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.

child the

that his honesty and vulnerability would win over Marguerite, making

her lips, seemingly

She seemed blind to

wanted a

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

as she finally

was just trying

for

her head, firmly pushing

could Frederick ever

his tireless efforts these past few days, which had touched

he just

him, her voice muffled,

Frederick asked, “What joke?”

replied. “Your joke about

hearing this,

he loved her! He wasn’t joking, he was

Marguerite more and more, he found it

even started to accept the child she was carrying and found himself worrying about whether the child would be as

didn’t understand that this was love.