Chapter 610

The room was thick with tension, and Ablett and Zoe stood frozen in place, their hands still clenched around Marguerite’s as if they had forgotten to let go.

With a confident stride, Frederick approached the Abletts, towering over them, his voice cool but commanding, “Let her go.”

Startled as if facing an adversary, the Abletts quickly released their grip.

Miley immediately straightened Marguerite’s shoulders, inspecting her for injuries, “Are you okay, Marguerite? Are you hurt?”

During the tussle between Miley and the Abletts, Marguerite had been jostled about so much that she felt as if her bones were about to come apart.

Rubbing her sore arms, she offered a rueful smile, “I wasn’t hurt, but I feel like I’m about to fall to pieces.”

Miley tenderly massaged her arms, then cast a reproachful glance at Frederick,

complaining, “Mr. Winston, where on earth have you been? We’ve been out here forever. If you’d been any later, Marguerite would’ve been taken by them!”

Frederick’s gaze briefly tightened at the sight of the bruise on Marguerite’s wrist, but his look of concern vanished in an instant, returning to his usual icy composure, “The examination room is soundproofed. We didn’t hear you arrive.”

“What’s going on? Why do they dress like

and see. Today’s a day for

was still trying to make sense of it all when she saw Hackett storm over to Robert, arm raised

palpable, “Explain yourself! Why did

his face mask obscuring his expression, but his eyes were piercingly direct, “Isn’t it

speechless, “What for?

and Frederick stepped closer, tilting his head and shooting Yuna a glance before locking eyes with Hackett again, “Hackett, I’m afraid we’ll need

pressure from Frederick’s presence

harbored a grudge against Frederick-for his

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the slightest respect for the bond

daughter was a slap in

his anger towards Frederick, “What business is it of

“Hackett, it concerns who my fiancée is.

The paternity test affected who his fiancée would be? She couldn’t help but feel that she was reading too much into his words-that if the test proved

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