Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 630

Maurice's face collapsed in an instant, twisting into a grimace of utter distaste. He was about to say something more when the sudden ring of his cell phone

shattered the tense silence.

Without a word, Maurice killed the call and pulled Marguerite close, his voice a threatening whisper, "Listen up, Marguerite, play nice. Once I've wrapped up my business, we're getting hitched."

The mention of marriage made Marguerite's head spin. "If you're so desperate to tie the knot, how about I set you up with a profile on Cupid's Connection?"

Maurice's stare was dark and ominous, and it seemed like an argument was about to erupt when Robert stepped in to defuse the situation. "Maurice, you're here on business, right? It's getting late. I'll drop Marguerite and Miley off at the office so you can carry on without delay."

following Robert's earlier instructions, pulled up with the

towards the exit, "Right, right, right, it's time for work. We can talk about this at home

He nodded at Robert and watched

at Marguerite with curiosity, "How come Maurice is

her eyes wearily and shook her head, her voice

"You don't think he

Robert chuckled softly, "I doubt it. Last night's hotel visit was spontaneous. Unless Maurice has a mole by Marguerite's side, he couldn't have pinpointed her location so precisely. Besides, if he had come specifically for

man have at a hotel? Plus, he was dressed to the nines, his

without opening her