say? Nothing happened to you, and that‘s the best outcome I can hope for.” NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

Jodie fell silent. She used to assume that Jack‘s indifference was because of his personality. However, she could not help but overthink when she realized that his auitude toward her remained unchanged after so long. She began doubting their relationship because he appeared unfazed by the frightening incident she had just experienced. Still, Jodie did not have the courage to raise her doubt because she had spoken to him about this matter in the past, but he had become annoyed and given her the cold shoulder after that.

Before leaving the house, Jodie gazed at Jack, who had reopened his laptop as if nothing had happened. He did not see her off or even spare her another glance.

She took a deep breath after closing the door behind her. That was not the first time she felt exhausted in this relationship, but the feeling hit her harder than ever this time.

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Meanwhile, inside the Lewis residence, Margaret was uninformed about what Jodie had experienced. After bringing home all the art supplies, she locked herself inside the art room and did not go downstairs

until Elizabeth reminded her to have her dinner as night fell.

She sharply noticed that Elizabeth had addressed her as Mrs. Lewis. Hence, she knew that implied Christopher had returned home.