Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 466

At that moment, all eyes in the living room were fixed on Yuna.

Powell Winston occupied the prime spot on the sofa, his right leg encased in a plaster cast resting on the coffee table, his left hand gripping a cane, and his eyes wide and intense.

Lisette lounged with one leg crossed over the other, lazily shelling pumpkin seeds, seemingly delighted by the unfolding drama.

Jocelyn sat on the other end of the sofa, her gaze lowered as she knitted a scarf, as if she’d grown accustomed to such family spectacles.

And then there was Frederick, positioned directly in front of Yuna, his expression unreadable, his silence and lofty demeanor terrifying.

“Freddie, please forgive me! My dealings with Barnes were purely financial, I swear that was it!

He threatened me, Freddie, otherwise I’d never have gotten involved with him in any way!

Before you came back, I confessed to Jocelyn and Lisette, I promised Uncle Powell, I won’t let anything like this happen again! Please, Freddie, won’t you forgive me?”

been on her knees in

was something her mother, Zoe, had

are powerful, so once she came home, she immediately explained the situation

truth

from Barnes, to stir up sympathy from the family elders, and then

someone spoke up for her, Frederick, under familial pressure,

be petty. The poor girl is apologizing so sincerely.

himself, kept shaking her head,

this, Frederick remained

wailing only intensified the revulsion inside him. It was as if a fierce flame was smoldering in his chest, ready to reduce the wretched woman to ashes the

he said coldly, his voice not loud but

bold?” Tears surged uncontrollably from Yuna’s eyes as she crawled to Frederick’s feet, clutching desperately

see my sincerity and my resolve to repent! Please,

sidelines, could no longer stand the spectacle. He slammed his cane down with a thud, his eyes wide with anger, “Enough! Get up from there! What

kneeling like this. People might think we’re some