Chapter 748

The next morning, Marguerite was awoken by a flurry of hushed yet intense arguing.

She looked around, noticing Frederick was not in the room, though the warmth of his side of the bed lingered.

He must have just left, but where to?

Marguerite was a bit puzzled, and the arguing outside seemed to intensify.

Their room was perched high in a Victorian mansion, with windows on three sides, the panes old and creaky.

Therefore, it wasn't hard for Marguerite to spot two tall figures outside the west window.

The first voice she recognized was lan's, his English rapid like a rap verse, making it hard for Marguerite to catch his exact words.

But she did pick up on a few familiar terms-

SUVs, pistols, bodyguards.

Then lan switched to his characteristic broken Chinese, "Not taking any?"

Frederick's voice was restrained, "Right."

"This is suicide! Suicide!"

lan couldn't help but raise his voice, prompting an irritated response from Frederick:

still asleep.

lay in bed,

heavy weapons? Who wasn't taking what? And

lan, why couldn't

information, but the conversation

Frederick stayed outside a bit longer, lighting

a unique sadness in his silhouette as he smoked. It was a

bed, her expression wary as

were you guys arguing

she was

edge of the bed, gently

nothing, just a territorial dispute someone's trying to

it always about fights here? Can we just go back

gaze was deep, and Marguerite realized she

in to kiss her cheek,

"Why not now?"

head like she was

fear? This is lan's turf.

gave Marguerite an unprecedented sense

as Frederick was

Frederick, however, placed his finger on

and get

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