An Impossible Marriage Novel

Chapter 173

After a while, the noise tuned down while approaching footsteps were heard outside the door.

Margaret could tell it was Christopher. As Tabby was sleeping soundly on the blanket, she quickly hid it underneath the blanket and left a slit so that it could breathe.

The next second, the door was pushed open. As she had expected, it was Christopher.

Feeling slightly guilty, Margaret lowered her head while her cheeks blushed from nervousness. Her heart was beating fast. Luckily, Tabby is behaving well. 

Christopher seemed to be in a good mood today. Even when there was no one around, the smile on his face remained. “Are you feeling unwell?” he asked.

At this point, Margaret was panicking like crazy. She couldn’t care much about the unhappy situations they had back then. “I’m fine and lively as ever. I guess I can go to work tomorrow.”

Christopher then muttered in a displeased tone, “Stop messing around. You have to lay in bed for at least a month. Don’t get on my nerves anymore. It won’t do you any good. Can’t you be like the other women and make me happy?”

look at him, Margaret

while his face fell. Ignoring her, he then changed into his pajamas. She

to go to bed, she hurriedly snatched the blanket and stuttered, “C-Can you please help me take something from

was slightly flustered, he nodded and asked,

just making an excuse so that she could smuggle Tabby out of the room. She did not think of the fact that Christopher would go to

late.

look hung on Christopher’s face as he

Tabby up and put it outside the room. However, the latter leaped onto the bed again,

coming to eat you. Aren’t you scared? You’re not allowed to enter the room. Why don’t you go downstairs and play

Christopher arrived upstairs with a plate of fruits in his hands. Having no choice, she hid Tabby under the blanket

much.” Christopher placed the plate next to the bed, lifted the blanket, and lay on the

be bothered by anything else now. Then, she lay cautiously next to

eating?” he asked