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?”

forgotten many things, but his sister’s affairs were etched in his memory

sister’s birth, Jocelyn had visited the hospital. And since Robert and Frederick were like brothers, with a bond as tight as any family’s, their mother Penelope had

Robert heard the idea, he was over the moon. His beloved sister married to his best friend meant the three

but who could have imagined that the very next day, his sister

disappearance, Frederick and Jocelyn were also

his dearest sister and best friend was Robert’s first bitter taste of separation at the tender age of six. From then onwards, the

son’s thoughts, prodded him on purpose, “What’s on

Nina really is Marguerite, perhaps we should bring up

support, there’s no way these two could miss

and you’re already

kidding? I bet you’re even more certain than

there. Penelope hoped more than anyone

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