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.”

puzzled, turned to Miley, whispering suspiciously, “What’s going on? Why do they dress like that?

just wait and see. Today’s a day for

over to Robert, arm raised

yourself! Why did you drag us here? What’s

expression, but his eyes were piercingly direct, “Isn’t it obvious?

Hackett momentarily speechless,

stepped closer, tilting his head and shooting Yuna a glance before

presence fueled Hackett’s

had always harbored a grudge against Frederick-for his coldness in both family and

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never showing the slightest respect for the bond between

for his daughter was

that provocative statement, Hackett redirected his anger towards Frederick,

almost casual, but his gaze was intense, “Hackett, it

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 she was the Fitzgerald heiress and not Yuna, he’d be willing

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