Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 505

Zoe felt like the ground was spinning beneath her feet. The shocking revelation nearly buckled her knees, and she stumbled back a step.

“The child you brought back is a mirror image of Yuna! You spun things perfectly, claiming you had twins. Am I wrong?”

As Frederick laid bare the deeds of twenty-five years ago without any reservation, Zoe was struck speechless, her eyes wide with a mix of guilt and astonishment.

How could she have known that Frederick had once sought out Thelma?

What was she to do now?

Every eye in the room was on her, and Hackett’s gaze was so sharp, she felt it could cut right through her.

Damn it all! She was one crucial step away from sending Yuna off to be the darling heiress of the Fitzgeralds!

With Yuna, the Lockwoods would bask in endless luxury and prestige! They wouldn’t have to live at the mercy of Frederick’s whims anymore!

to think fast, think of something

Zoe’s mind raced, and she spouted a lie effortlessly, “Mr. Winston! Indeed, the child we brought back was Yuna, not Marguerite! Since Yuna was the precious daughter of

everyone naturally assumed Yuna was our flesh and blood, and Marguerite the adopted one. But in order for Yuna to grow up well, we let others speak as they wished. We didn’t want a single scratch on her

this, Marguerite’s face was streaked with tears, evidently swayed by Zoe’s narrative.

the slights, insults, cold shoulders, and Zoe’s venomous words from the past

so distraught,

her portrait would cause, she never would have agreed to

was all her

story might fool everyone

well after all these years. What kind of people they were, he knew

be told, he didn’t really care

pain and unspoken perseverance, it stirred an

Zoe, “Once you claimed Marguerite was a

Zoe stood frozen.