Chapter 130


    After a long time, Hannah spoke up. “Justin, if you don’t wish for me to be involved with Nichs even


    the slightest bit or for me to reconcile with Margaret as her mother, then don’t ask me to look for her!”


    Justin instantly deted, but there was obviously suppressed rage and dissatisfaction in his tone. “I only


    want results.”


    She took a deep breath and said, “There isn’t any result yet, but there will be soon… Just wait.”


    For the sake of the Jenkins family, she deceived Margaret by iming to be ill with cancer. In fact, she


    also said that it was all thanks to her that Christopher was giving Megan the cold shoulder so that


    Margaret would think it was her efforts that stopped Megan from remaining entangled with him.


    As a mother, she felt unbelievably disgusted with herself and extremely disappointed with Justin, a man


    who was utterly useless other than possessing exceptional looks and a silver tongue. In the end, the


    survival of the Jenkins family solely depended on her, a woman.


    The weather was slightly chilly that night.


    Margaret stood in front of the window in the room, gazing at the night scenery outside. Her heart was all


    over the ce. At some point, it began to drizzle.


    When she saw the headlights of a car from a distance, she adjusted her clothes with her long, delicate


    fingers and turned to go downstairs.


    A few minutester, Christopher entered the house drenched. With a dry towel in hand, she walked up to


    him and remarked, “It’s raining, so the weather’s colder now. Don’t catch a cold. You should hurry up and


    take a shower.”


    However, he did not ept the towel from her, nor did he even cast a nce at her. Instead, he walked


    past her and headed upstairs,


    Without the slightest hint of awkwardness, she sat down on the couch and ced the towel on its


    armrest.


    Not long after, Christopher came downstairs after his shower, Droplets of water came trickling down his


    short, ck hair. As he passed by the couch, he casually picked up the towel to dry his hair. That little


    action of his gave Margaret the courage to


    approach him once more.


    “Why did you reject the coboration with the Jenkins family?” she asked forthrightly.


    The man replied tly, “Because the cons outweigh the benefits. Why else?”


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    Margaret moved her lips, but she did not speak immediately. After a brief moment of deliberation, she


    inquired, “Is there still room for discussion?”


    Christopher’s arms that were drying his hair froze. He looked at her with a glint of mockery in his eyes.


    “Are you pleading on behalf of the Jenkins family?”


    Nervously clenching her fists, the young woman remained calm as she uttered, “Hannah came looking


    for me. She promised me that if I could convince you to cooperate with the Jenkinses, she would not


    appear in front of me ever again. I’m merely doing this to repay her for giving birth to me. I don’t want to


    get involved with her anymore.”


    When he lowered his gaze, a hint of disappointment seemed to sh across his eyes. “Is that all there is


    to it?”


    Feeling somewhat guilty, she looked away from him. In the end, she decided toe clean. “And… she


    promised to get Megan to distance herself from you. Of course, I can’t do anything if you want to be with


    Megan, but my actions are fully justified.”.


    Christopher tapped his slender fingers slowly on the seat of the couch beside him as if he was deep in


    thought. “So… are you doing this to get Megan away from me… Or to draw a clear boundary with


    Hannah? Or… for both reasons?”


    Margaret dared not read too much into his question, so she chose the vaguest option. “For both


    reasons..”


    Instead of giving her an immediate reply, he stood up and walked to the side to answer a phone call.


    At the dining table, Margaret was so anxious that she did not even dare to eat too fast. Seeing as


    Christopher ate slower than her, she could not resist the urge to ce some extra food onto his te.


    Her main concern was that there would not be any food left for him when she finished.


    Even though there were multiple dishesid out for them on the table based on their usual appetite, the


    portions were quite small. Moreover, her appetite had been increasing as ofte.


    Noticing her actions, he assumed that she was just eager to receive an answer from him. Thus, he


    stared at her coolly and said, “I’ll give it some thought. You don’t have to be in such a rush to please me.”


    .


    Margaret lowered her head in silence. I’ll ask Elizabeth to prepare a couple more dishes tomorrow


    onward so that we can avoid the awkward situation of there not being enough food…