Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 54

It took him forever to figure out that Marguerite didn’t want him to bring her flowers as a gift. She wanted to make perfume, and the flowers were the raw materials! Marguerite was busy crushing petals and the sound was crisp and clear. Frederick was not in the best mood, watching her with a gloomy expression. “Are you treating my office like a lab?”

Marguerite looked up and asked earnestly, “Can I?”

She dared to ask him for permission?

She really didn’t take him seriously!

Frederick denied her request flatly: “No.”

Marguerite looked awkward, her hands halted mid-air. The room was filled with a tense silence.

Chuck, fearing another argument, quickly explained, “Perfume is made through chemical reactions, which need to be done in a professional lab. If some substances come into contact with an open flame here, it could cause an explosion. As a perfumer, shouldn’t you know this?”

Marguerite was not pleased. She knew all that, but she was confident she wouldn’t make such a rookie mistake.

Marguerite glanced at Chuck, then looked at Frederick and said, “I’ll be careful and I’m not an idiot. Besides, LuxeScents International refuses to let me into the lab and they said it’s only for top perfumers.”

Frederick thought he must have heard wrong. Was that a hint of complaint and coyness in her voice?

But since she was so passionate about making perfume, he might as well indulge her.

He looked at Marguerite without any expression and said, “Follow me.”

Marguerite was a bit puzzled, but she followed Frederick into the inner office.

She had never been in there before, all she knew was that Frederick and Robert would go in there for meetings every morning at 10, always secretive about what they were doing.

her up a spiral staircase by the floor-to-ceiling windows,

the end of the staircase, a wooden archway appeared. Frederick punched in a code, and Marguerite followed him in, and her jaw dropped.

plants, and a suite of perfume-making tools

had never seen such a beautiful lab, it was

when a puppy suddenly popped out from somewhere, yapping and running

down and saw a young

cute!” Marguerite lovingly

out a huff,

woman! Ugly woman!”

harsh, unpleasant voice suddenly

up and saw

round eyes, constantly

near as cute as

are you calling ugly? What’s your name?”

“Divine! Divine!”

parrot. “Who named you? It’s such

standing behind Frederick, completely

Marguerite make talking

however, slowly cracked a smile; his face

woman was all schemes and pretense, but her genuine joy was reminiscent

make your perfumes here in the flower room from now on and I’ll give you the

was stunned, she couldn’t believe

did this man become so

and expensive, some are on the verge of extinction. If damaged, even money can’t replace

cold look, clearly indicating he didn’t want Chuck

was startled and quickly shut his