Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 418

A half-hour later, at Emerald Meadows.

As soon as Maurice walked into the room, he saw Marguerite bustling about in the kitchen.

She was wearing a beige silk gown, the material draped perfectly over her figure, and the length of the gown accentuating her curvaceous form.

Maurice’s eyes narrowed as he moved in to wrap his arms around Marguerite’s slender waist from behind, “Are you bored? You rarely come into the kitchen.”

His cool hand traced over the fabric of her dress, causing Marguerite to break out in goosebumps. She pushed him away in a panic, her face alert,

“Back off!”

Maurice remained calm, advancing once more but avoiding any physical contact.

“We’ll hear from our son soon,” he said.

you off guard.

was initially taken aback, then disbelief set in, “Really? You’re not fooling me?”

she accidentally knocked over the trash bin

Absolutely wonderful! Perseverance pays off!

by his side, never letting him out

smile spread across Maurice’s face, “But if our son comes back, he wouldn’t want his parents

was

her chest heaving with a sense of sorrow, “Maurice! He is your son too, how could you use him as a bargaining chip, threatening me into marrying

nonchalantly, undeterred, “I’m thinking the best for our

to marry you, so why

a difference

a grand way to put

her eyes blazing as she met his gaze,

outdo Frederick, you also want to win me over, to prove yourself superior to Frederick, to show that with just a snap of your fingers, I’d fall into your arms! You’re wrong, Maurice, you’ve been a loser from the start, you lost

had been patient and tolerant towards Marguerite for the past three years, no matter how she acted out, he was always in control, never engaging