Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 511

Frederick’s anger simmered with every passing thought, and despite this woman now having the backing of the illustrious Fitzgerald family, he was not about to let her off the hook so easily.

“Manley, why on earth didn’t you tell me about something so important?” Frederick’s voice rose, laced with a fury that made the_ room shrink.

Manley, visibly shaken, stuttered out an explanation, his body trembling, “I had just finished my checkup yesterday when I saw Hayes at the hospital. I told him to hit the road quick, didn’t want him giving any blood. Mom promised she wouldn’t take Hayes’ blood, so I didn’t tell you.

-Dad, please don’t be mad, you’re scaring me…”

It was then that Frederick realized his panic had unnerved the little guy.

He sighed softly, drawing Manley into his arms and asked with a calmer demeanor, “So now, can you tell Dad what else you overheard from Mom?”

Manley blinked up at his father, racking his brain for memories.

He had also heard that Mom was taking the blood of the mute to kill him… If he spilled the beans, wouldn’t that make Mom a murderer? But if he told Dad, could his father prevent it all?

torn about whether to

silent, Frederick thought maybe Manley genuinely couldn’t remember.

Manley had always been a bit slow on the uptake, and he had just given him a fright-it wouldn’t be unusual for him to have

you can’t remember, then let it be. But Manley,

perplexed. What did Dad mean by

Mom?”

us, without

Dad thinking of kicking

ready to tell his father about Mom’s intentions to harm Hayes, but hearing his father speak like this made him even more

he lost his Mom, who would

was a bad kid, that he needed to be tough with him or he’d end up

to be without Mom, nor did he want to be bullied by

this made Manley especially angry, and he shouted at Frederick, “I don’t want to! I

face darkened, his voice stern,

the man and the boy, both as combative as sworn enemies, neither willing to give

inch.