Chapter 282

Marguerite had just left when Frederick and his men started to make their way towards the parking lot

Yuna, still basking in the joy of Frederick’s impending confession, conscientiously waited by the side of a Rolls–Royce Cullinan.

As time passed without any sign of Frederick, she peeked back towards the direction they came from, only to see Robert intercepting Frederick halfway, with Miley beside him. A sudden sense of foreboding washed over her. Quietly, she signaled to Zoe and Ablett to follow her as she stealthily circled behind the trio through an adjacent shrubbery.

Robert suddenly halted, forcing Miley towards Frederick with an air of righteousness and brevity, “Go on, spill it!”

Miley was momentarily stunned. She had indeed planned to reveal the truth to Robert, but she never expected him to ask her to lay it all out in front of Frederick

Embarrassed and conflicted, Miley sidled closer to Robert, gritting her teeth in frustration.

In a hushed whisper, she hissed, “Didn’t I say I was going to tell you privately? Why did you bring Mr. Winston into this?”

She could at least demand him to keep it a secret. However, telling

bothering to hide anything, “I’d have to tell him anyway, aren’t

trust him with her secret, but he just betrayed her without a second thought.

react

confession, was growing impatient. The two

in annoyance,

caught in a dilemma. She should’ve discussed with Marguente before revealing the secret, but Robert didn’t seem to give her that opportunity. However she had already started talking,

Just

Winston, my name is Miley. I’m a close friend of Marguente. We’ve met a few times before, I hope

you” Frederick, always sparing with his words, was getting increasingly impatient

“What do you

talking but again trailed off mid–sentence, clearly

mind at the last minute, quickly interjected. The person who was

Frederick might misunderstand, Miley hurriedly explained, “But she didn’t mean to investigate you in the beginning! We didn’t know who the cufflink belonged to initially. It was only during

his brows, “So, why was she investigating that

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