Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 397

Frederick hesitated, glancing at her before finally striding away with long, decisive steps.

With a sigh of relief, Yuna watched him go. But the weight in her heart hadn’t completely lifted, when out of nowhere, Barnes, in a baseball cap, appeared.

Startled, Yuna demanded, “Tve already given you the money, what more do you want?”

To her surprise, Barnes raised his voice, “You only gave me a quarter of a million, Yuna,you dared to trick me?”

Yuna quickly covered his mouth, glancing nervously at Frederick’s retreating figure.

Meanwhile, Hayes and Manley were still in the CT room. She couldn’t let Manley know about Barnes! She quickly pulled Barnes into a secluded corner, lowering her voice, “Just leave! Once you’re gone, I’ll transfer the rest!”

Casually crossing his arms, Barnes looked at her. “Your kid’s getting a bone age test, right? Marguerite must know about the blood type match by now. She’s probably on her way here.”

Yuna, already on edge, felt even more flustered by his words, “Enough! Can’t you see I’m already a mess?”

leaned in closer, voice seductive, “I do have a solution, on

as she’d hoped, Barnes had a solution. She quickly softened her tone, taking out her phone and transferring the remaining amount to his account before showing

screen, a triumphant

again, “Remember when you took the baby? Hammond helped you out with that. Now he’s Maurice’s right-hand man. I bet he doesn’t want Maurice to find

Thunderbolt Enterprises.

all the senior executives gathered, and more surprised to see Marguerite

here? Frederick strode forward, voice sharp, “Who

up immediately, “You’re back? Good, open the door

blood seeping through

injured in his office?

and fearing Frederick’s interrogation might delay them further, stepped in. “Frederick, Marguerite has an emergency. Please let her leave.”

to Robert, “Did

her to deliver something. We’ll talk the rest later. For now,

glanced at Marguerite before stepping aside to

again, “Someone reported you broke a glass door.