Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 273

Silence

A silence that filled the air for what seemed like forever.

Marguerite was clearly stunned, her body rigid as if locked in place, her mind unable to process the situation. She tumed mechanically, her eyes filled with suspicion as she tried to gauge the sincerity of the man’s words.

What did you say?” Marguerite finally managed to utter, disbelief staining her voice.

“I said, I don’t want a divorce anymore.”

Marguerite reflexively retorted, “What about Yuna? She’s carrying your child!”

Frederick said, “Whether that child is mine is up for debate”

A flicker of surprise crossed Marguerite’s face, and a hidden joy that even she found hard to recognize hit her, “You never slept with her?”

Frederick’s lips, sensual yet cold, pressed into a firm line, remaining silent.

Truth be told, Frederick couldn’t be sure if the woman he had a one–night stand with was really Yuna. The Lockwoods had fooled him too many times, their lies often masked as concrete evidence. Therefore, a single sapphire necklace wasn’t enough to confirm that Yuna was the woman that night.

it was the child the

silence said it all. He had hoped that his honesty and vulnerability would win over Marguerite, making her agree to his

her lips, seemingly mocking or taking joy in his predicament. “So, did

blind

she wanted

seeing a rare smile on Marguerite’s face gave him a sense of relief. He tried to lighten the mood, “Well, at

face fell slightly, as she

was just trying to make her

fell for it, she

her head, firmly pushing that

could Frederick ever love

which had touched her greatly, it didn’t equate to

he just

muffled, “Don’t make jokes like that anymore.

Frederick asked, “What joke?”

“Your joke about not wanting

this, Frederick sighed

how much he loved her! He wasn’t joking, he

he found himself thinking of Marguerite more and more, he

the child she was carrying and found himself worrying about whether the child

didn’t understand that this