Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 683

Wife? Daphne?

Marguerite was floored. These titles coming her way were like curveballs she just couldn't catch.

She stood frozen, staring at the woman in front of her, her brain a blank slate.

"Who... who are you?"

The woman's face, beaming with a smile, was as perfect as a glamorous Barbie doll.

As if prepared, she pulled out a cream-colored card from her purse and handed it to Marguerite.

It was a marriage certificate from abroad.

"Maurice's" signature was unmistakably clear, and alongside it, the name Daphne.

Marguerite couldn't wrap her head around it. Daphne, however, seemed quite amused. "We've been married for five years and haven't divorced yet."

she needed to know; Marguerite was clearly unaware of

smile, Daphne suggested, "Shall

was at a loss for words, but she nodded, and

marriage certificate between

clearly

was more disturbing was

Daphne was indeed Maurice's

emotions. She placed the marriage certificate on a bench nearby and looked up at Daphne, asking, "If

lit a cigarette, her slender fingers trembling in the cold, the cigarette

was practiced, the mark of a

her

"Prison."

left Marguerite wondering if she should even

In a way, I was in prison for him. He's a master manipulator. Just a few words, and he knew I'd do anything for him. So of course, he could walk away scot-free, while I was left to sink. But he's such a good actor, sending money to my account every month even as I faced jail time. I thought he loved me, but the divorce papers, presented by the lawyer six months into my sentence, caught me off guard. He was so heartless he didn't even show up in person. That's when I realized, his love was nothing

about Daphne and Maurice's past, and Daphne didn't go into detail about