Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 730

Chuck scratched his ear, unfazed by the gunfire outside, but Marguerite

Lockwood's scream had indeed caught him off guard.

"Marguerite, relax. It's just a firecracker, really small potatoes. Mr. Winston won't

let anything happen to you."

A firecracker?

Chuck's attempt at reassurance only made Marguerite's skin crawl.

"Can you please just tell me what's going on?"

Chuck quickly poured Marguerite a cup of tea, hoping it would calm her nerves, then he started, looking somewhat troubled:

"Marguerite, you might not be aware, but Mr. Winston was ambushed right after he got off the plane this morning. He was almost hurt. Luckily, Chief Tunez from the Tunez Tribe was there to back him up.

The firecracker that was just set off, well, Mr. Winston wanted to test its power, and also to scare off any potential ambushers lurking around."

"Ambushed?"

with wariness, her lips

as soon as

that his influence had grown so vast that so many were watching

is behind it. We're not sure if

special check when you came in. Normally, it wouldn't be so

tea in one

"Take me to Frederick!"

Chuck glanced at his watch, "At this time, Mr. Winston is probably having dinner with

Marguerite frowned in confusion.

has

calm, taking a while before she continued

here for a hacker collaboration project, so this Chief wouldn't happen to be the hacker,

it, but

it

full of urgency, which somewhat

all, Marguerite was rarely anything but calm and collected,

seldom showed

today was palpable, clearly shaken by

worry was

moment's thought, he decided