Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

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Chapter 503

The voice carried a commanding presence, as if it had harnessed the most formidable forces under the heavens, its booming quality impossible to ignore.

Heads turned toward the source of the sound, and Immediately, their eyes locked onto an elderly man in his early sixties. His hair, peppered with white, framed a face marked by sharp, knife–like eyebrows and deep, etched wrinkles that spoke of a life not lightly lived.

Clutched in his hand was an opened leather–bound folder, its contents a mystery. Trailing behind him was Zoe.

Marguerite blinked in surprise.

Was that Hackett Fitzgerald, Robert’s father?

She hadn’t seen Hackett at the company, but she remembered when Powell had fallen ill, he had come to the Winston estate with Penelope, giving Marguerite the chance to meet him briefly.

But why was Robert’s father here with Zoe? Did they know each other?

Marguerite glanced towards Frederick, noticing that his expression mirrored her own, a mix of shock and confusion.

a respectful demeanor in the face of the elder’s imposing

presence seemed to rival even

brings you here?” Frederick

the intensity of his mood giving way to something that

treat Yuna like

Marguerite was puzzled.

Hackett Fitzgerald have a

after all, a private matter for the Winston family. I’d appreciate it if you’d allow me

just your family matter, it’s mine

brow furrowed in confusion.

you mean

Marguerite, his eyes filled with a complex mix of regret and resignation. After a long pause, he

my daughter, the one I lost twenty–five years ago!”

Marguerite stood frozen, unable to process the revelation.

mind whirled, “What was happening? Yuna was the long–lost heiress of the

only to see her mother giving

Fitzgerald Group must have found

since they looked identical, there was no way to tell who