Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 482

Penelope and Robert returned to the couch, their minds a whirl of distress. Robert, feeling downcast, grabbed a can of beer from the fridge and took a couple of hefty gulps.

Fortunately, the soundproofing in the office was decent enough to keep Marguerite, who was working next door, from overhearing.

He couldn’t help but wonder what Marguerite’s reaction would be once she discovered she was his sister. And what about Frederick? How would he

react?

Surely now there’d be no grounds for Frederick to suspect any impropriety between Robert and Marguerite? After all, it’s the most natural thing in the world to be good to your own sister!

The shadow of Frederick crossed Robert’s mind, and suddenly, he remembered something of utmost importance, “Didn’t you and Jocelyn make a verbal promise back when Nina was born that you’d marry her off to Frederick when they grew up?”

but his sister’s affairs were etched in his memory with crystal

were like brothers, with a bond as tight as any family’s, their mother

married to his best friend meant the three of them could

pure and lovely, but who could have imagined that the very next day, his

also driven out of the

and best friend was Robert’s first bitter taste of separation at the tender age of six. From then onwards, the incident became a hushed affair that no one dared speak of

sensing her son’s thoughts, prodded him on purpose, “What’s on your

perhaps we should bring up the childhood

family support, there’s no way these two could miss their

test isn’t even done, and you’re already certain Marguerite is

are you kidding? I bet you’re even more certain

than anyone