Chapter 88 

She put her reddened, freezing–cold hands into her pockets. “I just got here.” 

Her face was flushed red from the cold wind. He wasn‘t blind, so he obviously wouldn‘t believe her. “Get in the car. Let‘s head to the hotel first.” 

When they got to the hotel, the first thing Christopher did was take a shower. While he was doing so, Margaret kept thinking about what to say to him. Before she could make up her mind, the bathroom door swung open. He had a bathrobe wrapped around him. He lit a cigarette but only puffed it twice before putting it out again. “What‘s going on?” 

In a panic, she couldn‘t bring herself to say anything. Her face was flushed. 

He picked up the watch he had taken off earlier before showering and fiddled with it. “Does this have something to do with Jodie?” 

She nodded. “Yes. D–Do you think you could help out?” 

and said flatly, “It‘s not a question of whether I can or not. Every business has its ups and downs. Because

who had caused me to suffer a loss? It was the Clark family‘s mistake for losing the materials. As a businessman, I can only do my best to fix what happened and keep my losses to a minimum. Even if the Clark family are

can‘t you think about it from their point of view? Tell me how much you‘ve lost in total. I‘ll find a way to pay it off with Jo. Her dad is still in the hospital, and her mom is always sick. There‘s no way

me? Stop being so naïve and stop putting everything on

was true that he hadn‘t done anything wrong. With a deep breath, she replied, “All right. I understand

 

and looked at the expensive watch in his palm. With a vague tone, he said, “That‘s not the way you should be helping people. It‘s so suspicious that the person who supposedly stole all the materials just so happened to die in a fire. From

even the police couldn‘t solve it, she doubted she had the power to do so either. It wasn‘t

her head and headed toward the door. Christopher looked at the watch in his hand. With a frown, he said, “It‘s late. Just wait for me to finish up my

hang around. “It‘s fine. Jo must feel horrible now. I think I should go spend some time with

then

choice, she could only stay.

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