Chapter 45 

After moments of impasse, Margaret placed the medicine and cup on the table. When she sat down at the dining table, she looked at the dishes and did not feel like eating them. 

Soon, Christopher went upstairs and dressed himself, preparing to leave the house. 

Margaret approached him once again with the medicine and water. “Elizabeth told me to give it to you.” 

For no apparent reason, he consumed the medicine and turned away without a word. Margaret assumed the reason he ate the medicine was that he was fed up or that he heard it was from Elizabeth instead of Margaret. 

Taking in a deep breath, she stood rooted to the spot as she held the empty cup and watched him walk away. At that moment, she felt choked up as if the thick fog outside had entered her lungs. 

she no longer had the mood to eat breakfast.

desk, the new supervisor, Leila

high heels, and formal office attire caused one‘s first impression of her to be an independent and capable woman. It was difficult for one to loathe her

over to Casper‘s

coughing inside the office almost overpowered the knocks on the door.

tissue. “Stop right there! Don‘t come any closer. I have the flu, and if you fall sick, Christopher is going to have my head. Oh, right. I‘m sure you know our company has cooperated several times with Christopher‘s, and I‘ve recently taken up a new project from them. I‘ll put you in charge of it since both of you know each other. Although it‘s quite a difficult project to tackle, I‘m sure it‘ll be easier because

contract, she laughed upon seeing the medicines on his table. “It looks

 

sneezed. “They looked so excited seeing me sick and rushed to send me medicine. I don‘t have much choice. I can‘t finish

would catch Christopher‘s flu sooner or later. “You can keep it. I‘ll take my leave

ran into someone,

saw her, he patted his chest. “Whoa,

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