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Chapter 74
Did he leave in the middle of the night? Margaret had a strange feeling at the thought of him going out to
look for Megan. “He was in a good mood, so we had a few more glasses of drinks. It‘s just that I‘m not
good at drinking, but I‘m fine, Elizabeth.”
Margaret did not see Christopher the whole morning. When she went out to buy painting materials in the
afternoon, she asked Jodie out for a meet–up.
They had not spent a great time together since the incident at the hotel. Margaret did not want them to
become distant.
The two met in a cafe. Margaret was a little curious to see Jodie come alone. “Why didn‘t Jack come with
you?”
Jodie heaved out a sigh before she responded, “The incident has become viral on the internet. Of
course, he‘ll not have the audacity to come out with me to meet you. I‘ve been thinking to meet up with
you for a long time, but my dad said it was inappropriate, as he was afraid that it would worsen the
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with anything and make up all kinds of nonsense. How immoral they are!”
Margaret thought she‘d better explain to clear things out. “Jo, there‘s nothing between Jack and me.
What he said is true. He called me out that day to talk about proposing to you, as he wanted to give you
a surprise.”
Jodie said half–jokingly, “Even if you have something with him, I‘ll still choose friendship over love. It‘s
fine to give up on a scumbag. After all, I can always get another man. Yet, you‘re unique, and you‘re the
person I want to cherish the most.”
“Jo...”
Margaret could not tell how she felt. She wanted to say something but eventually fell silent
Jodie winked at her. “Christopher is your man. How could you possibly be attracted to a poor chap like
Jack? I hesitated at the hotel that day just because I wanted to figure out what was going on. I wasn‘t
doubting the two of you. However, the sudden arrival of Christopher indeed gave me a shock. What was
wrong with him? He looked as if he was there to catch you cheating on him.”
Margaret shook her head. “I don‘t know either.”
Jodie flashed a wicked smile as she said, “It seems like he cares a lot about you. I‘ve never seen Jack
care so much about me. He never even bothered to ask me anything when I went out with another
man.”
Despite that, Margaret was more concerned about the marriage proposal at that moment. “Did Jack
propose to you? The two of you didn‘t quarrel, did you?”
Jodie pretended not to care, but there was a glint of disappointment in her eyes as she replied, “Yes, we
did quarrel, but everything is fine now. As for the marriage proposal... It was put on hold because he
thought I didn‘t believe him, and he didn‘t mention it again. Besides, it‘s also not the right timing now due
to the current situation in my family, so we‘ll see how things go later on.”
Margaret felt a little guilty. If it had not been for Christopher‘s sudden appearance, Jack and Jodie would
probably have been engaged. As she was about to speak, Megan‘s flirtatious voice rang out from
behind. With an ironic tone, she said, “If I had known you were here, I would not have come here with my
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Megan deliberately stressed the words “my mother.” Hearing that, Margaret felt tense.
When Megan and Hannah stepped forward, Jodie asked in a hostile tone, “Who are the two of you?”
Margaret grabbed her hand and said, “Jo, let‘s go.”
Jodie could tell from Margaret‘s expression that something was amiss. Without saying more, she placed
the money for the coffee on the table and rose to her feet.
Hannah cast a reproaching glance at Megan. “What are you doing? Can‘t you just sit down and have a
cup of coffee? I let you accompany me to go shopping, not to stir trouble.”
Megan was extremely displeased. She snorted and looked at Margaret arrogantly, seemingly not wanting
to give way.
Seeing that, Margaret furrowed her brows. “Megan, please get out of the way.”
Megan crossed her arms over her chest and raised her chin. “What if I don‘t? How about you beg me?
Then I‘ll let you pass.”
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