An Impossible Marriage

Chapter 90

At eight o‘clock in the morning, Christopher woke up as per usual. Margaret poured him a glass of warm water. “The air is quite dry. Have some water.”

He slowly peeled his eyes open and looked her up and down before accepting the glass of water. “I need to meet with someone today. I want you to come with me.”

Margaret wanted to tell him that she wasn‘t feeling well and didn‘t feel like going outside, but she couldn‘t bring herself to say it. She knew he didn‘t like to be turned down.

While Christopher went out for work, she stayed in the hotel the entire morning. Around noon, Noah drove her to a high–end restaurant. As usual, they had booked a private room. Looking out, she could see that the restaurant was bustling with

customers.

When she went in, Christopher was inside with another white–haired old man. He looked pretty energetic for his age. His clothes were lowkey, but she could tell they were luxurious,

“Meg, this is Mr. Moore,” said Christopher with a smile. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

She wasn‘t used to him being so gentle. Obviously, Christopher really respected this old guy. Hence, she followed suit and greeted him.

Charles Moore looked her up and down. He smiled warmly and gestured for her to sit down. “No need to be so polite. I‘m a childhood friend of Christopher‘s father. I was previously living overseas, and I‘ve just returned recently.”

Margaret would be lying if she said she wasn‘t nervous. She wondered why Christopher would bring her to meet Charles. It made her feel as though she was meeting his elders somehow.

For the most part, Christopher and Charles would talk to each other. Margaret just focused on eating her lunch and barely said a few words. She only spoke when Charles asked her a question.

After several rounds of drinking, Charles was feeling a little tipsy. He suddenly asked, “Christopher, have you ever seen your younger brother before?”

Christopher‘s expression hardened. “What are you talking about? I don‘t have a younger brother.”

Charles waved his hand. “Well, I guess you‘re old enough for me to tell you now. A long time ago, your dad... He had a son with another woman. Seeing your reaction, I guess the mother and son have never come looking for you all these years. I‘m surprised they haven‘t made a move yet.”

Christopher did not speak. Margaret could sense that the atmosphere was tense, so she set down the fork in her hand. She had never heard of Christopher having a younger brother either. Quite frankly, she suspected that Charles was just spouting nonsense since he was drunk.

Perhaps he was really letting the alcohol get to him, but Charles continued to chatter on about the past. It was almost as though the bombshell he had dropped earlier was mere nonsense.

After exiting the restaurant, Christopher and Margaret helped Charles into his car before returning to their own hotel.

Since the topic earlier, Christopher‘s face had been dark. Margaret did not dare to ask him any questions either. She hadn‘t slept well the night before, and she was very sleepy now. But since he was present, she didn‘t feel comfortable taking a nap. Hence, she had no choice but to power through.

Christopher seemed to be pretty free that afternoon. He didn‘t go out. Instead, he sat on the couch and tapped away at his laptop.

Margaret yawned repeatedly. She wanted to try to find something to talk about so that she could stay awake. For some reason, she decided to bring up what Charles had mentioned. “Do you really have a younger brother?”

Christopher‘s hands froze briefly. His expression stiffened as he replied, “Do you really think that‘s possible? If that were true, he would have shown up a long time ago to claim his shares to the family assets.”

Margaret knew she had misspoken. She dared not say anything more. Just as another wave of sleepiness washed over her, she felt her phone buzz. She received a message that read: Hey, I‘m at Jadeborough too.

Christopher and she were in Jadeborough right now. Who sent this message? How did he or she know I‘m here?

Her heart started to beat wildly. After running through a possible list of people in her mind, she came to the bold conclusion that this person could be none other than Jenson.