Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 716

Two days later, the funeral was held as scheduled.

At the crack of dawn, the Winston family hurried to the cemetery to meet up with

Robert and the others. Powell was recovering well; he no longer needed a wheelchair, although he walked with a slight limp. Jocelyn supported him

throughout.

"Powell, we didn't even drop Lisette a line before heading out. Should you give her a call later?" Jocelyn asked.

Leaning on his cane, with Jocelyn at his side, Powell scoffed, "Since when do I need to report my every move to her? Forget about her; she went back to her parents' place."

"Back to her parents'? What about Maurice? Did he go with her?"

"Maurice is off on a business trip abroad. His flight was at 10 a.m."

Jocelyn nodded slightly, not prying further.

Marguerite, however, paused for a moment. She knew exactly why Maurice was traveling abroad and instinctively looked towards Frederick, asking in a hushed tone, "The funeral won't be over until noon. Will you be able to catch him?"

the upper hand. Hacking into the system won't be that easy for him. Don't

so confident, Marguerite felt

discussing the proceedings with Robert, while Miley was busy coordinating with the staff. The atmosphere was heavy and somber, with more and more people arriving

Miley and asked, "Why

sighed softly, "Hackett just can't come to terms with my mother-in-law's passing. No matter what I say, he refuses to come. Yuna stayed back to

back? What a

being at the cemetery would stir Penelope's spirit to

set, and Marguerite was

point, "This is Penelope's funeral,

inquiring about Yuna's whereabouts these last few days. When had Marguerite ever shown such interest in

crowds, frowning as he asked Marguerite, "Do

bothering to hide her

is Penelope's funeral,

Frederick? It's exactly because

could already guess, but he

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