Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 615

As Yuna’s laughter filled the air, Ablett’s fury surged like a wildfire unchecked. Powerless to lash out at Hackett, the man who truly deserved his wrath, Ablett clung to the last vestiges of hope in his heart.

Without a word, he grabbed Zoe’ by the arm, dragging her out with a mixture of force and urgency. They sped off, the car racing towards the casino like a bullet from a gun.

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The casino, still closed to the public, was eerily quiet, its poker tables standing in orderly rows beneath dim lighting. Ablett pushed Zoe inside with a callous shove.

Zoe stumbled and fell hard onto the floor.

Pain shot through her, and she had never seen Ablett this enraged. Burning with anger herself, she shouted, “Coward! If you’re sick, go pop some pills! Why take it out on me? What, you gonna hit a woman now?”

Ablett’s voice rose to a shout. “Hit you? I’m gonna do more than that, I might as well kill you! Oh, Zoe, you think you’re so clever, betraying me and act as if nothing happened?”

Zoe’s heart skipped a beat, and a nervous tremor took her. Since the moment the test results came back at the hospital, she had anticipated this confrontation, but she hadn’t expected it to come so swiftly. She had thought Ablett too meek to ever lay a hand on her. But as they say, even a cornered dog will leap over a wall in desperation, let alone a man who learns he’s been wearing the cuckold’s horns-for a staggering twenty-five years!

throat, exerting a silent pressure, “Talk! What the hell

Zoe managed, “How can I talk when you’re choking

blazing, released his

then cautiously eyed Ablett’s face.

me, it was an

the crap! I want the truth!

through Zoe. She swallowed hard, mustering the courage to reveal the secret she had harbored

anniversary, he came home drunk. I was following orders, making him a honey-lemon tea to sober him up. But you know, I bear some resemblance to Penélope. The room was dark, and when I brought him the tea, he mistook me for her. Then…

one time?” Ablett

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darting before she shook her head frantically.

I didn’t even know Yuna was his child! It only occurred to me

that night, having tasted the forbidden, she pretended Penelope several