Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 596

The crowd was utterly shocked, but Yuna was especially gobsmacked, frozen in place.

The truth seemed crystal clear, yet the sudden appearance of the little maid threw the whole matter into even deeper confusion.

Puffing her cheeks in fear, the maid was trembling so much it was visible.

Clutching the hem of her dress tightly in her hands, she was totally unnerved by the formidable presence of Frederick.

After mumbling inaudibly for what felt like an eternity, she finally offered an explanation, “Mr… Mr. Winston, I’m from a small border town down South.

That plant is a local delicacy there, and I’ve been eating them my whole life. A few days ago, my parents came to visit me in Stonebridge City, and they brought me some. I… I used that milk pot to make broth, and perhaps the substance from that plant lingered on

Please, Mr. Winston, have mercy, I swear I didn’t know that was the pot used for the little master and miss’ milk. I had no idea…”

As the truth took a wild detour, to be honest, it wasn’t entirely the maid’s fault.

oversight department’s staff, she had been in a state of panic.

to cover it up, but after seeing how severe Frederick and Robert

back to her.

room. If found out later, her fate would certainly be worse

shoes, if it were his own child affected

Yuna’s reaction was completely different.

so tense,

convinced that

demanding tone, “If all three kids drank from the same

perplexed, perhaps Robert’s aura wasn’t as intimidating as Frederick’s, which gave her the courage to look up and meet Robert’s gaze cautiously, “It’s very strange to me too. I used only a tiny bit of it,

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Chapter 596

I honestly can’t understand why Mr. Manley had such

us?” Robert turned to Frederick, answering his own question, “It suggests… that this matter, isn’t really much related to this servant.”

but his mind was actively considering the feasibility of the