Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 398

“Damn it,” Frederick muttered, dialing the number for The Atlas Private Hospital and setting the call to speakerphone. After two rings, the call was promptly answered.

“Hello, Hematology Department at The Atlas Private Hospital.”

Frederick wordlessly held out the phone towards Marguerite, who quickly took over the conversation, “Hello, Doctor. This is Marguerite. I had my DNA analyzed at your hospital and received a notification that a child’s test results match mine. Is the child still at the hospital?”

There was a beat of silence on the other end before the doctor began to stammer, “Ah, Ms. Lockwood… there seems to have been a mistake.”

Marguerite’s head reeled as if struck by lightning. She glanced at Frederick, whose icy gaze made her feel as though she had been plunged into the Arctic.

Ignoring the chill emanating from Frederick, she pressed on, “How could there have been a mistake? You called Maurice, and he informed me.”

The doctor apologized profusely. “Ms. Lockwood, we’re truly sorry. There was indeed a mix-up, but later we sent a text message to clarify.”

sure enough, there was a message

matched hers, even

to voice this, Frederick

I wasn’t done speaking!”

seemed to sear through her,

you can’t change

to do for you to believe me? As soon as Maurice informed me, I

‘You expect me to

right now, I need to get to the hospital. My child is what matters

her stare defiant and resilient. She refused to be

at her tears,

Frederick. Let Marguerite go to the hospital. I’ll explain everything else to

signaled Marguerite to leave. She shot Frederick a resentful look before rushing into

was gone, Frederick felt an emptiness gnawing at him. He thought of Marguerite’s tear-streaked face, and his anger had nowhere to go. He directed it at Robert instead, “Do you