Chapter 228

Marguerite was taken aback.

But on second thought, it wasn’t an unreasonable request.

Everyone has their moments of sorrow, and it’s natural to seek a comforting embrace during those times, regardless of the emotional Implications.

Marguerite bit her lip, shuffling gingerly towards him. Before she got within arm’s reach, his long arm looped around her waist, pulling her close.

Marguerite stood, while Frederick sat, his head burled in her waist, his breathing deep and heavy.

His warm breath enveloped her stomach, a comforting sensation, but Marguerite knew that Frederick was far from comforted.

Feeling somewhat helpless, she could only stroke his hair gently, her voice shaky as she murmured, “You can’t fall apart. If you do, Jocelyn won’t have anyone to protect her.”

Marguerite had faith in Frederick’s strength, but she was terrified that he might crumble.

hidden, was now common knowledge, and even

tightened, making it harder for Marguerite

Frederick, this embrace may have been a simple act of

Marguerite, it wasn’t that

had to admit, she enjoyed the feeling of being needed by a man. Because it was in these moments that she

thought of their inevitable divorce stirred

knew all too well that for her,

and when she finally fell in love,

have to fall for a man with whom she had no

tears welling up in her eyes. It was

froze, instinctively pushing Frederick away. She turned to Jocelyn, stammering as she tried to explain,

had promised Jocelyn that she would divorce Frederick, and now she was in

a loss for words to explain

the bed and headed towards the door, saying, “I’ll leave

are you

I have to fix what happened.”

Marguerite was taken aback.

the issue was

her arm, “Wait,

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