An Impossible Marriage

Chapter 53

Margaret shook her head bitterly in disagreement. “I have never felt that I mean anything at all to you… But I always suppose that the most extreme way to hate someone is merely wishing for that person to die…”

Christopher pinched her chin. Even with very little force of grip from his slender fingers, he could already notice Margaret frowning with pain.

Words coming out from his mouth at the next moment sounded like a death sentence to Margaret. “You are utterly wrong! Dying means you can finally free yourself from suffering, and it seems too easy for you! I would rather see you live so that I can witness how miserable your life turns out! You better keep the desire to die out of your mind from now on!”

Stunned on the spot, Margaret stared at Christopher in disbelief. She knew that he loathed her all along, but his hatred had somehow reached an extent that she had

never expected!

Intrigued by Christopher’s reaction, Margaret swore to get to the root of the plane crash that year. Margaret’s impression of her father had always been favorable, for the latter had been a responsible person, both as a pilot and as a parent. She strongly stood her ground that a dependable pilot like her father would never commit a mistake as severe as flying a plane under the influence of alcohol.

Suddenly, the unbearable tension between Christopher and Margaret was somehow eased by the voice of the secretary who was standing outside of the office. “Mr. Lewis, a man who claims to know you insists on meeting you immediately. The security guard has demanded him to leave, but he is still making a scene at our main entrance.”

Margaret recognized the man. He was Jodie’s father, Zachary Clark.This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Margaret begged piteously, “Christopher, please… Just meet him for this time… Do me this favor...”

Hearing this, Christopher released his grasp on Margaret’s chin and answered coldly through his griuled teeth, “Let him in!”

However, before Margaret could breathe a sigh of relief, the words that he spoke at the next instant plunged her into the cold sea again. Sneering at Margaret, Christopher said, “Don’t get me wrong! I agreed to meet him, but I didn’t agree to help him. Who knows, even his last hope would be destroyed after seeing me?”

Margaret could not help but feel terrified, as Christopher never showed this daunting side of him in the past. This period was crucial. Vanishing the last hope of someone who was on the brink of bankruptcy would signify a dead end. All of a sudden, stories of people who took their own lives due to bankruptcy and debts sprang into her head and took her last bit of energy away. Lethargically, Margaret held his arm and pleaded again, “Please… Don’t be so cruel.”

Christopher remained silent without making any response, yet this moment of silence was enough to make Margaret tense up.

Not long after, they could see Zachary rushing toward the office.

When Zachary arrived at Christopher’s office, Margaret was impressed because Zachary still managed to present himself in a polite manner, even when he was -struggling desperately through this difficult crisis. While he looked extremely anxious and appeared haggard, he did not forget to knock on the door and wait for permission before entering. Walking into the office at a firm and steady pace, Zachary greeted Christopher, “Mr. Lewis, thank you for offering me the chance to meet you. I am aware that you must be reluctant to see me, but I would really appreciate it if you could grace me with an extension of time for the missing materials until the police finish their investigation. I understand that even if we

manage to trace the missing materials, it remains impossible for us to work together anymore, as the delay in work progress has definitely caused you to suffer from huge losses well beyond my imagination. However, I can promise that I will compensate you for everything that I need to even if it requires sacrificing the last bit of myself. So, can you please kindly have mercy on me this time, Mr. Lewis?”

After Zachary had done talking, Christopher did not express any attitude instantly. Instead, he moved over to the couch, sat down, and seemed to be pondering on something

Upon seeing this situation, Margaret immediately brought two glasses of water. She put one in front of Christopher and handed another one to Zachary.

Zachary carefully took the glass from her and forced a smile. “Thank you.”

Margaret could not help but feel grieved and heartbroken for Zachary, especially when she unintentionally laid her eyes on his gray hair. She tried to control herself from tearing up, yet her voice started to tremble as she said, “No, it is nothing… Jo is my best friend. She treated me well and took me as her sister!.”

While they had never encountered each other in the past, Zachary already figured out who the lady in front of him might be. In fact, Margaret was the reason why Christopher had pressurized him into sending Jodie overseas back then.

Zachary smiled but said nothing. He then walked toward Christopher and stood still in front of him before he started to persuade Christopher again, “Mr. Lewis, the factory contains all of my efforts throughout my entire life. If you cannot spare me your mercy on this matter, my whole life will be doomed! I give you my word! As long as you can go easy on me this time, I can do anything that you ask of me! Anything and whatever it takes! I will risk my life to make it up to you! I’ll do anything that you can ever think of! I mean anything!”

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Amid the tense atmosphere, Margaret noticed that Christopher was frowning at the glass of water that she put on the table just now. She immediately realized that it was not to his liking and promptly rushed to the pantry to look for some black tea instead.

When Margaret returned from the pantry with a cup of Christopher’s favorite black tea, she overheard Christopher saying to Zachary, “Considering that your daughter treated Margaret fairly well in the past, I can make an exception in your case this time. To me, the compensatory damages for contract breach are unnecessary. As for the losses resulting from the delay in work progress, I can choose not to look into them too, but on the condition that you manage to restore the missing materials. However, forget about collaborating with me anymore in the future, because I neither make the same mistake twice nor trust the same person who once disappointed me. Well, I believe that I have agreed on issues much better than what you could wish for. As for the rest, it all lies in your hands. This being said, if you end up incapable of returning all of the materials, I will still hold you accountable for the compensation.”