Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 8

Marguerite’s eyes were wide and bright, filled with panic. “It’s just… just a piece of jewelry I’ve worn since I was a kid.” Frederick looked at the woman beneath him, obviously terrified. His anger was somehow mysteriously fading away.

Why?

He hated being used by women the most, and Marguerite coming to his bed in the middle of the night clearly had an ulterior motive.

But he just couldn’t unleash all his anger towards her,

It was like this in the afternoon, and it’s the same now.

Frederick felt helpless and could only sternly warn her, “Don’t take me for a fool. If you step out of line again, I’ll make you wish you were dead.”

The man was intimidating. His hawk–like eyes alone were enough to make her tremble uncontrollably.

Frederick looked at her, his gaze suddenly turning cold and stern. “Do you understand?”

“…Yeah.”

Marguerite was felling uneasy under his gaze. Frederick noticed this and wanted to let her go..

But just as he was about to let go of her, her faint voice came pleading, “Since you’re awake, can you… let me search a little longer? Frederick was speechless.

Did he not make himself clear, or was this woman just too cheeky?

her tone urgent. “That necklace means a lot

grip on her wrist

She knew she had said too much, but she had to find that necklace. She

Marguerite bit her

I beg you…

by Marguerite’s soft voice, like a beautiful

one–night stand from the previous night. In the dark, Yuna had also

the same way

the sudden rise in body temperature made

his gaze carrying a

“You have one minute.”

left her side, walked to the balcony, and lit up a cigar,

Marguerite, she was already searching

pillows and the covers, but

covered with freckles. Her eyebrows were a mess, her nose wide and thick,

eyes were round and bright, as if they

her bright eyes, this woman didn’t

into the room, his tall figure surrounding the frail Marguerite. “Your minute is

but faced with

didn’t find her necklace in Frederick’s

it suddenly

and as she was preparing to leave the room, she suddenly turned back and said, “Sir, if you find my

looking for here,” Frederick coldly cut her