Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 516

Manley had an epiphany, and his gaze locked seriously with Marguerite’s.

“No, you are not!” He finally replied.

Finally, Marguerite’s face broke into a satisfied smile. She reached out, ruffling Manley’s hair affectionately, her voice tender and

sweet.

“That’s my boy! Manley, you’re so bright and sensible. I bet you are everyone’s favorite little guy!”

Manley beamed with pride. His heart warmed, and suddenly Marguerite didn’t seem so intimidating after all.

In fact, she was kind, even more patient with him than Mommy had ever been!

There had been times when he’d upset Mommy, and she’d been quite harsh with him.

And she always threatened that if he wasn’t obedient, Daddy would grow cold, and he’d be cut off from the inheritance!

he did

having just spoken ill of Aunt Marguerite, and instead of threatening him, she had patted his head and

His confidence soared.

bashfully, “I’m sorry, Auntie… I won’t say things like that again.”

face, pinched Manley’s fleshy cheeks again, dotingly, “It’s okay, you’re too cute to stay mad

didn’t

Marguerite could smooth over a flaw in Manley’s personality that he himself had struggled with for so long. And he had to admit, there was a certain charm about Marguerite, a charm that made her

mother, Robert, Manley, Hayes, or even Chuck, Marguerite had a way of

harbor such intense animosity

never have become so

unaware of the turmoil in Frederick’s heart. She stood up, faced him, and whispered, “When it comes to kids, you can’t go against the

responded with a noncommittal

at Manley, who had sincerely apologized,

ones were competing to get Hayes a glass of

a good kid at heart. A three-year-old can only be so ‘bad.’ He listens to what people tell him, and his understanding of the world is shaped by those

slightly. “Since when did the high-and-mighty Marguerite