Chapter 734

Marguerite's cheeks flushed a deep shade of crimson that spread like wildfire to her ears, painting her face with embarrassment.

She sneaked a glance at Sandra, then frenziedly made eye contact with the man across from her.

To her surprise, the man's gaze was calm and composed, his eyes deep and unfathomable, hiding a smile that seemed as endless as a bottomless lake.

Marguerite was tongue-tied, her words jumbled and incomplete:

"This... this is a misunderstanding..."

"A misunderstanding? Margie, darling, you've even packed these little pills in a fancy box. Looks like you came well-prepared!"

Sandra winked at Marguerite.

Feeling deflated, Marguerite fiddled with her plate of plain rice, wishing she could just bury her head under the table.

lan, however, was utterly confused and turned to Sandra:

"My lady? Aphrodisiacs? What are those?"

Sandra chuckled thoughtfully before glancing at Marguerite:

"I'd rather not explain. It's something... to help with having babies!"

"Having babies?" lan laughed as well, but his laughter was directed at Frederick, "Frederick, man, needing pills to have kids? That's not good!"

back any longer and burst out laughing, rice spitting from

This was a disaster!

but questioning

be

at Frederick, only to find him suppressing a smile, seemingly in good spirits as he lit

other hand, he gently rubbed Marguerite's

reason you crossed the ocean to

pale to flush, shy like a bud yet to

have something very important to discuss

"Oh? I'm all ears."

wanting to discuss Hayes

too strange, clearly not

some tea to clear her throat before speaking, "I'll tell you

releasing a cloud of smoke, not intending to embarrass her further. Instead, he

the slightest thing, one might think we're bullying a

"a child" made Marguerite's heart

be treated like a

felt like a special kind of

Marguerite with a

bottles of fine wine, filling glasses for the

flushed with embarrassment, drank the wine as if it were

toasted, after which

was wise of you to abandon this collaboration. But since you're here, why not stay

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