Chapter 712

Marguerite jerked her hand away, "Do you even have a say in my life? Go live happily with your Daphne and stop bothering me, will you?"

No sooner had Marguerite spoken than she regretted it.

Maurice had kept his secrets so well hidden that, in his eyes, she and Daphne were like two parallel lines, never meant to cross.

Mentioning Daphne now felt a bit too impulsive.

Sure enough, Maurice's gaze faltered, his expression briefly clouded: "Has she been bothering you?"

"What if she has?"

"What did she tell you?"

Maurice's tone was inscrutable, and with his knack for pretense, his face betrayed no sign of panic or guilt.

only served to

already, yet here she was, playing along

The feeling was unbearable.

of spilling everything, consequences

she knew better than

the crucial paternity test results were still pending.

To stay away from you? Maurice, I don't care about your flings,

to be tomorrow? Emily? Sarah? I'm

her sleeve, feigning

so she wasn't sure if

faced him, she'd have to adjust her emotions and keep her cool. Now was a critical moment, she was so close, and she couldn't afford to

was only tired, not sleepy,

when Hayes and Teresa barged in, each clutching

lifted her

two settled on either side of Marguerite, their roles

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