Chapter 116


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


    There were two tes of grilled prawns for dinner. Elizabeth even intentionally ced 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 tes of prawns all by herself and concluded her dinner with a small


    bowl of soup. She did not touch the pasta at all.


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    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, “d 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


    epted the fact that she had consumed more than usual, she thought she could shovel down another


    half te 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 note out of his study


    anytime soon, she quickly grabbed a half ss 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 ck 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 waspletely quiet downstairs, possibly because Elizabeth had not heard what


    Christopher said.


    Hence, Margaret went downstairs to make a cup of ck 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 ced the ck tea by his side.


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


    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 hade to rest afterpleting 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 andzy 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 nket 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 roomst 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 toprehend 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.